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IN Code § 4-12-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-6. State Agencies; Forms; Reporting Statistical Data and Information for Budget Bill or Report

Sec. 6. When requested so to do by the governor, or by the budget director, other agencies of the state shall assist the budget agency in the effective discharge of its duties and functions. Any such agency shall employ its equipment and facilities to assist the budget agency to prepare the data and information for a recommended or final budget report and budget bill. The budget agency shall create and prepare forms required for the administration of this chapter, and forms necessary for machine accounting to permit accumulation of statistical data and information required by the budget agency and the budget committee. Every state agency, except the universities and colleges, shall adopt such forms and reporting procedures as are created and prepared by the budget agency for administration and execution of appropriations made by law, when such forms and procedures have been otherwise approved in the manner required by law.Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.6. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.28, SEC.6.
IN Code § 4-12-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-7. Statements of State Agencies; Filing; Examination; 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.
IN Code § 4-12-1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|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.
IN Code § 4-12-1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-10. Budget Committee; Meetings; Time; Expiration of Section

Sec. 10. (a) This subsection applies to calendar year 2021. The budget committee shall meet:(1) at least once after April 30, 2021, and before July 1, 2021; and(2) upon the call of the chair.The committee shall fix the time and place for a meeting called under this subsection.(b) This subsection applies to a calendar year beginning after December 31, 2021. The budget committee shall meet at least once during the two (2) month period after adjournment of each regular session of the general assembly sine die and upon the call of the chair. The committee shall fix the time and place for a meeting called under this subsection.(c) This SECTION expires July 1, 2023.Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.10. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.28, SEC.10; P.L.134-2012, SEC.2; P.L.133-2021, SEC.11.
IN Code § 4-12-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-11. Budget Committee; Functions; Compensation

Sec. 11. (a) In addition to cooperating in the preparation of a recommended budget report and budget bill as herein provided, the chief functions of the budget committee shall be to serve as liaison between the legislative and executive, including the administrative branches of government, and to provide information to the general assembly with respect to the management of state fiscal affairs so that it may have a better insight into the budgetary and appropriation needs of the various state agencies. To perform such functions the budget committee may:(1) Select a chairman and such other officers as the members desire, and hold meetings at stated intervals, and on call of the chairman.(2) Make such policies and procedures concerning its organization and operation as are deemed advisable but IC 4-22-2 shall not apply thereto.(3) Have access to all files, information gathered and reports of the budget agency.(4) Inspect any state agency in order to obtain accurate information concerning its budgetary needs and fiscal management, and examine all of its records and books of account.(5) Subpoena witnesses and records, examine witnesses under oath, hold hearings, and exercise all the inherent powers of an interim legislative committee for study of budgetary affairs and fiscal management.(6) Attend meetings of appropriate committees of the general assembly and furnish it with information and advice.(7) Make such general or special reports to the budget agency and to the general assembly as are deemed advisable. A report to the general assembly under this subdivision must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.(b) The salary per diem of the legislative members of the budget committee is seventy dollars ($70) per day each for the time necessarily employed in the performance of their duties, and as provided by law all necessary traveling and hotel expenses, in addition to their legislative salary and legislative expense allowance, fixed by law as members of the general assembly. However, the salary per diem provided in this section is in lieu of any other per diem allowances available for the same day to legislative members of the budget committee in their capacity as members of other legislative committees or commissions.Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.11. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.28, SEC.11; P.L.28-2004, SEC.35.
IN Code § 4-12-1-11.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-11.5. Agency Action Requiring Budget Committee Review; Placement on Committee Agenda

Sec. 11.5. For purposes of any statute that requires budget committee review before an action may be taken by a state agency or other entity, budget committee review is considered to have taken place when the action requiring review has been included on an approved agenda of the budget committee in the part of the agenda concerning review items.As added by P.L.224-2003, SEC.278.
IN Code § 4-12-1-12.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-12.5. "Block Grant" Defined; Transfers of Funds

Sec. 12.5. (a) As used in this section, "block grant" means a block grant established by the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-35).(b) The governor may transfer funds between block grants only in an amount authorized by state law.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.21, SEC.2.
IN Code § 4-12-1-13.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-13.5. Determination and Certification of State Agency Costs; Appropriation From Dedicated Funds

Sec. 13.5. (a) The budget director may determine on or after July 1 of each fiscal year the costs of operating, during the preceding fiscal year, the office of the auditor of state, the office of attorney general, the office of the treasurer of state, the department of administration, the budget agency and any other state agency that the budget director determines is attributable to the operations of other state agencies. The budget director shall establish a formula to determine those costs.(b) When the budget director has determined the total attributable amount of those costs for each of the state agencies, the budget director shall certify those amounts to the auditor of state and shall transmit a duplicate of the certification to the treasurer of state.(c) The amount certified by the budget director for an agency supported by any dedicated fund is appropriated to pay that cost from the dedicated fund used to support that agency. On receipt of the certification of the budget director, the auditor of state shall transfer from the dedicated funds to the state general fund the amounts certified by the budget director. The auditor of state shall make the appropriate entries in the records of those dedicated funds. The treasurer of state shall make the appropriate entries in the treasurer of state's records.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.27, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.18-1991, SEC.2; P.L.215-2016, SEC.76.
IN Code § 4-12-1-14.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-14.2. Oil Overcharge Funds; Appropriation to Division of Family Resources; Amount

Sec. 14.2. Notwithstanding any other law, all oil overcharge funds received from the federal government are annually appropriated to the lieutenant governor for the lieutenant governor's use in carrying out the home energy assistance program. The amount of this annual appropriation for a state fiscal year is equal to:(1) the total amount necessary to carry out the program during that fiscal year; minus(2) the amount of federal low income energy assistance funds available for the program during that state fiscal year.As added by P.L.17-1990, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.30; P.L.145-2006, SEC.4; P.L.181-2006, SEC.15; P.L.1-2010, SEC.6.
IN Code § 4-12-1-14.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-14.3. Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund

Sec. 14.3. (a) As used in this section, "master settlement agreement" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-6.(b) There is hereby created the Indiana tobacco master settlement agreement fund for the purpose of depositing and distributing money received under the master settlement agreement. The fund consists of:(1) all money received by the state under the master settlement agreement;(2) appropriations made to the fund by the general assembly; and(3) grants, gifts, and donations intended for deposit in the fund.(c) The fund shall be administered by the budget agency. Notwithstanding IC 5-13, the treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as money is invested by the Indiana public retirement system under IC 5-10.3-5. The treasurer of state may contract with investment management professionals, investment advisors, and legal counsel to assist in the investment of the fund and may pay the state expenses incurred under those contracts from the fund. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund. Money in the fund at the end of the state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.(d) The state general fund is not liable for payment of a shortfall in expenditures, transfers, or distributions from the Indiana tobacco master settlement agreement fund or any other fund due to a delay, reduction, or cancellation of payments scheduled to be received by the state under the master settlement agreement. If such a shortfall occurs in any state fiscal year, the budget agency shall make the full transfer to the regional health facilities construction account and then reduce all remaining expenditures, transfers, and distributions affected by the shortfall.As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.232. Amended by P.L.21-2000, SEC.1; P.L.291-2001, SEC.52; P.L.224-2003, SEC.117; P.L.35-2012, SEC.16.
IN Code § 4-12-1-14.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-14.5. Mortgage Foreclosure Multistate Settlement Fund; Energy Assistance

Sec. 14.5. (a) The mortgage foreclosure multistate settlement fund is established for the purpose of depositing and distributing money received under a multistate agreement related to litigation concerning mortgage foreclosure activities by creditors and mortgage servicers. The fund consists of:(1) money that:(A) is received by the state under the multistate agreement related to litigation concerning mortgage foreclosure activities; and(B) is designated by the attorney general for deposit in the fund;(2) appropriations made to the fund by the general assembly; and(3) grants, gifts, and donations intended for deposit in the fund.(b) The fund shall be administered by the budget agency. Notwithstanding IC 5-13, the treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as money is invested by the public employees' retirement fund under IC 5-10.3-5. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund. Money in the fund at the end of the state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.(c) Not later than September 1 of each year, the office of the lieutenant governor shall report to the budget agency the total amount that was used to provide home energy assistance during the previous state fiscal year through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant under 42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq. administered under IC 4-4-33-1. The budget agency shall determine the amount of gross retail tax revenue that was collected during the preceding state fiscal year on the amount of home energy assistance reported to the budget agency.(d) An amount equal to the amount of gross retail tax revenue determined by the budget agency under subsection (c) is appropriated from the fund to the office of the lieutenant governor to establish a separate state home energy assistance program to be administered under IC 4-4-33-1. The separate state home energy assistance program shall be used to provide home energy assistance exclusively for individuals who own a home, using the same eligibility standards as those used for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant under 42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq. The budget agency shall allot the amount determined under subsection (c) from the fund before October 1 each year.(e) The state general fund is not liable for payment of a shortfall in expenditures, transfers, or distributions from the fund or any other fund due to a delay, reduction, or cancellation of payments scheduled to be received by the state under the multistate agreement related to litigation concerning mortgage foreclosure activities.As added by P.L.58-2012, SEC.1.
IN Code § 4-12-1-14.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-14.7. Securities Rating Settlement Fund; Administration by Budget Agency; Distribution of Money in the Fund

Sec. 14.7. (a) The securities rating settlement fund is established for the purpose of depositing and distributing money received under a multistate agreement related to litigation concerning the rating processes used by Standard & Poor's Financial Services and McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.(b) All money that is received by the state under the multistate agreement described in subsection (a) shall be deposited in the fund.(c) The fund shall be administered by the budget agency. Money in the fund at the end of the state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.(d) Money deposited into the fund shall be distributed by the auditor of state as follows:(1) Sixty-seven and sixty-seven hundredths percent (67.67%) shall be transferred to the state general fund.(2) Sixteen and one hundred sixty-five thousandths percent (16.165%) shall be transferred to the securities division enforcement account established by IC 23-19-6-1.(3) Sixteen and one hundred sixty-five thousandths percent (16.165%) shall be transferred to the agency settlement fund established by IC 4-12-16-2.As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.45. Amended by P.L.201-2018, SEC.1.
IN Code § 4-12-1-14.9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-14.9. State Bicentennial Capital Account; Administration by Budget Agency; Use of Money in the Account

Sec. 14.9. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the state bicentennial capital account established by subsection (c).(b) As used in this section, "bicentennial commission" refers to the Indiana 2016 bicentennial commission established by IC 4-23-33-3 (expired).(c) The state bicentennial capital account is established within the state general fund for the purposes set forth in subsection (f). The account shall be administered by the budget agency. The account consists of the following:(1) Money transferred to the account under IC 4-13-1-4(10).(2) Appropriations, if any, made by the general assembly.(3) Grants and gifts intended for deposit in the account.(4) Any earnings on money in the account.(d) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account.(e) Money in the account at the end of the state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.(f) Money in the account may be used only for capital projects that commemorate the bicentennial of Indiana's statehood.(g) The budget agency shall consult with the bicentennial commission in making a determination to expend money from the account for the purposes under subsection (f).As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.10.
IN Code § 4-12-1-15.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 12. Appropriations Management|Chapter 1. The Budget Agency|4-12-1-15.5. Medicaid Contingency and Reserve Account

Sec. 15.5. (a) The Medicaid contingency and reserve account is established within the state general fund for the purpose of providing money for timely payment of Medicaid claims, obligations, and liabilities. Money in the account must be used to pay Medicaid claims, obligations, and liabilities. The account shall be administered by the budget agency.(b) Expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account. The account consists of the following:(1) Appropriations to the account.(2) Other Medicaid appropriations transferred to the account with the approval of the governor and the budget agency.(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same manner as other public money may be invested.(d) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert.As added by P.L.340-1995, SEC.38.