| Sec. 117.46. Each biennium, beginning with the biennium | 9 |
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ending June 30, 2013, the auditor of state shall conduct a | 10 |
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performance audit of four state agencies selected by the auditor | 11 |
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of state that have been required to file performance data with the | 12 |
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director of budget and management under section 126.18 of the | 13 |
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Revised Code for at least one biennium. Two of the audits shall be | 14 |
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of administrative departments listed in section 121.02 of the | 15 |
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Revised Code or the department of education and two of the audits | 16 |
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shall be of other state agencies. The performance audits under | 17 |
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this section shall be conducted pursuant to sections 117.01 and | 18 |
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117.13 of the Revised Code. | 19 |
| Sec. 126.02. The director of budget and management shall | 20 |
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prepare and submit to the governor, biennially, not later than
the | 21 |
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first day of January preceding the convening of the general | 22 |
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assembly, state budget estimates of revenues and expenditures for | 23 |
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each state fund and budget estimates for each state agency, except | 24 |
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such estimates as are required under section
126.022 of the | 25 |
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Revised Code. The
budget estimates for each state agency for
which | 26 |
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direct
appropriations are proposed shall include the
following | 27 |
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details: | 28 |
| In the preparation of state revenue and expenditure | 37 |
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estimates, the director of budget and management shall, not later | 38 |
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than the fifteenth day of September in the year preceding the | 39 |
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first regular session of the general assembly, distribute to all | 40 |
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affected state agencies the forms necessary for the preparation
of | 41 |
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budget requests, which shall be in the form prescribed by the | 42 |
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director in consultation with
the
legislative service commission | 43 |
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to procure information
concerning
the revenues and expenditures | 44 |
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for the preceding and
current
bienniums, an estimate of the | 45 |
revenues and expenditures
of the
current fiscal year, and an | 46 |
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estimate of the revenues and
proposed
expenditures for the | 47 |
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respective agencies for the two
succeeding
fiscal years for which | 48 |
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appropriations have to be made, and, as applicable, the | 49 |
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performance
data required by division (A) of section 126.18 of | 50 |
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the Revised
Code.
Each such
agency shall, not later
than the | 51 |
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first day of
November,
file with
the director its
estimate of | 52 |
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revenues and
proposed
expenditures
for the succeeding
biennium | 53 |
| and, where
required by section 126.18 of the Revised Code, a | 54 |
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comprehensive
and integrated statement of agency missions and | 55 |
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outcome and
performance measures. | 56 |
| The budget request shall be accompanied by a statement in | 61 |
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writing giving facts and explanation of reasons for the items | 62 |
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requested. The director and the legislative
service
commission
may | 63 |
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make further inquiry and investigation as to any
item desired.
The | 64 |
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director may approve, disapprove, or alter the
requests,
excepting | 65 |
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those for the legislative and judicial
branches of the
state. The | 66 |
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requests as revised by the director
constitute
the
state budget | 67 |
estimates of revenues and, expenditures, and performance measures | 68 |
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which the
director is required to submit to the governor. | 69 |
| Sec. 126.022. Not later than four weeks after the
general | 73 |
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assembly convenes in each even-numbered year,
the director of | 74 |
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budget and management shall prepare and recommend
to the general | 75 |
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assembly, subject to the concurrence of the
governor, estimates of | 76 |
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revenues from, or derived from, payments to
the state under the | 77 |
tobacco master settlement agreement and,
expenditures of such | 78 |
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revenues for the biennium beginning on the
following first day of | 79 |
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July, and, as applicable, the performance data required by | 80 |
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division (A) of section 126.18 of the Revised Code. Each state | 81 |
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agency affected by such
revenues or expenditures shall submit to | 82 |
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the director of budget and management
any related
information the | 83 |
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director requires, in such form and at such times as the
director | 84 |
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prescribes, and, where required by section 126.18 of the Revised | 85 |
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Code, a comprehensive and integrated statement of agency missions | 86 |
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and outcome and performance measures. | 87 |
| Sec. 126.18. (A) Except for the offices of the attorney | 88 |
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general, auditor of state, governor, secretary of state, and | 89 |
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treasurer of state and agencies of the legislative and judicial | 90 |
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branches, each state agency filing budget requests under section | 91 |
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126.02 of the Revised Code shall, in accordance with the schedule | 92 |
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set forth in division (B) of this section, include with its | 93 |
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requests data that measure the performance of the programs and | 94 |
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activities of the agency in meeting program goals and objectives. | 95 |
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Data reported shall include indicators of output, efficiency, | 96 |
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outcomes, and other measures relevant to each program and | 97 |
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activity. The agency shall also include historical data needed for | 98 |
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an understanding of major trends and shall set targets for future | 99 |
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performance where feasible and appropriate. All such data shall be | 100 |
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presented in a manner that serves to assist legislative review of | 101 |
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and decision making concerning the programs and activities of the | 102 |
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agency. | 103 |
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(D) Beginning with the biennium after the biennium in which | 123 |
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the budget requests of the Ohio board of regents first become | 124 |
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subject to division (A) of this section, the board shall offer | 125 |
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assistance to each state university or college as defined in | 126 |
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section 3345.12 of the Revised Code in developing relevant | 127 |
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performance measures for the university's or college's programs | 128 |
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and activities and in setting targets for future performance where | 129 |
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feasible and appropriate. | 130 |