Iowa Code Title I. State Sovereignty and Management [Chs. 1-38D] § 8E.208. Metrics and measures

1. Each agency shall identify, collect, and maintain data for metrics and measures critical to monitoring and assessing the performance of the agency's operations.

2. Measurement is essential to monitoring operations and ensuring adequate accountability over public resources.  Each agency shall have adequate control procedures in place, and be able to assess whether those control procedures are operating effectively, to determine that agencies are receiving or providing services of adequate quality, public resources are being used effectively and efficiently, and public resources are being used for appropriate and meaningful activities.