§ 3-14-107. Expenditure of Funds
The office of program evaluation shall have the authority to expend appropriated state funds and receive and expend available federal, foundation, or other funds.
§ 3-14-108. Coordination With Other Programs and Governments
The office of program evaluation shall coordinate its activities with those of all other legislative programs in order to avoid duplication of effort. All documents, records, and other information of state and local governments shall be made available to the office upon request. All facilities of state and local government shall be open to the […]
§ 3-14-109. Records Are Public — Exceptions
All books, papers, records, and correspondence pertaining to the work of the office are public records except: Intraoffice memoranda made by the director or the director’s staff; Work papers and correspondence with any committee or member of the general assembly; and Any material supplied to the office by a state or local government agency or […]
§ 3-14-106. Division of Advocacy — Duties
The office of program evaluation shall have a permanent division of advocacy for the developmentally disabled which may perform, or contract for the performance of, those advocacy functions required by federal law. The division may receive and expend, through the office of program evaluation, such federal funds as are or may become available under federal […]
§ 3-14-101. Creation — Duties
There is created an office of program evaluation within the general assembly which has the duty to: Systematically evaluate, on an appropriate schedule, all programs conducted under the control or auspices of state government; Evaluate programs of local government as directed by resolution of either house of the general assembly or by joint resolution; Furnish […]
§ 3-14-102. Director — Staff
The joint legislative services committee shall appoint, subject to the approval of the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, a director of program evaluation who shall have such training or experience in government as may be deemed necessary to perform the duties of the office. The director and other personnel shall be […]
§ 3-14-103. Office Space — Facilities
Suitable office space and facilities shall be provided in Nashville convenient to the general assembly.
§ 3-14-104. Scope of Evaluations
Evaluations performed by the office under the provisions of § 3-14-101 shall be based on standards and methods developed by the office with the assistance of appropriate committees of the general assembly. Evaluations shall focus on the degree to which the department or agency is efficiently fulfilling its statutory or executive order mandate. The evaluations […]
§ 3-14-105. Reports
Evaluative reports prepared by the office shall include, but are not limited to: Evaluation of the present program; Evaluation of the implementation procedures; and Recommendations on changes needed in the program, implementation, funding level, statutory authority, or department organization.