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2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(I)      AN EFFICIENCY MEASURE THAT EVALUATES HOW WELL AN
AGENCY USES RESOURCES TO PRODUCE GOODS OR SERVICES; QUANTIFIES THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEASURES OF THE INPUTS USED TO PRODUCE GOODS OR
SERVICES AND THE MEASURES OF THE OUTPUTS OF THESE ACTIVITIES;

(II)     AN INPUT MEASURE THAT EVALUATES QUANTIFIES THE
AMOUNT OF RESOURCES USED TO PROVIDE GOODS AND SERVICES;

(III)   AN OUTCOME MEASURE THAT EVALUATES QUANTIFIES THE
RESULTS AN AGENCY ACHIEVES AND THE BENEFITS CUSTOMERS GET FROM THE
AGENCY OR THE BENEFITS CITIZENS RECEIVE FROM AN AGENCY'S ACTIVITIES;

(IV)    AN OUTPUT MEASURE THAT EVALUATES QUANTIFIES THE
AMOUNT OF GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED BY THE AGENCY; AND

(V)     A QUALITY MEASURE THAT EVALUATES THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF THE AGENCY IN MEETING QUANTIFIES OR DESCRIBES:

1.       AGENCY OBJECTIVES; AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
AGENCY IN MEETING AGENCY OBJECTIVES;

2.       THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE AGENCY'S CUSTOMERS AND
STAKEHOLDERS. ASPECTS OF THE SATISFACTION THAT CUSTOMERS MAY OR MAY
NOT HAVE WITH STATE GOODS OR SERVICES; OR

3.       HOW STATE GOODS OR SERVICES COMPARE TO SOME
EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL STANDARD.

(H) "PLANNING COMMITTEE" MEANS THE MANAGING FOR RESULTS
STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.

(I) (H) "STATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN" MEANS A STATEMENT OF GOALS
WHICH SERVE AS A BROAD DIRECTIVE FOR IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF
IMPROVING OR MAKING MORE COST EFFECTIVE STATE RESOURCES AND SERVICES.
THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE NO MORE THAN 10 STATEWIDE GOALS AND 50 TO 100
PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT DESCRIBE THE STATEWIDE PROGRESS TOWARDS
ITS GOALS.

(J) (I) "STRATEGIC PLAN" MEANS A STATEMENT OF DIRECTION
IMPLEMENTED BY AN AGENCY TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION.

3-1002.

(A)     THERE IS A MANAGING FOR RESULTS STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
IN THE DEPARTMENT.

(B)     THE PLANNING COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:

(1) TWO MEMBERS OF THE SENATE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE;

(2) TWO MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES APPOINTED BY THE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE;

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