The Florida Senate

216.1825  Zero-based budgeting.--

(1)  Beginning July 1, 2000, and continuing thereafter, the Legislative Budget Commission shall apply zero-based budgeting principles in reviewing the budget of each state agency at least once every 8 years.

(2)  No later than July 1 of each year, the commission shall issue instructions to the agencies whose budgets are to be reviewed prior to the next legislative session. Dates of submission for information required by the commission will be included in the instructions.

(3)  The commission shall provide its reports of zero-based budgeting reviews to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before December 31.

(4)  For fiscal year 2001-2002, budgets of the Department of Revenue and the Department of Law Enforcement shall be the subject of zero-based budgeting review by the commission. The commission shall, by February 1, 2001, provide to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, a schedule for completing zero-based budgeting reviews of all remaining state agencies prior to December 31, 2008.

History.--s. 24, ch. 2000-371.