§ 3-115b — Generally accepted accounting principles.

Connecticut § 3-115b

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 3: State Elective Officers
• Ch. 34: Comptroller

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(a) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the Comptroller, in the Comptroller's sole discretion, may initiate a process intended to result in the implementation of the use of generally accepted accounting principles, as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, with respect to the preparation and maintenance of the annual financial statements of the state pursuant to section 3-115. (b) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall initiate a process intended to result in the implementation of generally accepted accounting principles, as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, with respect to the preparation of the biennial budget of the state. (c) The Comptroller shall establish an opening combined balance sheet for each appropriated fund as of July 1, 2013, on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles. The accumulated deficit in the General Fund on June 30, 2013, as determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and identified in the annual comprehensive financial report of the state as the unassigned negative balance of the General Fund on said date, reduced by any funds deposited in the General Fund from other resources for the purpose of reducing the negative unassigned balance of the fund, shall be amortized in each fiscal year of each biennial budget, commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and for the succeeding twelve fiscal years. The Comptroller shall, to the extent necessary to report the fiscal position of the state in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, reconcile the unassigned balance in the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year to the unassigned balance in the General Fund on June 30, 2013, the portion already amortized and any unassigned balance created after June 30, 2013. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall annually publish a recommended amortization schedule to fully reduce such negative unassigned balance by June 30, 2028. (d) The unreserved negative balance in the General Fund reported in the annual comprehensive financial report issued by the Comptroller for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, reduced by (1) the negative unassigned balance in the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and (2) any funds from other resources deposited in the General Fund for the purpose of reducing the negative unassigned balance of the fund shall be amortized in each fiscal year of each biennial budget, commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and for the succeeding ten fiscal years. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall annually publish a recommended amortization schedule to fully reduce such negative unassigned balance by June 30, 2028.

Legislative History

(P.A. 93-402, S. 1–3; P.A. 95-178, S. 1, 2; P.A. 97-305, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1, S. 5, 51; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 58; P.A. 05-251, S. 92; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 95; P.A. 08-111, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 45; P.A. 13-184, S. 92; 13-247, S. 235; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1, S. 10; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 184; P.A. 17-51, S. 6; P.A. 23-197, S. 3.) History: P.A. 95-178 amended Subsec. (a) to postpone use of generally accepted accounting principles with respect to preparation of annual financial statements and budget from fiscal year commencing July 1, 1995, to fiscal year commencing July 1, 1997, and amended Subsec. (c) to postpone establishment of balance sheet on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles from July 1, 1995, to July 1, 1997, and to postpone commencement date for amortization of deferred charges from fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, to fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 97-305 amended Subsec. (a) to postpone use of generally accepted accounting principles with respect to preparation of annual financial statements and budget from fiscal year commencing July 1, 1997, to fiscal year commencing July 1, 1999, and amended Subsec. (c) to postpone establishment of balance sheet on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles from July 1, 1997, to July 1, 1999, and to postpone commencement date for amortization of deferred charges from fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, to fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, effective July 1, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1 amended Subsec. (a) to postpone use of generally accepted accounting principles with respect to preparation of annual financial statements and budget from fiscal year commencing July 1, 1999, to fiscal year commencing July 1, 2003, and amended Subsec. (c) to postpone establishment of balance sheet on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles from July 1, 1999, to July 1, 2003, and to postpone commencement date for amortization of deferred charges from fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, to fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, effective July 1, 1999; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “July 1, 2005” for “July 1, 2003”, amended Subsec. (b) by substituting “February 1, 2005” for “February 1, 1994”, and amended Subsec. (c) by substituting “July 1, 2005” for “July 1, 2003”, “June 30, 2005” for “June 30, 2003”, and “June 30, 2007” for “June 30, 2005”, effective August 16, 2003; P.A. 05-251 postponed date of implementation from July 1, 2005, to July 1, 2007, and adjusted corresponding dates accordingly, effective June 30, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 postponed date of implementation from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2009, and adjusted corresponding dates accordingly, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 08-111 divided existing Subsec. (a) into new Subsecs. (a) and (b), amended new Subsec. (a) to permit Comptroller to initiate process intended to result in implementation of use of generally accepted accounting principles and make incremental changes in preparation of annual state financial statements consistent with such principles, amended new Subsec. (b) to permit Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to initiate process intended to result in implementation of use of generally accepted accounting principles, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as new Subsec. (c) and amended same to permit Comptroller and secretary to prepare annual conversion plans, to be submitted by date prescribed for transmission of budget document, deleted former Subsec. (c) re preparation of combined balance sheet for appropriated funds on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and made technical changes throughout, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) by changing date Comptroller may initiate process from fiscal year commencing July 1, 2008, to fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and by deleting reference to incremental changes consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, amended Subsec. (b) to require Secretary of Office of Policy and Management to initiate process intended to result in implementation of generally accepted accounting principles beginning in fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and by changing “annual” to “biennial” re budget of the state, and amended Subsec. (c) by replacing former provisions re conversion plans with provisions re combined balance sheet, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-184 amended Subsec. (c) to delay beginning date of incremental payments from fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, to fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and change term of payments from 14 years to 12 years, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (c) to make a technical change, to replace provision re adjustments set up as a deferred charge with provision re determination of accumulated deficit in General Fund, to extend commencement date of incremental payments from June 30, 2014, to June 30, 2016, and change term of payments from 14 years to 12 years, and to add provision re Comptroller reconciliation of unassigned balance and report of fiscal position of state, effective June 19, 2013; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1 added Subsec. (d) re unreserved negative balance in General Fund, effective December 29, 2015; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 amended Subsec. (d) by substituting “2018” for “2017” re amortization commencement and “eleven” for “ten” re succeeding fiscal years, effective June 2, 2016; P.A. 17-51 amended Subsecs. (c) and (d) to delete provisions re negative unassigned balance to be amortized in equal increments and to add provisions requiring Secretary of Office of Policy and Management to publish recommended amortization schedule re negative unassigned balance, effective June 13, 2017; P.A. 23-197 amended Subsecs. (c) and (d) to change references from “comprehensive annual financial report” to “annual comprehensive financial report”.