Mo. Rev. Stat. § 33.210: Budget director to assist governor in preparation of budget — performance-based budgeting system to be developed.

1. The director of the budget shall assist the governor in the preparation of the budget and in his other duties in relation thereto.

2. The budget director shall develop and implement a performance-based budgeting system that establishes goals and objectives, provides detailed measures of program and fund performance against attainment of planned outcomes, and provides for program evaluations. The governor may consider all outcome measures used for each program and fund as compared with the attainment of the established goals and objectives of each program or fund for the past three fiscal years in preparing budget recommendations pursuant to section 33.270. Such outcome measures and attainment of established goals and objectives for each program and fund shall be considered by the general assembly in approving appropriation levels for each program and fund.