Sec. 4-77. Submission of estimates of expenditures by budgeted agencies. Guidelines for standard economic and planning factors and for unit costs for utilities. Statement of revenue and estimated reve
Sec. 4-77. Submission of estimates of expenditures by budgeted agencies.
Guidelines for standard economic and planning factors and for unit costs for utilities. Statement of revenue and estimated revenue. Financial and personnel status
reports. (a) The administrative head of each budgeted agency shall transmit, on or
before September first of each even-numbered year, to the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management, on blanks to be furnished by him not later than the preceding
August first, and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, through
the Office of Fiscal Analysis, and the standing committee having cognizance of matters
relating to such budgeted agency, estimates of expenditure requirements for each fiscal
year of the next biennium. On or before September first of each odd-numbered year,
said agency head shall transmit recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, of such
estimates. The secretary shall set guidelines for standard economic and planning factors
and for unit costs, based on source of supply, for fuel oil, electricity, gas and water usage
by state agencies, which shall be used by all agencies in the preparation of their estimates
of expenditure requirements. The expenditure requirements shall be classified to show
expenditures estimated for each major function and activity, project or program of the
budgeted agency and its subdivisions, grants or aids to governmental units and capital
outlay, and shall include details setting forth the estimated expenditures classified by
objects according to a standard plan of classification, with citations of the statutes, if
any, relating thereto. Each expenditure requirement for any purpose other than capital
outlay involving an increase in or addition to any appropriation of the current fiscal year
shall be accompanied by an explanation of the increase or addition. Each expenditure
requirement involving a capital outlay shall be accompanied by such supporting schedules of data and explanations as may be required by the secretary.
(b) The administrative head of each budgeted agency shall transmit, on or before
September first of each year, to the secretary, in the form required by him, and, on or
before November fifteenth of each year, to the joint committee of the General Assembly
having cognizance of matters relating to state finance, revenue and bonding, through
the Office of Fiscal Analysis, a statement showing in detail the revenue and estimated
revenue of the agency for the current fiscal year, an estimate of the revenue from the
same or any additional sources for the next fiscal year and, in the even-numbered year, for
the next biennium. Said agency head shall include in such statement recommendations as
to any changes in the management, practices, regulations or laws governing his budgeted
agency affecting the amount of revenue from operations, fees, taxes or other sources or
the collection thereof, and any other information required by the secretary.
(c) If any budgeted agency fails to submit such estimates within the time specified,
the secretary shall cause such estimates to be prepared for the budgeted agency. The
administrative head of each budgeted agency shall transmit a copy of the agency's
monthly financial status report and monthly personnel status report to the Office of
Fiscal Analysis.
(1949 Rev., S. 231; 1953, June, 1955, S. 79d; 1971, P.A. 1, S. 8; P.A. 73-679, S. 9, 43; P.A. 74-264, S. 1, 2; P.A. 75-537, S. 24, 55; P.A. 77-614, S. 31, 610; P.A. 79-31, S. 5, 17; P.A. 82-195; 82-314, S. 15, 63; 82-465, S. 3, 5; June Sp. Sess.
P.A. 91-3, S. 39, 168.)
History: 1971 act changed language to reflect switch from biennial to annual sessions; P.A. 73-679 replaced director
of the budget with managing director, planning and budgeting division, department of finance and control or his designee;
P.A. 74-264 required submission of estimated expenditures to appropriations committee and to committee concerned with
matters relating to agency and submission of estimated revenue to finance committee; P.A. 75-537 changed division name
to budget and management division and deleted reference to designee; P.A. 77-614 replaced director with secretary of the
office of policy and management and required secretary to set guidelines for economic and planning factors for agencies'
use; P.A. 79-31 changed formal designation of finance committee; P.A. 82-195 required secretary to set guidelines for
unit costs for utilities used by state agencies and divided section into subsections; P.A. 82-314 changed formal designation
of appropriations committee and made other technical changes; P.A. 82-465 changed date for submission of expenditure
estimates to committees from November fifteenth to September first and required agency heads to transmit copy of monthly
financial status report and personnel status report to office of fiscal analysis; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3 amended language
to reflect change from annual to biennial budget, effective July 1, 1992, and first applicable to biennium commencing July
1, 1993.
Cited. 193 C. 670. Cited. 200 C. 386.