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GA SB33
Bill
Status
Passed
5/2/2012
Primary Sponsor
Hardie Davis
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia's Budget Act to require the Governor and all budget units to incorporate zero-base budgeting into the state budget process, effective with the budget report presented to the General Assembly in January 2013
- Between one-quarter and one-third of all programs in the most recent General Appropriations Act must undergo zero-base budgeting each year, with no program subject to the process more than once every four years
- Budget units undergoing zero-base review must submit an analysis of past and proposed spending organized by program and revenue source, including statements of departmental/program purposes, effectiveness and efficiency measures, equity measures, and program size indicators
- The Governor must include relevant zero-base budgeting materials from each budget unit in the annual budget report, while still maintaining the obligation to present a balanced recommended budget
- The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is explicitly designated as a budget unit subject to the zero-base budgeting requirements
Legislative Description
Waste Reduction Act of 2011; Zero-Base Budgeting Act; application to the budget process; analysis of departmental/program objectives
Last Action
Effective Date
5/2/2012
Committee Referrals
Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight3/2/2011
Appropriations2/1/2011
Full Bill Text
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