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GA SB33

Bill

Status

Passed

5/2/2012

Primary Sponsor

Hardie Davis

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Origin

Senate

2011-2012 Regular Session

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

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