§ 6-3a-3

As used in the Accountability in Government Act: A. 'agency' means a branch, department, institution, board, bureau, commission, district or committee of the state;B. 'approved program' means a program included in an approved list of programs issued by the division pursuant to Section 6-3A-4 NMSA 1978;C. 'baseline data' means the current level of a program's performance measures established pursuant to guidelines established by the division in consultation with the committee;D. 'committee' means the legislative finance committee;E. 'cost beneficial' means that the cost savings and benefits realized over a reasonable period of time are greater than the costs of implementation;F. 'division' means the state budget division of the department of finance and administration;G. 'evidence-based' means that a program or practice:(1) incorporates methods demonstrated to be effective for the intended population through scientifically based research, including statistically controlled evaluations or randomized trials;(2) can be implemented with a set of procedures to allow successful replication in New Mexico; and(3) when possible, has been determined to be cost beneficial;H.

lled evaluations or randomized trials;(2) can be implemented with a set of procedures to allow successful replication in New Mexico; and(3) when possible, has been determined to be cost beneficial;H. 'outcome' means the measurement of the actual impact or public benefit of a program;I. 'output' means the measure of the volume of work completed or the level of actual services or products delivered by a program;J. 'performance-based program budget' means a budget that identifies a total allowed expenditure for a program and includes performance measures, performance standards and program evaluations;K. 'performance measure' means a quantitative or qualitative indicator used to assess the output or outcome of an approved program;L. 'performance target' means the expected level of performance of a program's performance measures; M. 'program' means a set of activities undertaken in accordance with a plan of action organized to realize identifiable goals and objectives based on legislative authorization;N. 'promising' means that a program or practice, based on statistical analyses or preliminary research, presents potential for becoming research-based or evidence-basedO.

on legislative authorization;N. 'promising' means that a program or practice, based on statistical analyses or preliminary research, presents potential for becoming research-based or evidence-basedO. 'research-based' means that a program or practice has some research demonstrating effectiveness, but does not yet meet the standard of evidence-based; andP. 'sub-program' means a set of discrete uniquely identifiable activities undertaken in accordance with a plan of action organized to realize identifiable goals within an approved program.History: Laws 1999, ch. 5, § 3; 1999, ch. 15, § 3; 2004, ch. 39, § 3; 2019, ch. 23, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, defined 'cost beneficial,' 'evidence-based,' 'promising,' 'research-based,' and 'sub-program' as used in the Accountability in Government Act; added a new Subsection E and redesignated former Subsection E as Subsection F; added a new Subsection G and redesignated former Subsections F through K as Subsections H through M, respectively; and added new Subsections N through P.The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, added new Subsection G, redesignated former Subsections G and H as Subsections H and I,

ns H through M, respectively; and added new Subsections N through P.The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, added new Subsection G, redesignated former Subsections G and H as Subsections H and I, deleted former Subsection I, added Subsection J and redesignated former Subsection J as Subsection K.