§ 4-12-1-8 — Estimates for budget report; investigation and examination of state agencies; hearings by budget committee

(a) In preparing the various estimates for the
budget report, the budget agency may require any state agency to
prepare and file with it additional or more detailed information and the
director, or any duly authorized employee of the budget agency, may
enter and investigate the operation of any state agency, and may
examine its records as authorized by the director. A written report of
the investigation and examination shall be prepared and filed in the
budget agency. The foregoing report shall be made available to the
budget committee for review and to aid in its determination of the
several amounts or estimates for appropriations the budget committee
may recommend for inclusion in the budget report and in the budget
bills prepared pursuant to the authority of this chapter.
(b) Upon its own initiative or at the request of any state agency, the
budget committee may arrange a hearing or hearings devoted to any
matter pertinent to the preparation of a budget report and budget bill at
which representatives of the interested state agency, or any citizen, may
appear and be heard. As allowed by the committee's policies and
procedures, general information and relevant and material evidence,
and explanation and argument may then be presented to the budget
committee members that will assist them in the performance of their
respective duties under this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.8. As amended by Acts 1977,
P.L.28, SEC.8.