1997 Minnesota Statutes

     15.91 Performance reporting for agencies of state 
  government. 

    Subdivision 1.    Definition.  For purposes of sections 
 15.90 to 15.92, "agency" means a department or agency, as 
 designated in section 15.01, the pollution control agency, and 
 the agricultural utilization research institute established in 
 section 116O.09. 

    Subd. 2.    Performance reports.  By November 30 of each 
 even-numbered year, each agency shall issue a performance report 
 that includes the following: 

    (1) the agency's mission; 

    (2) goals and objectives for each major program for which 
 the agency will request funding in its next biennial budget; 

    (3) identification of the populations served by the 
 programs; and 

    (4) workload, efficiency, output, and outcome measures for 
 each program listed in the report, with data showing each 
 programs' actual performance relative to these measures for the 
 previous four fiscal years and the performance the agency 
 projects it will achieve during the next two fiscal years with 
 the level of funding it has requested. 

    If it would enhance an understanding of its mission, 
 programs, and performance, the agency shall include in its 
 report information that describes the broader economic, social, 
 and physical environment in which the agency's programs are 
 administered. 

    Each agency shall send a copy of its performance report to 
 the speaker of the house, president of the senate, legislative 
 auditor, and legislative reference library, and provide a copy 
 to others upon request. 

    The commissioner of finance shall ensure that performance 
 reports are complete, accurate, and reliable and compiled in 
 such a way that they are useful to the public, legislators, and 
 managers in state government.  To maintain a computerized 
 performance data system, the commissioner of finance may require 
 agencies to provide performance data annually. 

    The legislative auditor shall review and comment on 
 performance reports as provided for by section 3.971, 
 subdivision 3. 

    HIST: 1993 c 192 s 40; 1994 c 632 art 3 s 18; 1995 c 220 s 25; 
 1995 c 254 art 1 s 43; 1996 c 457 s 1