Montana § 5-12-302 Fiscal Analyst's Duties

Montana Statutes

§ 5-12-302 — Fiscal Analyst's Duties

Montana·Title 5 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH·Ch. 12 LEGISLATIVE FINANCE AND DATA ANALYTICS ACT·Part 3 Legislative Fiscal Analyst

5-12-302 . Fiscal analyst's duties. The legislative fiscal analyst shall:

(1)provide for fiscal analysis of state government and accumulate, compile, analyze, and furnish information bearing upon the financial matters of the state that is relevant to issues of policy and questions of statewide importance, including but not limited to investigation and study of the possibilities of effecting economy and efficiency in state government;

(2)estimate revenue from existing and proposed taxes;

(3)analyze the executive budget and budget requests of selected state agencies and institutions, including proposals for the construction of capital improvements;

(4)make the reports, data tools, and recommendations that the legislative fiscal analyst considers desirable to the legislature in accordance

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5-12-302 . Fiscal analyst's duties. The legislative fiscal analyst shall:
(1) provide for fiscal analysis of state government and accumulate, compile, analyze, and furnish information bearing upon the financial matters of the state that is relevant to issues of policy and questions of statewide importance, including but not limited to investigation and study of the possibilities of effecting economy and efficiency in state government;
(2) estimate revenue from existing and proposed taxes;
(3) analyze the executive budget and budget requests of selected state agencies and institutions, including proposals for the construction of capital improvements;
(4) make the reports, data tools, and recommendations that the legislative fiscal analyst considers desirable to the legislature in accordance with 5-11-210 and make reports, data tools, and recommendations as requested by the legislative finance committee and the legislature;
(5) assist committees of the legislature and individual legislators in compiling and analyzing financial data tools;
(6) assist the revenue interim committee in performing its revenue estimating duties;
(7) assist and provide staff for the interim budget committees established in 5-12-501 ;
(8) assist and provide staff for the modernization and risk analysis committee; and
(9) review all reports submitted to the legislative fiscal analyst and notify the legislative finance committee or the appropriate interim budget committee, or both, of any concerns the fiscal analyst identifies in a report.

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Legislative History

En. 43-1114 by Sec. 6, Ch. 448, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 43-1114; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 608, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 545, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 120, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 163, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 261, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 525, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 587, L. 2023.