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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE | |
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Introduced By: Senators Sheehan, E O`Neill, Bates, Felag, and DiPalma | |
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Date Introduced: February 16, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Finance | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 35-3-24.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 35-3 entitled "State |
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Budget" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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35-3-24.1. Program performance measurement. -- (a) Beginning with the fiscal year |
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ending June 30, 1997, the governor shall submit, as part of each budget submitted to the general |
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assembly pursuant to section 35-3-7, performance objectives for each program in the budget for |
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the ensuing fiscal year, estimated performance data for the fiscal year in which the budget is |
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submitted, and actual performance data for the preceding two (2) completed fiscal years. |
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Performance data shall include efforts at achieving equal opportunity hiring goals as defined in |
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the department's annual affirmative action plan. The governor shall, in addition, recommend |
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appropriate standards against which to measure program performance. Performance in prior years |
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may be used as a standard where appropriate. These performance standards shall be stated in |
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terms of results obtained. |
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(b) In years where performance standards were not achieved in the prior fiscal year, the |
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department or agency shall outline specific steps to be taken to meet the performance standards in |
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the next fiscal year. These steps shall be submitted with the governor's budget. |
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submitted pursuant to subsection (a), an explanation of why the information cannot, as a practical |
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matter be submitted. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would require state departmental agencies which fail to achieve performance |
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standards in the prior fiscal year to outline and submit to the governor steps to be taken to meet |
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performance standards in the next fiscal year. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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