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11813

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 11813

11813.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:
   (a) Waste and inefficiency in state government undermine the
confidence of Californians in government and reduces the state
government's ability to adequately address vital public needs.
   (b) State government, in many instances, is a morass of
bureaucratic red tape and regulations that ultimately stifle economic
revitalization and further alienate the people the agencies were
created to serve.
   (c) Legislative policymaking, spending decisions, and program
oversight are seriously handicapped by insufficient attention to
program performance and results.
   (d) Many of the basic components of performance-based government
are missing from day-to-day operations in state government. These
include strategic planning, performance measurement, management
information systems, performance budget contracts, and management
flexibility.
   (e) The tremendous success of performance reviews in Texas and
other states serve as excellent performance-based models of
government for California state government.
   (f) A performance review of California state government could
identify ways to reduce state spending through more efficient and
effective operations and programs, without reducing services to
residents.
   (g) A performance review of California state government could
challenge and question the basic assumptions underlying all state
agencies and the programs and services offered by the state in order
to identify those that are vital to the best interests of the people
of the state and those that no longer meet that goal.
   (h) The Legislature authorized implementation of performance
budgeting pilot projects in Chapter 641 of the Statutes of 1993,
which added Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 11800).
   (i) Strategic planning is a prerequisite for effective performance
reviews and effective performance budgeting.