(1) Beginning with the 1995 fiscal year, the Legislature shall make available funds for the employment of such persons as may be required to conduct an evaluation of the actual performance accomplishments of each agency and its programs in comparison to the targeted performance levels established within the appropriation bill for each agency and its programs. The results of such evaluations shall be prepared in such form and in such detail as may be required by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. Beginning with the 1996 fiscal year, the Legislative Budget Office and the Department of Finance and Administration shall review the five-year strategic plans submitted by each agency as an addendum to its budget request and shall make copies of said plans available to the Legislature for review and consideration.
(2) As provided in Section 27-103-159, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and the Department of Transportation may be exempted from the requirements of this section, except for those requiring the production of agency strategic plans.