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This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 2:36 PM by kholt. -->              1     

JOINT RULES RESOLUTION -

             2     
APPROPRIATION PROCESS REVISIONS

             3     
2004 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This resolution modifies the Legislature's appropriation process.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This resolution:
             12          .    establishes more detailed procedures for the appropriations process;
             13          .    establishes a Joint Budget Interim Committee and defines its membership, powers,
             14      and duties; and
             15          .    makes technical and conforming corrections.
             16      Special Clauses:
             17          This resolution takes effect immediately.
             18      Legislative Rules Affected:
             19      AMENDS:
             20          JR-3.02
             21          JR-4.22.1
             22      ENACTS:
             23          JR-3.07
             24     
             25      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. JR-3.02 is amended to read:
             27           JR-3.02. Joint Appropriations Committee.


             28          (1) The Joint Appropriations Committee of the Legislature consists of all the members
             29      of the Legislature.
             30          (2) (a) The members of the Joint Appropriations Committee shall be divided into the
             31      following subcommittees:
             32          (i) Capital Facilities and Administrative Services;
             33          (ii) Commerce and Revenue;
             34          (iii) Economic Development and Human Resources;
             35          (iv) Executive Offices and Criminal Justice;
             36          (v) Health and Human Services;
             37          (vi) Higher Education;
             38          (vii) Natural Resources;
             39          (viii) Public Education;
             40          (ix) Retirement and Independent Entities; and
             41          (x) Transportation, Environmental Quality, and National Guard.
             42          (b) The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall appoint their respective
             43      members to each subcommittee.
             44          (c) The Retirement and Independent Entities Subcommittee shall have the same
             45      members as the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee created in Section 63E-1-201 .
             46          (3) (a) A majority of any committee or subcommittee constitutes a quorum for the
             47      transaction of business.
             48          (b) In determining a committee or subcommittee quorum, a majority is at least 50% in
             49      one house and more than 50% in the other.
             50          (c) In all decisions of the subcommittees, a majority vote will prevail. A majority vote
             51      is at least 50% of the members of one house and more than 50% in the other house in
             52      attendance.
             53          (4) (a) There shall be an Executive Appropriations Committee consisting of 18
             54      members composed of:
             55          (i) three members of the majority leadership of the Senate and four members of the
             56      majority leadership of the House;
             57          (ii) two members of the minority leadership of the Senate and three members of the
             58      minority leadership of the House;


             59          (iii) the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the chair of the House
             60      Appropriations Committee; and
             61          (iv) (A) one member from the majority party of the Senate as appointed by the
             62      President of the Senate or as chosen by the Senate majority caucus;
             63          (B) two members from the minority party of the Senate as appointed by the Senate
             64      minority leader or as chosen by the Senate minority caucus; and
             65          (C) one member from the minority party of the House as appointed by the House
             66      minority leader or as chosen by the House minority caucus.
             67          (b) A member of the Executive Appropriations Committee, whose membership is
             68      determined under Subsection (4)(a)(i) or (ii), may appoint a designee to permanently serve in
             69      that individual's place with the approval of the Speaker or the President for any majority party
             70      member or with the approval of the House or Senate minority party leader for any minority
             71      party member.
             72          (c) In all decisions of the Executive Appropriations Committee, a majority vote
             73      prevails. When a division is requested, that vote must include at least 50% of the members of
             74      one house and more than 50% of the members of the other house in attendance.
             75          (d) In making its decisions, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall include in
             76      its consideration tax collections and revenue policy, tax administration, and analysis of revenue
             77      sources.
             78          (5) (a) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall meet no later than the third
             79      Wednesday in December to:
             80          (i) [direct staff as to what] adopt a revenue estimate [to] for use in preparing the budget
             81      recommendations;
             82          (ii) receive recommendations from the Joint Budget Interim Committee;
             83          [(ii)] (iii) decide whether or not to set aside special allocations for the end of the
             84      session;
             85          [(iii)] (iv) set aside an appropriate amount for fiscal note bills;
             86          [(iv)] (v) approve the appropriate amount for each subcommittee to use in preparing its
             87      budget as provided in Subsection (5)(c); and
             88          [(v)] (vi) set a total budget figure.
             89          (b) The chairs of each appropriation subcommittee are invited to attend this meeting.


             90          [(6) The Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall prepare revised revenue estimates in
             91      February].
             92          [(7) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall include in its consideration tax
             93      collections and revenue policy, tax administration, and analysis of revenue sources.]
             94          [(8) (a) With the approval of the Executive Appropriations Committee, time schedules
             95      for subcommittee meetings will be determined]
             96          (c) In that meeting, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall:
             97          (i) review the budget recommendations that:
             98          (A) state agencies and institutions submitted to the Governor;
             99          (B) the Governor submitted to the Legislature; and
             100          (C) the Legislative Fiscal Analyst created for the Legislature; and
             101          (ii) after reviewing those budget recommendations, prepare a recommended target
             102      budget for each appropriation subcommittee and submit it to the appropriation subcommittee
             103      for its consideration, modification, and recommendation.
             104          (6) (a) Each appropriation subcommittee shall:
             105          (i) receive the recommended target budget for the subcommittee from the Executive
             106      Appropriations Committee;
             107          (ii) as practicable, hold hearings on the target budget;
             108          (iii) if necessary, modify the target budget submitted to the subcommittee by the
             109      Executive Appropriations Committee; and
             110          (iv) submit to the Executive Appropriations Committee, in the form required by the
             111      Executive Appropriations Committee, a recommended budget for each agency and institution
             112      over which the appropriation subcommittee has jurisdiction.
             113          (b) If the Executive Appropriations Committee returns the target budget to the
             114      appropriations subcommittee for modification, the appropriation subcommittee shall meet to
             115      review the new guidelines and report the adjustments to the Executive Appropriations
             116      Committee as soon as possible.
             117          (7) After receiving budget recommendations from each appropriations subcommittee,
             118      the Executive Appropriations Committee shall:
             119          (a) review and approve revised revenue estimates in February;
             120          (b) either:


             121          (i) adopt the appropriation subcommittee's budget recommendations without change;
             122          (ii) refer the report back to an appropriations subcommittee, instruct the appropriation
             123      subcommittee to revise its budget, and provide the appropriations subcommittee with any
             124      guidelines that the Joint Budget Committee considers necessary to assist the subcommittee in
             125      producing a balanced budget; or
             126          (iii) adjust and revise the appropriation subcommittee's recommendations as necessary
             127      to balance the budget and to establish final budget recommendations for each agency,
             128      institution, and entity of state government;
             129          (c) ensure that the Executive Appropriation Committee's final budget
             130      recommendations include all of the proposed items of expenditure to be included in the final
             131      appropriations bill, including appropriations for the Legislature and its committees and staff;
             132          (d) complete all decisions necessary to draft the final appropriations bill no later than
             133      the 38th day of the annual general session;
             134          (e) direct the Legislative Fiscal Analyst to prepare an annual appropriation act, any
             135      supplemental appropriation acts, any bonding or capital facility bills or authorizations, any
             136      school financing acts, and any other legislation necessary to incorporate the Executive
             137      Appropriation Committee's decisions;
             138          (f) approve and submit to the Legislature an annual appropriation act, any
             139      supplemental appropriation acts, any bonding or capital facility bills or authorizations, any
             140      school financing acts, and any other legislation necessary to approve a balanced budget; and
             141          (g) perform the responsibilities required by JR-4.22.1.
             142          (8) (a) The President and Speaker shall ensure that appropriations subcommittee
             143      meetings are scheduled so that no conflict exists with the [annual general] floor sessions or
             144      standing committee meetings of the Legislature.
             145          (b) Appropriations subcommittees may not meet while the Senate or House is in
             146      session without special leave from the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.
             147          (9) The Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall prepare revised revenue estimates in
             148      February and submit them to the Executive Appropriations Committee for review and
             149      approval.
             150          [(9) (a) (i) It is the duty of the appropriations chair of each house to receive the reports
             151      of the subcommittees and to forward the reports to the Executive Appropriations Committee.]


             152          [(ii) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall combine the reports into a total
             153      appropriations bill.]
             154          [(b) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall establish a liaison between their
             155      committee and each of the appropriations subcommittees.]
             156          [(10) All proposed items of expenditure to be included in the final appropriations bill,
             157      including appropriations for the Legislature and its committees and staff, shall be submitted to
             158      one of the subcommittees named in this rule for consideration and recommendation.]
             159          [(11) (a) After receiving and reviewing subcommittee reports, the Executive
             160      Appropriations Committee may refer the report back to an appropriations subcommittee with
             161      any guidelines the Executive Appropriations Committee considers necessary to assist the
             162      subcommittee in producing a balanced budget.]
             163          [(b) The subcommittee shall meet to review the new guidelines and report the
             164      adjustments to the chairs of the Executive Appropriations Committee as soon as possible.]
             165          [(12) (a) After receiving the reports, the appropriations chairs will report them to the
             166      Executive Appropriations Committee.]
             167          [(b) That committee shall:]
             168          [(i) make any further adjustments necessary to balance the budget; and]
             169          [(ii) complete all decisions necessary to draft the final appropriations bill no later than
             170      the 38th day of the annual general session.]
             171          [(13) (a) During the interim, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall meet at
             172      least every other month on the day before interim meetings on alternating months between
             173      Legislative Management Committee meetings.]
             174          [(b) The first meeting of the Executive Appropriations Committee shall be in the
             175      month following the first meeting of the Legislative Management Committee.]
             176          [(c) The appropriations subcommittee chairs may attend these meetings and provide
             177      input regarding their budget.]
             178          [(d) (i) Each year, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall:]
             179          [(A) select a state agency, institution, or program to be the subject of an in-depth
             180      budget review; and]
             181          [(B) direct an appropriation subcommittee to conduct the in-depth budget review of the
             182      agency and report back to the Executive Appropriations Committee.]


             183          [(ii) In conducting the in-depth budget review, the appropriations subcommittee shall:]
             184          [(A) study, in detail, the budget of the agency, institution, or program;]
             185          [(B) prepare a report making recommendations for reduction or additions to the budget
             186      of that agency, institution, or program; and]
             187          [(C) present its findings and recommendations to the Executive Appropriations
             188      Committee.]
             189          Section 2. Section JR-3.07 is enacted to read:
             190           JR-3.07. Joint Budget Interim Committee.
             191          (1) There is created a Joint Budget Interim Committee of the Utah Legislature
             192      consisting of 15 members.
             193          (2) (a) The President of the Senate shall appoint three members of the 15 members as
             194      follows:
             195          (i) one member of the majority party as Senate chair of the committee; and
             196          (ii) two members of the minority party.
             197          (b) The Senate chairs of the following appropriation subcommittees h [ are ] SHALL SERVE
             197a      AS h ex officio
             198      voting members of the Joint Budget Interim Committee h DURING EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND
             198a      THE HOUSE CHAIRS OF THE FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION SUBCOMMITTEES SHALL SERVE AS EX
             198b      OFFICIO VOTING MEMBERS OF THE JOINT BUDGET INTERIM COMMITTEE DURING
             198c      ODD-NUMBERED YEARS h :
             199          (i) Capital Facilities and Administrative Services;
             200          (ii) Commerce and Revenue;
             201          (iii) Economic Development and Human Resources; and
             202          (iv) Executive Offices and Criminal Justice.
             203          (3) (a) The Speaker of the House shall appoint three members of the 15 members as
             204      follows:
             205          (i) one member of the majority party as House chair of the committee; and
             206          (ii) two members of the minority party.
             207          (b) The House chairs of the following appropriation subcommittees h [ are ] SHALL SERVE
             207a      AS h ex officio
             208      voting members of the Joint Budget Interim Committee h DURING EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND
             208a      THE SENATE CHAIRS OF THE FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION SUBCOMMITTEES SHALL SERVE AS
             208b      EX OFFICIO VOTING MEMBERS OF THE JOINT BUDGET INTERIM COMMITTEE DURING


             208c      ODD-NUMBERED YEARS h :


             209          (i) Health and Human Services;
             210          (ii) Higher Education;
             211          (iii) Natural Resources;
             212          (iv) Public Education; and
             213          (v) Transportation, Environmental Quality, and National Guard.


             214          (4) (a) The Joint Budget Interim Committee shall meet at least monthly and more
             215      frequently as needed at the call of the chairs.
             216          (b) Four members from each house are a quorum.
             217          (c) The vote required for any motion in the committee to pass is at least 50% of one
             218      house voting in favor and more than 50% of the other house voting in favor.
             219          (d) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(d)(ii) and (iii), the Joint Budget Interim
             220      Committee shall be governed by Interim Committee Rules.
             221          (ii) That portion of Interim Rule 2.02 that directs that members who miss two
             222      consecutive meetings are not counted in determining a quorum does not apply to meetings of
             223      the Joint Budget Interim Committee.
             224          (iii) For meetings of the Joint Budget Interim Committee, all members of the
             225      committee are counted in determining a quorum regardless of how many meetings they have
             226      missed.
             227          (5) The Joint Budget Interim Committee shall:
             228          (a) review, modify, and adopt revenue estimates and revised revenue estimates;
             229          (b) obtain each month from the Legislative Fiscal Analyst a report identifying the
             230      line-item transfers approved by the Governor under Section 63-38-3 during the previous month
             231      and review and discuss that report;
             232          (c) perform the responsibilities required by JR-4.22.1;
             233          (d) review monthly agency expenditures to ensure that they meet budget and
             234      appropriation procedures and requirements;
             235          (e) obtain a report each month from the Legislative Fiscal Analyst that identifies any
             236      nonroutine expenditures or expenditures that are outside of or more than the line-item
             237      appropriation made to the agency;
             238          (f) review personnel transfers between agencies, increases or decreases in full-time
             239      employees within an agency, and vacancies in permanent positions within an agency if those
             240      vacancies have not been filled within nine months; and
             241          (g) recommend or introduce legislation to address revenue, expenditure, accounting,
             242      and other budget issues in state government.
             243          (6) (a) Each year, the Joint Budget Interim Committee shall select one or more state
             244      agencies, institutions, or programs to be the subject of an in-depth budget review and either:


             245          (i) conduct the in-depth budget review themselves; or
             246          (ii) direct an appropriation subcommittee to conduct the in-depth budget review of the
             247      agency and report back to the Joint Budget Interim Committee.
             248          (b) In conducting the in-depth budget review, the Joint Budget Interim Committee or
             249      appropriations subcommittee shall:
             250          (i) study, in detail, the budget of the agency, institution, or program including staffing
             251      needs, policies, and rules;
             252          (ii) prepare a report making recommendations for reductions or additions to the budget
             253      of that agency, institution, or program; and
             254          (iii) present its findings and recommendations in the Joint Budget Interim Committee's
             255      October meeting.
             256          Section 3. JR-4.22.1 is amended to read:
             257           JR-4.22.1. Appropriations; Requests; Disposition.
             258          (1) (a) A legislator desiring to obtain funding for a project, program, or entity that has
             259      not previously been funded, or to obtain additional or separate funding for a project, program,
             260      or entity, shall file a signed Request for Appropriation with the Office of Legislative Fiscal
             261      Analyst within the time limits established by JR-19.02.
             262          (b) The request shall designate:
             263          (i) the project, program, or entity to be funded;
             264          (ii) the source for the funding;
             265          (iii) the chief sponsor, who is knowledgeable about and responsible for providing
             266      pertinent information as the appropriation is processed;
             267          (iv) supporting legislators, if any, who wish to cosponsor the appropriation; and
             268          (v) the appropriation subcommittee to which the sponsor wishes the request to be
             269      assigned, if any.
             270          (2) (a) When a member files a Request for Appropriation, the Legislative Fiscal
             271      Analyst shall review the request.
             272          (b) If the request requires that a statute be enacted, amended, or repealed, the
             273      Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall immediately transfer the request to the Office of Legislative
             274      Research and General Counsel as a Request for Legislation.
             275          (c) If the request does not require that a statute be enacted, amended, or repealed, the


             276      Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall number and title the request and refer the request to:
             277          (i) the House chair of the [Executive Appropriations] Joint Budget Interim Committee,
             278      if the sponsor is a House member; or
             279          (ii) the Senate chair of the [Executive Appropriations] Joint Budget Interim
             280      Committee, if the sponsor is a Senator.
             281          (d) The House or Senate chair of the [Executive Appropriations] Joint Budget Interim
             282      Committee shall refer the request to the appropriate joint appropriations subcommittee.
             283          (3) Each joint appropriations subcommittee that receives a Request for Appropriation
             284      shall:
             285          (a) allow the sponsor to present and discuss the request with the subcommittee;
             286          (b) discuss the request; and
             287          (c) either:
             288          (i) include all or part of the requested appropriation in the budget recommendation
             289      made to the Executive Appropriations Committee;
             290          (ii) reject the request; or
             291          (iii) recommend to the Executive Appropriations Committee that all or part of the
             292      requested appropriation be placed on a funding prioritization list as may be established by the
             293      Executive Appropriations Committee.
             294          Section 4. Effective date.
             295          This resolution takes effect upon approval by a constitutional majority vote of all
             296      members of the Senate and House of Representatives.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 12-16-03 12:59 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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