§ 525. Intergovernmental cooperation
§ 525. Intergovernmental cooperation For the purposes of carrying out its duties, the Joint Fiscal Office shall have access to and the right to copy any public record of all executive, administrative, and judicial departments of the State, except income and franchise tax returns and other documents classified as confidential by law unless permitted under […]
§ 526. Basic needs budget and livable wage; report
§ 526. Basic needs budget and livable wage; report (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Basic needs” means the essentials needed to run a household, including food, housing, transportation, child care, utilities, health and dental care, taxes, rental and life insurance, personal expenses, and savings. (2) “Basic needs budget” is the amount of […]
§ 501. Creation of Committee; purpose
§ 501. Creation of Committee; purpose (a) There is created a Joint Fiscal Committee whose membership shall be appointed on or before January 15 of each biennial session of the General Assembly. The Committee shall consist of five Representatives and five Senators as follows: (1) the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations; (2) the […]
§ 503. Functions
§ 503. Functions The Joint Fiscal Committee shall: (1) hire the Chief Fiscal Officer; (2) carry on a continuing review of the fiscal operations of the State, including revenues, budgeting, and expenditures; (3) accept grants and approve any related limited service positions, gifts, loans, or any other thing of value, approved by the Governor, under […]
§ 521. Creation and purpose
§ 521. Creation and purpose The Joint Fiscal Office is created as a permanent agency to provide the General Assembly with services relating to the fiscal operations of the State, including revenues, budgeting, and expenditures. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
§ 522. Chief Fiscal Officer; employees
§ 522. Chief Fiscal Officer; employees (a)(1) The Joint Fiscal Committee shall employ an individual to be the Chief Fiscal Officer of the Joint Fiscal Office. (2) The Chief Fiscal Officer shall employ fiscal, research, and other professional staff as needed to carry out the duties of the Joint Fiscal Office, except that requests for […]
§ 523. Functions; confidentiality
§ 523. Functions; confidentiality (a) The Joint Fiscal Office shall furnish: (1) nonpartisan research and administrative services of a fiscal nature to the Joint Fiscal Committee and, at the direction of the Joint Fiscal Committee, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Ways and Means, […]
§ 524. Budget
§ 524. Budget The Chief Fiscal Officer shall propose a budget for the Joint Fiscal Office to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)