HB 1609 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to state planning and budgeting; amending
3	s. 216.023, F.S.; requiring a summary of each state agency
4	and the judicial branch of state government's preceding
5	year's financial data to be submitted annually to the
6	Legislature; providing content requirements of the
7	summary; providing an effective date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 216.023,
12	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
13	216.023 Legislative budget requests to be furnished to
14	Legislature by agencies.--
15	(4)(a)The legislative budget request must contain for
16	each program:
17	1.(a)The constitutional or statutory authority for a
18	program, a brief purpose statement, and approved program
19	components.
20	2.(b)Information on expenditures for 3 fiscal years
21	(actual prior-year expenditures, current-year estimated
22	expenditures, and agency budget requested expenditures for the
23	next fiscal year) by appropriation category.
24	3.(c)Details on trust funds and fees.
25	4.(d)The total number of positions (authorized, fixed,
26	and requested).
27	5.(e)An issue narrative describing and justifying changes
28	in amounts and positions requested for current and proposed
29	programs for the next fiscal year.
30	6.(f)Information resource requests.
31	7.(g)Legislatively approved output and outcome
32	performance measures and any proposed revisions to measures.
33	8.(h)Proposed performance standards for each performance
34	measure and justification for the standards and the sources of
35	data to be used for measurement.
36	9.(i)Prior-year performance data on approved performance
37	measures and an explanation of deviation from expected
38	performance. Performance data must be assessed for reliability
39	in accordance with s. 20.055.
40	10. Proposed performance incentives and disincentives.
41	(b)(j) Unit costs for major activities for the budget
42	entities as defined in the General Appropriations Act.It is the
43	intent of the Legislature that total accountability measures,
44	includingto use unit-cost data, servenot only as a budgeting
45	tool but also as a policymaking tool and an accountability tool.
46	Therefore, each state agency and the judicial branchbudget
47	entity must also submit a one-page summary of information for
48	the preceding year in accordance with the legislative budget
49	instructions. Each one-page summary must containrelated to
50	itself, subordinate entities, and contracting entities which
51	includes:
52	1. The final budget for the agency and the judicial
53	branch.each entity;
54	2. Total funds from the General Appropriations Act.
55	3. Adjustments to the General Appropriations Act.
56	2. The total amount of revenue received or otherwise
57	passed through each entity;
58	4.3. The line-item listings of allmajor activities.along
59	with total amounts spent for each major activity and unit costs
60	for each such activity; and
61	5. The number of activity units performed or accomplished.
62	6. Total expenditures for each activity, including amounts
63	paid to contractors and subordinate entities. Expenditures
64	related to administrative activities not aligned with output
65	measures must consistently be allocated to activities with
66	output measures prior to computing unit costs.
67	7. The cost per unit for each activity, including the
68	costs allocated to contractors and subordinate entities.
69	8.4. The total amount of reversions and pass-through
70	expenditures omitted fromor actual pass-throughs withoutunit-
71	cost calculationsdata.
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73	At the regular session immediately following the submission of
74	the agency unit cost summary, the Legislature shall reduce in
75	the General Appropriations Act for the ensuing fiscal year, by
76	an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the allocation for the
77	fiscal year preceding the current fiscal year, the funding of
78	each state agency that fails to submit the report required under
79	this paragraph.
80	(k) Proposed performance incentives and disincentives.
81	(5) At the time specified in the legislative budget
82	instructions and in sufficient time to be included in the
83	Governor's recommended budget,Prior to September 15 of the
84	fiscal year prior to whichthe judicial branch is required to
85	submit a performance-based program budget request.,The Chief
86	Justice of the Supreme Court shall identify and, after
87	consultation with the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
88	Government Accountability, submit to the President of the Senate
89	and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a list of
90	proposed programs and associated performance measures. The
91	judicial branch shall provide documentation to accompany the
92	list of proposed programs and performance measures as provided
93	under subsection (4). The judicial branch shall submit a
94	performance-based program agency budget request using the
95	programs and performance measures adopted by the Legislature.
96	The Chief Justice may propose revisions to approved programs or
97	performance measures for the judicial branch. The Legislature
98	shall have final approval of all programs and associated
99	performance measures and standards for the judicial branch
100	through the General Appropriations Act or legislation
101	implementing the General Appropriations Act. By September 15,
102	2001, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall submit to the
103	President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
104	Representatives a performance-based program budget request for
105	programs of the judicial branch approved by the Legislature and
106	provide a copy to the Executive Office of the Governor.
107	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.