GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 252

Short Title:  GPAC/Develop Outcome Measures.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Perdue; and Martin of Guilford.
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Referred to:  Government Performance Audit.
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February 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AND MONITOR THE OUTCOME MEASURES FOR MAJOR STATE PROGRAMS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 1 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 143-10.3.  Development of performance measures for major programs.
(a)	The Director of the Budget, through the Office of State Budget, the Office of State Policy and Planning and State agencies, departments, and institutions, shall develop performance measures for the major programs for each State agency, department, and institution.  These performance measures shall be developed as part of the biennial comprehensive plan and serve as the basis for the development of the biennial budget, beginning with the 1995-97 fiscal biennium.
(b)	The Director shall institute a standard process for developing program performance measures and for monitoring performance results, uniform performance measurement terms, and a standardized format for presentation.
(c)	The program performance measurement system shall include:
(1)	Description of the key performance measures for the program.  Performance measures should include: program efficiency or unit cost, outputs or program activity, and outcomes or performance results, with emphasis on the use of program outcome measures.
(2)	Identification of the current level of performance.
(3)	Targets for the desired level of performance.
(4)	Identification of future performance measures that should be developed and a time frame for development.
(5)	A methodology for regular monitoring of department, agency, and institution performance in relation to the measure.
(6)	A methodology for assessing programs that have achieved desired performance targets through innovative management actions.
(d)	The Director of the Budget shall prepare a comprehensive plan for implementation of a performance measurement system and present the plan to the General Assembly by October 1, 1993.
(e)	The Director of the Budget shall report annually to the General Assembly on:
(1)	The status of the development of the program performance measurement system.
(2)	The programs that have not achieved the desired level of performance and the reasons performance targets were not achieved.
(3)	The programs that have achieved performance targets through management innovation."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.