§ 22-6-11. Duties of fiscal assistant.
It shall be the duty of the fiscal assistant of the committee on finance of the house
of representatives, with the approval of the chairperson of the committee, to:
(1) Review all revenues received by the state in the last complete fiscal year, together
with the estimates made for that year as contained in the governor's budget, and report,
insofar as practical, on all deviations between the estimated revenues and the actual
collections;
(2) Review all expenditures, together with the regular and supplementary appropriations
made for that year, and report on all deviations between the appropriations and the
actual expenditures. The report shall also provide information on the quantity and
quality of the services rendered for the amounts expended, and this information shall
be reduced insofar as practical to an evaluation of performance based on appropriate
standards and objectives;
(3) Review the state's indebtedness and capital improvement program;
(4) Make recommendations for revising or amending previously enacted public and general
laws involving the expenditure of public funds;
(5) Advise the finance committee of the house of representatives on matters pertaining
to the state's finances and make recommendations for improving the operating efficiency
and economy of the various departments and agencies of the state government;
(6) Prepare and submit to the finance committee of the house of representatives and to
its members following the submission of the annual budget by the governor, but prior
to its enactment, an analysis of all proposed revenues and expenditures with recommendations
for revisions;
(7) Prepare and submit to the finance committee of the house of representatives an analytical
report on any legislation proposing new or expanded services by the state with estimates
of any costs which may be involved;
(8) Prepare and submit to the finance committee of the house of representatives analytical
reports on all proposed state bond issues with estimates of debt service and operating
costs involved;
(9) Prepare and submit reports on any aspect of the state government or its finances which
the finance committee of the house of representatives may require;
(10) Notify the finance committee of the house of representatives and the speaker of the
house of representatives whenever the fiscal assistant shall determine by his or her
review of the state's revenue and expenditures that actual revenue upon which appropriations
were based or that expenditures are exceeding the budget officer's quarterly or monthly
allotments.