June 23, 2026

New Mexico shares lessons learned from building a tax incentive cost-benefit analysis capability largely from scratch, including how it developed institutional support, practical methodologies and integration into ongoing legislative oversight and policymaking.

Alabama will discuss approaches to assessing the cost-effectiveness of fine collection and enforcement programs, including how to measure the impact of improved compliance on revenue outcomes. The session will also examine internal cost-effectiveness considerations, specifically how oversight offices evaluate whether the time and resources required for audits and evaluations are justified by their expected value and impact.

Speakers

• Brendon Grey, economist, New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee
• Drew Weaver, program evaluator, New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee
• Patrick Dean, assistant director, Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services