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SENATE BILL 361
57
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
OF
NEW
MEXICO
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FIRST SESSION
,
2025
INTRODUCED BY
Michael Padilla
AN ACT
RELATING TO CHILDREN; REQUIRING THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND
FAMILIES DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND
CONTRACT WITH AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT TO ASSESS THE DEPARTMENT'S
PROGRAMMATIC PERFORMANCE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AUDIT--
REQUIREMENTS.--
A. The children, youth and families department
shall issue a request for competitive sealed proposals for an
independent, multiyear performance audit of the department's
programs. The request for proposals shall specify the:
(1) qualifications of the performance auditor;
(2) goals and objectives of the procurement;
(3) scope of work, which shall:
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(a) consider the department's capacity
and ability to function effectively, efficiently, economically,
ethically and equitably;
(b) include performance audit
objectives;
(c) require an evaluation of the
efficacy of the department's mission and the established goals
and objectives to carry out that mission and how well
department policies and practices relate to department mission
goals and objectives;
(d) require a review of the
applicability and sufficiency of the department's policies and
practices as they relate to the department's mission;
(e) evaluate the commitment of
department management and staff to follow policies and
procedures;
(f) evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of department processes, procedures and policies;
(g) evaluate the department's management
of human resources, including a review of the accuracy of job
descriptions and the qualifications of job holders to perform
the described jobs;
(h) evaluate the department's collection
and analysis of data and the use of data to inform the
development of policies and practices;
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(i) include the required provision of
three annual performance audits with three annual six-month
reviews of earlier identified problem areas, a review of the
department's implementation of recommendations made by the
auditor and other requirements specified by the department; and
(j) include the requirement for annual
and semiannual reports to the department;
(4) evaluation factors the department will use
to score proposals; and
(5) other provisions required by the
Procurement Code for professional services and competitive
sealed proposals.
B. Records of proposals submitted pursuant to
Subsection A of this section shall remain confidential until
the contract is awarded.
C. If the performance audit at any stage indicates
the need for a special financial audit, the performance auditor
shall notify the secretary of children, youth and families, and
the secretary shall cooperate with the state auditor in the
conduct of the special financial audit.
D. The children, youth and families department
shall transmit annual performance audit and interim review
reports to the governor, the legislative finance committee and
the legislative health and human services committee within
fifteen days of the performance auditor's submission to the
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secretary of children, youth and families. Reports shall not
contain confidential information or data that identifies
individual clients or their families.
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