§ 4-12-1-7 — Statements of state agencies; filing; examination; recommendations for budget report

(a) On or before the first day of September, in
any year that the budget director makes a request under this chapter,
each and every state agency shall prepare and file with the budget
agency on forms designated by it a written statement, showing in detail
the following:
(1) The several amounts actually expended for the administration,
operation, maintenance and support of such state agency for at
least the two (2) fiscal years which ended immediately preceding
such first day of September, and the several amounts estimated by
such state agency to be actually expended for the fiscal year to
end on June 30 following the next regular session of the general
assembly; and the actual and estimated income of such state
agency for like periods.
(2) An estimate of the necessary expenditures of such state
agency for the proposed budget period as specified in the budget
director's request beginning on the first day of July of the calendar
year next succeeding the filing of such statement; such estimates
or requests for appropriations to defray the estimated expenditures
of such department shall be set forth separately for each fiscal
year; and the estimated income of such state agency for like
period.
(3) A written statement showing concisely the reasons for all
estimated expenditures and requests for appropriations
contemplated in the preceding subdivision (2), showing
particularly the reason for any requested increase or decrease over
former appropriations.
(4) Proposals for expenditures for new projects, special purposes
or objects, construction, additions, building, improvements,
undertakings or expansion of the work of any state agency
requiring additional expenditures and capital outlays.
(5) Any other information related to the subject matter of the
preceding subdivisions of this subsection (a), or otherwise
required to effect the purposes of this chapter, to the extent the
budget agency or budget committee deems such information
necessary or required, including when requested, citations to any
statutes regulating, governing or providing for continuing annual
appropriations, fees or other sources of income.
(b) The budget agency shall examine such written statements and
review and analyze all of the information, data, estimates, requests for
appropriations and for other authorizations to spend state funds as the
several state agencies have prepared and filed them. As promptly as
possible the budget agency shall complete its examination, review and
analysis and shall prepare recommendations for a budget report, and
from time to time shall submit these to the budget committee for its
consideration at one of its meetings.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.7. As amended by Acts 1977,
P.L.28, SEC.7.