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    Strive Toward Excellence in Performance (STEP)

    Also known as:
    Strive Toward Excellence in Performance
    Active dates:1984-1997
    Authority:
    1987 Minn. Laws Chap. 403 Art. 3 Sec. 24
    Minn. Stat. 256.745
    Function:

    Public-private effort to test strategies to improve government efficiency.

    History:

    STEP was launched in the winter of 1984 with the creation of a steering committee with representation from state government, labor and private industry. The steering committee shaped STEP policy and advised the Commissioner of Administration, Sandra J. Hale, on the implementation of the program. 

    Beginning in February 1985, explanations of the program were presented to state executives, managers, and employees.

    The STEP program yielded some 40 pilot projects, initiated in 22 state agencies to improve productivity, service, and cost effectiveness under the program.

    The Library has additional information about the STEP program in the Governor's Reorganization Efforts notebooks.
    Advisory to:
    Administration Department
    Membership:

    Co-chairs of the steering committee are Governor Rudy Perpich and William Andres, chairman of the executive committee of the Dayton Hudson Corporation.

    The steering committee is made up of executives from business, labor, not-for-profit, and state government sectors.
    Agency heads:

    Sandra J. Hale, Department of Administration
    Reports:
    STEP Planning Session: Briefing Materials (1986)
    STEP Planning Session: Accompanying Materials (1986)
    Recommended Strategic Plan, 1987-1988 (1986)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Documents/Articles:
    Ten agencies win grants for innovative projects. New York Times, 9/26/1986.
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1985-1988.
    Record last updated: 11/25/2024
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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