2011-13 Performance Progress Reports
Washington State Performance Progress Reports, below, provide information about the performance and accountability of Washington state government.
Is the report required?
Under the state's Budget, Accounting, and Reporting Act, state agencies are required to establish objectives for each major activity that measure whether the agency is achieving or making progress toward the purpose of the activity and statewide result (see RCW 43.88.090, sections (2) to (6))
What is in the report?
The PDF files below contain performance information provided by each participating agency. Performance progress can be viewed by statewide result area or by individual agency. Data is reported in OFM's performance measure tracking system, and can be associated with each agency's budget activities. Reports are run on the fourth day of each month and posted here within a few days.
What's new in 2011-13?
The 2011-13 budget included a number of new agencies, agency mergers and other reforms summarized below:
New Washington State Agencies, 2011:
- Consolidated Technology Services (parts of the former Department of Information Services)
- Enterprise Services, Department of (merging the State Printer, Departments of General Administration and Personnel, and portions of the Department of Information Services and Office of Financial Management)
- Innovate Washington (a merger of the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute (SIRTI) and Washington Technology Center)
Agencies Discontinued or Merged, 2011:
- Growth Management Hearings Office was merged with the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office
- Home Care Quality Authority was discontinued
- Indeterminate Sentence Review Board had its functions moved to the Department of Corrections
- Marine Employees' Commission merged with Public Employment Relations Commission
- Municipal Research Council became part of Department of Community Development
- Sentencing Guidelines Commission had its duties transferred to the Caseload Forecast Council
- State School for the Deaf changed its name to the Center for Childhood Deafness
Program and Activity Transfers, 2011:
- Health care-related Medicaid expenditures were transferred to the Health Care Authority from the Department of Social and Health Services
- Business licensing moved to the Department of Revenue from the Department of Licensing
- The Office of Financial Management (OFM) was reorganized
Questions about performance reports or performance measurement
For further information about the reports, or to share your comments, contact Jeffrey Showman.
All Agencies Performance Reports (return to top of page)
Administrative Hearings, Office of
Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Department of
Asian-Pacific American Affairs Commission
Columbia River Gorge Commission
Community and Technical College System
Community, Trade, and Economic Development, Department of
Consolidated Technology Services
County Road Administration Board
Criminal Justice Training Commission
Eastern Washington State Historical Society
Economic and Revenue Forecast Council
Employment Security Department
Enterprise Services, Dept. of
Financial Institutions, Department of
Financial Management, Office of
Fish and Wildlife, Department of
Forensic Investigations Council
Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
Higher Education Coordinating Board
Indian Affairs, Governor's Office of
Industrial Insurance Appeals, Board of
Innovate Washington
Insurance Commissioner, Office of
Labor and Industries, Department of
Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Plan 2 Retirement Board
Lieutenant Governor, Office of
Minority and Women's Business Enterprises, Office of
Natural Resources, Department of
Pilotage Commissioners, Board of
Pollution Liability Insurance Program
Public Employment Relations Commission
Recreation and Conservation Funding Board
Retirement Systems, Department of
Salaries for Elected Officials, Citizen's Commission on
Secretary of State, Office of the
Services for the Blind, Department of
Social and Health Services, Department of
State Convention and Trade Center
State Parks and Recreation Commission
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Transportation Improvement Board
Utilities and Transportation Commission
Veterans Affairs, Department of
Volunteer Firefighters, Board for
Washington State Arts Commission
Washington State Gambling Commission
Washington State Historical Society
Work Force Training and Education Coordinating Board
Performance Progress by Statewide Result (return to top of the page)
Improve student achievement in elementary, middle, and high school
Improve the value of postsecondary learning
Improve the health of Washington citizens
Improve the security of Washington's vulnerable children and adults
Improve the economic vitality of businesses and individuals
Improve statewide mobility of people, goods, and services
Improve the safety of people and property
Improve the quality of Washington's natural resources
Improve cultural and recreational opportunities throughout the state
Strengthen the ability of state government to achieve results efficiently and effectively
