Senate Bill No. 426–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of Legislative Commission's Audit Subcommittee)

 

March 21, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Establishes requirements and procedures for strategic planning for state agencies. (BDR 31‑429)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to state financial administration; requiring the director of the department of administration to determine which state agencies must prepare a strategic plan; requiring the budget division of the department of administration to take certain actions concerning strategic planning for state agencies; requiring certain state agencies to submit a strategic plan to the chief of the budget division; requiring the director of the department of administration to determine the necessary elements for a strategic plan; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. Chapter 353 is hereby amended by adding thereto a new

1-2  section to read as follows:

1-3    1.  The director of the department of administration shall determine

1-4  which state agencies are required to prepare a strategic plan.

1-5    2.  If the director of the department of administration determines that

1-6  a state agency is required to prepare a strategic plan, the state agency

1-7  shall, not later than July 1 of each even numbered year, submit to the

1-8  chief of the budget division of the department of administration a

1-9  strategic plan for the agency.

1-10    3.  A strategic plan prepared pursuant to this section must:

1-11    (a) Cover a period of at least 5 fiscal years, including, without

1-12  limitation, the fiscal year in which the strategic plan is required to be

1-13  submitted and the 4 fiscal years immediately following the fiscal year in

1-14  which the plan is required to be submitted;

1-15    (b) Contain the elements determined pursuant to subsection 4;

1-16    (c) Comply with this section; and

2-1    (d) Be in a form approved by the budget division of the department of

2-2  administration.

2-3    4.  The director of the department of administration shall determine

2-4  the elements that must be included in a strategic plan, which elements

2-5  must include, without limitation:

2-6    (a) A mission statement of the state agency;

2-7    (b) A description of the philosophy of the state agency that explains

2-8  the core values and principles for operation of the agency in carrying out

2-9  its mission;

2-10    (c) The goals and objectives of the state agency;

2-11    (d) The measures used by the state agency to determine whether the

2-12  goals and objectives of the agency are being met; and

2-13    (e) The specific courses of action that the state agency plans to use to

2-14  accomplish the goals and objectives of the agency.

2-15    5.  The budget division of the department of administration shall:

2-16    (a) Provide training and assistance to state agencies that are required

2-17  to prepare a strategic plan pursuant to this section relating to strategic

2-18  planning, including, without limitation, training and assistance on:

2-19      (1) The benefits of strategic planning;

2-20      (2) Developing a strategic plan; and

2-21      (3) Using a strategic plan to establish direction for management

2-22  and to clarify the priorities of the agency; and

2-23    (b) Review the strategic plan of each state agency that is required to

2-24  prepare a strategic plan pursuant to this section to determine whether the

2-25  plan complies with this section.

2-26    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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