§ 35-3-4. Estimates submitted by department heads.
(a) On dates determined by the budget officer, but not later than the first day of October in each year, each head of a department of the state government, not including the general assembly or the judiciary, shall assemble, correlate, and revise, with power to increase or decrease, the estimates for expenditures and requests for appropriations for the next ensuing fiscal year of each of the divisions, boards, commissions, officers, bureaus, institutions, or agencies of the state included within his or her department, and, after this revision, shall prepare an itemized departmental estimate of the appropriations necessary to meet the financial needs of the department, including a statement in detail of all moneys for which any general or special appropriation is desired at the ensuing session of the general assembly. The estimate shall be in such form, and in such number of copies, and with such explanation as the budget officer may require, and, on dates determined by the budget officer, but not later than the first day of October in each year, shall be submitted to the governor through the budget officer and to the fiscal advisors of the house and senate.
(b) The estimates shall also include a supplemental presentation of estimates of expenditures for information resources and information technologies as defined in § 29-8-2 [repealed], regardless of source of financing. The estimate shall include a detailed listing and explanation of expenses and the source of funds and shall be in such form, and in such number of copies, and with such explanation as the budget officer may require. Copies shall be provided directly to the house fiscal advisor, the senate fiscal advisor, and the Rhode Island information resources management board.
History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 881, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1922, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-4; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 45, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 1, § 14; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 24, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 12, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 35-3-1. - Budget officer — General powers and duties.
Section 35-3-2. - Annual appropriations for state government.
Section 35-3-3. - Responsibility of budget officer for budget.
Section 35-3-3.1. - Responsibility of budget officer for budget of resource recovery corporation.
Section 35-3-4. - Estimates submitted by department heads.
Section 35-3-4.1. - Department of transportation budget — Tort claims.
Section 35-3-4.2. - Zero base budget review.
Section 35-3-5. - Estimates for legislature and judiciary.
Section 35-3-6. - Compensation of outside personnel employed in preparation of budget.
Section 35-3-7. - Submission of budget to general assembly — Contents.
Section 35-3-7.1. - Biennial capital development program.
Section 35-3-7.2. - Budget officer as capital development officer.
Section 35-3-8. - Recommendations to meet deficiencies — Submission of appropriation bills.
Section 35-3-9. - Action on bills by house committee — Hearings.
Section 35-3-10. - Consideration of bill by senate committee.
Section 35-3-11. - Consideration of budget by senate.
Section 35-3-12. - Supplements and amendments offered by governor.
Section 35-3-15. - Unexpended and unencumbered balances of revenue appropriations.
Section 35-3-17. - Quarterly and monthly allotments.
Section 35-3-19. - Availability of funds on failure of general assembly to pass appropriation bill.
Section 35-3-20. - State budget reserve and cash stabilization account.
Section 35-3-20.1. - Limitation on state spending.
Section 35-3-22. - Affordable housing — rental subsidy account.
Section 35-3-23. - Interfund transfers.
Section 35-3-24. - Control of state spending.
Section 35-3-24.1. - Program performance measurement.