08 LC 14
9874S
The
House Committee on Rules offers the following substitute to SB 12:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, known as the "Budget Act," so as to provide for the
application of zero-base budgeting to the budget process; to provide for
analysis of departmental and program objectives; to provide for consideration of
alternative funding levels; to provide for departmental priority lists; to
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, known as the "Budget Act," is amended by adding a new Code section to
read as follows:
"45-12-75.1.
(a)
The Governor in preparing his or her budget report under Code Section 45-12-75,
and budget units in preparing their budget estimates under Code Section
45-12-78, shall make use of zero-base budgeting as provided in this Code
section. The requirements of this Code section shall apply with respect to the
budget report presented to the General Assembly in January of 2008 and each year
thereafter.
(b)
It is the intent of this Code section that in any given year the Governor´s
budget report shall include zero-base budgeting for no more than one third nor
less than one quarter of all the programs in the most recently passed General
Appropriations Act. The Office of Planning and Budget shall determine which
programs shall submit zero-base budget recommendations in each year, except that
no program shall use zero-base budgeting more often than once every four
years.
(c)
In the years in which zero-base budgeting applies, each budget unit shall
include in its budget estimate an analysis summarizing past and proposed
spending plans by program and revenue source. Information presented shall
include the following:
(1)
A statement of the budget unit´s departmental and program purposes;
effectiveness, efficiency, and equity measures; and program size
indicators;
(2)
At least three alternative funding levels for each program and revenue source
with effectiveness, efficiency, and equity measures and program size indicators
detailed for each alternative funding level; and
(3)
A priority listing encompassing all alternative funding levels for all
programs.
(d)
In the years in which zero-base budgeting applies, the Governor shall include in
the budget report relevant materials related to each budget unit´s
submission under subsection (c) of this Code section and such other
relevant material as deemed appropriate by the Governor.
(e)
Without in any way limiting the generality of the other provisions of this Code
section, it is specifically provided that the Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia shall be a budget unit subject to this Code section and the
programs of the board of regents shall be periodically subject to zero-base
budgeting as provided for in this Code section."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.