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S.B. 324 Outcome-based Investment Grant Pilot Framework

Became lawWritten by Sen. Calvin R. Musselman · carried in the House by Rep. Karen M. Peterson

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee
  3. Senate vote
  4. House committee
  5. House vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill creates a pilot framework in which grant applicants must define outcomes, explain how they will measure them, and describe their evaluation method before funding, with an independent evaluator checking results rather than the grantee self-reporting. The framework applies only to grant programs the Legislature directs into it, and the substitute adds two 4.5 million dollar appropriations, one for up to two school districts modeled on Houston's strategies and one for a higher education upward-mobility grant, that would go through this framework; the Legislative Auditor General would set evaluation standards.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • defines terms
  • establishes a pilot framework for a grant administering agency to award grant funding for projects using measurable outcomes
  • requires the Office of the Legislative Auditor General to establish evaluation standards and requirements
  • requires grant applicants to submit a pre-analysis plan identifying expected outcomes and metrics
  • requires the use of independent evaluators to measure project outcomes
  • authorizes review of evaluation findings by the Office of the Legislative Auditor General
  • requires certain reporting from the administering agency to a relevant appropriations subcommittee
  • includes appropriations for use under the Outcome-based Investment Grant Pilot Framework
  • establishes a sunset date for the pilot framework
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What it costs you

From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.

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