2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Chapter 50 - Office of Policy and Management: General Provisions; Budget and Appropriations; State Planning
Section 4-73 - Recommended appropriations.

(a) The budget document shall present in detail for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium the Governor’s recommendation for appropriations to meet the expenditure needs of the state from the General Fund and from all special and agency funds classified by budgeted agencies and showing for each budgeted agency and its subdivisions: (1) A narrative summary describing the agency, the Governor’s recommendations for appropriations for the agency, and a list of agency programs, the actual expenditure for the last-completed fiscal year, the estimated expenditure for the current fiscal year, the amount requested by the agency and the Governor’s recommendations for appropriations for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium; (2) a summary of permanent full-time positions by fund, setting forth the number filled and the number vacant as of the end of the last-completed fiscal year, the total number intended to be funded by appropriations without reduction for turnover for the fiscal year in progress, the total number requested and the total number recommended for each fiscal year of the biennium to which the budget relates.

(b) In addition, programs shall be supported by: (1) The statutory authorization for the program; (2) a statement of program objectives; (3) a description of the program, including a statement of need, eligibility requirements and any intergovernmental participation in the program; (4) a statement of performance measures by which the accomplishments toward the program objectives can be assessed, which shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the workload, quality or level of service and effectiveness of the program; (5) program budget data broken down by major object of expenditure, showing additional federal and private funds; (6) a summary of permanent full-time positions by fund, setting forth the number filled and the number vacant as of the end of the last-completed fiscal year, the total number intended to be funded by appropriations without reduction for turnover for the fiscal year in progress, the total number requested and the total number recommended for each fiscal year of the biennium to which the budget relates; (7) a statement of expenditures for the last-completed and current fiscal years, the agency request and the Governor’s recommendation for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium and, for any new or expanded program, estimated expenditure requirements for the fiscal year next succeeding the biennium to which the budget relates; and (8) an explanation of any significant program changes requested by the agency or recommended by the Governor.

(c) There shall be a supporting schedule of total agency expenditures including a line-item, minor object breakdown of personal services, energy costs, contractual services and commodities and a total of state aid grants and equipment, showing the actual expenditures for the last-completed fiscal year, estimated expenditures for the current fiscal year and requested and recommended appropriations for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium, classified by objects according to a standard plan of classification.

(d) All federal funds expended or anticipated for any purpose shall be accounted for in the budget. The document shall set forth a listing of federal programs, showing the actual expenditures for the last-completed fiscal year, estimated expenditures for the current fiscal year and anticipated funds available for expenditure for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium. Such federal funds shall be classified by each budgeted agency but shall not include research grants made to educational institutions.

(e) The budget document shall also set forth the budget recommendations for the capital program, to be supported by statements listing the agency’s requests and the Governor’s recommendations with the statements required by section 4-78.

(f) The appropriations recommended for the legislative branch of the state government shall be the estimates of expenditure requirements transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management pursuant to section 4-77 and the recommended adjustments and revisions of such estimates shall be the recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, transmitted by said committee pursuant to said section 4-77.

(g) (1) The appropriations recommended for the Judicial Department shall be the estimates of expenditure requirements transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management by the Chief Court Administrator pursuant to section 4-77 plus the estimates of expenditure requirements for the biennium transmitted by said administrator pursuant to section 51-47c, and the recommended adjustments and revisions of such estimates shall be the recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, transmitted by said administrator pursuant to section 4-77.

(2) The appropriations recommended for the Division of Public Defender Services shall be the estimates of expenditure requirements transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management by the Chief Public Defender pursuant to section 4-77 and the recommended adjustments and revisions of such estimates shall be the recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, transmitted by said administrator pursuant to section 4-77.

(1949 Rev., S. 227; 1951, 1953, June, 1955, S. 77d; 1971, P.A. 1, S. 7; 1972, P.A. 85, S. 3; P.A. 78-298, S. 9, 14; P.A. 79-446, S. 2; 79-557, S. 1; P.A. 81-364, S. 3, 4; 81-376, S. 6, 11; 81-466, S. 1, 4; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-13, S. 2, 3; P.A. 82-386, S. 2, 3; P.A. 85-526, S. 4, 5; P.A. 86-305, S. 2; P.A. 87-1, S. 2, 7; 87-539, S. 4, 5; P.A. 91-256, S. 4, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 37, 168; P.A. 92-126, S. 41, 42, 48; 92-154, S. 5, 6, 23; P.A. 03-132, S. 2; P.A. 10-179, S. 145; P.A. 11-48, S. 31; 11-61, S. 74; P.A. 12-93, S. 2.)

History: 1971 act changed language to reflect switch from biennial to annual sessions; 1972 act deleted reference to recommendations of state building program commission; P.A. 78-298 added reference to requirements enumerated in Sec. 4-78; P.A. 79-446 required inclusion of summaries of permanent full-time positions; P.A. 79-557 added requirement of document setting out federal programs and funds by agency, exclusive of research grants to educational institutions; P.A. 81-364 added provision requiring the governor’s recommended appropriation for the legislative branch of government to be the same as the estimated expenditure requirements transmitted to the office of policy and management by the legislative management committee under Sec. 4-77; P.A. 81-376 required information gathered under Subdiv. (5) of Subsec. (a) of Sec. 16a-47 to be included in budget document; P.A. 81-466 reorganized provisions and expanded required information in budget document, effective March 1, 1982; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-13 added Subsec. (g) re reduction in funds for energy use for budgeted agencies not cooperating in conducting energy audits and implementing required energy conservation measures; P.A. 82-386 added requirements in Subsec. (b) concerning the program evaluation procedure, including the statement of need and the statement by which performance may be measured and schedule concerning the number of budgeted agencies to be subject to the requirements re evaluation of programs and measurement of program effectiveness in 1983 and 1984; P.A. 85-526 added Subsec. (h) re recommendations for modifications to private activity bond allocations; P.A. 86-305 amended Subsec. (d) to require that all federal funds “expended or anticipated” rather than “received” be accounted for in budget, and to delete provision that document, or subsidiary document shall set forth a description citing federal program, amount and purpose for which such federal funds shall be received classified by function or grant program and substitute provisions that document shall set forth listing of federal programs, showing actual expenditures for last-completed fiscal year, estimated expenditures for current fiscal year and anticipated funds available for expenditure for ensuing fiscal year and repealed former Subsec. (g) which provided that document shall set forth a proposed reduction in funds for energy use requested by any budgeted agency occupying a state-owned or leased building and not cooperating with administrative services commissioner and secretary of the office of policy and management in conducting energy audits of such building and implementing audit recommendations or other energy conservation measures required by the secretary (Revisor’s note: Subsec. (h), enacted by P.A. 85-526, was relettered editorially as Subsec. (g) by the Revisors); P.A. 87-1 made technical correction; P.A. 87-539 deleted Subsec. (g); P.A. 91-256 in Subsec. (a) added provisions concerning the constituent units of the state system of higher education; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3 amended language to reflect change from annual to biennial budget, and deleted obsolete language in Subsec. (b) which phased in, between March 1, 1982, and March 1, 1984, the number of budgeted agencies to which the provisions of said subsection were applicable, effective July 1, 1992, and first applicable to biennium commencing July 1, 1993; P.A. 92-126 amended Subdiv. (1) of Subsec. (a) to remove language concerning fringe benefits for the constituent units of the state system of higher education, which had been added by P.A. 91-256; P.A. 92-154 attempted to amend language in Subsec. (a) which was deleted by P.A. 92-126; P.A. 03-132 amended Subsec. (c) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1), inserting “energy costs” in schedule of expenditures therein, and to insert new Subdiv. (2) re statement of agency’s plans for energy conservation and progress made in the last-completed fiscal year; P.A. 10-179 added Subsec. (g) re recommended judicial branch appropriations, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “Part II” designation re budget document and deleting “and a list of agency programs”, deleted former Subsec. (b) re program budgeting, redesignated existing Subsecs. (c) to (g) as Subsecs. (b) to (f), deleted former Subsec. (c)(2) re inclusion of supporting schedule of agency energy costs, amended Subsec. (c) by deleting “program in”, amended Subsec. (d) by deleting “Part II” designation and amended Subsec. (f) by replacing “judicial branch of the state government” with “Judicial Department”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by restoring “and a list of agency programs”, restored former Subsec. (b) re program budgeting, restored former Subsecs. (c) to (g) designations and amended Subsec. (g) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re recommended appropriations for Division of Public Defender Services, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-93 amended Subsec. (g)(1) to include estimates of expenditure requirements transmitted pursuant to Sec. 51-47c in recommended Judicial Department appropriations, effective July 1, 2012.

Cited. 200 C. 386.