2-12-104. Annual plan, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 12. GOVERNMENT PLANNING ANDPERFORMANCE REPORTING

Part 1. State Measurement for Accountable,Responsive, and Transparent Government (SMART) Act

Annual Plan

2-12-104. Annual plan. (1) Each department shall produce an annual plan no later than September 1, 2023.

(2) Each department shall publish a subsequent annual plan no later than September 1 every 2 years afterward.

(3) At a minimum, an annual plan must include the following components:

(a) a description of the functions and divisions of the department, including a discussion of the department's priorities;

(b) initiatives of the department that reflect the benefits and outcomes the department expects to achieve on behalf of the public or specific groups through its divisions; and

(c) specific and measurable performance measures for its initiatives, including the preferred outcomes and outputs with respect to each initiative.

(4) Performance measures must:

(a) be tracked on an ongoing basis;

(b) assess a department's preferred outcomes and outputs;

(c) be quantitative when possible; and

(d) be designed to provide meaningful and useful information to policymakers and the public.

(5) The annual plan adopted by a department must be posted on the websites of the department.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 760, L. 2023.