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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Sheehan, E O`Neill, Bates, Felag, and DiPalma

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Finance

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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      (b)(c) The governor may submit, in lieu of any part of the information required to be

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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

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE

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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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