There is created a special, continuing committee of the general assembly, to be known as the fiscal review committee. It shall be composed of the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chair of the senate standing committee on finance, ways and means (or if the committee has co-chairs, then […]
The committee shall meet at least once in each fiscal quarter on such dates as it shall choose and at such other times as it considers necessary or upon call of the chair. The committee may create subcommittees for such purposes as it considers advisable. Members of the committee are entitled to be reimbursed for […]
The purpose of the committee is to become knowledgeable about the fiscal affairs of the state and to use every means of imparting this knowledge to the members of the general assembly, it being the function of the committee to conduct a continuing review of such items as revenue collections, budget requests from the several […]
The commissioner of finance and administration shall give the committee as much advance notice as possible of any formal meeting, hearing, or conference concerning the formulation of the executive budget for submission to the general assembly, and shall give the committee an opportunity to be represented at such meeting, hearing, or conference. The committee may […]
The committee shall report at least quarterly to the general assembly, and shall make such special reports to such standing committees as it thinks appropriate, concerning its work and may include any recommendation it wishes to make pertaining to the state’s fiscal affairs.
In carrying out its work, the committee is authorized to issue subpoenas, including subpoenas duces tecum, to enforce the attendance of witnesses and the production of records, documents, papers, or other items of evidence, and to administer oaths to persons testifying before the committee.
Beginning July 1, 2020, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall jointly appoint an executive director of the fiscal review committee. The executive director serves at the pleasure of the speakers; provided, however, in order to remove an executive director after July 1, 2020, both speakers must agree […]
This chapter is supplementary to chapter 3 of this title, title 8, chapter 4, and title 9, chapter 6.
The director of the fiscal review committee shall review all reports submitted to it by the attorney general and reporter pursuant to § 8-6-109(b)(11), and shall notify the speaker of each house of the general assembly and the attorney general and reporter of any pending lawsuit in which the director concludes there is a substantial […]
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, prior to March 1 of each year, the fiscal review staff shall provide the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house of representatives and the fiscal review committee with information regarding the creation of state programs that have suffered significant reductions of federal financial support […]
Within the fiscal review committee there is created a contract services subcommittee, the members of which shall be appointed by the chair of the fiscal review committee. The chair of the fiscal review committee shall determine the number of members of the subcommittee and shall appoint the chair of the subcommittee. For purposes of determining […]
The fiscal review committee shall review and discuss any audit of a department, agency or institution of this state prepared by the comptroller of the treasury, pursuant to § 8-4-109, subject to the following: The fiscal review staff shall first review all audits of state departments, agencies or institutions prepared by the comptroller, pursuant to […]
Within forty-five (45) days following the conclusion of each fiscal year, the fiscal review committee shall identify and list each law enacted during the fiscal year that is null and void for lack of a timely appropriation providing the estimated first year’s funding for the law, as required by Article II, § 24 of the […]
