Agency: Legislature

Line Item: Legislative Fiscal Analyst

Function

The mission of the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst is to "affect good government through objective, accurate, relevant budget advice and documentation." LFA helps legislators balance the budget by projecting revenue, staffing appropriations committees, recommending budgets, and drafting appropriations bills. The office also estimates costs and savings for each piece of legislation via fiscal notes. Finally, it performs studies aimed at improving government efficiency and management.

Statutory Authority

LFA is created and authorized in Utah Code Annotated 36-12-13. It's functions are further defined in Legislaive Rule.

• Joint Rule 3-2-401 outlines LFA's responsibilities as they relate to budgeting.
• Joint Rule 4-2-403 delineates LFA's responsibilities as they relate to fiscal notes.
• Joint Rule 4-2-404 covers performance notes.

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

Performance

The Legislative Fiscal Analyst measures and reports to the Subcommittee on Oversight factors that directly relate to its stated mission of objectivity, accuracy, and relevance as determined by timeliness. These measures include:

• distribution of feedback among chambers and parties;
• accuracy of initial and final revenue estimates;
• accuracy of initial fiscal notes;
• accuracy of introduced appropriations bills; and
• on-time delivery of fiscal notes.

Measure 1: Distribution of Feedback from Legislators

Measure 2: Unrevised Fiscal Notes

Measure 3: On-target Initial Revenue Estimates

Measure 4: On-target Final Revenue Estimates

Measure 5: Correctness of Appropriations Bills

Measure 6: On-time Delivery of Fiscal Notes

Funding Detail

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