House Sponsors: SCHAKOWSKY-RONEN. Short description: DOHS-STANDARDS AND EVALUATIONS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Department of Human Services Act to create the Office of Standards and Evaluation under the Secretary of Human Services, which shall establish outcome measures and performance and productivity standards, direct the development of monitoring and quality assurance systems, validate monitoring and quality assurance activities, conduct evaluations of programs and services provided by the Department, consult with the Inspector General of the Department of Public Aid to ensure the integrity of the monitoring and evaluation process and the validity of data, develop procedures for competitive procurement of external evaluations, develop the budget for the Department's evaluation efforts and identify future evaluation needs, and perform other duties relating to evaluation as may be assigned by the Secretary. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. of Public Aid) The total Personal Services and Fringes costs for the 94 addi- tional staff is $4,374.5 for FY'98. Other related lines costs associated with these staff total $656.6 for FY'98. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE In the opinion of DCCA, HB862 fails to meet the definition of a State mandate. Last action on Bill: THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/LOST 044-072-001 Last action date: 97-04-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status