Sec. O-1. Commission established. The Commission to Reform the State Budget Process, referred to in this section as "the commission," is established.

1. Commission membership. The commission consists of 12 members appointed as follows:

A. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services or a designee;

B. The State Budget Officer;

C. The State Controller;

D. The Director of the State Planning Office or a designee;

E. Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;

F. Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House;

G. The Director of the Office of Fiscal and Program Review; and

H. Three members of the public, appointed by the Governor.

2. Appointments; chairs; meetings. All appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this Part. The Governor shall appoint a chair from among the membership of the commission, who shall call and convene the first meeting of the commission no later than 15 days after appointments of all members. The commission may hold a total of 6 meetings, one of which may be a public hearing.

3. Duties. The commission shall conduct its research and prepare recommendations on a number of budget-related matters, including but not limited to:

A. The establishment of a "zero-based" budget in which the initial funding amount for each program in State Government is assumed to be zero and all proposed expenditures for the program are justified in the budget;

B. Modifying the "current services" format used by departments and agencies by including a percent reduction from the previous year's appropriation or allocation and