Sec. 4-73. Recommended appropriations.
Sec. 4-73. Recommended appropriations. (a) Part II of 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) (1) 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.
(2) In addition, the supporting schedule of agency energy costs shall be supported
by a statement of the agency's plans for energy conservation in each fiscal year of the
ensuing biennium, and a statement of the progress the agency has made in the last-completed fiscal year concerning energy conservation.
(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 program in each
budgeted agency but shall not include research grants made to educational institutions.
(e) Part II of 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.
(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.)
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, but see Sec. 4-73a; 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.
Cited. 200 C. 386.