This brief questionnaire was distributed through the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES) listserv to gather information about legislative program evaluations and audits of state DOTs. Eight states-Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia-responded. Responding organizations are included in Appendix C.
NCSL is working on a research project that looks at how state departments of transportation (DOTs) are reviewed and overseen by state legislatures. Here is a list of our most pressing questions. Thanks for your help.
• Are you required to do periodic evaluations of your state's DOT (i.e., at regular intervals, rather than initiated by specific directive or request)? If so, how do these audits or evaluations differ from other agency audits or evaluations conducted by your office?
• What guidelines, standards or processes do you use in completing audits or evaluations of your state's DOT?
• Have any recent audits or evaluations of your state's DOT garnered media or public attention?
Thank you again for your assistance.
Jaime Rall, NCSL Transportation Program
Jaime.Rall@ncsl.org