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Executive Budget Support Documentation

Compiled by Patricia Reichert, Updated February 2009

Using the 2007-09 executive budget, 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 (SB-40), as an example, the following bibliography lists documents published by various agencies during the budget process in the order they are issued; similar documentation will be issued for the 2009-11 budget cycle. The documents from the 2007-09 session are substantially the same as those from the last several sessions and therefore are representative. Also included are selected state agency budget requests for 2009-11.

State Agency Requests and Reports

Examples of biennial budget requests.

Agency Budget Request 2009-2011 Biennium / Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. September 15, 2008. http://dcf.wi.gov/biennial_budget_request/default.htm

Biennial Budget Request / Wisconsin Department of Health Services. September 15, 2008. (360.1/W7n/2009-11) http://dhs.wi.gov/aboutdhs/opib/Budget/DHS09-11BudgetRequest.pdf

Biennial Budget Request: Decision Item Narratives, Statutory Language / Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. September 2008. (371.2/W7b5/2009-11) http://dpi.wi.gov/pb/pdf/combineddins0911.pdf

Biennial Budget Requests 2009-2011 / Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. September 15, 2008. http://dva.state.wi.us/Docs/WDVA_Budget_Request1108.pdf

Summary of Tax Exemption Devices / Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Division of Research and Policy. February 2007. (336.121/W7p/2007-09) Explains current tax law provisions that decrease state revenue by exempting certain persons, income, goods, or property from the impact of established taxes. www.dor.state.wi.us/ra/07sumrpt.pdf

2009-2011 Biennial Budget Request / Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. September 15, 2008. http://dwd.wi.gov/dwd/biennial/2009-2011.pdf

Governor

Budget Message / Wisconsin Governor. February 2007. (336.121/W7f/2007-09) Text of the governor's address to the legislature when introducing the executive budget. www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?prid=2535

Budget in Brief / Wisconsin Governor. February 2007. (336.121/W7f5/2007-09) Overview of the governor's revenue and expenditure priorities and serves as the state's fiscal plan. http://doa.wi.gov/debf/documents/200709bib.pdf

[Veto Message 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 (SB 40)] / Wisconsin Governor. October 26, 2007. Reviews every vetoed budget item. http://doa.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=6531&locid=3

Department of Administration

Manual For the Preparation of Capital Budget Requests / Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of State Facilities. February 2008. (336.121/W7o/2009-11) Policies, procedures, and guidelines to assist agencies. http://doa.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=6831&locid=4

Capital Budget Cost Estimating Guidelines / Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of State Facilities. [2008]. (336.5/W7n/2009-11) http://doa.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=6830&locid=4

Capital Budget Recommendations: A Report to the Wisconsin Legislature / Wisconsin State Building Commission. April 2007. (336.5/W7f1/2007-09) Recommends a building program for the next two fiscal years after a review of state agency requests. http://doa.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=5900&locid=4

Agency Budget Requests and Revenue Estimates / Wisconsin Division of Executive Budget and Finance. November 20, 2008. (336.121/W7h5/2010-11) Also known as the "November 20th Report." A summary of agency budget requests for the next two fiscal years and Department of Revenue's general purpose tax review estimates for the current and next two fiscal years. http://doa.wi.gov/debf/pdf_files/November20Report-2008.pdf

Executive Budget / Wisconsin Division of Executive Budget and Finance. February 2007. (336.121/W7h6/2007-09) This document is broken down into its component parts on the Web. http://doa.wi.gov/debf/execbudget.asp

Legislative Fiscal Bureau

2009-11 Wisconsin State Budget: Overview of State Agency Major Request Items / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. December 2008. (336.121/W7a/2009-11) Highlights major changes that have been requested; generally, those that exceed $250,000 or represent a major policy change. www.legis.wi.gov/lfb/2009-11budget/agency%20request/tableofcontents.htm

Summary of Governor's Budget Recommendations / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. March 2007. (336.121/W7g3/ 2007-09) Overview section with several "summary" tables followed by agency summaries. www.legis.wi.gov/lfb/2007-09budget/Governor/tableofcontents.htm

2007-09 Budget Papers / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. (LFB/b/2007-09/v.1-4) (library use only) Papers prepared to assist JCF during deliberations of the state budget and coincide with the meetings. www.legis.wi.gov/lfb/2007-09budget/Budget%20Papers/Cumulative.htm

2007-09 Wisconsin State Budget: Comparative Summary of Budget Recommendations. Governor and Joint Committee on Finance / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. June 2007. (LFB/b/2007-09/pt.3) (library use only) www.legis.wi.gov/lfb/2007-09budget/JFC/tableofcontents.htm

2007-09 Wisconsin State Budget: Summary of Budget Recommendations. State Senate Changes to Joint Committee on Finance / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. July 28, 2007. (LFB/b/2007-09/pt.4) (library use only) www.legis.wi.gov/lfb/LFBPublications_ButtonPages/2007-09_budget.htm

2007-09 Wisconsin State Budget: October 2007 Special Session Senate Bill 1. Summary of Budget Provisions / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. October 2007. (LFB/b/2007-09/pt.5) (library use only) One version of the budget was introduced as a special session bill. www.legis.state.wi.us/lfb/2007-09budget/SS%20SB%201%20and%202/tableofcontents.htm

2007-09 Wisconsin State Budget: Committee of Conference. Summary of Budget Provisions / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. October 2007. (LFB/b/2007-09/pt.6) (library use only) If the Senate and Assembly cannot agree, the budget goes to a Committee of Conference. This summary compares the versions of the budget adopted by each house with the Committee of Conference recommendations. www.legis.wi.gov/lfb/2007-09budget/Conference%20Committee/tableofcontents.htm

2007-09 Wisconsin State Budget: Summary of Budget Provisions. 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. December 2007. (LFB/b/2007-09/pt.7) (library use only) www.legis.wi.gov/lfb/2007-09budget/Act%2020/tableofcontents.htm

2007-09 Wisconsin State Budget: Comparative Summary of Budget Recommendations. 2007 Act 20 / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. March 2008. (336.121/W7L9/2007-09/pt.1-2) www.legis.wi.gov/lfb/2007-09budget/Act%2020%20Comparative/tableofcontents.htm

Legislative Reference Bureau

Budget Index Report: Guide to the Governor's Executive Budget Bill / Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. February 2007. (LRB/b/2007-09) (library use only) The budget is composed of hundreds of individual bill drafts. This guide enables you to identify and locate bill sections in the budget from the same individual draft. www.legis.wi.gov/lrb/pubs/budindex.htm

"Executive Budget Bills Enacted by the Wisconsin Legislature, 1931-2007" / Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Wisconsin Briefs, October 2007, no.07-8. (336.121/W7e7) Summary of the biennial budget process and a chart of executive budget bills back to 1931; annotated when necessary. www.legis.wi.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/07WB8Budget.pdf

"Executive Partial Veto of Senate Bill 40: Executive Budget Bill Passed by the 2007 Wisconsin Legislature (2007 Wisconsin Act 20)" / Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Wisconsin Briefs, November 2007, no.07-9. (336.121/W7e9) Text of the governor's veto message, a history of the veto process, and a chart of partial vetoes of budget bills back to 1931. www.legis.wi.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/07wb9.pdf

Recommended Web Sites

University of Wisconsin System, Office of Budget and Planning: www.uwsa.edu/budplan/annualOpBudget.htm Links to the annual operating budget, also known as the "Redbook." www.uwsa.edu/budplan/bienbud The System's biennial budget request.

Wisconsin Department of Administration:http://doa.wi.gov/section_detail.asp?linkcatid=623&linkid=67&locid=3&sname= "Biennial Budget Info." Includes 2001-03 to 2009-11 budgets.

Wisconsin Governor: www.wisgov.state.wi.us Watch this site for press releases and speeches related to the budget.

Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau: www.legis.wi.gov/lfb/jfc.html Prepares papers to assist the Joint Committee on Finance on budget deliberations, other legislation, and requests under s.13.10 of the statutes.

Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau: www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/budbrief.htm Budget Briefs. Two-page summaries of selected items in executive budgets.


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