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WV Code § 11B-2-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-3. Requests for Appropriations; Copies to Legislative Auditor

(a) The spending officer of each spending unit, other than the legislative and the judicial branches of state government, shall, on or before September 1, of each year, submit to the secretary a request for appropriations for the fiscal year next ensuing. On or before the same date, the spending officer shall also transmit two copies of the request to the Legislative Auditor for the use of the finance committees of the Legislature.(b) If the spending officer of any spending unit fails to transmit to the Legislative Auditor two copies of the request for appropriations within the time specified in this section, the Legislative Auditor or the state budget office shall notify the secretary, Auditor and treasurer of the failure. Upon notification, no funds appropriated to that spending unit shall be encumbered or expended until the spending officer thereof has transmitted two copies of the request for appropriation to the Legislative Auditor.(c) If a spending officer submits to the secretary an amendment to the request for appropriations, two copies of the amendment shall forthwith be transmitted to the Legislative Auditor.(d) Notwithstanding any provision in this section to the contrary, the State Superintendent of Schools shall, on or before December 15, of each year, submit to the secretary a request for appropriations for the fiscal year next ensuing for state aid to schools and submit two copies of the request to the Legislative Auditor for the use of the finance committees of the Legislature. The request for appropriation shall be accompanied with copies of certified enrollment and employee lists from all county superintendents for the current school year. If certified enrollment and employee lists are not available to the state superintendent from any of the county school boards, the state superintendent shall notify those school boards and no funds shall be expended for salary or compensation to their county superintendent until the certified lists of enrollment and employees are submitted.
WV Code § 11B-2-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-4. Contents of Requests

A request for an appropriation for a spending unit shall specify and itemize in written form:(1) A statement showing the amount and kinds of revenue and receipts collected for use of the spending agency during the next preceding fiscal year and anticipated collections for the fiscal year next ensuing;(2) A statement by purposes and objects of the amount of appropriations requested for the spending unit without deducting the amount of anticipated collections of special revenue, federal funds or other receipts;(3) A statement showing the actual expenditures of the spending unit for the preceding year and estimated expenditures for the current fiscal year itemized by purposes and objects, including those from regular and supplementary appropriations, federal funds, private contributions, transfers, allotments from an emergency or contingency fund and any other expenditures made by or for the spending unit;(4) A statement showing the number, classification and compensation of persons employed by the spending unit distinguishing between regular, special and casual employees during the preceding fiscal year and during the current fiscal year. The statement shall show the personnel requirements in similar form for the ensuing fiscal year for which appropriations are requested;(5) A statement showing in detail the purposes for which increased amounts of appropriations, if any, are requested and giving a justification statement for the expenditure of the increased amount. A construction or other improvement request shall show in detail the kind and scope of construction or improvement requested;(6) A statement of money claims against the state arising out of the activities of the spending unit; and(7) Any other information as the secretary requests.
WV Code § 11B-2-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-5. Form of Requests

The secretary shall specify the form and detail of itemization of requests for appropriations and statements to be submitted by a spending unit: Provided, That a request for appropriations must include at a minimum the information required by section four of this article. The secretary shall furnish blank forms for this purpose.
WV Code § 11B-2-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-6. Information Concerning State Finances

The secretary shall ascertain for the preceding year and as estimated for the current fiscal year:(1) The condition of each of the funds of the state;(2) A statement of all revenue collections both general and special; and(3) Any other information relating to the finances of the state as the Governor requests.
WV Code § 11B-2-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-7. Appropriations for Judiciary

The Governor shall transmit to the secretary the appropriations required by law for the judiciary for the fiscal year next ensuing and which have been certified to the Governor by the Auditor. The Auditor shall certify the appropriations to the Governor in accordance with section fifty-one, article VI of the Constitution of West Virginia on or before September 1, of each year.
WV Code § 11B-2-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-8. Examination of Requests for Appropriations

(a) The secretary shall examine the requests of a spending unit with respect to requested appropriations, itemization, sufficiency of justification statements and accuracy and completeness of all other information which the spending officer is required to submit.(b) If the secretary finds a request, report or statement of a spending unit inaccurate, incomplete or inadequate, he or she shall consult with the spending officer of the unit and require the submission of the requests in proper form and content. The secretary shall assist spending officers in the preparation of their requests.
WV Code § 11B-2-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-9. Appropriation Requests by Other Than Spending Units

A person or organization, other than a spending officer, who desires to request a general appropriation in the state budget, shall submit his or her request to the secretary on or before September 1, of each year. The request shall be in the form prescribed by the secretary and shall be accompanied by a justification statement.
WV Code § 11B-2-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-10. Powers of Secretary in Administration of Expenditures

(a) The secretary shall supervise and control the expenditure of appropriations made by the Legislature excluding those made to the Legislature and those made to the judicial branch of the state government.(b) The expenditure of an appropriation made by the Legislature, except made for the Legislature itself and the judicial branch of state government, shall be conditioned upon compliance by the spending unit with the provisions of this article.(c) An appropriation made by the Legislature, except made for the Legislature itself and the judicial branch of state government, shall be expended only in accordance with this article.
WV Code § 11B-2-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-13. Examination and Approval of Expenditure Schedules; Amendments; Copies to Legislative Auditor

(a) The secretary shall examine the expenditure schedule of each spending unit and if it conforms to the appropriations made by the Legislature, the requirements of this article and is in accordance with sound fiscal policy, the secretary shall approve the schedule. In addition, the secretary shall give special consideration in the approval of expenditure schedules to accounts in which the appropriations consist predominantly of personal services funds so that the quarterly allotments of funds to the various spending units are sufficient to pay personnel costs in the quarter in which they are due.(b) The expenditure of the appropriations made to a spending unit shall be only in accordance with the approved expenditure schedule unless the schedule is amended with the consent of the secretary, or unless appropriations are reduced in accordance with the provisions of sections twenty to twenty-two, inclusive, of this article. The spending officer of a spending unit shall transmit to the Legislative Auditor a copy of each and every requested amendment to the schedule at the same time that the requested amendment is submitted to the secretary. The secretary shall send to the Legislative Auditor copies of any schedule amended with the secretary's approval.
WV Code § 11B-2-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-14. Reserves for Emergencies

The secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may require that an expenditure schedule provide for a reserve for emergencies out of the total amount appropriated to the spending unit. The amount of the reserve shall be determined by the secretary in consultation with the spending officer.
WV Code § 11B-2-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-15. Reserves for Public Employees Insurance Program

(a) There is hereby continued a special revenue account in the State Treasury, designated the "Public Employees Insurance Reserve Fund", which is an interest-bearing account and may be invested in accordance with the provisions of article six, chapter twelve of this code, with the interest income a proper credit to the fund.(b) The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the Legislature and moneys transferred annually pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. These moneys shall be held in reserve and appropriated by the Legislature only for the support of the programs provided by the Public Employees Insurance Agency: Provided, That the moneys held in the fund may be appropriated to the bureau for medical services of the Department of Health and Human Resources.(c) Annually each state agency, except for the higher education central office created in article four, chapter eighteen-b of this code; the higher education governing boards as defined in articles two and three of said chapter; and the state institutions of higher education as defined in section two, article one of said chapter shall transfer one percent of its annualized expenditures from state funds, excluding federal funds based on filled full-time equivalents as determined by the state budget office as of the first day of April for that fiscal year, to the Public Employees Insurance Reserve Fund. The secretary may exempt that transfer only upon a showing by the requesting agency that the continued operation of that agency is dependent upon receipt of the exemption.(d) Annually the secretary shall provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature on the amount of reserves established pursuant to the provisions of this section, the number of exemptions granted and the agencies receiving those exemptions.
WV Code § 11B-2-15a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-15a. Peia Rainy Day Fund

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special account, designated the PEIA Rainy Day Fund, which is an interest-bearing account administered by the Secretary of Revenue in accordance with the provisions of this section.(b) The PEIA Rainy Day Fund may consist of moneys appropriated by the Legislature, income from investment of moneys held in the special revenue account, and all other sums available for deposit to the account, public or private. Any balance remaining in the special revenue account at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the General Revenue Fund but remains in the special revenue account and may be used in a manner consistent with this article.(c) The Secretary of Revenue, upon the written approval of the Governor, may transfer moneys from the PEIA Rainy Day Fund to the Public Employees Insurance Agency only to (1) reduce or prevent benefit cuts, (2) reduce premium increases, or (3) any combination thereof. The amount of moneys transferred may be included in the calculation of any plan year aggregate premium cost-sharing percentages between employers and employees.(d) The Secretary of Revenue may contract with the West Virginia Investment Management Board, or the West Virginia Board of Treasury Investments, for any services with respect to fund investments which the secretary considers necessary.(e) The Secretary of Revenue may promulgate legislative rules, and emergency rules as provided in §29A-3-15 of this code, as the secretary considers necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this section.
WV Code § 11B-2-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-16. Limitation on Expenditures

The expenditures of a spending unit during a quarter of the fiscal year shall not exceed the amount of the approved allotment, unless the Governor approves the expenditure of a larger amount. Any amounts remaining unexpended at the close of the quarter shall be available for reallocation and expenditure during any succeeding quarter of the same fiscal year.
WV Code § 11B-2-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-17. Transfers Between Items of Appropriation of Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, there shall be no transfer of amounts between items of appropriations nor shall moneys appropriated for any particular purpose be expended for any other purpose by any spending unit of the executive, legislative or judicial branch except as hereinafter provided:(1) Any transfer of amounts between items of appropriations for the executive branch of state government shall be made only as authorized by the Legislature.(2) Any transfer of amounts between items of appropriations for the legislative branch of state government shall be made only pursuant to the joint rules adopted by the body and any amendments thereto, as certified to the State Auditor, the State Treasurer and the Legislative Auditor.(3) Any transfer of amounts between items of appropriations for the judicial branch of state government shall be made only pursuant to rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Appeals and any amendments thereto, as certified to the State Auditor, the State Treasurer and the Legislative Auditor.
WV Code § 11B-2-18 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-18. Expenditure of Excess in Collections; Notices to Auditor and Treasurer

(a) If the amount actually collected by a spending unit exceeds the amount which it is authorized to expend from collections, the excess in collections shall be set aside in a special surplus fund for the spending unit. Expenditures from this fund shall be made only in accordance with the following procedure:(1) The spending officer shall submit to the secretary:(A) A plan of expenditure showing the purposes for which the excess is to be expended; and(B) A justification statement showing the reasons why the expenditure is necessary and desirable.(2) The secretary shall submit the request to the Governor with his or her recommendation.(3) If the Governor approves the plan of expenditure and justification statement and is satisfied that the expenditure is required to defray the additional cost of the service or activity of the spending unit and that the expenditure is in accordance with sound fiscal policy, he or she may authorize the use of the excess during the current fiscal year. Notices of the authorization shall be sent to the State Auditor, the State Treasurer and the Legislative Auditor.(b) An expenditure from a special surplus fund without the authorization of the Governor, or other than in accordance with this section, shall be an unlawful use of public funds.
WV Code § 11B-2-19 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-19. Reports by Spending Units; Copies to Legislative Auditor

A spending unit shall submit to the secretary reports with respect to the work and expenditures of the unit as the secretary may request for the purposes of this article. Upon receipt thereof, the secretary shall immediately send a copy of each report to the Legislative Auditor.
WV Code § 11B-2-21 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-21. Reduction of Appropriations Reduction of Appropriations From General Revenue

If the Governor determines that the amounts, or parts thereof, appropriated from the general revenue cannot be expended without creating an overdraft or deficit in the General Fund, he or she may, before the end of the fiscal year, instruct the secretary to reduce all appropriations out of general revenue in a degree as necessary to prevent an overdraft or a deficit in the General Fund. No reduction of appropriations may be made after June 30 of the fiscal year.
WV Code § 11B-2-22 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-22. Reduction of Appropriations -- Reduction of Appropriations From Other Funds

(a) The Governor, in the manner set forth in section twenty-one of this article, may reduce appropriations from:(1) Funds supported by designated taxes or fees; and(2) Fees or other collections set aside for the support of designated activities or services.(b) Each fund and each fee or collection account shall be treated separately.
WV Code § 11B-2-24 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-24. Expenditure of Appropriations -- Generally

The expenditure of an appropriation made by the Legislature shall be conditioned upon compliance by the spending unit with sections twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight and twenty-nine of this article.
WV Code § 11B-2-25 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-25. Expenditure of Appropriations -- Other Than for Purchases of Commodities

A requisition for expenditure, other than an order for the purchase of commodities, shall be submitted as follows:(1) The spending officer shall prepare and submit to the director a requisition showing the amount, purpose and appropriation from which the expenditure is requested;(2) The director of the budget shall examine the requisition and determine whether the amount is within the quarterly allotment, is in accordance with the approved expenditure schedule and otherwise conforms to the provisions of this article;(3) If the director approves the requisition, he or she shall encumber the proper account in the amount of the requisition and shall transmit the requisition to the Auditor for disbursement in accordance with law; and(4) If the director disapproves the requisition, he or she shall return it to the spending unit with a statement of his or her reasons.
WV Code § 11B-2-26 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-26. Expenditure of Appropriations -- Purchases of Commodities

If a requisition is a request for a purchase of commodities, the spending unit shall transmit the requisition to the state budget office for the purpose of ascertaining whether it conforms to the expenditure schedule. If it does not conform, the requisition shall be returned by the state budget office to the spending unit. If it conforms, the state budget office shall transmit the requisition to the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration for purchase in accordance with article three, chapter five-a of this code. When a copy of the purchase order issued pursuant thereto is received from the Purchasing Division by the director in accordance with the provisions of section fourteen, article three, chapter five-a of this code, the director shall ascertain whether the unencumbered balance in the appropriation concerned, in excess of all unpaid obligations, is sufficient to defray the cost of the order and, if so, shall encumber the proper account and certify the fact to the Purchasing Division and, if not, shall notify the Purchasing Division which, upon receipt of notification, shall return the requisition to the spending unit.
WV Code § 11B-2-27 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-27. Expenditure of Appropriations — Payment of Personal Services

A requisition for the payment of personal services shall, upon receipt by the director of the budget, be checked against the personnel schedule of the spending unit making the requisition. The director shall approve a requisition for personal services only if the amounts requested are in accordance with the personnel schedule of the spending unit: Provided, That the director of the budget is not required to verify or approve requisitions for the payment of personal services for any spending unit that does not participate in the human resource payroll module of the West Virginia Enterprise Resource Planning System as set forth in section one, article six-d, chapter twelve of this code.
WV Code § 11B-2-28 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-28. Expenditure of Appropriations -- Legislative and Judicial Expenditures

(a) The provisions of sections twenty-six and twenty-seven of this article shall not apply to the expenditure of amounts appropriated for the use of the Legislature or for the judiciary.(b) In the case of appropriations made for the Legislature, the Clerk of the House of Delegates or the clerk of the Senate shall present his or her requisition directly to the Auditor.(c) In the case of appropriations made for the judiciary, the clerk of the court shall present his or her requisition or claim directly to the Auditor.(d) In the case of appropriations made for criminal charges, the clerk or the proper officer shall present his or her claim directly to the Auditor.
WV Code § 11B-2-29 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 11B. Department of Revenue|Article 2. State Budget Office|§11B-2-29. Appropriations for Officers, Commissions, Boards or Institutions Without Office at Capitol

All appropriations now or hereafter made for officers, commissions, boards or institutions, public or private, other than state institutions of higher education, state charitable institutions, state hospitals and sanitariums and state penal and correctional institutions, not having an office at the State Capitol, shall, unless otherwise provided by law, be expended on requisitions of the officer, commission, board or institution, after approval by the secretary of the Department of Revenue.