{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-204.56a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-204.56a","heading":"Performance and accountability plan.","body":"(a)\nConcurrent with the submission of the District of Columbia budget to Congress each year (beginning with 2001), the Mayor shall develop and submit to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Comptroller General a performance accountability plan for all departments, agencies, and programs of the government of the District of Columbia for the subsequent fiscal year.\n\n(b)\nThe performance accountability plan for a fiscal year shall contain the following:\n(1)\nA statement of measurable, objective performance goals established for all significant activities of the government of the District of Columbia during the fiscal year (including activities funded in whole or in part by the District but performed in whole or in part by some other public or private entity);\n(2)\nA description of the measures of performance to be used in determining whether the government has met the goals established under paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect to an activity for a fiscal year. Such measures shall analyze the quantity and quality of the activities involved, and shall include measures of program outcomes and results; and\n(3)\nThe title of the District of Columbia management employee most directly responsible for the achievement of each goal and the title of such employee’s immediate supervisor or superior.\n\n(c)\nIn addition to the material included in the performance accountability plan for a fiscal year under subsection (b) of this section, the plan shall include a description of the activities of the government of the District of Columbia that are subject to a court order during the fiscal year and the requirements placed on such activities by the court order.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 2. District of Columbia Home Rule.","Subchapter IV. The District Charter.","Part D. District Budget and Financial Management.","Subpart 2. Audits and Accountability Requirements."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-204.56a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ce9250f42e53f6f109230a097d779990132f0fbdd60883abcecee16427a53e34","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-204.55","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-204.56b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}