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91_HB0067eng HB0067 Engrossed LRB9100511MWpc 1 AN ACT concerning agency performance review. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Agency Performance Review Act. 6 Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: 7 "Agency" means all Departments, Officers, Commissions, 8 Boards, Institutions, and bodies politic and corporate of the 9 State, excluding the Offices of the Supreme Court and Clerks 10 of the Appellate Courts, the courts of the State, the General 11 Assembly, commissions or committees of the General Assembly, 12 and the constitutionally elected State officers. 13 "Plan" means a strategic plan as required by this Act. 14 Section 10. Strategic plans. 15 (a) Each agency shall develop a strategic plan for its 16 operations in accordance with the provisions and goals of 17 this Act. The plan shall include, but is not limited to, 18 each of the following items or an explanation why an item 19 does not apply to the agency: 20 (1) A statement of the mission, goals, and 21 objectives of the agency. 22 (2) Measures of the output and outcome of the 23 agency in terms of indicators to be developed under this 24 Act. 25 (3) Identification of priority and other service 26 populations or other service measures under current law, 27 and how those populations are expected to change within 28 the period of the plan. 29 (4) An analysis of the use of current agency 30 resources in meeting current needs and expected future HB0067 Engrossed -2- LRB9100511MWpc 1 needs and additional resources that may be necessary to 2 meet future needs. 3 (5) An analysis of any likely or expected changes 4 in the services provided by an agency due to changes in 5 State or federal law. 6 (6) Plans and strategies for meeting current and 7 future needs and achieving the goals established for the 8 particular area of State government. 9 (b) Each agency shall issue a plan no later than March 1 10 of each even-numbered year. The plan will cover a period of 11 6 years from the date that it is issued by the agency. 12 (c) Each agency shall send a copy of each plan issued to 13 the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 14 the President of the Senate, the Bureau of the Budget, and 15 the Auditor General. 16 (d) Compilation of a State agency plan. 17 (1) The Bureau of the Budget shall develop forms 18 and instructions for the agencies to aid in the 19 preparation of the agencies' plans. 20 (2) The Bureau of the Budget shall work with 21 individual agencies to determine acceptable measures of 22 workload, output, and outcome. 23 (3) Upon receipt of the individual agency plans, 24 the Bureau of the Budget shall compile a long-range 25 strategic plan for State government based on the 26 individual agency plans. 27 (4) If additional information is required 28 concerning any agency plan submitted, the Bureau of the 29 Budget may request the information from the agency and 30 the information shall be supplied in a timely fashion. 31 (5) The Bureau of the Budget may hold hearings on 32 any matter under this Act. 33 (6) The final compiled report shall be submitted to 34 the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Auditor HB0067 Engrossed -3- LRB9100511MWpc 1 General, and each member of the General Assembly no later 2 than September 1 of each even-numbered year. 3 Section 15. Goals for State government. 4 (a) The Governor, in cooperation with the Bureau of the 5 Budget, shall establish and adopt achievement goals for each 6 functional area of State government, including: 7 (1) education, 8 (2) regulation, 9 (3) natural resources, 10 (4) health, 11 (5) human services, 12 (6) transportation, 13 (7) public safety and corrections, 14 (8) government, and 15 (9) State employee benefits. 16 (b) A statement of the goals in each applicable area 17 shall be provided to each State agency no later than October 18 1 of each odd-numbered year. 19 Section 20. Information support for strategic planning. 20 (a) The Bureau of the Budget shall provide each agency 21 with a long-term forecast of the State's economy and 22 population for use in developing the agency's plan. 23 (b) The specific information to be provided shall be 24 agreed upon by the Governor and the Bureau of the Budget. 25 (c) The information shall be provided to each agency no 26 later than September 1 of each odd-numbered year. 27 Section 25. Consideration of strategic plans in program 28 or efficiency audits. The Auditor General, when conducting a 29 program or efficiency audit, shall consider the degree to 30 which the agency being audited conforms to its strategic 31 plan. HB0067 Engrossed -4- LRB9100511MWpc 1 Section 30. Elimination of duplication. 2 (a) The Bureau of the Budget and the Office of the 3 Governor shall evaluate the requirements of the agencies to 4 compile similar information under other provisions of law and 5 shall make recommendations to the General Assembly to 6 eliminate unnecessary requirements or duplication. 7 (b) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2000. 8 Section 35. Initial plan. Notwithstanding any other 9 provisions of this Act, the initial statement of an agency's 10 goals required under Section 10 shall be provided no later 11 than January 1, 2000. 12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 13 becoming law.