Zero based budget process.

WORKING DRAFT
2010
STATE OF
WYOMING
10LSO-0334

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0126

Zero based
budget
process.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Quarberg

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
the state budget process; authorizing the joint appropriations
interim
committee to require state agencies to provide zero-based budget requests on a rotating basis as specified; providing a definition; conforming provisions;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 9
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2
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1002(a) by cr
eating a new paragraph (xiii),
9
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2
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1011(a
)
and by creating a new subsection (d)
, 9
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2
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1012(a) and 28
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1
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115(a) by creating a new paragraph (iii) are amended to read:

9
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2
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1002.

Definitions; powers generally; duties of governor; provisions construed; cooperation with legislature and judiciary; divisions enumerated.

(a)

As used in this act:

(xiii)

"Zero-based budget" means a budget that is
prepared
without regard to any previous level of services
or personnel
during any preceding bienni
um
and shall
include the information required
under W.S. 28
‑
1
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115(a)(ii).

9
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2
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1011.

Duties of budget division; preparation of standard budget estimates; entities to prepare expanded and exception budgets; form; required information; base budgets.

(a)

Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the department through the budget division shall prepare standard budget estimates

and assist agencies that are directed by the joint appropriations interim committee
to prepare zero-based budget estimates
. Entities shall prepare

zero-based,
expanded and exception budgets in a form consistent with the standard budgets as directed by the department.

(d)

The budget division shall for purposes of preparing the zero-based budget for an agency include the information
required

u
n
der
W.S.
28-1-115
(a)(ii).

9
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2
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1012.

Duties of budget division; transmittal of standard budget and manual; return of completed exception and expanded budgets; submission to governor; disposition of excess general fund appropriations; submission of selected budget information to joint appropriations interim committee.

(a)

The department through the budget division shall transmit a standard budget and a manual of instruction for the preparation of exception
,

and
expanded

and zero-
based

budgets
, as necessary,
to entities on or before August 15 of odd numbered years. On or before September 15 of odd numbered years entities shall return the completed exception
,

and

expanded

and zero-based
budgets.

28
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1
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115.

Submission of state agency plans to legislature; contents; purposes.

(a)

To assist the legislature in its deliberations, every state agency shall:

(iii)

On or before
December
1
of each odd numbered year, a state agency selected by the joint appropriations
interim
committee shall
with the assistance of the
budget division of the department of administration and information prepare
and
submit a zero-based budget
to the joint appropriations
interim
committee
for consideration
along with the standard budget that is submitted by the governor to the joint appropriations
interim
committee. On or before January 1 of each odd numbered year, the joint appropriations committee shall select state agenc
ies

that shall
submit zero-based budget request
s
for consideration
by the committee
in that year, provided that all state agencies shall submit zero-based budgets at least once
within a
ten
(
10
) year period
.
For purposes of this subsection,
"zero-based budget" means
a budget that is presented without regard to any previous level of services or personnel during any preceding biennium and shall include the information required under paragraph

(ii) of this subsection
.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 20
10
.

(END)

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