By: Truan S.B. No. 1418 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to benchmarks for the state strategic planning process. 1-2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-3 SECTION 1. Chapter 2056, Government Code, is amended by 1-4 adding Section 2056.012 to read as follows: 1-5 Sec. 2056.012. BENCHMARKS. The Governor's Office of Budget 1-6 and Planning and the Legislative Budget Board jointly shall develop 1-7 and recommend to the legislature state-level benchmarks with 1-8 established short-term and long-term performance targets for use: 1-9 (1) in the state strategic planning process under 1-10 Section 2056.009; and 1-11 (2) in analyzing achievement for functional areas of 1-12 state government. 1-13 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-14 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-15 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-16 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-17 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.