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RI Gen L § 35-1.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-1.1 - Office of Management and Budget|Section 35-1.1-9 - Cooperation of other state executive branch agencies.

§ 35-1.1-9. Cooperation of other state executive branch agencies.(a) The departments and other agencies of the state of the executive branch that have not been assigned to the executive office of management and budget under this chapter shall assist and cooperate with the executive office as may be required by the governor and/or requested by the director of management and budget, this assistance may include, but not be limited to, utilizing staff resources from other departments or agencies for special projects within a defined period of time to improve processes within agencies and/or lead to cost savings.(b) Within thirty (30) days following the date of the issuance of a final audit report completed pursuant to subdivision 35-1.1-2(6), the head of the department, agency or private entity audited shall respond in writing to each recommendation made in the final audit report. This response shall address the department's, agency's or private entity's plan of implementation for each specific audit recommendation and, if applicable, the reasons for disagreement with any recommendation proposed in the audit report. Within one year following the date on which the audit report was issued, the office may perform a follow-up audit for the purpose of determining whether the department, agency or private entity has implemented, in an efficient and effective manner, its plan of action for the recommendations proposed in the audit report.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 4, § 5.
RI Gen L § 35-1.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-1.1 - Office of Management and Budget|Section 35-1.1-10 - Organizational reviews and special initiatives.

§ 35-1.1-10. Organizational reviews and special initiatives.(a) The director of the office of management and budget is hereby directed to conduct research and analysis to study the programs of the department of transportation and other quasi-transportation related agencies not limited to bridge, vehicle and winter maintenance efficiencies and effectiveness. The director of the office of management and budget is authorized to consult with the appropriate federal agencies and departments that provide funds to, or delegate authority to, the state department of transportation and other quasi-transportation related agencies.(b) This plan shall address the goal of improving efficiency of transportation programs; identifying similar programs that are being performed.(c) The office of management and budget is directed to report findings, recommendations, and alternative designs to the governor and general assembly no later than November 1, 2012, with copies to the governor, speaker of the house, senate president, chairs of the house and senate finance committees and their respective fiscal advisors.(d) The report shall include a strategic plan that outlines the mission, goals, the estimated cost and timelines to implement said recommendations, and the federal and state mandates associated with the current programs. The report shall provide a clear definition of roles and responsibilities, including those responsible for implementing the proposed recommendations. The analysis shall develop outcome measures and an appropriate timeline to measure implementation progress. It shall also include:(1) An examination of the various organizational structures in other states, evaluating their strengths and weaknesses, and how they may or may not be applicable in Rhode Island. This should include an evaluation of the best practices regarding efficiencies.(2) An analysis of what programs and responsibilities could be more efficiently implemented and managed. This should include, but not be limited to, strategies to reorganize and or centralize transportation programs.(3) An evaluation of the federal, state and other revenues that support these programs, and the impacts on revenues and expenses associated with the alternatives and recommendations.(e) The department of transportation and other quasi-transportation related agencies shall furnish such advice and information, documentary or otherwise, to the director of the office of management and budget as is deemed necessary or desirable to facilitate the purposes of the study.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 4, § 5.
RI Gen L § 35-1.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-1.1 - Office of Management and Budget|Section 35-1.1-11 - Rules and regulations.

§ 35-1.1-11. Rules and regulations.The office of management and budget shall be deemed an agency for purposes of § 42-35-1 et seq. The director shall make and promulgate such rules and regulations, and establish fee schedules not inconsistent with state law and fiscal policies and procedures as he or she deems necessary for the proper administration of this chapter and to carry out the policy and purposes thereof.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 4, § 5.
RI Gen L § 35-1.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-1.1 - Office of Management and Budget|Section 35-1.1-12 - Severability.

§ 35-1.1-12. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 4, § 5.
RI Gen L § 35-2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-2 - Fiscal Year|Section 35-2-1 - State fiscal year.

§ 35-2-1. State fiscal year.The fiscal year shall be deemed to include the twelve (12) calendar months from July to June, both inclusive.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 35, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 45, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2200, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 46, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1349, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 27, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 35-2-1.
RI Gen L § 35-2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-2 - Fiscal Year|Section 35-2-2 - Fiscal year in towns and cities.

§ 35-2-2. Fiscal year in towns and cities.The electors in a financial town meeting of any town qualified to vote on any proposition to impose a tax or for the expenditure of money, or the city council of any city, not having a fiscal year beginning July 1, may vote at any financial town or city council meeting, provided, that the fiscal year in the town or city in which a vote is passed shall thereafter begin with July 1 of each calendar year and end with June 30 of the following calendar year.History of Section.P.L. 1961, ch. 34, § 1.
RI Gen L § 35-2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-2 - Fiscal Year|Section 35-2-3 - Town of North Providence fiscal year.

§ 35-2-3. Town of North Providence fiscal year.(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-2-2, the budget commission of the town of North Providence, by vote at a meeting of the commission, is authorized to modify the fiscal year for a town over a four-year period, as follows:(1) Establishing a fiscal year from March 1 to March 31 of the following calendar year;(2) The succeeding fiscal year to be from April 1 to April 30 of the following calendar year;(3) The succeeding fiscal year to be May 1 to May 31 of the following calendar year;(4) The succeeding fiscal year to be from June 1 to June 30 of the following calendar year;(5) Thereafter the fiscal years to be July 1 to June 30 of the following calendar years.(b) In the event that the budget commission of the town of North Providence votes to modify the fiscal year as provided in this section, the commission shall ordain the dates upon which taxes shall be due and payable. The commission shall also determine by resolution the installments in which taxes may be paid, the dates on which penalties for nonpayment shall apply, and the rate of the penalties.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 122, § 1.
RI Gen L § 35-3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-1 - Budget officer - General powers and duties.

§ 35-3-1. Budget officer — General powers and duties.(a) Within the office of management and budget there shall be a budget officer who shall be appointed by the director of administration with the approval of the governor. The budget officer shall be required to:(1) Exercise budgetary control over all state departments and agencies and perform management analyses;(2) Operate an appropriation allotment system;(3) Prepare the annual budget of the receipts and expenditures of the state;(4) Develop long term activity and financial programs, particularly capital improvement programs;(5) Approve or disapprove all requests for new personnel and to investigate periodically the need of all existing positions in the state service and report thereon to the director of administration; and(6) Prepare a five (5) year financial projection of anticipated general revenue receipts and expenditures, including detail of principal revenue sources and expenditures by major program areas, which projection shall be included in the budget submitted to the general assembly pursuant to § 35-3-7.(b) The budget officer may approve or disapprove requisitions for equipment, materials, and supplies.(c) The budget officer's duties and powers relating to budgetary controls and personnel requests of the legislative and judicial departments shall be purely ministerial, concerned only with the availability of the funds, and in no event shall the budget officer interpose his or her judgment regarding the wisdom or expediency of items of expenditure.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 62; P.L. 1956, ch. 3696, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-1; P.L. 1968, ch. 99, § 3; P.L. 1980, ch. 146, art. xvi, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. 20, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 287, art. 23, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 27, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 11, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 45, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 4, § 7.
RI Gen L § 35-3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-2 - Annual appropriations for state government.

§ 35-3-2. Annual appropriations for state government.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary to pay the administrative and other expenses of the state government.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 632, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-2.
RI Gen L § 35-3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-3 - Responsibility of budget officer for budget.

§ 35-3-3. Responsibility of budget officer for budget.The budget officer shall, under the supervision of the governor, prepare the annual state budget, assembling, correlating, and revising the estimates of revenues and requests for appropriations of the various departments of the state government.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 881, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1922, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-3.
RI Gen L § 35-3-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-3.1 - Responsibility of budget officer for budget of resource recovery corporation.

§ 35-3-3.1. Responsibility of budget officer for budget of resource recovery corporation.On or before December 1 of each year, the budget officer shall review the annual budget submitted by the resource recovery corporation, making such recommendations as he or she may deem proper to the director of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 523, § 1.
RI Gen L § 35-3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-4 - Estimates submitted by department heads.

§ 35-3-4. Estimates submitted by department heads.(a) On dates determined by the budget officer, but not later than the first day of October in each year, each head of a department of the state government, not including the general assembly or the judiciary, shall assemble, correlate, and revise, with power to increase or decrease, the estimates for expenditures and requests for appropriations for the next ensuing fiscal year of each of the divisions, boards, commissions, officers, bureaus, institutions, or agencies of the state included within his or her department, and, after this revision, shall prepare an itemized departmental estimate of the appropriations necessary to meet the financial needs of the department, including a statement in detail of all moneys for which any general or special appropriation is desired at the ensuing session of the general assembly. The estimate shall be in such form, and in such number of copies, and with such explanation as the budget officer may require, and, on dates determined by the budget officer, but not later than the first day of October in each year, shall be submitted to the governor through the budget officer and to the fiscal advisors of the house and senate.(b) The estimates shall also include a supplemental presentation of estimates of expenditures for information resources and information technologies as defined in § 29-8-2 [repealed], regardless of source of financing. The estimate shall include a detailed listing and explanation of expenses and the source of funds and shall be in such form, and in such number of copies, and with such explanation as the budget officer may require. Copies shall be provided directly to the house fiscal advisor, the senate fiscal advisor, and the Rhode Island information resources management board.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 881, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1922, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-4; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 45, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 1, § 14; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 24, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 12, § 2.
RI Gen L § 35-3-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-4.1 - Department of transportation budget - Tort claims.

§ 35-3-4.1. Department of transportation budget — Tort claims.In submitting the estimates for expenditures and requests for appropriations, the director of the department of transportation shall provide an estimate of the funds necessary for paying tort claims made pursuant to § 24-8-35.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 380, § 1.
RI Gen L § 35-3-4.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-4.2 - Zero base budget review.

§ 35-3-4.2. Zero base budget review.(a) The chairperson of the house finance committee and/or the chairperson of the senate finance committee may, from time to time, designate one or more departments to submit zero base budgets. The committee(s) shall consider the objectives, operations, measures of performance, and costs of all activities of each department; explore alternative means of conducting the activities of each department; and evaluate alternative budget amounts for various levels of effort for each activity of each department.(b) The committee(s) shall begin zero base budget reviews at the beginning of the fiscal year, and shall complete analysis prior to the governor's submission of the budget as required in § 35-3-7. Prior to August 1, the chairperson(s) shall communicate to the departments so designated the form and number of copies, and with such explanation as the committee(s) may require.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 38, § 1.
RI Gen L § 35-3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-5 - Estimates for legislature and judiciary.

§ 35-3-5. Estimates for legislature and judiciary.Itemized estimates of the financial needs of the legislature and of the judiciary shall be submitted, without revision, by the budget officer to the governor on or before the first day of October for inclusion in the budget. The Governor shall submit the financial needs as requested by the legislature and judiciary without revision for inclusion in the budget recommendation to the general assembly. The budget officer shall provide copies to the House Fiscal Advisor and the Senate Fiscal Advisor.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 881, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1922, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-5; P.L. 1998, ch. 424, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 45, § 3.
RI Gen L § 35-3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-6 - Compensation of outside personnel employed in preparation of budget.

§ 35-3-6. Compensation of outside personnel employed in preparation of budget.Whenever the budget officer shall deem it advisable or necessary to require the attendance of any person other than the director of a department or a person employed by the state in the classified service, to aid and assist him or her in the preparation of the annual budget, the budget officer may compensate the person for his or her attendance and other necessary expenses.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 4; P.L. 1947, ch. 1922, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-6.
RI Gen L § 35-3-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-7.1 - Biennial capital development program.

§ 35-3-7.1. Biennial capital development program.(a) Biennially, for presentation to the voters at the next general election, a comprehensive plan detailing the capital goods and services required in the upcoming two (2) year period will be presented.(b) The plan shall also include consideration of the current capital indebtedness and the proposed capital requirements for all independent authorities created under and by the laws of this state.(c) All capital referenda will be presented to the voters at a general election, except, upon a finding of compelling need for the public health, safety, or welfare, the general assembly may present the capital program at a time other than the general election.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 12, § 1.
RI Gen L § 35-3-7.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-7.2 - Budget officer as capital development officer.

§ 35-3-7.2. Budget officer as capital development officer.The budget officer shall be a capital development program officer who shall be responsible for:(1) The review of all capital development requests submitted by the various state departments, as set forth in chapter 6 of title 42, which shall include all independent boards and commissions and the capital development plans of the Narragansett Bay Commission, Rhode Island infrastructure bank, the Lottery Commission, and all other public corporations, as defined in chapter 18 of this title which plans would be subject to the provisions of § 35-18-3; provided, that, except as provided for in this section, nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers of the council on postsecondary education as outlined in chapter 59 of title 16. Capital development requests and plans shall be submitted in such form, with such explanation, in such number of copies, and by such date as the budget officer may require. Copies shall also be provided directly to the house fiscal advisor and the senate fiscal advisor.(2) Preparation of a capital budget which shall specify which capital items are proposed for presentation to the electorate at the next general election.(3) The activities which will promote capital development planning and develop criteria which can be used to determine appropriate levels of bonded indebtedness.(4) Acting as chairperson of the capital development planning and oversight commission which is to be appointed by the governor. The commission, in addition to recommending to the governor the biennial capital budget, shall implement a long-range capital development planning process and shall be responsible for the development of an inventory of state assets to determine the need and prioritization of capital improvements.(5) Working with the council on postsecondary education in the development by the council of that portion of the council's capital development program involving annual general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 12, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 49, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 5, § 14; P.L. 1999, ch. 31, art. 21, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 14, § 3.
RI Gen L § 35-3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-8 - Recommendations to meet deficiencies - Submission of appropriation bills.

§ 35-3-8. Recommendations to meet deficiencies — Submission of appropriation bills.(a) The budget shall also contain the recommendations of the governor to the general assembly for new taxes, loans, or other appropriate actions to meet any estimated deficiency for the ensuing fiscal year. It shall also be accompanied by a bill or bills for all proposed appropriations.(b) In the event that any departments of state government are expected to incur a deficiency within the current fiscal year, the governor shall, on or before the third Thursday in January each year, submit a request for supplemental appropriations on their behalf. Provided, however, in those years that a new governor is inaugurated, the new governor shall submit the request on or before the first Thursday in February. In the event that, prior to or subsequent to the request, the governor determines that additional deficiencies are expected to be incurred, the governor shall submit requests for additional appropriations upon notice of these deficiencies.(c) The request presented to the general assembly shall identify the proposed increases and decreases to the original amounts provided in the annual appropriation act provided, that no action shall be taken that will cause an excess of appropriations for revenue expenditures over expected revenue receipts.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-8; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XIV, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 11, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 24, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 2, § 5.
RI Gen L § 35-3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 35 - Public Finance|Chapter 35-3 - State Budget|Section 35-3-9 - Action on bills by house committee - Hearings.

§ 35-3-9. Action on bills by house committee — Hearings.The budget plan and bill or bills for proposed appropriations, when sent by the governor to the general assembly, shall be referred as soon as practicable to an appropriate committee of the house of representatives, and the committee shall forthwith proceed to the consideration of the bill. The committee shall hear the budget officer upon the bill as a whole or upon any item thereof or any proposed amendment thereto as each may elect, and the committee may summon the budget officer to appear before it and to furnish such information relative to the bill or any item therein, or any proposed amendment thereto, as it may require, and the committee may in its discretion hear the proper person representing any department or agency desiring to be heard with respect to any item or amendment in the bill relating to the department or agency; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit the right of the committee to hold public hearings upon the bill as a whole or upon any item therein, or to summon any person for examination regarding any item contained therein, or for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for a full and proper consideration of the bill. The committee, after the consideration of the bill, shall report the bill with its recommendation endorsed thereon to the house of representatives.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2187, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 62; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-9.