Governor's Office Press Releases Performace Measures and Benchmarks Performance measures are tools that state agencies use to help them focus on results. State law requires agencies to develop measures aimed at achieving the vision set out in the Oregon Benchmarks, a set of 92 quality of life measures. Benchmarks, for example, address student achievement, crime, housing affordability, per capita income and air and water quality.
Most state agencies have performance measures in place.
The measures can be used to improve agency operations, support budget requests, and increase agency accountability to the Legislature and the general public. The Legislature reviews agency performance information during the budget approval process. In recent years, focus has turned to developing linked sets of measures spanning the gap from agency outputs to high level Oregon Benchmarks. Oregon pre-kindergarten expansion. Teen pregnancy reduction.