Montana § 2-12-104 Annual Plan

Montana Statutes

§ 2-12-104 — Annual Plan

Montana § 2-12-104

Title 2GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 12GOVERNMENT PLANNING ANDPERFORMANCE REPORTING

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

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Mont. Code Ann. § 2-12-104 (2026).

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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 each year.

(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 for each program, as that term is used in 17-7-111 , 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

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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 each year.
(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 for each program, as that term is used in 17-7-111 , 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.