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Committee considers bill to create commission for evidence‑based budgeting and performance measurement
Summary
House Bill 834 would establish a commission to coordinate outcome‑oriented budgeting and expand use of legislative data tools in evaluating program performance.
Representative Bill Mercer opened a hearing on House Bill 834, a proposal to create a commission to study and coordinate performance‑based budgeting and outcome measurement between the legislative and executive branches.
Mercer told the committee the bill is modeled on multi‑state efforts (notably New Mexico’s program) to tie appropriations to measurable outcomes. "We’re after the creation of a commission to take a deeper dive… how do we effectively collaborate between the legislative branch and the executive branch in terms of figuring out what resources are needed and how they're gonna be implemented and how we're gonna evaluate what's being done," Mercer…
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