§ 6-3A-3. Definitions

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. “ 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-based; O. “ research-based ” means that a program or practice has some research demonstrating effectiveness, but does not yet meet the standard of evidence-based; and P. “ 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.