NY State Senate Bill 2017-S1290

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2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Judiciary
Law Section:: Legislative Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 5-C §§88-k & 88-l, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S6233
2011-2012: S611
2013-2014: S2256
2015-2016: S1702
2019-2020: S4064

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for creation of a non-partisan legislative budget office to perform budget analysis to determine the funding levels necessary to the operation of governmental departments and programs and render anticipated revenue estimates for each fiscal year, examine and review all financial information of the state for the purpose of rendering revenue estimates used in determining whether the proposed state budget is balanced, be charged with the duty of rendering anticipated revenue forecast reports to the legislature and the governor for the purposes of facilitating passage of the state budget in a timely manner, provide assistance in determining the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, and submit to the state legislature written estimates of anticipated state revenues on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year.

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1290

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to
creation of the legislative budget office

 PURPOSE OF THE BILL :

Allows for a non-partisan budget office to be established. This office
would be similar to that of the U.S. Congressional Budget Office that
would perform budget analysis for both Houses of the State
Legislature.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Adds a new Legislative Law Article 5-C to create the
Legislative Budget Office.

Section 2: Sets forth an effective date of January 1st next succeeding
the date upon which it shall become law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

One of the reasons that has been cited for the repeated delays in
meeting state budget deadlines is that the Assembly, the Senate, and
the Governor each have their own fiscal staffs which, more often than
not, disagree on state revenue estimates for the upcoming fiscal year.

In recent years, these disagreements in state budget revenue estimates
have stalled budget negotiations because money cannot be accurately
allocated to different state agencies and among state programs when
there is no agreed upon estimate of anticipated revenue.

The establishment of a Legislative Budget office should help to
eliminate the partisan effect of the Senate and the Assembly fiscal
staffs and ensure that both houses are using the same set of numbers.
Because the office would be non-partisan, estimates developed would be
based on more accurately on economic reality. The use of the U.S.
Congressional Budget Office has helped to alleviate at least some of
the delays that have occurred in negotiating the Federal budget. It is
hoped that this bill could do the same for the State Budget.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

A.3953 of 2001-2002;
A.572 of 2003-2004;
A.1003 of 2005-2006;
A.2675 of 2007-2008;
S.6233 (Klein)/A.1896 (Morelle) of 2009-2010 - Referred to
Investigations & Government Operations;
S. 611(Klein)/A.2838 (Morelle) of 2011-2012 - Referred to
Investigations & Government Operations;
S.2256 (Klein)/A.6807 (Morelle)-Referred to Investigations &
Government Operations;
S.1702 of 2015-2016-Referred to Investigations & Government Operations

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :

Would not require additional funding because the money currently being
spent for budget analysis for Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and
Means committee could be used.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date upon which it shall become law.

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1290
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  legislative law, in relation to creation of the
   legislative budget office
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new article 5-C
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 5-C
                         LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE
 SECTION 88-K. NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE.
         88-L. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE NON-PARTISAN  LEGISLATIVE  BUDGET
                 OFFICE.
   § 88-K. NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED A NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE.
   §  88-L.  POWERS  AND  DUTIES  OF  THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
 OFFICE.  1. THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE  BUDGET  OFFICE  SHALL  PERFORM
 BUDGET  ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE FUNDING LEVELS NECESSARY TO THE OPERA-
 TION OF GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENTS AND  PROGRAMS  AND  RENDER  ANTICIPATED
 REVENUE  ESTIMATES FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR. SUCH REVENUE ESTIMATES SHALL BE
 USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING BUDGET EXPENDITURES.
   2. THE DIRECTOR OF THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE  BUDGET  OFFICE  SHALL
 EXAMINE  AND  REVIEW  ALL  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  OF  THE STATE FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF RENDERING REVENUE ESTIMATES USED IN DETERMINING  WHETHER  THE
 PROPOSED STATE BUDGET IS BALANCED.
   3.  THE  NON-PARTISAN  LEGISLATIVE  BUDGET OFFICE SHALL BE HEADED BY A
 DIRECTOR WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE  AND
 ASSEMBLY  FOR  A  TERM  OF FIVE YEARS. HE OR SHE SHALL DEVOTE HIS OR HER
 FULL TIME AND EFFORT TO THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR AND HE OR SHE SHALL  HOLD
 NO  OTHER PUBLIC OFFICE. THE DIRECTOR SHALL RECEIVE SUCH COMPENSATION AS
 MAY BE FIXED BY THE OFFICE. THE DIRECTOR MAY  APPOINT  BUDGET  ANALYSTS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00965-01-7

 S. 1290                             2
 
 ASSISTANTS  AND  SUCH OTHER EMPLOYEES AS HE OR SHE MAY DEEM NECESSARY OR
 DESIRABLE, PRESCRIBE THEIR DUTIES AND FIX THEIR COMPENSATION WITHIN  THE
 AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE THEREFOR.
   4.  THE  NON-PARTISAN  LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE SHALL BE CHARGED WITH
 THE DUTY OF RENDERING ANTICIPATED REVENUE FORECAST REPORTS TO THE LEGIS-
 LATURE AND THE GOVERNOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF FACILITATING PASSAGE OF  THE
 STATE  BUDGET  IN  A  TIMELY  MANNER. THE DIRECTOR MAY REQUEST AND SHALL
 RECEIVE FROM ALL PUBLIC OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES AND  AUTHORITIES
 OF THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, SUCH ASSISTANCE AND DATA AS
 SHALL  BE  NECESSARY TO PROJECT ANTICIPATED STATE REVENUES FOR BUDGETARY
 PURPOSES.
   5. THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
 IN DETERMINING THE FISCAL IMPACT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
   6. THE NON-PARTISAN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET  OFFICE  SHALL  SUBMIT  TO  THE
 LEGISLATURE  WRITTEN  ESTIMATES OF ANTICIPATED STATE REVENUES ON JANUARY
 FIFTEENTH, APRIL FIFTEENTH, JULY FIFTEENTH AND OCTOBER FIFTEENTH OF EACH
 YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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Senate Bill S1290

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee

co-Sponsors

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Tony Avella

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee

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Jeffrey D. Klein

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1290 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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