BILL NUMBER: SB 777 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Senator Wolk
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Niello)
(Coauthor: Senator Ashburn)
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Buchanan)
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
An act to amend Section 13320 of, and to add Section 13335.5 to,
the Government Code, relating to the state budget.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 777, as introduced, Wolk. State budget.
(1) The California Constitution requires the Governor to submit
annually to the Legislature a budget itemizing state expenditures and
estimating state revenues and requires the Legislature to pass the
Budget Bill by midnight on June 15.
This bill would require that the budget submitted by the Governor
to the Legislature for the 2011-12 fiscal year and each fiscal year
thereafter be developed pursuant to performance-based budgeting
methods, as defined, for each state agency.
(2) Under existing law, a state agency for which an appropriation
is made is generally required to submit to the Department of Finance
for approval a complete and detailed budget setting forth all
proposed expenditures and estimated revenues for the ensuing fiscal
year.
The bill would require the budget of the state agency submitted to
the department to utilize a performance-based budgeting method, as
defined. The bill also would establish a task force comprised of the
Director of Finance, the Controller, and the Chairperson of the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee to develop performance-based budgeting
guidelines and procedures and to develop a training and education
program for state agency personnel involved in the budget process.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 13320 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
13320. (a) Every State
state agency and court for which an appropriation has been
made , shall submit to the department for
approval , a complete and detailed budget at
such the time and in such
the form as may be prescribed
by the department, setting forth all proposed expenditures and
estimated revenues for the ensuing fiscal year.
(b) The budget submitted to the department for approval shall
utilize performance-based budgeting methods.
(c) A performance-based budget shall identify or update all of the
following:
(1) The mission of the agency or judicial branch.
(2) The goals established to accomplish the mission.
(3) The activities developed to achieve state goals.
(4) A performance goal and an outcome-oriented performance measure
for each activity for which an appropriation is made or requested.
(5) Legislatively approved output and performance standards to
measure progress toward program objectives. Each performance measure
must identify the associated activity contributing to it.
(6) Prior-year performance data on approved performance measures
and an explanation of deviation from expected performance.
(7) Proposed performance incentives and disincentives.
(d) As used in this article, "performance-based budgeting method"
means establishing clear accountability by achieving measurable
performance results from the expenditure of state resources.
SEC. 2. Section 13335.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
13335.5. (a) For the 2011-12 fiscal year, and each fiscal year
thereafter, the budget that the Governor submits to the Legislature,
as required by Section 12 of Article IV of the California
Constitution, shall be developed by utilizing performance-based
budgeting methods.
(b) The amount of each appropriation made in the Budget Act for
the 2011-12 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, for
expenditure by any state agency shall be determined by each budgetary
unit utilizing performance-based budgeting methods. The Budget Act
introduced by the Governor also shall include performance standards,
which shall be proposed by the Governor and may be amended by the
Legislature in the same manner as amendments to appropriations in the
Budget Bill. These standards shall be applied to each state agency,
including a method for evaluating whether those standards are met in
order to ascertain the effectiveness and efficiency of the state
agency.
(c) A task force consisting of the Director of Finance, the
Controller, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee shall do both of the following:
(1) Develop guidelines and procedures to be used by state agencies
in developing performance-based budgets for the 2011-12 fiscal year
and following fiscal years, including procedures for implementing
activity-based costing or other managerial cost accounting systems in
each state agency.
(2) Develop a training and education program for appropriate
budget personnel to facilitate the development of performance-based
budgeting methods by state agencies for the 2011-12 fiscal year and
following fiscal years.
(e) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) "Budgetary unit" means the smallest significant operational
unit within a state agency that has programmatic responsibilities,
including local assistance programs, and authority distinct from
other units at the same level in the entity's organizational
structure, and that does not have subdivisions or other units under
it that have policy or administrative authority with respect to
programmatic responsibilities.
(2) "State agency" means any agency, department, or other entity
of the state, including a court, that is required to submit a budget
pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320).