South Dakota Codified Laws 4-8-28. Submission of independent projections by Bureau of Finance and Management and Legislative Research Council–Proposals for eliminating shortfall
The Bureau of Finance and Management and the Legislative Research Council shall prepare and submit, no later than the thirty-eighth legislative day of each legislative session, independent projections that conform with the provisions of subdivisions 4-7-10(2) and (5) to the Governor or the Governor’s designee and the Joint Committee on Appropriations.
If either of the estimates provided in this section project a budget shortfall in excess of two and one-half percent of the general fund appropriated budget in the current or next fiscal year, the Bureau of Finance and Management and the Legislative Research Council shall propose measures to the Governor and the Appropriations Committee of the Legislature for eliminating the shortfall.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 4-8-28
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
Source: SL 2014, ch 27, § 1.