CHAPTER 22. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
IC 4-3-22
Chapter 22. Office of Management and Budget
IC 4-3-22-1
Legislative findings
Sec. 1. The state will benefit from devoting adequate resources todo the following:
(1) Gather and coordinate data in a timely manner.
(2) Perform comprehensive and detailed budgeting analysis.
(3) Put in place comprehensive and effective budgetingpractices.
(4) Coordinate all functions related to budgeting and controllingspending in state government.
(5) Perform comprehensive and detailed financial analysis.
(6) Perform comprehensive financial oversight.
(7) Ensure that effective financial management policies areimplemented throughout state government.
(8) Perform comprehensive and detailed performance analysis.
(9) Ascertain whether the burdens imposed by laws and rulesare justified by their benefits using a rigorous cost benefitanalysis.
(10) Measure the performance of government activities.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-2
"Director"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "director" means the director ofthe office of management and budget established by this chapter.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-3
Establishment of office; director
Sec. 3. (a) To address the needs set forth in section 1 of thischapter, there is established the office of management and budget,which is referred to in this chapter as the "OMB".
(b) The OMB shall have a director who is the chief financialofficer of the state. The director shall report directly to the governor.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-4
Responsibilities and authority of budget director
Sec. 4. The director is responsible and accountable for and hasauthority over the following:
(1) All functions performed by the following:
(A) The budget agency.
(B) The department of state revenue.
(C) The department of local government finance.
(D) The Indiana finance authority.
The directors of these agencies, departments, and offices shallreport to the director and administer their offices and agencies
in compliance with the policies and procedures related to fiscalmanagement that are established by the OMB and approved bythe governor.
(2) All budgeting, accounting, and spending functions withinthe various agencies, departments, and programs of stategovernment.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-5
OMB director as budget director
Sec. 5. The director may serve as the budget director of the budgetagency under IC 4-12-1-3 unless the governor appoints anotherindividual to serve as the budget director. If the director also servesas the budget director, the director is not entitled to receive anysalary or other compensation as budget director.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-6
Division of government efficiency and financial planning
Sec. 6. (a) The division of government efficiency and financialplanning is established within the OMB. The director shall appoint,subject to the approval of the governor, a director of the division,who serves at the pleasure of the director of OMB.
(b) The division shall conduct operational and procedural auditsof state government, perform financial planning, design andimplement efficiency projects, and carry out such otherresponsibilities as may be designated by the director.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-7
Duties; fiscal management
Sec. 7. The OMB shall assist the governor in the articulation,development, and execution of the governor's policies and programson fiscal management.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-8
Duties; review and development of policies and proposals
Sec. 8. The OMB shall assist and represent the governor in thedevelopment and review of all policy, legislative, and rulemakingproposals affecting capital budgeting, procurement, e-government,and other matters related to fiscal management.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-9
Duties; coordination of administrative policies
Sec. 9. The OMB shall harmonize agency views on legislation andfacilitate the negotiation of policy positions for the governor.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-10
Duties; budget decision making and negotiations
Sec. 10. The OMB shall provide expertise to the governor forbudget decision making and negotiations.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-11
Duties; analysis of budgets; trends
Sec. 11. The OMB shall analyze trends in and the consequencesof aggregate budget policy.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-12
Duties; metrics for measuring performance and efficiency
Sec. 12. The OMB shall establish metrics for measuring stategovernment performance and efficiency.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-13
Duties; cost benefit analysis for rules
Sec. 13. (a) The OMB shall perform a cost benefit analysis uponeach proposed rule and provide to:
(1) the governor; and
(2) the administrative rules oversight committee establishedunder IC 2-5-18;
an assessment of the rule's effect on Indiana business.
(b) After June 30, 2005, the cost benefit analysis performed by theOMB under this section with respect to any proposed rule that has animpact of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shallreplace and be used for all purposes under IC 4-22-2 in lieu of thefiscal analysis previously performed by the legislative servicesagency under IC 4-22-2.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-14
Agencies and instrumentalities; required compliance andcooperation
Sec. 14. All instrumentalities, agencies, authorities, boards,commissions, and officers of the executive, including theadministrative, department of state government, and all bodiescorporate and politic established as instrumentalities of the stateshall:
(1) comply with the policies and procedures related to fiscalmanagement that are established by the OMB and approved bythe governor; and
(2) cooperate with and provide assistance to the OMB.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-15
Agencies; accountability; compliance with statutory requirements Sec. 15. All state agencies (as defined in IC 4-12-1-2) shall, inaddition to complying with all statutory duties applicable to statepurchasing, be accountable to the OMB for adherence to policies,procedures, and spending controls established by the OMB andapproved by the governor.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.38.
IC 4-3-22-16
Comments concerning proposed legislation
Sec. 16. (a) As used in this section, "coordinator" means thefollowing:
(1) A small business regulatory coordinator (as defined inIC 4-22-2-28.1(b)).
(2) An ombudsman designated under IC 13-28-3-2.
(3) An ombudsman designated under IC 5-28-17-5.
(b) Each coordinator may review proposed legislation affectingthe small businesses that are regulated by the agency or that wouldbe regulated by the agency under proposed legislation. A coordinatormay submit to the OMB written comments concerning the impact ofproposed legislation on small business.
(c) The OMB may review comments received under subsection(b). The OMB may amend the comments. After completing itsreview, the OMB shall transmit the comments to the legislativeservices agency for posting on the general assembly's web site. Thecomments submitted under this section shall be transmittedelectronically in a format suitable for posting to the generalassembly's web site as determined by the legislative services agency.
As added by P.L.137-2006, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.110-2010,SEC.1.