SB 194: "An Act relating to the state budget, to performance of state agencies, including the judicial branch, and to missions and desired results to be applied to certain expenditures from state budgets by the executive branch of state government, including the University of Alaska, and by the judicial branch of state government; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 194 01 "An Act relating to the state budget, to performance of state agencies, including the 02 judicial branch, and to missions and desired results to be applied to certain expenditures 03 from state budgets by the executive branch of state government, including the 04 University of Alaska, and by the judicial branch of state government; and providing for 05 an effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 37.07.014(a) is amended to read: 08 (a) To carry out its legislative power under art. II, sec. 1, Constitution of the 09 State of Alaska, and to promote results-based government, the legislature shall issue a 10 mission statement for each agency and the desired results the legislature expects the 11 agency to [SHOULD] achieve in fulfilling its stated mission. The legislature may 12 issue a separate mission statement for a subunit of an agency. [A MISSION 13 STATEMENT AND DESIRED RESULTS SHOULD PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT,
01 MEASURED USE OF THE STATE'S RESOURCES.] A mission statement and 02 desired results constitute the authorized policy under which an agency shall operate, 03 and, where appropriate, the mission statement may be implemented by statute. 04 * Sec. 2. AS 37.07.014(b) is amended to read: 05 (b) The legislature shall provide for a budget review function that facilitates 06 [PROMOTES] results-based government. The legislature shall adopt a method of 07 measuring results for each agency. Until the legislature adopts a method of 08 measuring results for a particular program or agency activity, the agency shall 09 create the necessary strategies, measures, and targets for that program or activity 10 that meet the requirements of AS 37.07.050 to ensure the program or activity 11 complies with the mission statement and achieves the desired results. The results 12 of strategies, measures, and targets [MEASUREMENTS] shall be reported semi- 13 annually by each agency to the legislature. The reports shall be used by the legislature 14 to evaluate whether the mission and desired results for that agency or subunit of the 15 agency are achieving the purposes for which appropriations for use by that 16 agency or subunit were intended [BEING ACHIEVED]. 17 * Sec. 3. AS 37.07.014(c) is amended to read: 18 (c) The legislature shall analyze the comprehensive operating and capital 19 improvements programs and financial plans recommended by the governor. The 20 legislature shall, when making budgetary decisions, consider the performance of 21 the agency based on the mission statement and desired results and on the 22 achievements of the agency relative to its established targets. When submitting 23 their recommendations on appropriations for an agency, legislative finance 24 subcommittees shall include 25 (1) an analysis of the agency's performance relative to its missions 26 and measures; 27 (2) a statement of the extent to which the actions of the agency 28 conform to its mission statement; 29 (3) an analysis of the agency's progress toward achieving the 30 desired results set for it; 31 (4) a statement of actions taken by the agency in response to
01 findings of the most recent audit of its operations; 02 (5) recommended statutory or organizational changes necessary to 03 better achieve the agency's mission or accomplish its desired results. 04 * Sec. 4. AS 37.07.014(d) is amended to read: 05 (d) To foster results-based government, to carry out the mission statements, 06 and to obtain desired results, the legislature shall authorize the comprehensive 07 operating and capital improvements programs and financial plans. The legislature shall 08 allocate the state's resources for effective and efficient delivery of public services by 09 (1) clearly identifying desired results; 10 (2) confirming priorities presented by each agency or setting 11 priorities if an agency presentation is not acceptable; 12 (3) assigning accountability; and 13 (4) using methods for measuring, reporting, and evaluating results. 14 * Sec. 5. AS 37.07.014(f) is amended to read: 15 (f) To help fulfill the legislature's responsibilities under this section and 16 achieve results-based government, each agency shall 17 (1) allocate resources to achieve the mission and desired results 18 established by the legislature; 19 (2) express desired results established by the legislature and other 20 program results in measurable terms; 21 (3) measure progress towards mission statements and desired results 22 established by the legislature and other results; 23 (4) except as otherwise required by law, start only [PROMOTE] 24 activities consistent with mission statements and desired results established by the 25 legislature [THAT REDUCE OR AVOID FUTURE COSTS]; 26 (5) plan for the short-term and the long-term using consistent 27 assumptions for major demographic and other trends; and 28 (6) require accountability at all levels for meeting program mission 29 statements and desired results established by the legislature. 30 * Sec. 6. AS 37.07.050(a) is amended to read: 31 (a) The agencies shall establish and maintain [ASSURE THE
01 DEVELOPMENT OF] a statewide system of results-based government designed to 02 increase efficiency and effectiveness of state programs and services. Toward that end, 03 each state agency shall, on a semi-annual basis, report to the legislature on the 04 effectiveness of its statewide system of results-based government. The report 05 must identify the results-based targets and measures used to achieve the desired 06 results established by the legislature, analyze the relative success of each strategy 07 and the actions that were taken to achieve those results, identify actions that 08 failed to achieve satisfactory progress toward achieving desired results and the 09 corrective actions that will be taken, provide a narrative analysis discussing why 10 actions were or were not successful as well as recent or future changes that could 11 affect the agency's ability to achieve the desired results, and proposed new 12 strategies and measures that will more effectively achieve the desired results 13 [IDENTIFY RESULTS-BASED MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO 14 WORK TOWARD ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MISSION STATEMENT AND 15 DESIRED RESULTS ISSUED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND OF OTHER GOALS 16 OF THE AGENCY, AND SET OUT THE RESULTS AS MEASURED]. Each state 17 agency shall also prepare information that shall be compiled and submitted on 18 December 15 each year to the office, the legislature, and the legislative finance 19 division. This [; THIS] information must 20 (1) identify the agency mission and desired results established by the 21 legislature; 22 (2) identify the goals and objectives the agency will use to achieve the 23 legislature's mission and desired results; 24 (3) set out the results of any user group or employee surveys and, if 25 the results do not agree with the mission and desired results, goals, and objectives, 26 explain why; 27 (4) include written, defined methods of measuring results that apply to 28 the responsibilities, products, and services of the agency; 29 (5) identify and report on the effectiveness of results-based 30 strategies and measures [THAT HAVE BEEN] used to achieve [WORK TOWARD 31 ACHIEVEMENT OF] the mission statement and desired results issued by the
01 legislature and other goals of the agency [AND SET OUT THE RESULTS AS 02 MEASURED]; 03 (6) identify surveys or other methods of gathering user group and 04 employee opinions that have been used by the agency to identify ways to improve its 05 programs; 06 (7) identify methods of measuring performance when the mission 07 statement and desired results issued by the legislature involve more than one agency 08 and make recommendations to 09 (A) eliminate duplication of government functions and waste; 10 (B) encourage and improve collaboration by agencies in 11 shared functions and accountability to enhance the ability of the state to 12 function more effectively and efficiently; 13 (C) improve the ability of each agency to achieve its mission 14 statement and desired results; 15 (8) identify ways in which the agency has involved its employees in 16 the development of methods of measuring and achieving results, including 17 opportunities for employee representatives to participate in committees established to 18 develop methods of measuring results and strategies for achieving results; 19 (9) include the budget requested to carry out the agency's proposed 20 plans in the succeeding fiscal year, including information reflecting the expenditures 21 during the last fiscal year, the expenditures authorized for the current fiscal year, the 22 expenditures proposed for the succeeding fiscal year, an explanation of the services to 23 be provided, the number of total positions for all persons employed by or under 24 contract with [BY] the agency for personal services including those rendered for 25 capital improvement projects, the need for the services, the cost of the services, and 26 other information requested by the office; 27 (10) include a report of agency receipts during the last fiscal year, an 28 estimate of receipts during the current fiscal year, and an estimate of receipts for the 29 succeeding fiscal year; 30 (11) identify legislation required to implement the proposed programs 31 and financial plans;
01 (12) include an evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of 02 specific alternatives to existing or proposed agency activities or administrative 03 methods; 04 (13) prioritize the activities of the agency from the most important to 05 the least important; in this paragraph, an activity is all or part of a program or 06 function that would be discontinued or would not be started if an appropriation 07 were not available to fund the activity, and it is not the agency, subagency, or 08 other entity that performs the activity; 09 (14) for each new budget item, identify the mission and desired 10 results the new item is intended to address; and 11 (15) as appropriate, identify other agencies that perform functions 12 that are needed by the reporting agency to accomplish a mission or desired 13 result. 14 * Sec. 7. AS 37.07.050(h) is amended to read: 15 (h) Each agency shall, with participation of its employees, develop methods 16 for measuring agency results. A group or committee established by an agency to 17 develop methods of measuring results shall include a representative of each of the 18 bargaining units that represents employees of the agency. The agency shall develop 19 targets and measurements for each of the following categories: 20 (1) efficiency; 21 (2) accessibility to users and other agencies; 22 (3) confidentiality and data security; 23 (4) timeliness; 24 (5) consistency; 25 (6) productivity; 26 (7) innovation; 27 (8) application of technological advancements. 28 * Sec. 8. AS 37 is amended by adding a new chapter to read: 29 Chapter 40. Operating Budget Expenditures. 30 Sec. 37.40.010. Legislative purpose, application, immunity from suit. (a) 31 The purpose of this chapter is to state the missions and desired results the legislature
01 expects state agencies to achieve when expending public money appropriated by the 02 operating budget, to define the measurement criteria to be used in evaluating proposed 03 expenditures during the budgetary approval process, and to specify a process for 04 identifying improvement targets in conjunction with the appropriation process. 05 (b) The scope of AS 37.40.010 - 37.40.160 includes the departments of the 06 executive branch of state government, the University of Alaska, and the judicial 07 branch. 08 (c) The judicial branch and all departments, divisions, and programs of the 09 executive branch of state government, including the University of Alaska shall be held 10 accountable by the legislature for their actions, including compliance with the 11 recommendations of legislative audits as directed by the legislature. 12 (d) Except as provided in (e) of this section, to the extent that provisions of 13 this chapter conflict with other laws, the other laws control. 14 (e) Notwithstanding other laws, the state and its agents and employees are 15 immune from suit that is based on accomplishing or failing to accomplish a mission or 16 desired result under this chapter, or failure to achieve a target established under those 17 sections. 18 Sec. 37.40.020. Department of Administration. The mission of the 19 Department of Administration is to provide support services to state agencies to 20 enhance the ability of each of those agencies to effectively and efficiently perform the 21 necessary government functions for which the agency is established. The desired 22 results for this department are to 23 (1) reduce department turnover to below 16 percent annually by 24 June 30, 2009, and to maintain turnover at or below 12 percent thereafter; 25 (2) increase department effectiveness by establishing 10 new process 26 enhancements each fiscal year. 27 Sec. 37.40.030. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic 28 Development. The mission of the Department of Commerce, Community, and 29 Economic Development is to promote a healthy economy and strong communities 30 without dependency on the state and federal government and with increased local 31 responsibility. The desired results for this department are
01 (1) by June 30, 2009, to decrease by five percent, and decrease by five 02 percent each fiscal year thereafter, the number of villages with unemployment rates 03 greater than 30 percent until less than seven percent of all villages with a population 04 over 100 have unemployment rates greater than 30 percent; 05 (2) to encourage and assist residents living in the unorganized borough 06 to organize boroughs so that the population in the unorganized borough is reduced by 07 at least five percent each year; 08 (3) to increase investment in the state; 09 (4) to increase the number of jobs in the state; 10 (5) to increase the number of opportunities for economically distressed 11 rural communities to diversify their economies; 12 (6) to decrease the percentage of individuals and families living below 13 150 percent of the poverty level relative to the percentage of the state population and 14 families above that economic standard; 15 (7) to ensure that all residents have access to reliable, cost-effective 16 energy and heating sources, safe water, and safe waste disposal; 17 (8) to develop programs that enhance the long-term fiscal prospects for 18 employable residents. 19 Sec. 37.40.040. Department of Corrections. The mission of the Department 20 of Corrections is to protect the public by incarcerating and supervising offenders and 21 to prepare inmates for healthy, productive lives after release. The desired results for 22 this department are to 23 (1) reduce the number of crimes committed by first-time offenders; 24 (2) ensure that all prisoners serving long terms are assessed for 25 (A) prenatal alcohol poisoning; 26 (B) serious health problems; 27 (C) substance abuse; 28 (D) mental illness; 29 (E) anger management issues; 30 (3) offer all prisoners serving long terms treatment for disabilities, 31 including the option of faith-based treatment;
01 (4) ensure that staff members treat all prisoners serving long terms 02 with dignity and respect; 03 (5) ensure that all prisoners receive adequate, timely health care; 04 (6) train and prepare for release all prisoners serving long terms before 05 they are released; 06 (7) ensure that all prisoners serving long terms have regular contact 07 with family members; 08 (8) provide access to library materials and educational opportunities to 09 each prisoner serving a long term, including the opportunity to earn a general 10 equivalent diploma; 11 (9) develop a method for stabilizing the prison population by 12 classifying and housing prisoners according to the nature of offenses committed and 13 the remedial resources needed by the prisoners in each classification; 14 (10) expand prison industries to all facilities where inmates spend 15 more than two years and offer vocational training and work experience to all qualified 16 inmates; 17 (11) reduce recidivism by six percent each year; 18 (12) ensure that state prisoners are not incarcerated outside the state by 19 2012; 20 (13) eliminate the commission of crimes by parolees. 21 Sec. 37.40.050. Department of Environmental Conservation. The mission 22 of the Department of Environmental Conservation is to protect human health and the 23 environment. The desired results for this department are to 24 (1) reduce by five percent a year the number of people who get sick or 25 are otherwise adversely affected by contaminated drinking water; 26 (2) reduce by five percent a year the number of people who get sick or 27 are otherwise adversely affected by contaminated or inadequately prepared food; 28 (3) reduce by two percent a year the number of people who get sick or 29 are otherwise adversely affected by poor air quality; 30 (4) reduce by three percent a year the man-made pollution affecting 31 state wildlife;
01 (5) ensure all residents have access to drinking water that meets health 02 standards; 03 (6) ensure all residents have serviceable, safe, and sustainable 04 sanitation facilities; 05 (7) eliminate contamination of the environment by oil and other 06 hazardous substances. 07 Sec. 37.40.060. Department of Fish and Game. The mission of the 08 Department of Fish and Game is to protect, maintain, and improve the fish, game, and 09 aquatic plant resources of the state, and manage their use and development for the 10 maximum benefit of the people of the state, consistent with the sustained yield 11 principle. The desired results for this department are to 12 (1) optimize public participation in pursuits involving fish and 13 wildlife; 14 (2) optimize economic benefits from fish and wildlife resources; 15 (3) ensure stable or increasing economic and social benefits from the 16 harvest and use of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants in the state; 17 (4) sustain recreational fishing opportunities while optimizing social 18 and economic benefits from these opportunities; 19 (5) maintain healthy and sustainable wildlife populations in the state 20 for public use and benefit; 21 (6) maintain a wealth and diversity of opportunities for public use and 22 enjoyment of the state's wildlife and optimize associated social and economic benefits; 23 (7) ensure that all state residents and all officials have access to harvest 24 information and other data; 25 (8) reduce the damage to state water and fish from invasive species by 26 establishing a comprehensive invasive species council and instituting cooperative 27 agreements with appropriate neighboring states, territories, and provinces. 28 Sec. 37.40.070. Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The 29 mission of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development is to provide safe 30 and legal working conditions for employees working in the state and to reduce barriers 31 to and advance opportunities for employment. The desired results for this department
01 are to 02 (1) ensure that an individual does not receive unemployment benefits if 03 the individual is unwilling to work, including unwillingness to relocate elsewhere in 04 the state to obtain work; 05 (2) ensure that all residents are allowed to work anywhere in the state 06 at any job for which they are qualified; 07 (3) ensure that every resident worker has the option of participating in 08 a health savings account and other consumer-directed health care alternatives and in 09 an individual retirement plan; 10 (4) increase the percentage of local residents employed on public 11 construction projects; 12 (5) ensure that work environments for children in the state are safe and 13 legal; 14 (6) increase the self-sufficiency of residents with disabilities; 15 (7) increase the employability of residents by providing job training; 16 (8) reduce the number of uninsured employers; 17 (9) minimize accidental injuries, fatalities, and occupational illnesses; 18 (10) ensure full employment of the state workforce; 19 (11) ensure that the state has a prepared workforce for future jobs and 20 large projects; 21 (12) ensure that labor organizations expand employment and training 22 opportunities to state residents before making work available to nonresident workers; 23 (13) ensure that all workers have portable health and retirement 24 benefits; 25 (14) increase the number of jobs that are not subsidized by the state. 26 Sec. 37.40.080. Department of Law. The mission of the Department of Law is 27 to prosecute crime and provide legal services to the people of the state and to state 28 government. The desired results for this department are to 29 (1) move the Alaska Court System into a restorative justice mode that 30 has the primary goal of restoring the victim, at the expense of the perpetrator, to the 31 condition the victim was in before injury;
01 (2) increase the effectiveness of legal services for state residents who 02 are indigent; 03 (3) enhance the welfare of children in the state; 04 (4) protect people in Alaska from crime. 05 Sec. 37.40.090. Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. The mission 06 of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs is to provide relevant and ready 07 military forces that are fully prepared to mobilize and accomplish military missions, 08 provide homeland defense, prevent terrorist attacks, respond to emergency 09 requirements in the state or around the world, provide homeland security and 10 emergency management, provide training for at-risk juveniles, provide coordination of 11 veterans' assistance programs, and provide support to other state and federal agencies 12 in suppressing the use of illegal drugs. The desired results for this department are to 13 (1) protect residents and their assets from terrorists; 14 (2) establish agreements with all relevant United States and Canadian 15 organizations, particularly those on the West Coast, to ensure that intelligence is 16 shared and mutual aid is provided in a timely manner when needed; 17 (3) establish agreements to allow the sharing of equipment, personnel, 18 missions, platforms, and expertise among all organizations, including Canadian 19 organizations, that have a portion of the regional homeland security mission; 20 (4) provide interoperable communications to all military units, public 21 safety personnel, and emergency response personnel by June 30, 2009, and maintain 22 the communications thereafter; 23 (5) equip all department personnel with the appropriate equipment to 24 do their jobs with maximum efficiency and safety; 25 (6) reduce and maintain the number of vacant positions to not more 26 than eight percent of authorized staffing; 27 (7) ensure all department personnel meet the United States Department 28 of Defense performance standards; 29 (8) ensure that the state has an armed military force fully capable of 30 defending residents from all anticipated threats; 31 (9) provide support and advocacy for resident veterans;
01 (10) maintain a reliable and timely early warning and alert system for 02 the protection of residents; 03 (11) continue to improve the ability to respond to and mitigate 04 disasters; 05 (12) cooperate with the rural village public safety officers program 06 mission by joint use of facilities, joint recruitment, and joint use of personnel. 07 Sec. 37.40.100. Department of Natural Resources. The mission of the 08 Department of Natural Resources is to develop, conserve, and provide for maximum 09 use of the state's natural resources for the benefit of all residents, consistent with the 10 public interest. The desired results for this department are to 11 (1) increase the use of the state's natural resources for the benefit of 12 residents by increasing 13 (A) mining revenue by not less than 2.5 percent a year; 14 (B) oil production by not less than 2.5 percent a year; 15 (C) timber revenue by not less than 2.5 percent a year; 16 (D) fishing revenue by not less than 2.5 percent a year; 17 (2) increase the use of the state's natural resources for the measurable 18 benefit of residents by increasing access to 19 (A) fishing by sport fishermen by not less than 2.5 percent a 20 year; 21 (B) game by not less than 2.5 percent a year; 22 (C) land by not less than 2.5 percent a year; 23 (D) the state's public land and water; 24 (3) increase revenue to the state from state oil and gas production; 25 (4) increase the amount of state land in private ownership by 26 individual residents and by municipalities for settlement, recreation, development, and 27 other uses. 28 Sec. 37.40.110. Department of Public Safety. The mission of the Department 29 of Public Safety is to prevent crime, ensure public safety, and enforce fish and wildlife 30 laws. The desired results for this department are to 31 (1) increase productivity of employees by 1.5 percent a year;
01 (2) reduce employee turnover by June 30, 2009, to five percent less 02 than turnover for fiscal year 2008 and maintain turnover at that level thereafter; 03 (3) offer self-defense courses on an ongoing basis to victims of 04 violence; 05 (4) reduce the crime rate by two percent a year; 06 (5) reduce the violent crime rate by 4.5 percent a year; 07 (6) reduce sexual assault by five percent a year; 08 (7) increase the rate of conviction of sexual predators by seven percent 09 a year; 10 (8) offer firearms safety training on an ongoing basis to all residents; 11 (9) reduce the number of motor vehicle accidents caused by young 12 drivers by 11 percent a year; 13 (10) institute data-sharing arrangements with other state law 14 enforcement agencies to provide a more complete picture of statewide public safety; 15 (11) coordinate with federal agencies and other state agencies to 16 develop cooperative programs that enhance the safety and security of residents. 17 Sec. 37.40.120. Department of Revenue. The mission of the Department of 18 Revenue is to collect, distribute, and invest funds for public purposes. The desired 19 results for this department are to 20 (1) improve, by at least three percent a year, the collection and 21 distribution of child support funds due to the children served by the child support 22 services agency until at least 95 percent of the amount due is collected and 23 appropriately distributed each year and maintain a rate of 95 percent a year thereafter; 24 (2) increase identification and prosecution of applicants who 25 fraudulently file permanent fund dividend applications by four percent a year until 96 26 percent of all fraudulent applications are identified and prosecuted each year and 27 maintain a rate of 96 percent thereafter; 28 (3) increase the percentage of residents who own their own homes by 29 three percent a year until at least 95 percent of all residents own their own homes and 30 maintain a rate of 95 percent or greater thereafter. 31 Sec. 37.40.130. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The
01 mission of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is to provide for the 02 movement of people and goods and the delivery of services. The desired results for 03 this department are to 04 (1) increase by 10 percent each year the number of road miles that are 05 maintained and cleared of snow by private contractors; 06 (2) provide off-season employment for local contractors; 07 (3) increase revenue while reducing costs at Fairbanks International 08 Airport; 09 (4) increase revenue while reducing costs at Anchorage Ted Stevens 10 International Airport; 11 (5) reduce road construction and maintenance costs without reducing 12 the quality of the construction or maintenance; 13 (6) reduce the department's deferred maintenance list by three percent 14 each year. 15 Sec. 37.40.140. University of Alaska. The mission of the University of Alaska 16 is to inspire learning and to advance and disseminate knowledge through teaching, 17 research, and public service, emphasizing the values of the North and its diverse 18 peoples. The desired results for the university are to 19 (1) provide campuses and an academic environment free of assault and 20 sexual harassment; 21 (2) eliminate disparity between male and female graduation rates, with 22 a target of not less than a five percent reduction a year until eliminated; 23 (3) increase and maintain the retention rate of first-time full-time 24 undergraduates to a level consistent with similar educational institutions; 25 (4) expand access to higher education to more residents; 26 (5) increase the number of students served by course and program 27 offerings; 28 (6) provide distance delivery educational opportunities for high 29 demand occupations; 30 (7) identify the state's high demand degree programs and increase the 31 number of graduates from those programs;
01 (8) increase the number of student credit hours attempted; 02 (9) increase the revenue the University of Alaska receives from 03 external sources such as the federal government, tuition and fees, and university 04 receipts; 05 (10) increase grant-funded research expenditures; 06 (11) increase by at least three percent each year the number of students 07 in baccalaureate degree programs who graduate within 150 percent of the normal time 08 to complete the degree programs until at least 40 percent of entering students graduate, 09 and maintain that graduation rate thereafter; 10 (12) implement innovative ways to provide post-secondary educational 11 opportunities to more residents; 12 (13) provide a quality education comparable to other universities in 13 North America; 14 (14) eliminate all discrimination in the university against faculty, 15 students, speakers, and student clubs based on world views or philosophical 16 perspectives. 17 Sec. 37.40.150. Alaska Court System. The mission of the Alaska Court 18 System is to provide an accessible and impartial forum for the just resolution of all 19 cases that come before it and to decide the cases in accordance with the law, 20 expeditiously, and with integrity. The desired results for the Alaska Court System are 21 to 22 (1) reduce the number of pending cases that exceed case processing 23 time standards adopted by the Alaska Supreme Court, with a target of 98 percent of 24 cases brought to completion within the time standards; 25 (2) improve case clearance rates, with a target of 98 percent clearance 26 rate on filed and disposed cases; 27 (3) ensure that therapeutic courts achieve average recidivism rates that 28 are less than the average recidivism rates of traditional courts; 29 (4) ensure that delinquent fines are transferred expeditiously to 30 municipal collection agencies or to the Department of Law for collection, with a target 31 of 90 percent of all delinquent fines transferred within 120 days after the fines become
01 delinquent; 02 (5) ensure that the public has ready access to the courts and that people 03 are treated with fairness, equality, and respect; 04 (6) investigate and consider using the National Center for State Courts' 05 CourTools to measure performance; 06 (7) decrease the prevalence of illicit drug use, drug sales, and drug 07 manufacturing in the state; 08 (8) use data sharing, technology, and cooperative communications to 09 enhance public safety and improve the response of the court system; 10 (9) increase accountability of the state's courts and judges. 11 Sec. 37.40.160. Office of the Governor. The mission of the Office of the 12 Governor of the State of Alaska is to provide vision and leadership to the state, direct 13 the activities of the executive branch of the state government, and ensure the faithful 14 execution of laws. The desired results for this office are to 15 (1) increase productivity of all state employees by three percent a year; 16 (2) reduce annual turnover of staff in all departments to below 16 17 percent; 18 (3) privatize state functions by 3.5 percent of the general fund budget 19 annually until not less than 20 percent of the functions funded by the general budget 20 are privatized, and privatize two percent of employees annually until at least 20 21 percent of employees performing state functions are nongovernment employees; 22 (4) reduce total state government spending as a percent of gross state 23 product by 1.5 percent a year until state government spending is at or below 20 24 percent of the gross state product; 25 (5) eliminate all penalties and disincentives against individuals based 26 on marital status; 27 (6) reduce the population of the unorganized borough by five percent 28 and the area of the unorganized borough by 10 percent each year until the unorganized 29 borough represents not more than 10 percent of the population and not more than 30 30 percent of the land; 31 (7) decrease the number of unmarried teen pregnancies by seven
01 percent a year until unmarried teen pregnancies represent not more than two percent of 02 all pregnancies a year; 03 (8) decrease the instances of families with children and without a 04 father in the home by five percent a year until not less than 70 percent of all homes 05 with children include two parents; 06 (9) decrease teen suicides by five percent a year until there are fewer 07 than 10 teen suicides a year; 08 (10) decrease suicides by rural Native teenage males by 20 percent a 09 year until there are fewer than 10 rural Native male suicides a year; 10 (11) decrease accidental deaths and injuries in the state by eight 11 percent a year until there are fewer than 20 accidental deaths and fewer than 100 12 accidental injuries a year; 13 (12) decrease fire on developed land by 10 percent a year until less 14 than 100 acres of developed land is consumed by unintended fire each year; 15 (13) decrease fire deaths and injuries by 15 percent a year until there 16 are fewer than five deaths by fire and fewer than 20 injuries by fire each year; 17 (14) decrease aircraft-related deaths and injuries by four percent a year 18 until there are no aircraft-related deaths and fewer than five aircraft-related injuries a 19 year; 20 (15) decrease the number of recipients of public assistance under 21 AS 47.25 by five percent a year until less than two percent of state residents are 22 receiving public assistance; 23 (16) decrease by five percent a year the number of villages with more 24 than 100 residents and more than 30 percent unemployment until fewer than five 25 villages with more than 100 residents have an unemployment rate of more than 30 26 percent; 27 (17) eliminate fraud by persons applying for government benefits, 28 prosecute criminals, obtain repayments, incarcerate perpetrators, and publish the 29 photographs of perpetrators on the state website and at all offices that provide public 30 assistance under AS 47.25; 31 (18) offer all state employees the option of portable, private retirement
01 accounts and health benefit accounts, and the option of opting out of social security, 02 then spread the effects of this option among all workers in the state to the extent 03 possible; 04 (19) increase private ownership of family residences by three percent a 05 year; 06 (20) decrease the number of boards and commissions by five percent a 07 year for six years; 08 (21) eliminate all state-funded positions that are not subject to 09 termination for cause or substandard performance by June 30, 2009; 10 (22) restructure budget presentations to include program efficiency 11 evaluations and to address programs that span more than one department; 12 (23) develop incentives for departments to collaborate, saving money 13 and staffing; 14 (24) stop, after 60 months, all payments of state assistance to 15 unemployed able-bodied individuals who refuse to move to locations where jobs are 16 available; 17 (25) institute real-time processes for tracking and reporting 18 expenditures against the approved budget; 19 (26) return to the state management of fish and game on federal land in 20 the state. 21 * Sec. 9. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 22 read: 23 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION. (a) In addition to desired results under 24 AS 37.40.020, added by sec. 8 of this Act, desired results for the Department of 25 Administration are to 26 (1) move department functions to the private sector so that, by June 30, 2009, 27 as compared to June 30, 2008, the department's general fund budget for operations is reduced 28 by 3.5 percent and the number of employees is reduced by two percent; 29 (2) reduce, by June 30, 2009, without degradation of services, the total costs 30 of the department by five percent as compared to costs in fiscal year 2008; 31 (3) eliminate, by June 30, 2009, all state-funded positions not covered by a
01 bargaining agreement that are not subject to termination for cause or substandard 02 performance; 03 (4) at the time each contract is negotiated, eliminate all state-funded positions 04 covered by a bargaining agreement that are not subject to termination for cause or substandard 05 performance; 06 (5) investigate alternatives to state employee health programs, including health 07 savings accounts, and submit recommendations to the governor by December 31, 2008; 08 (6) investigate options for private retirement accounts for state employees and 09 options for opting out of the social security program and submit recommendations to the 10 governor by December 31, 2008. 11 (b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, to the extent that provisions of (a) of this 12 section conflict with other laws, the other laws control. 13 (c) Notwithstanding other laws, the state and its agents and employees are immune 14 from suit based on accomplishing or failing to accomplish a desired result under (a) of this 15 section. 16 * Sec. 10. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 17 read: 18 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. In addition to desired results under 19 AS 37.40.110, added by sec. 8 of this Act, the Department of Public Safety shall develop a 20 strategic plan for recruiting, training, and retaining high caliber staff adequate to fulfill the 21 mission of the department and present the plan to the legislature by August 31, 2008. 22 * Sec. 11. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 23 read: 24 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. (a) In 25 addition to desired results under AS 37.40.130, added by sec. 8 of this Act, the desired results 26 for the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities are to develop a long-range 27 strategic plan for construction, improvements, maintenance, and deferred maintenance of the 28 state's transportation system and present the plan to the legislature by January 31, 2009. The 29 plan must include a 30 (1) cost/benefit analysis of privatizing road maintenance; 31 (2) cost/benefit analysis of privatizing snow clearance;
01 (3) cost/benefit analysis of bringing the state's road bridges up to Federal 02 Highway Administration standards; 03 (4) discussion of the actions undertaken to institutionalize a culture of safety 04 among all department employees and of the level of success of those actions; 05 (5) cost/benefit analysis of increasing year-round access to rural areas through 06 safe airports; 07 (6) plan for protecting, preserving, and enhancing the state's highway 08 facilities; 09 (7) plan for ensuring that adequate transportation systems throughout the state 10 are provided in a timely fashion to meet the needs of the growing population. 11 (b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, to the extent that provisions of (a) of this 12 section conflict with other laws, the other laws control. 13 (c) Notwithstanding other laws, the state and its agents and employees are immune 14 from suit based on accomplishing or failing to accomplish a desired result under (a) of this 15 section. 16 * Sec. 12. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 17 read: 18 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. In addition to the desired results under 19 AS 37.40.160, added by sec. 8 of this Act, the desired results for the Office of the Governor 20 are to 21 (1) reduce, by June 30, 2010, the annual turnover of staff in the child 22 protective services division by 50 percent compared to the turnover rate during fiscal year 23 2008; 24 (2) offer the alternative of competitive health savings accounts to all state 25 employees by December 31, 2008; 26 (3) develop strategic plans that include five-year projections for budgetary and 27 fiscal estimates, human capital, construction and maintenance projects, and information 28 technology projects and include the plans as part of the fiscal year 2010 budget request 29 submitted to the legislature; 30 (4) increase, by July 1, 2011, the principal of the budget reserve fund to 31 $5,000,000,000.