Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services
Chapter 00 - N/A
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services
Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.3 - Rule I. Expenditures

A. Budget Request.

All legislative agencies, committees and commissions will provide the JCLS Administrative Office with an estimate of expenditure requests in the same manner and at the same time as all other agencies of government, as provided by law. The requests will be made on forms provided by the JCLS Administrative Office and reviewed by the Joint Committee on Legislative Services.

B. Work Program.

After review by the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services, the JCLS Administrative Office will provide the State Budget Office with a work program of expected expenditures in the same manner and at the same time as other agencies of government, but the State Budget Office shall in no way revise or alter the work program when submitted.

C. Appropriation Allotments.

The State Budget Office will make appropriation allotments to the controller for all legislative appropriation accounts as submitted by the JCLS Administrative Office on behalf of all legislative agencies, committees and commissions in the work program when submitted.

D. Budgetary Control.

The budget officer and the state controller shall exercise no budgetary control over the legislative agencies, committees and commissions except as to the legality and accuracy of expenditures.