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to be included in the budget, which hear
ings shall be held beginning not later than
November fifteenth in the year next
preceding the cavnening OF the General
Assembly. These hearings shall be open
ito the public and to the press, and any
citizen or authorized representative OF any
organization, or groupi of citizens, may at
tend these hearings and be heard upon any
subject matter properly in review The
heads or authorized representative of
any state department, bureau, division,
officer, board, commission, Institution or
other agency Of the State, receiving or
asking financial aid, may attend and be
heard in explanation of any request Tor
financial aid contained in any estimate
submitted TO the governor. In the years
ofthe gubernatorial election, the governor
elect may, and is hereby authorized and
empowered TO sit at these hearings and
to ask such questions and require such
information upon the estimates under
review and revision as he may deem mt.
The governor-eleot may also prepare
statement of any recommendation or
suggestions he may deem wise in con-
nection with the proposed budget, and
such statement shall be presented 10 the
General Assembly simultaneously with
the presentation Of the budget bill.
Section 7-On or.before the fifteenth day
of December Immediately preceding the
converting of the General Assembly, the
governor must have completed his re-
view and revision of the estimates OF all
the departments, bureaus, officers, div
sions, boards, commissions, institutions
and other agencies of the State asking or
receiving financial aid. The governor
shall have the power, in making such re-
view. 80 revise, by increasing or decreas-
ing, any estimate submitted to him, except
those Of the judiciary and the General
Assembly, but where such revision Is
made he must indicate 1t in his report TO
the General Assembly, together with rea-
sons for his revision.
Section s-Within five days after the
couvening of the regular session OF the
General Assembly, the governor shall sub
NIT to the presiding officer Of each house
printed copies of budget, based on his
own conclusions and Judgment, certain
ing "A complete and itemized plan of all
proposed expenditures for each state de
partment, bureau. division, officer, board,
commission, institution or other agency of
the state, classified by function, charac-
ter and object and Of the estimated rev
cnues and borrowings, for each fiscal year
in the ensuing biennial period. beginning
with the first day of July thereafter. OPP
posite each item of theproposed expendi-
ture the budget shall show, in separate
parallel columns, the amounts appropnat-
cd for each Of the fiscal years Of the last
biennial period, together with the. in
crease or decrease.
The governor shall accompany the
budget with:
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penditures for each Of the two fiscal years
of the preceding biennial period, classified
and itemized in accordance with the Of
fcial budget classification.
~ True copies of all estimates sub
mitted TO the governor under provisions OF
Section l Of this act
~ A statement showing amount OF
State funds expended each fiscal year IN
the preceding biennial period under the
general classif cations of public highways,
free public schools, charitable and benev-
client institutions and organizations,
agriculture and conservation, public health
and other public welfare work, sal nrie
and wages Of State employees, together
with number of employees.
"a 4 statement IN the financial condi-
ton Of the several funds Of the State.
(51 A statement of the State debt with
dates Of maturity, interest due, and condi-
ton Of sinking fund. together with any
increase or decrease IN State debt and
sinking fund during the preceding bien-
NAL period.
Isl 4 statement Of the classified sourc-
eS Of State taxes and other State revenues
together with total amount Of revenue de-
rived from each source.
a. A statement setting forth the total
funds required TO meet the budget for the
ensuing biennial period. together with any
Or D sed plan for financing these require