Montana Code 2-12-103. Definitions
2-12-103. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
Terms Used In Montana Code 2-12-103
- Annual plan: means a written plan prepared to guide the ongoing and proposed activities of a department by setting out initiatives, aspirational goals, outcomes, and outputs that the department intends to accomplish, and performance measures to facilitate program evaluations. See Montana Code 2-12-103
- Department: means each entity listed in 2-15-104(1)(a) through (1)(p), the office of the secretary of state, the office of the state auditor, and the office of public instruction. See Montana Code 2-12-103
- Outcomes: means a quantification of the public benefit for Montanans derived from actions by a department. See Montana Code 2-12-103
- Outputs: means a quantification of the number of services that a department produces for Montanans. See Montana Code 2-12-103
- Performance measure: means a metric or measurement that is designed to help guide government by assessing what a department aspires to achieve pursuant to its annual plan with respect to the outcomes and outputs of its programs. See Montana Code 2-12-103
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(1)”Annual performance report” means a written annual review and assessment of the outcomes and outputs of a department as compared to its established annual plan and performance measures.
(2)”Annual plan” means a written plan prepared to guide the ongoing and proposed activities of a department by setting out initiatives, aspirational goals, outcomes, and outputs that the department intends to accomplish, and performance measures to facilitate program evaluations.
(3)”Department” means each entity listed in 2-15-104(1)(a) through (1)(p), the office of the secretary of state, the office of the state auditor, and the office of public instruction.
(4)”Division” has the meaning provided in 2-15-104.
(5)”Initiative” means a specific goal, objective, or target related to a performance measure that is adopted by a department.
(6)”Outcomes” means a quantification of the public benefit for Montanans derived from actions by a department.
(7)”Outputs” means a quantification of the number of services that a department produces for Montanans.
(8)”Performance measure” means a metric or measurement that is designed to help guide government by assessing what a department aspires to achieve pursuant to its annual plan with respect to the outcomes and outputs of its programs.