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NM Stat § 6-3A-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 3A - Accountability in Government|Section 6-3A-2 - Findings and purpose.

A. The legislature finds that agencies should: (1) be granted sufficient statutory authority and flexibility to use their resources in the best possible way in order to better serve the citizens of New Mexico through the efficient delivery of services and products and the effective administration of governmental programs; (2) be held accountable for the services and products they deliver in accordance with clearly defined missions, goals and objectives; (3) develop performance measures for evaluating performance and assessing progress in achieving goals and objectives, and those measures should be integrated into the planning and budgeting process and maintained on an ongoing basis; (4) have incentives to deliver services and products in the most efficient and effective manner and, if appropriate, recommend the restructuring of ineffective programs or the elimination of unnecessary programs; (5) have their performance in achieving desired outputs and outcomes and in efficiently operating programs measured and evaluated in an effort to improve program coordination, eliminate duplicate programs or activities and provide better information to the governor, the legislature and the public; and (6) strive to keep the citizens of this state informed of the public benefits derived from the delivery of agency services and products and of the progress agencies are making with regard to improving performance. B. The purpose of the Accountability in Government Act is to provide for more cost-effective and responsive government services by using the state budget process and defined outputs, outcomes and performance measures to annually evaluate the performance of state government programs. History: Laws 1999, ch. 5, § 2; 1999, ch. 15, § 2; 2004, ch. 39, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, reenacted this section without amendments.
NM Stat § 6-3A-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 3A - Accountability in Government|Section 6-3A-4 - Program identification.

A. Prior to July 15 of each year, each agency shall submit to the division and the committee proposed changes to its current program structure. The division, in consultation with the committee and the agency, shall review the requested changes, make any necessary revisions and issue approval or disapproval within thirty days of receipt. The division shall send a copy of its approval or disapproval to the committee. B. The program list submitted by the agency shall be accompanied by: (1) the constitutional or statutory direction and authority for each program; (2) identification of the users of each program; (3) the purpose of each program or the benefit derived by the users of the program; and (4) other financial information as required by the division in consultation with the committee. History: Laws 1999, ch. 5, § 4; 1999, ch. 15, § 4; 2004, ch. 39, § 4. ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, rewrote Subsection A to change May 1 to July 15, deleted "that is required to submit a performance-based budget request in the subsequent fiscal year", added "and the committee" after "the division", added "proposed changes to its current program structure" and changed "the approved list" to "its approval or disapproval".
NM Stat § 6-3A-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 3A - Accountability in Government|Section 6-3A-5 - Performance measures.

A. Prior to June 15 of each year, the division, in consultation with the committee, shall develop instructions for the development of performance measures for evaluating approved programs. B. Prior to July 15 of each year, each agency shall submit to the division and the committee proposed changes in its performance measures. The agency shall identify the outputs produced by each program, the outcomes resulting from each program and baseline data associated with each performance measure. The division, in consultation with the committee and the agency, shall review the proposed changes, make necessary revisions and issue its approval or disapproval within thirty days of receipt. The division shall send a copy of its approval or disapproval to the committee. History: Laws 1999, ch. 5, § 5; 1999, ch. 15, § 5; 2004, ch. 39, § 5. ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective June 19, 2004, in Subsection A, changed "June 1" to "July 15"; in Subsection B, changed "July 1" to "July 15", deleted "that is required to submit a performance-based budget request in the subsequent fiscal year", added "and the committee" after "the division", added "proposed changes to its current program structure", and changed "the approved list" to "its approval or disapproval".
NM Stat § 6-3A-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 3A - Accountability in Government|Section 6-3A-6 - Schedule for submission of performance-based program budget requests.

No later than September 1 of each year, agencies shall submit performance-based program budget requests for the subsequent fiscal year to the division and to the committee. History: Laws 1999, ch. 5, § 6; 1999, ch. 15, § 6; 2004, ch. 39, § 6. ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, deleted the first sentence of Subsection A, deleted obsolete language in Subsection A and deleted Subsection B.
NM Stat § 6-3A-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 3A - Accountability in Government|Section 6-3A-7 - Performance-based program budget requests.

A. The division, in consultation with the committee, shall develop instructions for those agencies required to submit performance-based program budget requests. The instructions shall be sent to the agencies on or before June 15 of each year and shall be in addition to any other forms required by Section 6-3-18 NMSA 1978. The instructions shall require that performance-based program budget requests contain the following:(1) a summary of each approved program, including a justification for the program; (2) for each approved program, an evaluation of the agency's progress in meeting the performance targets. The evaluation shall be developed as prescribed in the budget instructions;(3) for each approved program, the outputs, outcomes, baseline data, performance measures and historic and proposed performance targets;(4) if a performance audit has been conducted on an approved program during either the present or any of the immediately preceding two fiscal years, any responses that the agency may have to the audit and any actions that the agency has taken as a result of the audit; (5) the results of the program inventory pursuant to Section 5 of this 2019 act and a summary of how the agency has prioritized evidence-based, research-based or promising sub-programs within its performance-based program budget request; and(6) any other information that the division believes may be useful to the division or the legislature in developing a budget for the agency.B. On or before September 1 of each year, each agency shall submit a performance-based program budget request to the division and the committee in the form and manner prescribed in the budget instructions. Budget requests submitted pursuant to this section shall be in lieu of those required by Section 6-3-19 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1999, ch. 5, § 7; 1999, ch. 15, § 7; 2004, ch. 39, § 7; 2019, ch. 23, § 3. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, required that performance-based program budget requests contain the results of the program inventory and a summary of how the agency has prioritized evidence-based, research-based, or promising sub-programs within its performance-based program budget request; and added a new Paragraph A(5) and redesignated former Paragraph A(5) as Paragraph A(6).The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, amended Subsection A to change July 1 to June 15 and to change in Paragraph (3) "standards" to "targets" and amended Subsection B to change "required to" to "shall" and to delete "shall submit the request".
NM Stat § 6-3A-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 3A - Accountability in Government|Section 6-3A-8 - Performance-based program budgets.

A. For each agency, the governor's proposed budget submitted pursuant to Section 6-3-21 NMSA 1978 and the committee's budget recommendation pursuant to Section 2-5-4 NMSA 1978 shall contain:(1) a budget recommendation for each approved program;(2) a summary, including the outputs and outcomes, of each approved program;(3) performance measures and performance targets for each approved program;(4) an evaluation of the performance of each approved program;(5) the amount of the budget recommendation that is intended for evidence-based, research-based and promising sub-programs; and(6) any other criteria deemed relevant by the governor or the committee.B. For each agency, the governor's proposed budget submitted pursuant to Section 6-3-21 NMSA 1978 and the committee's budget recommendation pursuant to Section 2-5-4 NMSA 1978 may contain recommendations regarding incentives or disincentives for agency performance and implementation of evidence-based, research-based or promising sub-programs. Incentives or disincentives may apply to all or part of an agency and may apply to any or all of an agency's approved programs.C. Pursuant to Section 6-3-7 NMSA 1978, the division shall prescribe forms and approve operating budgets for agencies funded by performance-based program budgets; however, the division shall not take any action that hinders an agency from operating under a performance-based appropriation or that is otherwise inconsistent with the purposes of the Accountability in Government Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6-3-23 through 6-3-25 NMSA 1978, and absent specific authorization in the general appropriation act or other act of the legislature, no funds may be transferred either into or out of a performance-based program budget.D. Each agency shall develop, in consultation with the division, a plan for monitoring and reviewing the agency's programs to ensure that performance data are maintained and supported by agency records. History: Laws 1999, ch. 5, § 8; 1999, ch. 15, § 8; 2004, ch. 39, § 8; 2019, ch. 23, § 4. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, provided that for each agency, the governor's proposed budget shall identify the amount of funding that is intended for evidence-based, research-based and promising sub-programs; added new Paragraph A(5) and redesignated former Paragraph A(5) as Paragraph A(6); and in Subsection B, after "agency performance", added "and implementation of evidence-based, research-based or promising sub-programs".The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, amended Subsection A to delete "required to submit a performance-based program budget request" and to change in Paragraph (3) "standards" to "targets", amended Subsection B to delete "required to submit a performance-based program budget request" and amended Subsection D to delete before "agency" "No later than July 1 of the year in which a state agency begins operating under a performance-based program budget, the" and to insert in its place "Each".
NM Stat § 6-3A-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 3A - Accountability in Government|Section 6-3A-9 - Quarterly reporting.

A. The division, in consultation with the committee, shall select agencies and specify performance measures for those agencies that shall be reported on a quarterly basis. B. Quarterly reports shall compare actual performance for the report period with targeted performance and shall be filed with the division and committee within thirty days of the end of a reporting period. History: Laws 2004, ch. 39, § 9. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2004, ch. 39 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 19, 2004, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 6-3A-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 3A - Accountability in Government|Section 6-3A-10 - Program inventory.

The division and the committee shall approve a list of programs to inventory on or before June 15 of each year. The division shall send to each agency required to submit a performance-based program budget request a notification identifying the programs that have been selected for the inventory. The notification shall set forth the process for completing and submitting the program inventory and shall direct each agency to: A. identify each sub-program as evidence-based, research-based, promising or lacking evidence of effectiveness; andB. compile an inventory that includes for each sub-program:(1) the goals and objectives of the sub-program;(2) current and historical budget and spending data;(3) the target population to be served;(4) the number of persons served annually;(5) any outcome data that demonstrate efficiency and effectiveness;(6) any data demonstrating that the sub-program has proven cost beneficial in New Mexico or that the sub-program is likely to be cost beneficial in New Mexico; and(7) the results of any evaluations or audits of the sub-program. History: Laws 2019, ch. 23, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 23 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 6-4-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 4 - State Funds and Capital Programs|Section 6-4-1 - Capital programs; preparation; duties.

A. The department of finance and administration and the general services department shall jointly prepare, amend and maintain a four-year program of major state capital improvement projects recommended to be undertaken by the state or to be undertaken with state aid or under state regulation. The program shall classify projects with respect to urgency and need for realization, and it shall recommend a time sequence for construction. The program shall also contain the contract price or estimated cost of each project and it shall indicate probable operating and maintenance costs and probable revenues, if any, as well as existing sources of funds or the need for additional sources of funds for the construction and operation of each project. B. Heads of departments and other agencies of the state shall transmit to the department of finance and administration on July 1 of each year a statement of all capital projects proposed for the ensuing four years for review and recommendation to the governor with respect to inclusion in the capital program of the state. History: 1953 Comp., § 11-1-37, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 282, § 3; 1983, ch. 301, § 10. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For capital program fund, see 15-3B-16 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 6-4-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 4 - State Funds and Capital Programs|Section 6-4-2 - [General fund created.]

There is created a fund to be known as the "general fund" to which the state treasurer shall credit all revenues not otherwise allocated by law. Expenditures from this fund shall be made only in accordance with appropriations authorized by the legislature. History: 1953 Comp., § 11-2-3.1, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 7, § 1. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For the Short-Term Cash Management Act, see Chapter 6, Article 12A NMSA 1978. For distribution of vehicle fees, see 66-6-23 NMSA 1978. Erroneous crediting of federal money to general fund may be corrected. — The crediting of $677.35, which, by virtue of federal law, was really federal and not state money, to the general fund instead of to the vocational rehabilitation account was a clerical error which could be corrected without violation of N.M. Const., art. IV, § 30 or of this section. 1964 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 64-04.
NM Stat § 6-4-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 4 - State Funds and Capital Programs|Section 6-4-2.1 - General fund operating reserve created; authorizing expenditures.

A. There is hereby created within the general fund the "general fund operating reserve". Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, there shall be deposited to the general fund operating reserve cash balances in the fund existing pursuant to Laws 1966, Chapter 66, Section 16; Laws 1968, Chapter 71, Section 13; Laws 1970, Chapter 89, Section 4; Laws 1971, Chapter 327, Section 6; Laws 1972, Chapter 98, Section 6; Laws 1973, Chapter 403, Section 6; Laws 1974 (S.S.), Chapter 3, Section 6; Laws 1975 (S.S.), Chapter 17, Section 6; Laws 1976, Chapter 58, Section 7; Laws 1979, Chapter 404, Section 7; Laws 1981, Chapter 38, Section 7; Laws 1983, Chapter 46, Section 8; Laws 1984 (S.S.), Chapter 7, Section 7; and Laws 1986, Chapter 116, Section 1. B. The general fund operating reserve may be expended only upon specific authorization by the legislature in an amount authorized by the legislature and only in the event general fund revenues and balances, including all other transfers to the general fund authorized by law, are insufficient to meet the level of appropriations authorized. History: 1978 Comp., § 6-4-2.1, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 184, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — All of the session laws referred to in the second sentence in Subsection A are uncodified provisions, relating mainly to fiscal matters. Laws 2007, ch. 100, § 1, effective June 15, 2007, provided for the closure of the department of finance and administration revolving loan fund once all loans outstanding July 30, 2007 have been paid, prohibited loans after June 30, 2007, and reverted the fund balance to the general fund.
NM Stat § 6-4-2.3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 4 - State Funds and Capital Programs|Section 6-4-2.3 - Appropriation contingency fund.

There is created within the general fund the "appropriation contingency fund". A. The appropriation contingency fund may be expended only upon specific authorization by the legislature or as provided in Sections 6-7-1 through 6-7-3 NMSA 1978 in the event there is no surplus of unappropriated money in the general fund and in the amount authorized by the legislature. B. Notwithstanding Section 6-4-4 NMSA 1978, for the seventy-ninth fiscal year, if the revenues of the general fund exceed the total appropriations from the general fund, the excess revenue shall be transferred to the appropriation contingency fund. C. Five million dollars ($5,000,000) is transferred from the operating reserve fund to the public school state-support reserve fund in the eightieth fiscal year. D. If revenues and transfers to the general fund, excluding transfers to the operating reserve, appropriation contingency fund and public school state-support reserve, as of the end of the seventy-ninth fiscal year, are not sufficient to meet appropriations, the governor, with state board of finance approval, may transfer at the end of that year the amount necessary to meet the year's obligations from the unencumbered balance remaining in the general fund operating reserve in a total not to exceed sixty million dollars ($60,000,000). History: Laws 1991, ch. 10, § 7.
NM Stat § 6-4-2.4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 4 - State Funds and Capital Programs|Section 6-4-2.4 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2000, ch. 27, § 7, repealed 6-4-2.4 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1996 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 1, relating to the creation and use of the risk reserve account, effective March 6, 2000. For provisions of former section, see the 1999 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 6-4-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 4 - State Funds and Capital Programs|Section 6-4-3 - State revenue-sharing trust fund created.

A. The "state revenue-sharing trust fund" is created. There shall be deposited in the state revenue-sharing trust fund all money allotted to the state government pursuant to the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 as may be amended from time to time. B. Money deposited in the fund shall be expended only upon appropriation by the legislature and shall be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the secretary of finance and administration. History: 1953 Comp., § 11-3-7, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 296, § 1; 1977, ch. 247, § 122. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 appeared as 31 U.S.C. § 1221 et seq., before being repealed in 1986.
NM Stat § 6-4-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 4 - State Funds and Capital Programs|Section 6-4-4 - Transfers between general fund reserves.

A. For the seventy-seventh and subsequent fiscal years, if the revenues of the general fund exceed the total of appropriations from the general fund, the excess revenue shall be transferred to the general fund operating reserve; provided that if the sum of the excess revenue plus the balance in the general fund operating reserve prior to the transfer is greater than eight percent of the aggregate recurring appropriations from the general fund for the previous fiscal year, then an amount equal to the smaller of either the amount of the excess revenue or the difference between the sum and eight percent of the aggregate recurring appropriations from the general fund for the previous fiscal year shall be transferred to the tax stabilization reserve.B. If the balance in the general fund operating reserve as of the end of a fiscal year is less than one percent of aggregate general fund appropriations for that fiscal year, as determined by the department of finance and administration, then an amount equal to the smaller of either one percent of aggregate general fund appropriations for that fiscal year or the amount necessary to bring the balance of the general fund operating reserve to one percent of aggregate general fund appropriations for that fiscal year shall be transferred from the tax stabilization reserve to the general fund operating reserve.History: 1978 Comp., § 6-4-4, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 347, § 4; 1989, ch. 71, § 1; 2017 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 1; 2020, ch. 34, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2020 amendment, effective May 20, 2020, provided for the transfer of a portion of the balance in the tax stabilization reserve if the balance in the general fund operating reserve is less than one percent of aggregate appropriations; in the section heading, deleted "Reservation of excess" and added "Transfers between", and after "general fund", deleted "revenues" and added "reserves"; added subsection designation "A.", and before each occurrence of "operating reserve", added "general fund"; and added Subsection B.The 2017 (1st S.S.) amendment, effective July 1, 2018, eliminated the transfer of funds to the taxpayers dividend fund; in the catchline, deleted "appropriation to taxpayers dividend fund"; and after "transferred to the tax stabilization reserve", deleted the remainder of the section, which related to certain transfers of excess funds to the taxpayers dividend fund.
NM Stat § 6-4-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 4 - State Funds and Capital Programs|Section 6-4-5 - Repealed.

History: 1978 Comp., § 6-4-5, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 347, § 5; repealed by Laws 2017 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 23. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2017 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 23 repealed 6-4-5 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 347, § 5, relating to taxpayers dividend fund, creation and purpose, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.