2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 5, Chapters 171 - 200
ORS Chapter 182
182.565 Mission and duties of committee; reports.

(1) The mission of the Committee on Performance Excellence is to assist state agencies in reaching performance excellence by providing policy review, recognition and recommendations for funding of proposals that advance performance excellence in state government.

(2)(a) The committee shall focus on the following areas that define performance:

(A) Customer and market focus.

(B) Human resources.

(C) Leadership.

(D) Measurement, analysis and knowledge management.

(E) Process management.

(F) Results.

(G) Strategic planning.

(b) The committee may focus on other areas that define performance and may give different weights to different areas described in this subsection, according to the needs of a particular state agency.

(c) The committee may advise state agencies with respect to:

(A) Statewide performance management improvement efforts;

(B) Statewide performance measurement processes;

(C) Training designed to enhance the performance management and continuous improvement abilities of state agency managers;

(D) Coordination efforts that advance state agency access to external resources, including universities and performance consultants;

(E) Recognition programs for continuous improvement efforts; and

(F) Other performance or continuous improvement efforts suggested by state agencies for review and feedback.

(3)(a) As part of any performance excellence effort, the committee may support state agency efforts to acquire the methods, tools and skills to achieve performance improvement by recommending that the Legislative Assembly or Emergency Board approve grants for continuous improvement projects.

(b) The committee shall:

(A) Establish criteria for submission and review of continuous improvement projects; and

(B) Work with the Legislative Fiscal Office to establish a process for submitting recommendations to the Legislative Assembly or Emergency Board for grant funding consideration, including maximum grant award amounts and reporting requirements.

(c) The Legislative Assembly may appropriate moneys to the Emergency Board to fund continuous improvement projects.

(4) The committee shall make periodic public reports on achievement of performance excellence. The reports shall be in a form and manner determined by the committee and may include, but need not be limited to, press releases. The reports shall be delivered to the Governor and to each member of the Legislative Assembly and made available to the general public. [2008 c.7 2]