Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 171 § 171.557 — State

State budget policy. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds that there is a need for a comprehensive, specific budget format available to all members of the Legislative Assembly so that: (a) Effective policy decisions can be made; (b) Line items in agency budgets can be identified by program function; (c) Decisions to increase or decrease agency budgets can be made with knowledge as to policy and programmatic impact; and (d) A more objective comparison can be made to the Governor’s budget. (2) The Legislative Assembly also finds that the goal of the legislative budgeting process is to afford members a thorough understanding of: (a) The policies of state government regarding the definition and delivery of state services; (b) What program functions are necessary to state operations and the cost of these functions; and (c) The means whereby these policies and programs are administered. (3) The goal of the Legislative Assembly is to decide, as a body, which policies and programs are necessary to discharge its public responsibilities. Consequently, the Legislative Assembly finds that there is a need to examine the legislative budgeting process so that: (a) Policy decisions are made by the Legislative Assembly as a whole; (b) Program functions are more closely identified with line items in agency budgets; (c) Funding options and priorities are defined in terms of policies; and (d) Legislative budgeting identifies programs which are necessary in terms of policies and state responsibilities, as opposed to the need to maintain existing program activities. [1989 c.652 §1; 2016 c.117 §37; subsection (4) renumbered 171.558 in 2019]