Section 6-3A-1 – Short title.
Chapter 6, Article 3A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Accountability in Government Act”. History: Laws 1999, ch. 5, § 1 and 1999, ch. 15, § 1; 2019, ch. 23, § 1. ANNOTATIONS The 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019 changed “Sections 1 through 8 of this act” to “Chapter 6, Article 3A NMSA […]
Section 6-3A-2 – Findings and purpose.
A. The legislature finds that agencies should: (1) be granted sufficient statutory authority and flexibility to use their resources in the best possible way in order to better serve the citizens of New Mexico through the efficient delivery of services and products and the effective administration of governmental programs; (2) be held accountable for the […]
Section 6-3A-3 – Definitions.
As used in the Accountability in Government Act: A. “agency” means a branch, department, institution, board, bureau, commission, district or committee of the state; B. “approved program” means a program included in an approved list of programs issued by the division pursuant to Section 6-3A-4 NMSA 1978; C. “baseline data” means the current level of […]
Section 6-3A-4 – Program identification.
A. Prior to July 15 of each year, each agency shall submit to the division and the committee proposed changes to its current program structure. The division, in consultation with the committee and the agency, shall review the requested changes, make any necessary revisions and issue approval or disapproval within thirty days of receipt. The […]
Section 6-3A-5 – Performance measures.
A. Prior to June 15 of each year, the division, in consultation with the committee, shall develop instructions for the development of performance measures for evaluating approved programs. B. Prior to July 15 of each year, each agency shall submit to the division and the committee proposed changes in its performance measures. The agency shall […]
Section 6-3A-6 – Schedule for submission of performance-based program budget requests.
No later than September 1 of each year, agencies shall submit performance-based program budget requests for the subsequent fiscal year to the division and to the committee. History: Laws 1999, ch. 5, § 6; 1999, ch. 15, § 6; 2004, ch. 39, § 6. ANNOTATIONS The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, deleted the first […]
Section 6-3A-7 – Performance-based program budget requests.
A. The division, in consultation with the committee, shall develop instructions for those agencies required to submit performance-based program budget requests. The instructions shall be sent to the agencies on or before June 15 of each year and shall be in addition to any other forms required by Section 6-3-18 NMSA 1978. The instructions shall […]
Section 6-3A-8 – Performance-based program budgets.
A. For each agency, the governor’s proposed budget submitted pursuant to Section 6-3-21 NMSA 1978 and the committee’s budget recommendation pursuant to Section 2-5-4 NMSA 1978 shall contain: (1) a budget recommendation for each approved program; (2) a summary, including the outputs and outcomes, of each approved program; (3) performance measures and performance targets for […]
Section 6-3A-9 – Quarterly reporting.
A. The division, in consultation with the committee, shall select agencies and specify performance measures for those agencies that shall be reported on a quarterly basis. B. Quarterly reports shall compare actual performance for the report period with targeted performance and shall be filed with the division and committee within thirty days of the end […]
Section 6-3A-10 – Program inventory.
The division and the committee shall approve a list of programs to inventory on or before June 15 of each year. The division shall send to each agency required to submit a performance-based program budget request a notification identifying the programs that have been selected for the inventory. The notification shall set forth the process […]