LRB-0970/P1
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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Stinebrink, BB0132 - Legislature - Act 201.
For 2017-2019 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State government
State finance
Under this bill, no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, the legislature must submit to DOA the following proposals, which correspond to certain budget proposals required under current law for all executive state agencies:
1. A proposal to reduce the legislature's budget, subject to certain limitations, for each fiscal year of the succeeding fiscal biennium by an amount equal to a total of 5 percent of its base level for the current fiscal year.
2. A proposal to maintain its base level for the current fiscal year, subject to certain limitations, for each fiscal year of the succeeding fiscal biennium.
The bill requires the secretary of DOA and the director of the Legislative Fiscal Bureau to agree to the legislature's base level for the purpose of making those proposals.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 16.42 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
16.42 (5) No later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, the legislature shall submit to the department proposals with respect to the legislature's budget that correspond to the proposals required for agencies under sub. (4) (b) 1. and 2. The secretary of administration and the director of the legislative fiscal bureau shall agree to the legislature's base level for the purpose of making those proposals.
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