Resolve, Directing the Maine Economic Growth Council To Create and Share Measures of Progress
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1476
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Sponsors: GERE, BAILEY, CLOUTIER, GEIGER, GROHOSKI, MILLETT, ROEDER, SACHS, WOOD

Legislative Document
No. 1476
H.P. 1091
House of Representatives, April 14, 2021
Resolve, Directing the Maine Economic Growth Council To Create 
and Share Measures of Progress
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 12, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 
and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GERE of Kennebunkport.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BAILEY of Gorham, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, GEIGER of 
Rockland, GROHOSKI of Ellsworth, MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth, ROEDER of Bangor, 
SACHS of Freeport, WOOD of Portland.
Sec. 1.  Measures of progress and dashboard.  Resolved:  That the Maine 
Economic Growth Council, established under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 
929-A and referred to in this resolve as "the council," in collaboration with the Department 
of Economic and Community Development and the State Economist, shall create measures 
of economic and social progress in the State and shall create a graphical user interface, 
referred to in this section as "the dashboard," that provides information about key 
performance indicators of economic and social progress.  The content of the dashboard 
must be informed by the Maine Economic Growth Council's "2020 Measures of Growth 
Report" and must measure progress against the 7 growth strategies described in the State's 
economic development strategy, "Maine Economic Development Strategy 2020-2029: A 
Focus on Talent and Innovation":  growing local talent, attracting new talent, promoting 
innovation, building connections, providing supporting infrastructure, maintaining stable 
and predictable business rules and promoting hubs of excellence.  The dashboard must be 
accessible on the Internet to help citizens and lawmakers to understand the State's status on 
key metrics, show change over time and highlight areas of strength and areas that need 
improvement.  The council shall explore the use of indexes, scores and data visualization 
to promote ease of understanding and communication of the key performance indicators.  
The council shall identify sources and methods of ongoing data collection and analysis for 
the key performance indicators, which may include primary survey research, in order to 
provide quarterly updates of the dashboard.  The council shall generate budgetary 
requirements and identify sources of funding for production and ongoing maintenance of 
the dashboard.  The council may consult and otherwise collaborate with a statewide 
development foundation to create the measures of progress and the dashboard.  The 
measures of progress and the dashboard must be designed to facilitate communications 
between constituents and stakeholders, the building of consensus around shared goals and 
the work of policy makers in planning investments and otherwise setting policy.  The 
council shall report twice yearly to the Legislature the results captured in the dashboard 
and on the State's progress toward achieving the goals described in the State's economic 
development strategy.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Maine Economic Growth Council, in collaboration with the 
Department of Economic and Community Development and the State Economist, to create 
measures of social and economic progress in the State and to create a graphical user 
interface, referred to as "the dashboard," that provides information about key performance 
indicators of economic and social progress.  The content of the dashboard must be informed 
by the Maine Economic Growth Council's "2020 Measures of Growth Report" and must 
measure progress against the 7 growth strategies described in the State's economic 
development strategy, "Maine Economic Development Strategy 2020-2029:  A Focus on 
Talent and Innovation."  The dashboard must be accessible on the Internet to help citizens 
and lawmakers to understand the State's status on key metrics, show change over time and 
highlight areas of strength and areas that need improvement.  It allows the council to consult 
and otherwise collaborate with a statewide development foundation to create the measures 
of progress and the dashboard.  It requires the measures of progress and the dashboard to 
be designed to facilitate communications between constituents and stakeholders, the 
building of consensus around shared goals and the work of policy makers in planning 
investments and otherwise setting policy.  The council is directed to report twice yearly to 
the Legislature the results captured in the dashboard and on the State's progress toward 
achieving the goals described in the State's economic development strategy.