1998 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 January 2 of each 
 odd-numbered year, each agency shall issue a performance report 
 that includes the following: 

    (1) the agency's mission; 

    (2) the most important goals and objectives that support 
 the agency's mission; and 

    (3) the most important measures for goals and objectives 
 listed in the report, with data showing actual performance 
 relative to these measures. 

    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, succinct, accurate, and reliable and 
 compiled in such a way that they are useful to the public, 
 legislators, and managers in state government.  

    The legislative auditor shall periodically review and 
 comment on selected performance reports. 

    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; 1998 c 366 s 19