Section 6-3A-3 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

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.     "division" means the state budget division of the department of finance and administration;

F.     "outcome" means the measurement of the actual impact or public benefit of a program;

G.     "output" means the measure of the volume of work completed or the level of actual services or products delivered by a program;

H.     "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;

I.     "performance measure" means a quantitative or qualitative indicator used to assess the output or outcome of an approved program;

J.     "performance target" means the expected level of performance of a program's performance measures; and

K.     "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.