98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5744
 
Introduced , by Rep. Carol A. Sente
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
15 ILCS 20/50-28 new

     Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, no later than August 1, 2014, the Governor shall select 5 specific programs, each administered by a different State agency, to serve as test cases for the introduction of a continual performance measurement system.  Provides that the Governor and the Director of the applicable State agency shall jointly identify specific and measurable goals for the test program to meet and shall monitor and evaluate the Agency's effectiveness in meeting those goals.  Provides that certain information shall be included on the Agency's website and the budgeting for results website. Provides that the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall review the process and the results for the test cases and shall report its findings to the General Assembly annually.  Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative 
5Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 50-28 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 20/50-28 new)
7    Sec. 50-28. Continual performance measurement system. 
8    (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no later 
9than August 1, 2014, the Governor shall select 5 specific 
10programs, each administered by a different State agency, to 
11serve as test cases for the introduction of a continual 
12performance measurement system.  The Governor and the Director 
13of the applicable Agency shall jointly identify specific and 
14measurable goals for the test program to meet and shall monitor 
15and evaluate the Agency's effectiveness in meeting those goals.  
16In addition, the Governor and the Director of the Agency shall 
17establish consequences for not meeting the specified goals and 
18incentives for exceeding those goals.  Each designated Agency 
19shall identify the specific program and shall post the goals, 
20performance criteria, consequences, and incentives on its 
21website.  That information shall be updated at least quarterly.  
22In addition, the identity of the test programs, the measurable 
23goals, and the performance criteria shall be posted on the 
 
 
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1budgeting for results website at the beginning of each test 
2case, and that information shall be updated at least quarterly.  
3In fiscal year 2016, a the number of test cases shall be 
4increased to 10 programs administered by 10 separate State 
5agencies, and in fiscal year 2017, the number of test cases 
6shall be increased to 15 programs administered by 15 separate 
7State agencies.
8    The Commission on Government Forecasting and 
9Accountability shall review the process and the results for the 
10test cases and shall report its findings to the General 
11Assembly annually. 
12    The General Assembly shall consider the consequences and 
13incentives when hearing the Agency's budget request in the 
14following year's budget cycle. 
15    (b)  For the purposes of this Section:
16    "State agency" means any department, office, commission, 
17board,
or authority within the Executive Branch. 
18    "Agency" means the State agency selected by the Governor 
19under this Section. 
  
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.