§ 4-12-1-11 — Budget committee; functions; compensation

(a) In addition to cooperating in the
preparation of a recommended budget report and budget bill as herein
provided, the chief functions of the budget committee shall be to serve
as liaison between the legislative and executive, including the
administrative branches of government, and to provide information to
the general assembly with respect to the management of state fiscal
affairs so that it may have a better insight into the budgetary and
appropriation needs of the various state agencies. To perform such
functions the budget committee may:
(1) Select a chairman and such other officers as the members
desire, and hold meetings at stated intervals, and on call of the
chairman.
(2) Make such policies and procedures concerning its
organization and operation as are deemed advisable but IC 4-22-2
shall not apply thereto.
(3) Have access to all files, information gathered and reports of
the budget agency.
(4) Inspect any state agency in order to obtain accurate
information concerning its budgetary needs and fiscal
management, and examine all of its records and books of account.
(5) Subpoena witnesses and records, examine witnesses under
oath, hold hearings, and exercise all the inherent powers of an
interim legislative committee for study of budgetary affairs and
fiscal management.
(6) Attend meetings of appropriate committees of the general
assembly and furnish it with information and advice.
(7) Make such general or special reports to the budget agency and
to the general assembly as are deemed advisable. A report to the
general assembly under this subdivision must be in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6.
(b) The salary per diem of the legislative members of the budget
committee is seventy dollars ($70) per day each for the time necessarily
employed in the performance of their duties, and as provided by law all
necessary traveling and hotel expenses, in addition to their legislative
salary and legislative expense allowance, fixed by law as members of
the general assembly. However, the salary per diem provided in this
section is in lieu of any other per diem allowances available for the
same day to legislative members of the budget committee in their
capacity as members of other legislative committees or commissions.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.11. As amended by Acts 1977,
P.L.28, SEC.11; P.L.28-2004, SEC.35.