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1 HOUSE BILL NO. 692
2 INTRODUCED BY B. MERCER
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING THE SMART ACT; REQUIRING
5 DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE ANNUAL PLANS EACH YEAR; REQUIRING DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE
6 PROGRAM-LEVEL INITIATIVES IN THE REPORT; AMENDING SECTION 2-12-104, MCA; AND PROVIDING
7 AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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11 Section 2-12-104, MCA, is amended to read:
12 "2-12-104. (1) Each department shall produce an annual plan no later than September
13 1, 2023.
14 (2) Each department shall publish a subsequent annual plan no later than September 1 every 2
15 years afterward each year.
16 (3) At a minimum, an annual plan must include the following components:
17 (a) a description of the functions and divisions of the department, including a discussion of the
18 department's priorities;
19 (b) initiatives of the department for each program, as that term is used in 17-7-711, that reflect the
20 benefits and outcomes the department expects to achieve on behalf of the public or specific groups through its
21 divisions; and
22 (c) specific and measurable performance measures for its initiatives, including the preferred
23 outcomes and outputs with respect to each initiative.
24 (4) Performance measures must:
25 (a) be tracked on an ongoing basis;
26 (b) assess a department's preferred outcomes and outputs;
27 (c) be quantitative when possible; and
28 (d) be designed to provide meaningful and useful information to policymakers and the public. ****
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1 (5) The annual plan adopted by a department must be posted on the websites of the department."
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3 NEW SECTION. Section 2. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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