recommendations for budget report Sec. 7. (a) On or before the first day of September, in any year that the budget director makes a request under this chapter, each and every state agency shall prepare and file with the budget agency on forms designated by it a written statement, showing in detail the following: (1) The several amounts actually expended for the administration, operation, maintenance and support of such state agency for at least the two (2) fiscal years which ended immediately preceding such first day of September, and the several amounts estimated by such state agency to be actually expended for the fiscal year to end on June 30 following the next regular session of the general assembly; and the actual and estimated income of such state agency for like periods. (2) An estimate of the necessary expenditures of such state agency for the proposed budget period as specified in the budget director's request beginning on the first day of July of the calendar year next succeeding the filing of such statement; such estimates or requests for appropriations to defray the estimated expenditures of such department shall be set forth separately for each fiscal year; and the estimated income of such state agency for like period. (3) A written statement showing concisely the reasons for all estimated expenditures and requests for appropriations contemplated in the preceding subdivision (2), showing particularly the reason for any requested increase or decrease over former appropriations. (4) Proposals for expenditures for new projects, special purposes or objects, construction, additions, building, improvements, undertakings or expansion of the work of any state agency requiring additional expenditures and capital outlays. (5) Any other information related to the subject matter of the preceding subdivisions of this subsection (a), or otherwise required to effect the purposes of this chapter, to the extent the budget agency or budget committee deems such information necessary or required, including when requested, citations to any statutes regulating, governing or providing for continuing annual appropriations, fees or other sources of income. (b) The budget agency shall examine such written statements and review and analyze all of the information, data, estimates, requests for appropriations and for other authorizations to spend state funds as the several state agencies have prepared and filed them. As promptly as possible the budget agency shall complete its examination, review and analysis and shall prepare recommendations for a budget report, and from time to time shall submit these to the budget committee for its consideration at one of its meetings. Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.7. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.28, SEC.7.
IC 4-12-1-8 Estimates for budget report; investigation and examination of state agencies; hearings by budget committee Sec. 8. (a) In preparing the various estimates for the budget report, the budget agency may require any state agency to prepare and file with it additional or more detailed information and the director, or any duly authorized employee of the budget agency, may enter and investigate the operation of any state agency, and may examine its records as authorized by the director. A written report of the investigation and examination shall be prepared and filed in the budget agency. The foregoing report shall be made available to the budget committee for review and to aid in its determination of the several amounts or estimates for appropriations the budget committee may recommend for inclusion in the budget report and in the budget bills prepared pursuant to the authority of this chapter. (b) Upon its own initiative or at the request of any state agency, the budget committee may arrange a hearing or hearings devoted to any matter pertinent to the preparation of a budget report and budget bill at which representatives of the interested state agency, or any citizen, may appear and be heard. As allowed by the committee's policies and procedures, general information and relevant and material evidence, and explanation and argument may then be presented to the budget committee members that will assist them in the performance of their respective duties under this chapter. Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.8. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.28, SEC.8.