HB0037 - State budgeting process.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0190

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0037

 

 

State budgeting process.

 

Sponsored by:  Joint Appropriations Interim Committee

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to the state budget process; establishing a
 2  base budget comparison and reporting process for state
 3  agencies; defining terms; modifying the standard budget
 4  process accordingly; imposing reporting requirements and
 5  other duties upon the state budget division; and providing
 6  for an effective date.

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 8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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10         Section 1.  W.S. 9-2-1002(a)(ix) and by creating a new
11  paragraph (xii), 9-2-1011(a) and by creating a new
12  subsection (c) and 9-2-1012 by creating a new subsection
13  (f) are amended to read:

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15         9-2-1002.  Definitions; powers generally; duties of
16  governor; provisions construed; cooperation with
17  legislature and judiciary; divisions enumerated.

 

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 2         (a)  As used in this act:

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 4              (ix)  "Standard budget" means a budget enabling
 5  an entity to continue to furnish the same level of services
 6  during the ensuing biennium and shall reflect the revenue
 7  or appropriation necessary to provide the services. The
 8  budget shall include all personnel approved in the
 9  preceding biennial budget, a supportive service category
10  and the amount of revenue generated by the entity during
11  the preceding biennium and estimated revenue for the
12  ensuing biennium regardless of the fund to which the monies
13  were deposited. For state agencies and the University of
14  Wyoming, the standard budget shall also include the
15  replacement of equipment. The standard budget shall not
16  include any personnel other than those specifically
17  authorized in the preceding biennial budget. The standard
18  budget shall not include requests for any equipment, any
19  special projects and services nor any requests for special
20  or nonrecurring funding;

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22              (xii)  "Base budget" means a budget containing
23  all legislative appropriations as defined by W.S.
24  9-2-1013(d)(iv), which shall be prepared by the division

 

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 1  for each entity containing all programs for the biennium
 2  preceding the biennium for which a standard budget is being
 3  prepared pursuant to this act.  The base budget and all
 4  information accompanying the base budget as required by
 5  this act shall be of sufficient detail to parallel
 6  components of the standard budget prepared for each entity
 7  under this act.

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 9         9-2-1011.  Duties of budget division; preparation of
10  standard budget estimates; entities to prepare expanded and
11  exception budgets; form; required information; base
12  budgets.

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14         (a)  Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the
15  department through the budget division shall prepare
16  standard budget estimates. Entities shall prepare expanded
17  and exception budgets in a form consistent with the
18  standard budgets as directed by the department.

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20         (c)  The budget division shall for purposes of
21  preparing the standard budget for entities under this
22  section, include the base budget and the specific amount
23  the base budget differs from the standard budget estimate. 
24  The differences shall be itemized and explained in writing

 

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 1  on a standardized form prescribed by rule and regulation of
 2  the division.  The base budget and accompanying forms shall
 3  be included within the budget estimates and related
 4  information for each entity as compiled under W.S.
 5  9-2-1012(b).

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 7         9-2-1012.  Duties of budget division; transmittal of
 8  standard budget and manual; return of completed exception
 9  and expanded budgets; submission to governor; disposition
10  of excess general fund appropriations; submission of
11  selected budget information to joint appropriations interim
12  committee.

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14         (f)  In addition to subsection (b) of this section and
15  not later than October 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
16  administrator of the budget division shall file with the
17  legislative service office a copy of the base budget,
18  standard budget estimate and accompanying base budget forms
19  required under W.S. 9-2-1011(c) for each entity.  The
20  legislative service office shall provide copies of the
21  information filed under this subsection to the joint
22  appropriations interim committee.

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 1         Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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 3                         (END)

 

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