§ 35-3-4.2. Zero base budget review.
(a) The chairperson of the house finance committee and/or the chairperson of the senate finance committee may, from time to time, designate one or more departments to submit zero base budgets. The committee(s) shall consider the objectives, operations, measures of performance, and costs of all activities of each department; explore alternative means of conducting the activities of each department; and evaluate alternative budget amounts for various levels of effort for each activity of each department.
(b) The committee(s) shall begin zero base budget reviews at the beginning of the fiscal year, and shall complete analysis prior to the governor’s submission of the budget as required in § 35-3-7. Prior to August 1, the chairperson(s) shall communicate to the departments so designated the form and number of copies, and with such explanation as the committee(s) may require.
History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 38, § 1.
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.