{"data":{"id":"us-nm/6-3a-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"6-3A-8","heading":"Performance-based program budgets.","body":"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:\n(1) a budget recommendation for each approved program;\n(2) a summary, including the outputs and outcomes, of each approved program;\n(3) performance measures and performance targets for each approved program;\n(4) an evaluation of the performance of each approved program;\n(5) the amount of the budget recommendation that is intended for evidence-based, research-based and promising sub-programs; and\n(6) any other criteria deemed relevant by the governor or the committee.\nB. 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.\nC. 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.\nD. 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.","path":["Chapter 6 - Public Finances","ARTICLE 3A Accountability in Government"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18506/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"8b0a84a8b4a27501fd6b43e012c01a81d0308124db4f8efaedc52fe355469ce3","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/6-3a-7","next":"us-nm/6-3a-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}