Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee
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Mission statement
The mission of the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee is to provide the Arizona Legislature with sound research, analysis, forecasts and recommendations on government finances and public policies; and to provide the members with high quality work that is factual and delivered in a timely and professional manner, enabling the members to make informal public policy decisions that are in the best interests of the citizens of Arizona[1]
History
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee was formed in 1966 on an act of the Arizona Legislature. In 1979, the Arizona Legislature passed a law that expanded the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to its current size[2].
Governance
The Committee is chaired by 16 members of the Arizona Legislature. A full-time Director is hired to provide technical analysis and input to the 16 person committee[1].
Services offered
Arizona budget
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee provides all technical support and analysis of the Arizona State Budget. This is done on an annual basis when a new state budget is deliberated every January[1].
Ballot propositions
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee provides all fiscal impact analysis for approved statewide ballot propositions in the State of Arizona[1].
Fiscal impact
Fiscal impact notes and analysis are provided by the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee. This is done for all spending bills, tax-related legislation, and any ballot proposition that has a direct fiscal impact on the State of Arizona or any of its political subdivisions[1].
Publications
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee publishes a summary of all the state's appropriations on a annual basis[1].
Revenue forecasting
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee does all forecasts of government revenues[1].
See also
- Arizona Legislative Council
- Arizona Legislature
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona State Senate
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