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General Assembly File No. 362
February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No. 425
Senate, April 2, 2026
The Committee on Government Oversight reported through
SEN. GADKAR-WILCOX of the 22nd Dist., Chairperson of the
Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill
ought to pass.
AN ACT REQUIRING ANNUAL STATE AGENCY PERFORMANCE
PLANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section, 1
"state agency" means any department, board, council, commission, 2
institution or other agency in the executive branch of state government, 3
including, but not limited to, each constituent unit. 4
(b) Not later than July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, each state 5
agency shall develop and implement an annual performance plan that 6
outlines the state agency's strategic and operational goals. The Office of 7
Policy and Management shall establish guidelines for the performance 8
plans and shall provide training and technical assistance in performance 9
plan development and implementation to state agencies upon request. 10
(c) Not later than January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, each state 11
agency shall report on the state agency's performance plan and its 12
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progress in attaining the strategic and operational goals outlined in the 13
state agency's performance plan from the prior year to the Office of 14
Policy and Management, and shall concomitantly submit a copy of such 15
report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 16
cognizance of such agency, in accordance with the provisions of section 17
11-4a of the general statutes, except in the case of the Office of State 18
Ethics, Freedom of Information Commission, State Elections 19
Enforcement Commission, State Contracting Standards Board, Office of 20
Governmental Accountability and Public Utilities Regulatory 21
Authority, such report shall only be submitted to such committee and 22
not to said office . The Office of Policy and Management shall institute 23
regular performance evaluations of state agencies other than the Office 24
of State Ethics, Freedom of Information Commission, State Elections 25
Enforcement Commission, State Contracting Standards Board, Office of 26
Governmental Accountability and Public Utilities Regulatory 27
Authority, concerning their progress toward attaining the goals 28
outlined in their performance plans and such evaluations shall occur not 29
less than every two years. 30
(d) After receipt of a report submitted under subsection (c) of this 31
section, each joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 32
cognizance of any state agency that issued a report under subsection (c) 33
of this section shall hold a hearing wh ere the executive authority, as 34
defined in section 4-37e of the general statutes, of the state agency shall 35
present the state agency's performance plan. 36
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Subsec. (b), references to "plan" were changed to "performance plan"
for consistency, and Subsec. (c) was reworded for clarity.
GOS Joint Favorable Subst.
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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $
Various State Agencies GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Policy & Mgmt., Off. GF - Cost Up to 3.16
million
157,500
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits1
GF - Cost 65,650 65,650
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires (1) all state agencies to develop and implement
annual performance plans by July 1, 2027, and submit a report by
January 1, 2028, and (2) the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to
establish strategic plan guidelines and assist in plan development upon
request. This results in a potential cost to state agencies associated with
developing this plan and submitting a report and a one -time cost of up
to $3 million to OPM in FY 27 that is dependent on costs associated with
developing the guidelines and which s tate agencies request assistance
with plan development.2 Any potential costs to state agencies may shift
to OPM to the extent assistance is requested.
This bill also requires OPM to institute regular performance
1The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 41.82% of payroll in FY 27.
2 This analysis assumes an average cost of approximately $100,000 per state agency.
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evaluations at least every two years for certain state agencies beginning
January 1, 2028. This results in a cost of $159,600 in FY 27 and an annual
cost of $157,500 beginning in FY 28 to OPM for a Division Director
position and corresponding fringe benefit costs to the Office of the State
Comptroller.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.
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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 425
AN ACT REQUIRING ANNUAL STATE AGENCY PERFORMANCE
PLANS.
SUMMARY
This bill requires (1) state agencies (any executive branch agency or
entity, including public higher education institutions ) to develop and
implement annual performance plans and submit a related report, with
exceptions, and (2) the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to
institute regular performance plan evaluations, with exceptions.
Under the bill, beginning by July 1, 2027, each state agency must
annually develop and implement a performance plan outlining its
strategic and operational goals. The bill requires OPM to establish
strategic plan guidelines and assist in plan development and
implementation, upon request.
The bill also requires each state agency, beginning by January 1, 2028,
to annually give OPM and the legislative committee of cognizance a
report on the agency’s performance plan and progress towards its
strategic and operational goals during the prior year. However, the bill
requires the Office of State Ethics, Freedom of Information Commission,
State Elections Enforcement Commission, State Contracting Standards
Board, Office of Governmental Accountabilit y, and Public Utilities
Regulatory Authority to subm it the report only to the committee of
cognizance. Upon recei ving the report, the committee of cognizance
must hold a hearing for the state agency’s executive authority to present
the agency’s performance plan.
For agencies required to report to OPM, the bill requires OPM to
institute regular performance evaluations of their progress at least every
two years.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Government Oversight Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 12 Nay 0 (03/17/2026)