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Welcome to the Program Evaluation Division Website
The Program Evaluation Division (PED) is a central, non-partisan unit of the Legislative Services Commission of the North Carolina General Assembly that assists the General Assembly in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee government functions. The mission of the Program Evaluation Division is to evaluate whether public services are delivered in an effective and efficient manner and in accordance with the law. The Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee oversees formal evaluation of state agency programs by the Program Evaluation Division. JLPEOC MEETINGThe Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee met on August 10, 2020. Items on the agenda included a presentation of PED's report on the internal audit program of the Department of Transportation. CURRENT EVALUATIONSAs a result of disruptions to agency operations caused by COVID-19, publication dates for forthcoming PED reports may be unknown at this time. PED continues to move forward with all of its evaluative work that can still be conducted during this period. The status of each of our current evaluations is updated on a weekly basis. LEGISLATION UPDATEThe 2020 legislative session of the North Carolina General Assembly is currently underway. Our Legislative Tracking resource will be updated several times per week with status information on bills derived from PED report recommendations. During its 2019 legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted five session laws derived from seven reports published by PED. HOW NORTH CAROLINA COMPARESThe Program Evaluation Division has issued its sixth edition of How North Carolina Compares, a biennial compendium of state statistics that ranks North Carolina on areas including population, health, taxes, expenditures, and education. NEWSCarolina Coast Online reported on both the impending retirement of PED Director John Turcotte as well as the release and presentation of the Divison's report, Department of Transportation and Council of Internal Auditing Did Not Ensure DOT Compliance with Internal Audit Act. On June 11, 2020, the Caswell Messenger reported on passage of House Bill 1053, which reduces barriers to obtaining an occupational license for military veterans and spouses and was derived from PED's February 2020 report, Opportunities Exist to Further Ease Burdens on Military-Trained Applicants and Military Spouses in Obtaining Occupational Licensure. On May 12, 2020, Coastal Review Online reported on the introduction of bills during the 2020 legislative session derived from PED's 2019 reports, Evaluation of Efficiency and Effectiveness of State Ports at Wilmington and Morehead City and DEQ Working to Improve Organizational Structure and Permit Processes, But Targeted Adjustments and a Permit Performance Management System Are Still Needed. |
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