Nevada Revised Statutes 353.211 – Provision of budgetary information to Fiscal Analysis Division of Legislative Counsel Bureau; information open for public inspection; public hearings on agency’s requested budget
1. On or before October 15 of each even-numbered year, the Chief shall provide to the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 353.211
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
(a) Computerized budget files containing the actual data regarding revenues and expenditures for the previous year;
(b) The work programs for the current year; and
(c) Each agency’s requested budget for the next 2 fiscal years.
2. On or before December 31 of each even-numbered year, the Chief shall provide to the Fiscal Analysis Division:
(a) Each agency’s adjusted base budget by program or budgetary account for the next 2 fiscal years; and
(b) An estimated range of the costs for:
(1) Continuing the operation of State Government; and
(2) Providing elementary, secondary and higher public education, at the current level of service.
3. The information provided to the Fiscal Analysis Division pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 is open for public inspection.
4. The Governor may authorize or direct an agency to hold public hearings on a budget submitted pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 at any time after the material is provided pursuant to subsection 1.
5. As used in this section, ‘adjusted base budget’ means the amount appropriated or authorized to support ongoing expenditures budgeted to the agency by the Legislature for the second year of the current biennium, as adjusted for:
(a) The removal of any one-time appropriation or authorization that was appropriated or authorized by the Legislature to the agency for the second year of the biennium;
(b) Statewide fringe benefits, assessments, rent insurance premiums and cost allocations;
(c) Contractual obligations that are approved or expired during the current biennium;
(d) Ongoing expenditures approved by the Interim Finance Committee during the current biennium;
(e) Any annualization of costs that occurred for part of the second year of the current biennium;
(f) Actual caseloads incurred during the first year of the biennium;
(g) Rate changes that are projected to affect the budget of the agency during the next biennium; and
(h) Any other adjustment that is necessary:
(1) Based on the limit upon total proposed expenditures calculated pursuant to NRS 353.213; or
(2) As otherwise determined by the Chief.