ORS 171.557
State budget policy
(1)
The Legislative Assembly finds that there is a need for a comprehensive, specific budget format available to all members of the Legislative Assembly so that:(a)
Effective policy decisions can be made;(b)
Line items in agency budgets can be identified by program function;(c)
Decisions to increase or decrease agency budgets can be made with knowledge as to policy and programmatic impact; and(d)
A more objective comparison can be made to the Governor’s budget.(2)
The Legislative Assembly also finds that the goal of the legislative budgeting process is to afford members a thorough understanding of:(a)
The policies of state government regarding the definition and delivery of state services;(b)
What program functions are necessary to state operations and the cost of these functions; and(c)
The means whereby these policies and programs are administered.(3)
The goal of the Legislative Assembly is to decide, as a body, which policies and programs are necessary to discharge its public responsibilities. Consequently, the Legislative Assembly finds that there is a need to examine the legislative budgeting process so that:(a)
Policy decisions are made by the Legislative Assembly as a whole;(b)
Program functions are more closely identified with line items in agency budgets;(c)
Funding options and priorities are defined in terms of policies; and(d)
Legislative budgeting identifies programs which are necessary in terms of policies and state responsibilities, as opposed to the need to maintain existing program activities. [1989 c.652 §1; 2016 c.117 §37; subsection (4) renumbered 171.558 (Furnishing budget information to Oregon Department of Administrative Services) in 2019]
Source:
Section 171.557 — State budget policy, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors171.html.
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