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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This rules resolution modifies joint rules related to the duties of the Executive
11 Appropriations Committee.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This resolution:
14 ▸ requires the Executive Appropriations Committee to decide each year whether to set
15 aside special allocations for legislation that will reduce taxes; and
16 ▸ makes technical changes.
17 Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Legislative Rules Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 JR3-2-402
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23 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. JR3-2-402 is amended to read:
25 JR3-2-402. Executive appropriations -- Duties -- Base budgets.
26 (1) (a) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall meet no later than the third
27 Wednesday in December to:
28 (i) direct staff as to what revenue estimate to use in preparing budget
29 recommendations, to include a forecast for federal fund receipts;
30 (ii) consider treating above-trend revenue growth as one-time revenue for major tax
31 types and for federal funds;
32 (iii) hear a report on the historical, current, and anticipated status of the following:
33 (A) debt;
34 (B) long term liabilities;
35 (C) contingent liabilities;
36 (D) General Fund borrowing;
37 (E) reserves;
38 (F) fund balances;
39 (G) nonlapsing appropriation balances;
40 (H) cash funded infrastructure investment; and
41 (I) changes in federal funds paid to the state;
42 (iv) hear a report on:
43 (A) the next fiscal year base budget appropriation for Medicaid accountable care
44 organizations according to Section 26-18-405.5;
45 (B) an explanation of program funding needs;
46 (C) estimates of overall medical inflation in the state; and
47 (D) mandated program changes and their estimated cost impact on Medicaid
48 accountable care organizations;
49 (v) decide whether to set aside special allocations for the end of the session, including
50 allocations:
51 (A) to address any anticipated reduction in the amount of federal funds paid to the
52 state; and
53 (B) of one-time revenue to pay down debt and other liabilities;
54 (vi) decide whether to set aside special allocations for legislation that will reduce taxes,
55 including legislation that will reduce one or more tax rates;
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60 legislative fiscal analyst to prepare one or more appropriations acts appropriating one or more
61 base budgets for the next fiscal year.
62 (b) In a base budget adopted under Subsection (1)(a), appropriations from the General
63 Fund, the Education Fund, and the Uniform School Fund shall be set as follows:
64 (i) if the next fiscal year ongoing revenue estimates set under Subsection (1)(a)(i) are
65 equal to or greater than the current fiscal year ongoing appropriations, the new fiscal year base
66 budget is not changed;
67 (ii) if the next fiscal year ongoing revenue estimates set under Subsection (1)(a)(i) are
68 less than the current fiscal year ongoing appropriations, the new fiscal year base budget is
69 reduced by the same percentage that projected next fiscal year ongoing revenue estimates are
70 lower than the total of current fiscal year ongoing appropriations;
71 (iii) in making a reduction under Subsection (1)(b)(ii), appropriated debt service shall
72 not be reduced, and other ongoing appropriations shall be reduced, in an amount sufficient to
73 make the total ongoing appropriations, including the unadjusted debt service, equal to the
74 percentage calculated under Subsection (1)(b)(ii); and
75 (iv) the new fiscal year base budget shall include an appropriation to the Department of
76 Health for Medicaid accountable care organizations in the amount required by Section
77 26-18-405.5.
78 (c) The chairs of each joint appropriations subcommittee are invited to attend this
79 meeting.
80 (2) All proposed budget items shall be submitted to one of the subcommittees named in
81 JR3-2-302 for consideration and recommendation.
82 (3) (a) After receiving and reviewing subcommittee reports, the Executive
83 Appropriations Committee may refer the report back to a joint appropriations subcommittee
84 with any guidelines the Executive Appropriations Committee considers necessary to assist the
85 subcommittee in producing a balanced budget.
86 (b) The subcommittee shall meet to review the new guidelines and report the
87 adjustments to the chairs of the Executive Appropriations Committee as soon as possible.
88 (4) (a) After receiving the reports, the Executive Appropriations Committee chairs will
89 report them to the Executive Appropriations Committee.
90 (b) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall:
91 (i) make any further adjustments necessary to balance the budget; and
92 (ii) complete all decisions necessary to draft the final appropriations bills no later than
93 the 39th day of the annual general session.