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Executive Budget Support Documentation

Compiled by Patricia Helgerson, Updated February 2007

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Using the 2005-07 executive budget, 2005 Wisconsin Act 25 (AB 100), 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 2007-09 budget cycle. The documents from the 2005-06 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 2007-09.

State Agency Requests and Reports

Examples of biennial budget requests.

Biennial Budget Request / Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. September 15, 2006. (360.1/W7n/2007-09)
http://dhfs.wi.gov/aboutdhfs/OSF/Budget/DHFS07-09Budget.pdf

Biennial Budget Request / Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. October 3, 2006. (NatR/b/2007-09) (library use only) http://dnr.wi.gov/aboutdnr/pdf/2007-09_DOA_Budget.pdf

Biennial Budget Request: Decision Item Narratives, Statutory Language / Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. September 2006. (371.2/W7b5/2007-09) http://dpi.wi.gov/pb/pdf/combineddins0709.pdf

Summary of Tax Exemption Devices / Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Division of Research and Policy. February 2005. (336.121/W7p/2005-07) 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/05sumrpt.pdf

2007-09 Biennial Budget Request / Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. September 15, 2006. http://dwd.wi.gov/dwd/pdf/biennial_budget_07_09.pdf

Governor

Budget Message / Wisconsin Governor. February 2005. (336.121/W7f/2005-07) Text of the speech the governor delivers to the legislature at the time the budget is introduced. www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?prid=946

Budget in Brief / Wisconsin Governor. February 2005. (336.121/W7f5/2005-07) Overview of the governor's revenue and expenditure priorities and serves as the state's fiscal plan. http://doa.wi.gov/debf/pdf_files/200507bib.pdf

[Veto message 2005 Wisconsin Act 25 (AB 100)] / Wisconsin Governor. July 25, 2005. (336.121/W7f8) Reviews every vetoed budget item.
http://doa.wi.gov/docs_view2.asp?docid=5001

Department of Administration

Manual For the Preparation of Capital Budget Requests / Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of State Facilities. February 2006. (336.121/W7o/2007-09) Policies, procedures, and guidelines to assist agencies in preparing Capital Budget requests. http://doa.wi.gov/docs_view2.asp?docid=5539

Capital Budget Cost Estimating Guidelines / Wisconsin Department of Administration. [2006]. (336.5/W7n/2007-09) Guidelines and worksheets to help develop project budget estimates. http://doa.wi.gov/docs_view2.asp?docid=5512

Capital Budget Recommendations: A Report to the Wisconsin Legislature / Wisconsin State Building Commission. April 2005. (336.5/W7f1/2005-07) A report from the Building Commission recommending a building program for the next two fiscal years after a review of state agency requests. http://doa.wi.gov/docs_view2.asp?docid=4708

Agency Budget Requests and Revenue Estimates / Wisconsin Division of Executive Budget and Finance. November 20, 2006. (336.121/W7h5/2008-09) 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/docs_view2.asp?docid=6185

Executive Budget / Wisconsin Division of Executive Budget and Finance. February 2005. (336.121/W7h6/2005-07) This document is broken down into its component parts on the Web; from "About the Budget Documents" through the list of individual agencies. http://doa.wi.gov/debf/execbudget.asp

Legislative Fiscal Bureau

2007-09 Wisconsin State Budget: Overview of State Agency Major Request Items / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. December 2006. (336.121/W7a/2007-09) Highlights major changes that have been requested; generally, those that exceed $250,000 or represent a major policy change. www.legis.wi.gov/lfb/2007-09budget/agencyrequest/tableofcontents.htm

Summary of Governor's Budget Recommendations / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. March 2005. (336.121/W7g3/2005-07) Overview section with several "summary" tables followed by agency summaries.
www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/2005-07budget/Governor/tableofcontents.htm

2005-07 Budget Papers / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. April 19, 2005-June 11, 2005. 4 volumes. (Ref./336.121/W7L5/2005-07) (library use only) These papers, prepared to assist the Joint Committee on Finance during its deliberations on the state budget, coincide with the meetings. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/LFBPublications_ButtonPages/Publications_BudgetPapers.htm

2005-07 Wisconsin State Budget: Comparative Summary of Budget Recommendations. Governor and Joint Committee on Finance / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. June 2005. (336.121/W7g4/2005-07) Compares the original budget bill with the substitute amendment from the Joint Committee on Finance. Several budget comparative summaries may be issued in a session. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/2005-07budget/JFC/tableofcontents.htm

2001-03 Wisconsin State Budget: Comparative Summary of Budget Provisions. Senate, Assembly and Committee of Conference / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. July 25, 2001. (336.121/W7L7/2001-03) If the Senate and Assembly cannot agree on a budget, it goes to a Committee of Conference. This comparative summary looks at the budget versions adopted by each house and the Committee of Conference recommendations.

2005-07 Wisconsin State Budget: Comparative Summary of Budget Provisions Enacted as 2005 Act 25 / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. November 2005. 2 volumes. (336.121/W7L9/2005-07) The final edition of a series of cumulative summaries is broken into sections: introductory materials, overview, state agency budget summaries, reports and studies, and nonfiscal policy items.
www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/2005-07budget/Act%2025/tableofcontents.htm

2005-07 Wisconsin State Budget: Summary of Partial Vetoes of 2005 Wisconsin Act 25 - 2005 Assembly Bill 100 / Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. August 2005. (336.121/W7g6/2005-07) Summarizes each of the governor's partial vetoes and each provision as passed by the legislature, explains the governor's veto, and identifies the fiscal effect of the veto. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/2005-07budget/2005-07Act25vetoes.pdf

Legislative Reference Bureau

Budget Index Report: Guide to the Governor's Executive Budget Bill / Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. February 2005. (LRB/b/2005-07) (library use only) The budget is composed of hundreds of individual bill drafts. This guide is intended to enable you to identify and locate bill sections in the budget from the same individual draft. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/budindex.htm

"Executive Budget Bills Enacted by the Wisconsin Legislature, 1931-2003" / Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Wisconsin Briefs, January 2005, no.05-6. Summary of the biennial budget process and a chart of executive budget bills back to 1931; annotated when necessary. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/05wb6.pdf

"Executive Partial Veto of 2005 Assembly Bill 100: Executive Budget Bill Passed by the 2005 Wisconsin Legislature (2005 Wisconsin Act 25)" / Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Wisconsin Briefs, September 2005, no.05-8. (336.121/W7e9/2005) 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.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/05wb8.pdf

Recommended Web Sites

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

Wisconsin Department of Administration:
http://doa.wi.gov/section_detail.asp?linkcatid=38
  "Budget Information."

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.wisconsin.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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