It shall be the duty of the Legislative Budget Office to prepare an overall balanced budget of the entire expenses and income of the state for each fiscal year, which budget shall encompass the operations of all general-fund agencies and all special-fund agencies and the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Division of State Aid Road Construction of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Beginning with the 1996 fiscal year, such budget shall be prepared in a format which will include performance measurement data associated with the various programs operated by each agency. Said overall budget shall be completed prior to December 15 before the convening of the Legislature at the regular session.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 27 - Taxation and Finance
Joint Legislative Budget Committee; Legislative Budget Office
§ 27-103-109. Special fund agency reports
§ 27-103-111. Director; authority; compensation; clerical and technical assistants
§ 27-103-113. Budget preparation
§ 27-103-115. Recommendations and studies as to state agencies
§ 27-103-117. Duties of director of Legislative Budget Office
§ 27-103-119. Consultation with legislative committees by director
§ 27-103-121. Budget; parts and summary
§ 27-103-123. Part 1 of budget; contents
§ 27-103-131. Failure or refusal to file budget request; proceedings
§ 27-103-133. Visitation of state agencies; hearings
§ 27-103-137. Hearings on budget requirements; copies of budget
§ 27-103-139. Submission of budget; employment of budget officer