COBI 2014 - Legislative Research and General Counsel

Compendium of Budget Information for the 2014 General Session

Executive Appropriations Committee

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Agency: Legislature

Line Item: Legislative Research and General Counsel

Function

The mission of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel staff is to:

assist the Utah Legislature in the development of sound public policy;
ensure the integrity of the legislative process; and
preserve the legislative branch in its proper constitutional role in state government.

To accomplish this mission, we pledge to provide objective, accurate, concise, and timely information that facilitates informed decision-making and effective policy development by the legislative branch, and to create a dynamic working environment of cooperation, competence, initiative, respect, integrity, and teamwork.

Statutory Authority

The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel is authorized in UCA 36-12-12.

Appropriations to the Legislature, including the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, are nonlapsing via 63J-1-602.1.

Funding Detail

For more detail about a particular source of finance or organizational unit, click a linked entry in the left column of the table(s) below.

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Transfers
Beginning Nonlapsing
Beginning Nonlapsing - LFA
Closing Nonlapsing
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$6,355,000	$6,950,400	$7,209,100	$7,552,400	$7,487,700	$0	$7,487,700	$566,500	$8,054,200
$795,600	$1,000,000	$0	$354,600	$121,600	$155,200	$276,800	$264,600	$541,400
$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	($925,000)	($925,000)	$925,000	$0
$880,100	$1,042,200	$1,291,900	$1,447,200	$1,545,800	($339,800)	$1,206,000	$0	$1,206,000
$0	$150,000	$710,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
($1,042,200)	($1,291,900)	($1,540,900)	($1,206,000)	($1,545,800)	$1,264,800	($281,000)	($925,000)	($1,206,000)
$6,988,500	$7,850,700	$7,670,100	$8,148,200	$7,609,300	$155,200	$7,764,500	$831,100	$8,595,600

Programs: (click linked program name to drill-down)
Administration
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$6,988,500	$7,850,700	$7,670,100	$8,148,200	$7,609,300	$155,200	$7,764,500	$831,100	$8,595,600
$6,988,500	$7,850,700	$7,670,100	$8,148,200	$7,609,300	$155,200	$7,764,500	$831,100	$8,595,600

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
DP Capital Outlay
Capital Outlay
Other Charges/Pass Thru
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$6,435,200	$7,030,800	$7,015,400	$7,090,900	$7,305,200	$58,500	$7,363,700	$388,700	$7,752,400
$3,800	$14,500	$10,500	$3,600	$15,000	($10,000)	$5,000	$0	$5,000
$32,200	$26,200	$48,000	$63,300	$45,000	$11,000	$56,000	$0	$56,000
$380,300	$318,500	$319,600	$507,400	$76,500	$63,500	$140,000	$474,000	$614,000
$111,800	$430,900	$270,800	$190,000	$152,800	$2,200	$155,000	$3,200	$158,200
$0	$29,800	$5,800	$0	$10,000	$30,000	$40,000	($30,000)	$10,000
$25,200	$0	$0	$293,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,800	$0	$4,800	($4,800)	$0
$6,988,500	$7,850,700	$7,670,100	$8,148,200	$7,609,300	$155,200	$7,764,500	$831,100	$8,595,600

Other Indicators
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
55.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	2.0	57.0	(1.0)	56.0
53.0	54.8	57.2	57.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.