2012 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 154 DEVELOPMENT SUBCHAPTER 10 Kentucky Economic Development Partnership 10.140 Benchmarks to measure performance of economy and progress -- Periodic evaluations of projects and programs.
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154.10-140 Benchmarks to measure performance of economy and progress -Periodic evaluations of projects and programs.
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The board shall establish objective benchmarks to measure the performance of
Kentucky's economy and progress toward achievement of the mission statement,
goals, and guiding principles. Criteria used in establishing the benchmarks shall
include, but not be limited to:
(a) Use of the statistical information commonly provided by governmental
agencies, or specific data gathered by authorization of the board;
(b) Comparison of regions and areas within the Commonwealth;
(c) Comparisons of Kentucky to other states, the nation, and international areas;
(d) Inclusion of measures of income, earnings, and employment; and
(e) Goals for achievement of appropriate levels over time.
Examples of appropriate benchmarks include, but are not limited to:
(a) Kentucky's gross state product as compared with the midwestern and
southeastern states and the United States gross national product;
(b) Personal income data used to compare Kentucky to national income and an
average of benchmark states;
(c) Wage and salary growth compared by counties, regions, and states; and
(d) Earnings-weighted job indices to compare metropolitan areas, rural areas, and
other subdivisions of the Commonwealth.
The University of Kentucky, Center for Business and Economic Research, and the
University of Louisville, Bureau of Economic Research, annually shall prepare
jointly and submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the board a report
detailing and grading Kentucky's progress with regard to each benchmark. The
board shall publish the report and make it available to the public at no cost.
The board shall evaluate the effectiveness of established implementation activities.
The board shall conduct periodic evaluations of projects funded or otherwise
assisted by the cabinet to determine the return on cabinet investments and to ensure
compliance with commitments made as conditions of cabinet investment. Results of
the evaluations shall be reported to the board, the General Assembly, and the public.
The board may retain outside independent agencies to evaluate the effectiveness of
economic development programs and systems and to certify the results of reports
prepared pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 14, effective July 14, 1992.
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