Senate Bill 463 Summary

• Establishes the Taxpayer Investment Accountability Board to design a framework requiring state agencies and non-state entities receiving state funds to develop uniform, program-level accountability information systems accessible through the state government website.

• Requires agencies and non-state entities to publish program mission statements, logic models, performance measures (outcomes, outputs, efficiency, benchmarks), organization charts, budget information by program, web-based dashboards, and comprehensive employee directories with searchable fields.

• Mandates principal executive officers file compliance certificates by June 30, 2013, and annually thereafter, with internal auditors conducting annual compliance audits and the State Auditor verifying compliance statewide.

• Allows any taxpayer to sue in superior court for specific performance to compel compliance, with successful plaintiffs recovering reasonable attorneys' fees; agencies making good faith compliance efforts are exempt from noncompliance findings.

• Becomes effective July 1, 2011 for Board establishment and July 1, 2012 for all other provisions, with initial compliance certificates due by June 30, 2013.