§ 120-36.12. Duties of Program Evaluation Division.
§ 120‑36.12. Duties ofProgram Evaluation Division.
The Program EvaluationDivision of the Legislative Services Commission has the following powers andduties:
(1) To examine a programor an activity of a State agency and evaluate the merits of the program oractivity and the agency's effectiveness in conducting the program or activity.
(2) To developquantitative indicators for measuring the activities performed and servicesprovided by a State agency and the extent to which the activities and servicesare achieving desired results.
(3) To develop unit costmeasures to determine the cost of activities performed and services provided bya State agency.
(4) To determine if aprogram or an activity of a State agency complies with the agency's mission, asestablished by law.
(5) To make unannouncedvisits to a State agency when needed to evaluate a program or an activity ofthe agency.
(6) To makerecommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a State agency.
(7) To determine theextent to which a State agency has implemented any of the Division'srecommendations concerning the agency.
(8) To require a Stateagency to submit a written response to a proposed or final recommendation ofthe Division and to submit a written explanation of the extent to which theagency has implemented the Division's recommendations.
(9) To make periodicreports of the activities and recommendations of the Division and of anysavings achieved by the implementation of its recommendations.
(10) To receive reportsalleging improper activities or matters of public concern listed in G.S. 126‑84.The individual making the report may, at the individual's discretion, remainanonymous. Any report received under this subdivision, in whatever form, shallnot be a "public record" as defined by G.S. 132‑1 and becomesavailable to the public only as provided in G.S. 120‑131. (2007‑78, s. 3; 2008‑196,s. 2(a).)