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E. Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President of | | the Senate, one from the political party holding the majority | | of seats in the Senate and one from the political party | | holding the majority of the remainder of the seats in the | | Senate; |
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| | | F. Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed | | by the Speaker of the House, one from the political party | | holding the majority of seats in the House and one from the | | political party holding the majority of the remainder of the | | seats in the House; |
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| | | G. The Director of the Office of Fiscal and Program Review; | | and |
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| | | H. Three members of the public, appointed by the Governor. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 3. Duties. The commission shall conduct its research and | | prepare recommendations on a number of budget-related matters, | | including but not limited to: |
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| | | A. The establishment of a "zero-based" budget in which the | | initial funding amount for each program in State Government |
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| | | is assumed to be zero and all proposed expenditures for the | | program are justified in the budget; |
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| | | 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 | | requiring additional expenditures for the program be | | justified in the budget; and |
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| | | C. Proposing adjustments to the current "performance-based" | | budgeting in which funding is tied to measures that indicate | | how well a program is meeting the goals established. |
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| | | 4. Staff assistance. The Bureau of the Budget shall provide | | staffing assistance. |
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| | | 5. Report. The commission shall submit a report that includes | | its findings and recommendations, including any proposed |
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