An Act To Amend the State Government Evaluation Act
Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §955, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 488, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. 3 MRSA §956, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 488, §2, is amended to read:
(1) Established priorities, including the goals and objectives in meeting each priority;
(2) Performance criteria, timetables measures or other benchmarks used by the agency to measure its progress in achieving the goals and objectives; and
(3) An assessment by the agency indicating the extent to which it has met the goals and objectives, using the performance criteria measures. When an agency has not met its goals and objectives, the agency shall identify the reasons for not meeting them and the corrective measures the agency has taken to meet the goals and objectives;
Sec. 3. 3 MRSA §956, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 488, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 4. 3 MRSA §956, sub-§2, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 488, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 5. 3 MRSA §956, sub-§2, ¶M, as amended by PL 2001, c. 495, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. 6. 3 MRSA §956, sub-§2, ¶N, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 495, §3, is amended to read:
(1) The statutory authority for each filing requirement;
(2) The date each filing requirement was adopted or last amended by the agency;
(3) The frequency that filing is required;
(4) The number of filings received annually for the last 2 years and the number anticipated to be received annually for the next 2 years; and
(5) A description of the actions taken or contemplated by the agency to reduce filing requirements and paperwork duplication . ;
Sec. 7. 3 MRSA §956, sub-§2, ¶¶O and P are enacted to read:
Sec. 8. 3 MRSA §957, as amended by PL 2001, c. 495, §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§ 957. Committee analysis and recommendations; authority
For each agency or independent agency or a component part of each agency or independent agency subject to review pursuant to section 952, the committee of jurisdiction may conduct an analysis and evaluation that may include, but need not be limited to, an evaluation of the program evaluation report submitted pursuant to section 956, subsection 1, including:
In consultation with the Legislative Council, the committee of jurisdiction shall select agencies or independent agencies for review either in accordance with the scheduling guidelines provided in this chapter or at any time determined necessary by the committee.
summary
The State Government Evaluation Act requires each agency and independent agency to prepare and submit to the Legislature, through the relevant joint standing committee of the Legislature, a program evaluation report. This bill requires the joint standing committees to request from each agency or independent agency under their jurisdiction a single-page list of organizational units and programs in each organizational unit for that report by March 1st of the first regular session of the Legislature. The bill also requires that an agency or independent agency provide the list to the committee by April 1st of the first regular session of the Legislature. The bill also requires an agency or independent agency to include in the program evaluation report a list of all reports required by the Legislature and a copy of the single-page list.
The bill also eliminates the requirement that an agency or independent agency include in the program evaluation report information about being in compliance with federal and state health and safety laws and a summary of rules adopted.