| Sec. 10. Report on merger goals and achievement of benchmarks. The |
Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall report according |
to the schedule established in this section to the joint standing |
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and |
human services matters on progress towards goals and benchmarks |
adopted by the committee for the merger of the former Department |
of Human Services and the former Department of Behavioral and |
Developmental Services. In January 2006, the commissioner shall |
present proposed outcomes and specific benchmarks to be used to |
evaluate the success of the merger in achieving those goals for |
review by the committee. The commissioner shall provide |
subsequent regular updated reports to the committee at least once |
every 6 months in 2006 and 2007 on the progress of the department |
in achieving the identified goals, outcomes and benchmarks. Each |
report must also include a review of the pay range reallocations |
undertaken to achieve pay equity, progress in achieving the |
colocation goals of the department and the number of vacant |
positions and acting or temporary appointments within the |
department. |