Relating to state agency strategic planning and data collection

This bill authorizes the department of management (DOM) to create guidance and guidelines to administer the accountable government Act (Code chapter 8E). The bill requires agencies to share records and data with DOM as necessary for enterprise-wide initiatives, planning or policy development, cross-agency collaboration, and performance or risk assessments. DOM must maintain the confidentiality of records shared by an agency and is subject to the same penalties as the lawful custodian for the unlawful dissemination of the information, records, or data. The bill replaces the term “enterprise strategic plan” with “enterprise priorities” and replaces the term “agency performance plan” with “agency operational plan”. The bill strikes the requirement that DOM provide employees and the public a way to give input on DOM and agency strategic plans, strikes DOM’s obligation to adopt, develop, revise, and disseminate a strategic plan, and strikes DOM’s and the agencies’ obligation to review the enterprise strategic plan. The bill also strikes the requirement that an agency align individual performance instruments with the agency’s operational plan. The bill strikes DOM’s obligation to establish guidelines for performance measures, performance targets, and data sources for each agency and each agency’s functions and instead requires each agency to identify, collect, and maintain data necessary for monitoring and assessing their operations. The bill eliminates DOM’s obligation to consult with the legislative services agency, the auditor of state, and agencies when establishing and implementing a system of periodic performance audits. The bill also eliminates DOM’s obligation to provide for an analysis of the performance data’s integrity and validity in conjunction with the legislative services agency and the auditor of state. Instead, the bill requires each agency to safeguard its own records and data and provide DOM with data and records upon DOM’s request. The bill also requires an agency to routinely update the data and records to allow for DOM to monitor the agency’s performance. The bill strikes the requirement that each agency annually submit a report to DOM that assesses progress in the agency’s goals. The bill repeals the requirement that DOM conduct an evaluation of and report on the effectiveness of its strategic planning by January 2006.23 (annual departmental budget estimates).