[§23-11]  New special or revolvingfunds.  Within five days after the deadline for the introduction of billsin each legislative session, the clerks of each house of the legislature shalltransmit, to the legislative auditor for analysis, copies of all legislativebills that were introduced in their respective houses during that session thatpropose to establish new special or revolving funds.

The criteria to be used by the auditor inanalyzing each legislative bill shall include, but not be limited to, theextent to which the fund:

(1)  Serves the purpose for which it is being created;and

(2)  Reflects a clear link between the benefit soughtand changes made upon the users or beneficiaries of the program, as opposed toserving primarily as a means to provide the program or users with an automaticmeans of support which is removed from the normal budget and appropriationsprocess.

Each analysis shall set forth the probable effectsof the proposed fund and shall also assess alternative forms of funding.

No later than thirty days prior to theadjournment sine die of each legislative session, the legislative auditor shallsubmit the analysis of each transmitted legislative bill to each house of thelegislature. [L 1990, c 240, §2]

 

Revision Note

 

  Section was enacted as addition to chapter 36 but isrenumbered to this chapter pursuant to §23G-15.