HB0037 - State budgeting process.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0190.E1 ENGROSSED |
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
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base budget comparison and reporting process for state
3
agencies; defining terms; modifying the standard budget
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process accordingly; imposing reporting requirements and
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other duties upon the state budget division; and providing
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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
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an entity to continue to furnish the same level of services
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during the ensuing biennium and shall reflect the revenue
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or appropriation necessary to provide the services. The
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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. The limitations
regarding
21 authorized
personnel and equipment requests in this
22 paragraph shall not apply to the University of Wyoming;
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1 (xii) "Base
budget" means a budget containing
2 all legislative appropriations as
defined by W.S.
3 9-2-1013(d)(iv), which shall be
prepared by the division
4 for each entity containing all
programs for the biennium
5 preceding the biennium for which a
standard budget is being
6 prepared pursuant to this act. The
base budget and all
7 information accompanying the base
budget as required by
8 this act shall be of sufficient detail
to parallel
9 components of the standard budget
prepared for each entity
10 under this act.
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12 9-2-1011. Duties of budget division;
preparation of
13 standard budget estimates; entities to
prepare expanded and
14 exception budgets; form; required information; base
15 budgets.
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17 (a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the
18 department through the budget division
shall prepare
19 standard budget estimates. Entities
shall prepare expanded
20 and exception budgets in a form
consistent with the
21 standard budgets as directed by the
department.
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23 (c) The budget division shall for purposes of
24 preparing
the standard budget for entities under this
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1 section, include the base budget and the specific amount
2 the base budget differs from the
standard budget estimate.
3 The differences shall be itemized and
explained in writing
4 on a standardized form prescribed by
rule and regulation of
5 the division. The base budget and
accompanying forms shall
6 be included within the budget
estimates and related
7 information for each entity as
compiled under W.S.
8 9-2-1012(b).
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10 9-2-1012. Duties of budget division;
transmittal of
11 standard budget and manual; return of
completed exception
12 and expanded budgets; submission to governor; disposition
13 of excess general fund appropriations; submission of
14 selected budget information to joint appropriations interim
15 committee.
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17 (f) In addition to subsection (b) of this section and
18 not
later than October 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
19 administrator of the budget division shall file with the
20 legislative service office a copy of the base budget,
21 standard budget estimate and accompanying base budget forms
22 required under W.S. 9-2-1011(c) for each entity. The
23 legislative service office shall provide copies of the
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1 information filed under this subsection to the joint
2 appropriations interim committee.
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4 Section 2. This
act is effective July 1, 2001.
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6 (END)
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