§21.4. Sessions of consensus estimating conferences; workpapers

A. How session convened. A session of a consensus estimating conference may be convened as follows:

(1) For the governor. A session may be convened at the call of the office of the governor to develop information for use by the governor and executive agencies of government in preparing the governor's budget recommendations.

(2) For the legislature. A session may be convened at the call of a principal who represents the legislature to develop official information on behalf of the legislature for use in its budget deliberations.

(3) To review official information. After adequate notice, a session may be convened at the call of two principals to review and reconsider any official information of the conference that the principals feel is no longer valid. Any participant in the conference may notify a principal in writing if the participant feels that any official information of the conference is no longer valid. The principal so notified shall review the matter and shall notify the other principals if he feels that a session of the conference is warranted. If two or more principals agree that a session of the conference is warranted, they shall convene the conference for the purpose of reviewing and reconsidering such official information.

(4) To consider special impacts. After adequate notice, two principals may call a special impact session of the conference to develop official information which reflects specific changes or proposed changes relating to the area of responsibility of the conference.

B. Final sessions. Following each regular session of the legislature, each consensus estimating conference shall convene to revise its official information to reflect changes made in the law. The official information developed at this final session of the conference shall be published by the conference and shall constitute the official information of the conference until the adjournment of the next meeting of the estimating conference. The principal who is responsible for presiding over the conference shall prepare a final report relating to the official information of the conference.

C. Workpapers. The principal who is responsible for presiding over the session of a consensus estimating conference is responsible for preparing and distributing the necessary workpapers prior to the meetings of the conference. Any principal may cancel a meeting of the conference if such workpapers have not been distributed at least twenty-four hours prior to a meeting at which official information is scheduled to be adopted or revised. Workpapers shall include comparisons between alternative information when such comparisons are warranted.

Acts 1990, No. 966, §2, eff. July 1, 1990.