BILL REQ. #:  S-0248.1 

Read first time 01/21/11.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to an assessment of the department of transportation's management, accountability, and performance system; and adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 47.04 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Within the amounts provided for the department's program delivery management and support – program H in the 2011-2013 omnibus transportation appropriations act, one million dollars of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation must be held in unallotted status by the office of financial management until the department has completed an agency-wide, independent management, accountability, and performance system assessment in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.
     (2) Beginning in 2012, and at least once every three years thereafter, the department shall apply to the Washington state quality award, or similar organization, for an independent assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system. The assessment must evaluate the effectiveness of all elements of the department's management, accountability, and performance system, including leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, analysis and information, employee performance management, and process improvement. The purpose of the assessment is to recognize best practice and identify improvement opportunities.