Submission of Budget Amendments (language only)

Item 4-14.00 #2c

Language
Page 545, after line 41, insert:
4. That §§ 2.2-1508 and 2.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-1508. Submission of executive budget to General Assembly.
A. On or before December 20 in the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly held in an even-numbered year, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly printed copies of a budget document  for the biennium beginning July 1 of the even-numbered year , which shall be known as "The Executive Budget," based on his own conclusions and judgment, containing the following:
1. For each agency, the amount and number of positions appropriated for the current appropriation year and the amount and number of positions recommended for each year of the ensuing biennial period beginning with the first day of July thereafter, accompanied by an explanation of the recommended amount and number of positions. Such information shall also include the total estimated amount appropriated for personnel costs for each agency.
2. A statement of historical and projected trends that influence the general economic conditions in the Commonwealth and a statement of the economic assumptions upon which revenue projections are based.
3. A statement of the Governor's proposed goals, objectives, and policies in the areas of:
a. Administration of justice;
b. Education, including intellectual and cultural development;
c. Individual and family services;
d. Resources and economic development, including specific references to economic development and management of natural resources;
e. Transportation; and
f. General government, including therein or as separate categories areas of multiple impact, such as telecommunications, energy, and urban development.
4. A statement organized by function, primary agency, and proposed appropriation item that sets forth:
a. Identification of common programs and services;
b. Service attainments or lack of attainments and service terminations or reductions for the biennium;
c. Major goals, objectives, and specific outcomes related to expenditures for programs; d. Program measures and performance standards to be used in monitoring and evaluating services; and the development of appropriate evaluation cycles, within available resources;
e. The amount of each primary agency's budget that is direct aid to localities.
5. A statement of proposed capital appropriations organized by the primary agency that sets forth the program need for the project and the proposed source of funding.
6. A listing of all activity, program-related, agency or departmental evaluations performed in the previous two years with guidance indicating the manner in which the public can gain access to the full text of such studies.
7. A schedule and description of all data processing or other projects in which the Commonwealth has entered into or plans to enter into a contract, agreement or other financing agreement or such other arrangement that requires that the Commonwealth either pay for the contract by foregoing revenue collections, or allows or assigns to another party the collection on behalf of or for the Commonwealth any fees, charges, or other assessment or revenues to pay for the project. Such schedule shall include by agency and project (i) a summary of the terms, (ii) the anticipated duration, and (iii) cost or charges to any user, whether a state agency or institutions or other party not directly a party to the project arrangements. The description shall also include any terms or conditions that bind the Commonwealth or restrict the Commonwealth operations and the methods of procurement employed to reach such terms.
B.  On  Each year on  or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of the regular session of the General Assembly held in odd-numbered years, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly printed copies of  a  /del>  udget document, which shall be known as "Executive Amendments to the Appropriation Act," describing  all gubernatorial amendments proposed to the general appropriation act  enacted in the immediately preceding even-numbered session  in effect at that time.  A specific, separate, and severable amendment shall be submitted for each item of the general appropriation act that the Governor proposes to amend or add, in the same format the Governor uses when recommending amendments to a general appropriation act at a reconvened session of the General Assembly. For purposes of this subsection, "item" means the designation of such in the general appropriation act.
C. The Department of Planning and Budget shall prepare "The Executive Budget" and  the "Executive Amendments to the Appropriation Act"  amendments proposed pursuant to subsection B  in a manner and with language that can be easily understood by the citizens of the Commonwealth .  The "Executive Budget" shall provide  and that provides , to the extent practical, a cross-reference to the Governor's recommended budget bill  or amendments to the Appropriation Act . Such documents shall also be placed on the Internet to provide easy access by the public.
§ 2.2-1509. Budget bill.
A. (Effective until July 1, 2013) On or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly held in an even-numbered year, the Governor also shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly, at the same time he submits "The Executive Budget," copies of a tentative bill for all proposed appropriations of the budget, for each year in the ensuing biennial appropriation period, which shall be known as "The Budget Bill." "The Budget Bill" shall be organized by function, primary agency, and proposed appropriation item and shall include (i) an identification of, and authorization for, common programs and (ii) the appropriation of funds according to programs. Strategic plan information and performance measurement results developed by each agency shall be made available to the General Assembly as it considers "The Budget Bill." Except as expressly provided in an appropriation act, whenever the amounts in a schedule for a single appropriation item are shown in two or more lines, the portions of the total amount shown on separate lines are for information purposes only and are not limiting. No such bill shall contain any appropriation the expenditure of which is contingent upon the receipt of revenues in excess of funds unconditionally appropriated.
A. (Effective July 1, 2013) On or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly held in an even-numbered year, the Governor also shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly, at the same time he submits "The Executive Budget," copies of a tentative bill for all proposed appropriations of the budget, for each year in the ensuing biennial appropriation period, which shall be known as "The Budget Bill." "The Budget Bill" shall be organized by function, primary agency, and proposed appropriation item and shall include an identification of, and authorization for, common programs and the appropriation of funds according to programs. Except as expressly provided in an appropriation act, whenever the amounts in a schedule for a single appropriation item are shown in two or more lines, the portions of the total amount shown on separate lines are for information purposes only and are not limiting. No such bill shall contain any appropriation the expenditure of which is contingent upon the receipt of revenues in excess of funds unconditionally appropriated.
B. The salary proposed for payment for the position of each cabinet secretary and administrative head of each agency and institution of the executive branch of state government shall be specified in "The Budget Bill," showing the salary ranges and levels proposed for such positions.
C. "The Budget Bill" shall include all proposed capital appropriations, including each capital project to be financed through revenue bonds or other debt issuance, the amount of each project, and the identity of the entity that will issue the debt.
D. Concurrently with the submission of "The Budget Bill," the Governor shall submit a tentative bill involving a request for authorization of additional bonded indebtedness if its issuance is authorized by, or its repayment is proposed to be made in whole or in part, from revenues or appropriations contained in "The Budget Bill."
E.  On  Each year, on  or before December 20  of the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session held in an odd-numbered year of the General Assembly , the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house printed copies of all gubernatorial amendments proposed to the general appropriation act  adopted in the immediately preceding even-numbered year session  in effect at the time. A specific, separate, and severable amendment shall be submitted for each item of the general appropriation act that the Governor proposes to amend or add, in the same format the Governor uses when recommending amendments to a general appropriation act at a reconvened session of the General Assembly. For purposes of this subsection, "item" means the designation of such in the general appropriation act.  In preparing the amendments, the Governor may obtain estimates in the manner prescribed in §§ 2.2-1504, 2.2-1505, and 2.2-1506. On the same date he shall also submit  a tentative bill during the second year of the appropriation period,  a request for authorization of additional bonded indebtedness if its issuance is authorized by, or its repayment is proposed to be made in whole or in part, from revenues or appropriations contained in the proposed gubernatorial amendments.
F. The proposed capital appropriations or capital projects described in, or for which proposed appropriations are made pursuant to, this section shall include the capital outlay projects required to be included in "The Budget Bill" pursuant to § 2.2-1509.1. The Governor shall propose appropriations for such capital outlay projects in "The Budget Bill" in accordance with the minimum amount of funding and the designated sources of funding for such projects as required under § 2.2-1509.1."
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" The amendments to §§ 2.2-1508 and 2.2-1509 pursuant to the fourth enactment of this act shall become effective for calendar year 2014 and calendar years thereafter.  For the purposes of implementing the amendments to §§ 2.2-1508 and 2.2-1509, a working group composed of the staff of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees, the Department of Planning and Budget, and the Division of Legislative Automated Systems shall determine the format, transmission method, required submission date for printing, and other factors necessary to implement the required submission of specific, separate, and severable gubernatorial amendments."

Explanation
(This amendment would require that the amendments to the biennial budget submitted to the General Assembly be presented as separate and severable amendments for increased comprehensibility. This language does not modify the submission of the new biennial budget proposed prior to the start of even-year sessions of the General Assembly.)