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H.B. 89

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GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURE

             2     
REPORT

             3     
2007 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Michael T. Morley

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends the duties of the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst to provide an
             11      annual report on government assistance expenditures.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    requires the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst to submit to the Executive
             15      Appropriations Committee of the Legislature an annual report of state and federal
             16      funds expended to provide financial assistance and services to low-income
             17      individuals and families;
             18          .    describes the content of the annual report described in the preceding paragraph; and
             19          .    makes technical changes.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          36-12-13, as last amended by Chapter 55, Laws of Utah 1998
             27     



             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 36-12-13 is amended to read:
             30           36-12-13. Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst established -- Powers, functions,
             31      and duties -- Qualifications.
             32          (1) There is established an Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst as a permanent staff
             33      office for the Legislature.
             34          (2) The powers, functions, and duties of the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst under
             35      the supervision of the fiscal analyst are:
             36          (a) to analyze in detail the executive budget before the convening of each legislative
             37      session and make recommendations to the Legislature on each item or program appearing in
             38      the executive budget;
             39          (b) to prepare cost estimates on all proposed bills that anticipate state government
             40      expenditures;
             41          (c) to prepare cost estimates on all proposed bills that anticipate expenditures by
             42      county, municipal, or special district governments;
             43          (d) to prepare cost estimates on all proposed bills that anticipate direct expenditures by
             44      any Utah resident, and the cost to the overall impacted Utah resident population;
             45          (e) to prepare a review and analysis of revenue estimates for existing and proposed
             46      revenue acts;
             47          (f) to report instances in which the administration may be failing to carry out the
             48      expressed intent of the Legislature;
             49          (g) to direct attention to each new proposed service contained in the governor's budget;
             50          (h) to direct attention to each budget item previously denied by the Legislature;
             51          (i) to propose and analyze statutory changes for more effective operational economies
             52      or more effective administration;
             53          (j) to prepare, after each session of the Legislature, a summary showing the effect of
             54      the final legislative program on the financial condition of the state;
             55          (k) to conduct organizational and management improvement studies;
             56          (l) to prepare and deliver upon request of any interim committee or the Legislative
             57      Management Committee, reports on the finances of the state and on anticipated or proposed
             58      requests for appropriations;


             59          (m) to recommend areas for research studies by the executive department or the interim
             60      committees;
             61          (n) to assist in prescribing the format for the presentation of the governor's budget to
             62      facilitate program and in-depth review of state expenditures in accordance with Sections
             63      63-38-14 and 63-38-15 ;
             64          (o) to recommend to the appropriations subcommittees the agencies or programs for
             65      which an in-depth budget review should be requested, and to recommend to the Legislative
             66      Management Committee the priority in which the request should be made;
             67          (p) to appoint and develop a professional staff within budget limitations; and
             68          (q) to prepare and submit the annual budget request for the office.
             69          (3) (a) In accordance with Subsection (3)(b) and subject to Subsection (3)(c), the
             70      Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall submit an annual report to the Executive
             71      Appropriations Committee of the Legislature, at the committee's November meeting, on funds
             72      expended by the state during the preceding state fiscal year to provide financial assistance or
             73      services to low-income individuals and families.
             74          (b) The report described in Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             75          (i) separate the funds expended into categories by program, service, or population
             76      served;
             77          (ii) indicate whether the expended funds described in Subsection (3)(a) are state or
             78      federal funds; and
             79          (iii) include a total of all state funds and federal funds expended by the state in the
             80      preceding fiscal year to provide financial assistance or services to low-income individuals and
             81      families.
             82          (c) If the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature does not meet in
             83      November, the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall submit the report described in
             84      Subsection (3)(a) at the committee's next meeting.
             85          [(3)] (4) The legislative fiscal analyst shall have a master's degree in public
             86      administration, political science, economics, accounting, or the equivalent in academic or
             87      practical experience.
             88          [(4)] (5) In carrying out the duties provided for in this section, the legislative fiscal
             89      analyst may obtain access to all records, documents, and reports necessary to the scope of his


             90      duties according to the procedures contained in Title 36, Chapter 14, Legislative Subpoena
             91      Powers.





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