Sec. 7. (a) On or before the first day of September, in any year that the budget director makes a request under this chapter, each and every state agency shall prepare and file with the budget agency on forms designated by it a written statement, showing in detail the following:

(1) The several amounts actually expended for the administration, operation, maintenance and support of such state agency for at least the two (2) fiscal years which ended immediately preceding such first day of September, and the several amounts estimated by such state agency to be actually expended for the fiscal year to end on June 30 following the next regular session of the general assembly; and the actual and estimated income of such state agency for like periods.

(2) An estimate of the necessary expenditures of such state agency for the proposed budget period as specified in the budget director's request beginning on the first day of July of the calendar year next succeeding the filing of such statement; such estimates or requests for appropriations to defray the estimated expenditures of such department shall be set forth separately for each fiscal year; and the estimated income of such state agency for like period.

(3) A written statement showing concisely the reasons for all estimated expenditures and requests for appropriations contemplated in the preceding subdivision (2), showing particularly the reason for any requested increase or decrease over former appropriations.

(4) Proposals for expenditures for new projects, special purposes or objects, construction, additions, building, improvements, undertakings or expansion of the work of any state agency requiring additional expenditures and capital outlays.

(5) Any other information related to the subject matter of the preceding subdivisions of this subsection (a), or otherwise required to effect the purposes of this chapter, to the extent the budget agency or budget committee deems such information necessary or required, including when requested, citations to any statutes regulating, governing or providing for continuing annual appropriations, fees or other sources of income.

(b) The budget agency shall examine such written statements and review and analyze all of the information, data, estimates, requests for appropriations and for other authorizations to spend state funds as the several state agencies have prepared and filed them. As promptly as possible the budget agency shall complete its examination, review and analysis and shall prepare recommendations for a budget report, and from time to time shall submit these to the budget committee for its consideration at one of its meetings.

Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.7. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.28, SEC.7.