35-114. Continuous financial planning;
submission of tentative budget report; appropriations estimate
report


A. The governor shall have in continuous process of preparation and revision a
tentative budget report for the next two ensuing years for biennial budget units and for
the next fiscal year for annual budget units for which a budget report is required to be
prepared. Upon receipt of the estimates of the several budget units the governor shall
check the estimates with information available to the governor and shall make further
inquiries and investigations and recommend changes in the tentative budget report the
governor deems warranted.


B. The governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting in consultation with
the joint legislative budget committee staff shall determine and report to the governor
and the legislature an estimate of appropriations subject to the limit imposed by article
IX, section 17, Constitution of Arizona. The report shall be published by February 15 of
each year for the preceding fiscal year, for the current fiscal year and for the ensuing
fiscal year to reflect the budget recommendations of the governor.