A.G. File No. 2009-070

The Best Practices Budget Accountability Act (Amendment #1-S)

December 22, 2009

 


This measure makes significant changes to the state’s budget process by making changes in vote thresholds for state budget and taxes, giving the Governor power to reduce spending and other budget duties, establishing new requirements for one-time state revenues, establishing requirements to identify funds to pay for program expansions, reviewing performance standards for state programs, and having late budgets result in Legislators forfeiting pay.