Section 103 – Converting a formula into a mathematical equation.

• (1) The legislative fiscal analyst shall, when directed by statute and in consultation with the executive branch, convert a formula into a mathematical equation that:
  • (a) accurately expresses the formula with mathematical symbols as a mathematical equation; and
  • (b) is mathematically unambiguous.

• (2) The legislative fiscal analyst shall include each mathematical equation described in Subsection (1) that has not yet been approved under Subsection (3) in an annual appropriations act.

• (3) If, for a formula, the mathematical equation described in Subsection (1) is approved by the Legislature in an appropriations act:
  • (a) the mathematical equation is the authoritative version of the formula until:
    • (i) the legislative fiscal analyst determines that the mathematical equation is inaccurate; or
    • (ii) the statutory language upon which the mathematical equation is based is changed; and
  • (b) the legislative fiscal analyst shall post the mathematical equation on the Internet for public access.

Enacted by Chapter 49, 2015 General Session