HSB 657 (LSB 6126YC (2) 87)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON RIZER)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to developing state agency program goals and performance measures under the accountable government Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 8E.206, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  An agency shall adopt an agency strategic plan which shall follow a format and include elements as determined by the department in consultation with agencies.  The agency strategic plan shall also include goals for specific programs operated or administered by the agency which have an estimated total cost for the expected duration of the program of at least fifty million dollars.
    Sec. 2.  Section 8E.207, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   Each agency shall develop an annual performance plan to achieve the goals provided in the agency strategic plan, including goals for specific programs operated by an agency as required by section 8E.206, and including the development of performance targets using its performance measures for those goals. The agency shall use its performance plan to guide its day-to-day operations and track its progress in achieving the goals specified in its agency strategic plan.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the accountable government Act established in Code chapter 8E.
   Code section 8E.206, concerning agency strategic plans, is amended to provide that a strategic plan adopted by an agency shall also include goals for specific programs operated or administered by the agency which have an estimated total cost for the expected duration of the program of at least $50 million.
   Code section 8E.207, concerning agency performance plans, is amended to provide that the agency also develop performance targets for the specific programs required to be included in the agency strategic plan as provided in the bill.