REPORT TITLE:
Outcome Measures


DESCRIPTION:
Requires the 3 executive departments selected pursuant to section
4 of Act 230 (1998) to begin the development of outcome measures
to facilitate the transformation of the State's accounting system
and the budgeting system to a performance-based budgeting system.
Defines "outcome measures".  Appropriates $1 to develop a
performance-based budgeting system.  (HB747 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Upon this Act taking effect, the three
 
 2 departments selected pursuant to section 4 of Act 230, Session
 
 3 Laws of Hawaii 1998, shall begin the development of outcome
 
 4 measures for all programs of each department and administratively
 
 5 attached agencies to facilitate the transformation of the State's
 
 6 accounting system and the budgeting system to the performance-
 
 7 based budgeting system described in Part II of Act 230, Session
 
 8 Laws of Hawaii 1998; provided that priority shall be given to new
 
 9 or substantially changed programs.  The executive departments
 
10 shall complete the development of their outcome measures by
 
11 December 31, 1999, or sooner.  Each department shall submit
 
12 annual reports of its outcome measures, plans, recommendations,
 
13 and implementing actions to the legislature no fewer than fifteen
 
14 days before the convening of the regular sessions of 2000 and
 
15 2001.
 
16      SECTION 2.  The director of finance and the comptroller
 
17 shall assist the departments described in section 1 with the
 
18 development of outcome measures to facilitate the transformation
 

 
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 1 of the State's accounting system and the budgeting system to the
 
 2 performance-based budgeting system described in Part II of Act
 
 3 230, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998.
 
 4      SECTION 3.  For the purposes of this Act, "outcome measures"
 
 5 mean the extent to which an activity or program met the stated
 
 6 objectives.  "Outcome measures" assess the impact of agency
 
 7 actions on constituents.
 
 8      SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
 9 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1 or so much thereof
 
10 as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000 for the development
 
11 of outcome measures that will facilitate the transformation of
 
12 the State's accounting system and the budgeting system to the
 
13 performance-based budgeting system as described in part II of Act
 
14 230, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998.
 
15      The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of
 
16 budget and finance for the purposes of this Act.
 
17      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval;
 
18 provided that section 4 shall take effect on July 1, 1999.
 
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