§ 54-35-14 — Powers and duties of legislative budget analyst and auditor

The legislative budget analyst and auditor shall attend all budget hearings carried on by the
executive budget officer and shall have access to all budget material submitted to, and all
studies carried on by, the executive budget officer. The legislative budget analyst and auditor
shall analyze the executive budget when prepared, with special reference to sources of
revenue, trends in governmental spending and finance, policies followed and inconsistencies in
such policies, and proposed new or substantially expanded or reduced areas of spending and
prepare a report of that analysis for the legislative assembly. The legislative budget analyst and
auditor shall report thereon to the appropriations committees of the senate and house of
representatives in joint meeting and shall perform such services for such committees during the
legislative session as they shall reasonably request. The legislative audit and fiscal review
committee may call upon the legislative budget analyst and auditor for such assistance as it
may deem necessary in the analysis of any audit submitted to such committee. Each
department, institution, and agency shall furnish such records and information to the legislative
budget analyst and auditor as requested by the legislative budget analyst and auditor in the
performance of official duties.