Senate Bill 158 Summary

• Establishes the Taxpayer Investment Accountability Board to design and oversee uniform, program-level accountability information systems for state agencies and non-state entities receiving state funds.

• Requires each covered agency and entity to develop and maintain accessible information systems displaying mission statements, logic models, performance measures (outcomes, outputs, efficiency), organization charts, budgets, and employee directories by June 30, 2015.

• Mandates inclusion of a web-based dashboard by July 1, 2015, reporting performance information in graphical format to enable citizens to understand how state money is invested.

• Creates enforcement mechanism allowing taxpayers to sue for specific performance in superior court if an agency fails to comply; shifts burden to defendant to prove compliance and allows courts to award attorney's fees to successful plaintiffs.

• Board composition includes State Controller (Chair), Budget and Management Director, State Auditor, Chief Information Officer, and legislative fiscal/program evaluation directors; requires annual compliance certificates and audits.