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Legislative Orientation
November 29, 2016
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• Room 305 - 222-2738
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/House
Finance/
Senate has separate fiscal office
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• Help with understanding budget
• Briefings/Caucuses
• Test feasibility of ideas
• Potential legislation
• Talking through concepts
• Fiscal notes
• Technical assistance
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• Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30• Current Year is the fiscal year we are in
(FY 2017)• Budget Year is the next year (FY 2018)• Actual Year is the fiscal year that just
ended (FY 2016)• Out Years are the 4 years after Budget
Year (FY 2019– FY 2022)
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• Deficits or surpluses - actual or projected differences between resources and expenditures in the actual year or current year
• Budget Gaps - projected differences between estimated resources and estimated expenditures in the budget year and out years• Governor must submit a balanced budget to
the Assembly for the Budget Year
• Out Years must also be presented and provide measure of structural issues
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• Cyclical economic issues arise
because the economy goes through
growth and contraction cycles,
generally around every 7 years or so
• Structural issues do not disappear
when the economy improves
• Expenditure base grows faster than
underlying economy will support
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$3,000
$3,200
$3,400
$3,600
$3,800
$4,000
$4,200
$4,400
FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021
Revenues vs. Expenditures
June 2016 Estimates
Current Useable Revenues Current Expenditures
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What is it? When current expenses exceed current
revenues
Prior year surplus or other one-time resources/cuts cover the gap
Why does it happen? Short term economic events
Spending needs/wants growing faster than revenues
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• Legislative grants - Assembly’s Budget
• Community Service grants - formerly in agencies’ budgets with letter of intent list –now only a few and direct appropriation
• Bonds and “Kushners”• General obligation bonds approved by
voters
• Other borrowing approved by Assembly (Kushner process = Public Corporation Debt Management Act)
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• General Revenues can be used for any legitimate governmental purposes
• Taxes, lottery, licenses, fees, fines and other miscellaneous revenues
• 41% of total sources
• Federal Funds - Federal tax $$$ that must be used for purposes of the award
• Generally approximately 33% of total budget; Medicaid accounts for over half
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• Restricted Receipts must be used for the
purpose for which collected as provided by
statute – 3% of total sources
• Other Funds include trust funds,
transportation fund, university and college
funds, employment security - specific
purposes - 23% of total sources
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• Budget documents explaining budget and recommendations• Organized by major functions
• Budget bill (appropriation bill) converts into appropriations – must start in House• Appropriation lines, generally by
program, called line items, and are supported by 45,000 row data base
• Budget Articles amend statutes to carry out budget
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General
Revenue
41%
Federal
33%
Restricted
3%
Other
23%
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0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500
Federal Grants
Personal Income
Sales
University and College
All Other
Business Taxes
UI & TDI
Lottery
Departmental
Restricted Receipts
Other Taxes
Gas Tax
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0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400
Personal Income
Sales
Business Taxes
Lottery
Departmental
Other Taxes
All Other
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Gen. Govt.
16.8%
Human Svcs.
42.2%
Education
28.2%
Public Safety
6.2%
Nat. Res.
1.2%
Transp.
6.3%
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Gen. Govt.
13.1%
Human Svcs.
39.0%
Education
34.8%
Public Safety
12.0%
Nat. Res.
1.1%
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Personnel &
Operating
31.8%
Local Aid
14.5%
Asst., Grants,
Benefits
44.5%
Capital
7.3%
Operating
Xfers
1.9%
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Personnel &
Operating
29.9%
Local Aid
30.5%
Asst., Grants,
Benefits
33.4%Capital
4.2%
Operating
Xfers
2.0%
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General
Government,
2,342.7 Human
Services,
3,619.6
Education,
4,655.7
Public Safety,
3,205.6
Natural
Resources,
428.0
Transportation,
752.6
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Regular 3rd Party Total
FY 2015 Avg. 13,212.7 588.3 13,801.1
FY 2016 Avg. 13,097.9 591.7 13,689.6
FY 2017 Enacted 14,206.8 745.8 14,952.6
Avg. Filled 11/16 13,104.1 597.9 13,702.0
Diff. from Enacted (1,102.7) (147.9) (1,250.6)
Diff. from FY 2016 6.2 6.2 12.4
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• July 1, new fiscal year begins• Budget Office sends instructions to
agencies and departments• November – revenue and caseload
estimating conferences • Budget Office & Governor develop
current year revised budget & budget year recommendations
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• Governor submits budget to General Assembly on or before 3rd Thursday in January and sponsors introduce budget bill in the House on behalf of Governor• This year it is January 19, 2017
• Newly inaugurated Governors have until the 1st Thursday in February
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• Bill referred to House Finance Committee
• House and Senate Finance Committees work the budget during February, March and April through their Subcommittees
• Revenue and caseload estimating occurs again in May
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• House and Senate resolve
differences
• House Finance Committee reports
budget, House passes, sends to
Senate, which passes and sends to
Governor in June
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• Brief statement estimating impact of a
bill or resolution
• Current Fiscal Year Estimate
• Estimates for next 2 succeeding Fiscal
Years
• Technical or mechanical defects in the
legislation
• Approval of estimate by Fiscal Advisor
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• State Fiscal Notes prepared by State Budget Officer and/or State Agencies
• Municipal Fiscal Notes prepared by Division of Municipal Finance (DOR), RI League of Cities and Towns, and/or individual municipality
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• Budget Analysis
• Budget recommendation briefing
materials
• Budget as Enacted
• Local Aid and Education Aid,
Revenue Facts
• Staff Presentations to Committees
• http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/HouseFinance/
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Legislative Orientation
November 29, 2016