Bill Text: NY S06233 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for creation of a non-partisan legislative budget office to perform budget analysis to determine the funding levels necessary to the operation of governmental departments and programs and render anticipated revenue estimates for each fiscal year, examine and review all financial information of the state for the purpose of rendering revenue estimates used in determining whether the proposed state budget is balanced, be charged with the duty of rendering anticipated revenue forecast reports to the legislature and the governor for the purposes of facilitating passage of the state budget in a timely manner, provide assistance in determining the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, and submit to the state legislature written estimates of anticipated state revenues on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S06233 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S06233-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6233
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   October 19, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in  relation  to  creation  of  the
         legislative budget office
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new article  5-C
    2  to read as follows:
    3                                 ARTICLE 5-C
    4                          LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE
    5  SECTION 88-K. NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE.
    6          88-L.  POWERS  AND DUTIES OF THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
    7                 OFFICE.
    8    S 88-K.  NON-PARTISAN  LEGISLATIVE  BUDGET  OFFICE.  THERE  IS  HEREBY
    9  CREATED A NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE.
   10    S  88-L.  POWERS  AND  DUTIES  OF  THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
   11  OFFICE.  1. THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE  BUDGET  OFFICE  SHALL  PERFORM
   12  BUDGET  ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE FUNDING LEVELS NECESSARY TO THE OPERA-
   13  TION OF GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENTS AND  PROGRAMS  AND  RENDER  ANTICIPATED
   14  REVENUE  ESTIMATES FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR. SUCH REVENUE ESTIMATES SHALL BE
   15  USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING BUDGET EXPENDITURES.
   16    2. THE DIRECTOR OF THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE  BUDGET  OFFICE  SHALL
   17  EXAMINE  AND  REVIEW  ALL  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  OF  THE STATE FOR THE
   18  PURPOSE OF RENDERING REVENUE ESTIMATES USED IN DETERMINING  WHETHER  THE
   19  PROPOSED STATE BUDGET IS BALANCED.
   20    3.  THE  NON-PARTISAN  LEGISLATIVE  BUDGET OFFICE SHALL BE HEADED BY A
   21  DIRECTOR WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE  AND
   22  ASSEMBLY  FOR  A  TERM  OF FIVE YEARS. HE OR SHE SHALL DEVOTE HIS OR HER
   23  FULL TIME AND EFFORT TO THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR AND HE OR SHE SHALL  HOLD
   24  NO  OTHER PUBLIC OFFICE. THE DIRECTOR SHALL RECEIVE SUCH COMPENSATION AS
   25  MAY BE FIXED BY THE OFFICE. THE DIRECTOR MAY  APPOINT  BUDGET  ANALYSTS,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04929-01-9
       S. 6233                             2
    1  ASSISTANTS  AND  SUCH OTHER EMPLOYEES AS HE OR SHE MAY DEEM NECESSARY OR
    2  DESIRABLE, PRESCRIBE THEIR DUTIES AND FIX THEIR COMPENSATION WITHIN  THE
    3  AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE THEREFOR.
    4    4.  THE  NON-PARTISAN  LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE SHALL BE CHARGED WITH
    5  THE DUTY OF RENDERING ANTICIPATED REVENUE FORECAST REPORTS TO THE LEGIS-
    6  LATURE AND THE GOVERNOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF FACILITATING PASSAGE OF  THE
    7  STATE  BUDGET  IN  A  TIMELY  MANNER. THE DIRECTOR MAY REQUEST AND SHALL
    8  RECEIVE FROM ALL PUBLIC OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES AND  AUTHORITIES
    9  OF THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, SUCH ASSISTANCE AND DATA AS
   10  SHALL  BE  NECESSARY TO PROJECT ANTICIPATED STATE REVENUES FOR BUDGETARY
   11  PURPOSES.
   12    5. THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
   13  IN DETERMINING THE FISCAL IMPACT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
   14    6. THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET  OFFICE  SHALL  SUBMIT  TO  THE
   15  STATE  LEGISLATURE  WRITTEN  ESTIMATES  OF ANTICIPATED STATE REVENUES ON
   16  JANUARY FIFTEENTH, APRIL FIFTEENTH, JULY FIFTEENTH AND OCTOBER FIFTEENTH
   17  OF EACH YEAR.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.