Transcript April 2014
Investing in Results
Kathryn Vesey White
Senior Policy Analyst
NASBO
January 30, 2015
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Based on state
budget officer group
discussions and
state-specific case
studies
▫ Funding support
provided by Annie E.
Casey Foundation
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Performance Budgeting at the State Level
# of States
What Budget Approach is Used by States?*
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Incremental
Line-item
Primary
Program
Performance
Secondary
Only 3 states
use as their
primary
approach, but
25 others say
they use to
complement
ZBB or
their primary
Modified
budget
ZBB
methodology
* Based on preliminary results of NASBO’s forthcoming edition of Budget
Processes in the States, due to be released later this year.
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Agency Engagement and Buy-In
Top leadership’s involvement is key
Show agencies how they can use
performance data to improve their
programs
Focus on building capacity and improving
outcomes, not cutting budgets
Staff training is critical
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Role of the Legislature
Performance budgeting legislation can
promote continuity
Getting lawmakers to actually use
information is difficult
Building relationship between executive
branch and legislative fiscal staff can help
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Purpose and Design
Performance measures should be limited in
number but not too narrow
Use a combination of different types of
measures (output, outcome, efficiency, etc.)
Other “good government” efforts can be linked
to and enhance performance budgeting
initiative
Integrate performance measures fully into
budgeting and strategic planning
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Sustaining the Initiative
Implementation will not happen overnight
Performance budgeting does not yield
“answers” – rather, it helps you ask the
right questions and serves as an
informative tool
Allow initiative to evolve and don’t impose
a “one-size-fits-all” model
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Kathryn Vesey White
Senior Policy Analyst
NASBO
202-624-5949
[email protected]
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