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- Print number 5741a
- Amend and recommit to finance
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- Referred to finance
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Requires the governor to submit to the legislature and make available to the public evaluations of proposed and enacted state expenditure decreases
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing a procedure for the informed evaluation of proposed and enacted state expenditure decreases
Purpose
The purpose of the bill is to require that the Governor submit to the legislature and make available to the public evaluations of proposed and enacted state expenditure decreases.
Summary of provisions
The bill amends the state finance law by adding a new section 21-a that directs the Governor to submit to the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee for use of such committees, and provide the Legislature and public the following information: (a) at or prior to the time the budget is submitted, an evaluation of direct and indirect economic, social and environmental impacts of any decrease in the level of appropriation from the previous year for any state program, activity or assistance, for local government assistance or for a public purpose by a nonprofit organization supported, in whole or in part, by state funds, and (b) not less than 45 days before the implementation of the impoundment of appropriated funds and/or lay off of state employees affecting directly or indirectly any state program, activity or assistance, for local government assistance or for a public purpose by a nonprofit organization supported, in whole or in part, by state funds of this section of direct and indirect economic, social and environmental impacts thereof. Evaluation of decreases or elimination of state expenditures shall include but not be limited to:
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a. Identification of whether such state expenditure would have been used for a statutory mandated purpose, description of such purpose and estimate of financial return from such funding:
b. Identification of whether such state expenditure would have been used for un-mandated service;
c. Identification of whether there has been or would be a revenue generator multiplier greater than the amount of the state expenditure;
d. Identification of the cost to the state, municipalities and/or private sources, if any, that may result from the decrease in state funding or employees including the loss of matching funds from sources outside state government. In estimating such cost, consideration shall be taken of the ability of the affected state units and their ability to sustain the cuts and loss, if any, of revenue to the state or municipalities or from the multiplier effect on the private sector;
e. Identification of estimated net benefit to the state treasury of decreases or elimination of state expenditures and/or lay off of state employees.
Not less than 20 days before such evaluation is submitted to the legislature, the governor shall cause to be held a public hearing available by webcast on the proposed decrease in state expenditure and/or lay off with the opportunity provided to the public for comment by e-mail. The record and a response to such hearing shall be included with. The submittal to the evaluation to the legislature and shall be available to the public.
Justification
Currently, the state budget is done in such a way as that during a volatile economic time decisions are made to cut or impound expenditures, eliminate or downsize programs and/or lay-off state employees without the Legislature being presented an adequate evaluation of the consequences of such actions. In order to allow the Legislature to make the most informed decision possible regarding budget cuts, this bill would create an analytical process to be made available to the public when a decrease in state expenditure from funds appropriated in the immediate previous state budget is proposed in a state budget bill, or before a reduction in expenditure or lay-off of state employees is imposed during the implementation of an enacted state budget.
Legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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