The director of the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting must consult federal officials, report specified federal-funding information to the joint legislative budget committee by the yearly deadline, and keep access to state agency records for that purpose.
41-723 - Governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting; duties 41-723. Governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting; duties The director of the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting shall: 1. Confer with officials of federal agencies concerning grants-in-aid generally, and particularly in regard to federal-aid programs in progress in this state. 2. On or before September 1 of each year or with the submission of budget estimates as provided in section 35-113, report to the staff of the joint legislative budget committee findings and recommendations in the following areas: (a) Except for a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, the use of federal monies by any state agency that receives federal monies, that anticipates receipt of federal monies or that administers a program supported by federal monies. A university shall submit an audited schedule of federal award spending for the preceding fiscal year to the staff of the joint legislative budget committee. The reports that all state agencies, except universities, are required to submit must: (i) Delineate the federal monies received for the preceding fiscal year. (ii) Delineate the federal monies to be used by the state agency for the current and upcoming fiscal year, including any programs supported by federal monies in which the loss of federal monies may impact the continuity or delivery of services. (iii) Identify the date, if known, on which federal monies are set to expire. (iv) Identify any obligations, agreements, joint exercise of powers agreements, maintenance of efforts agreements or memoranda of understanding that may be impacted by federal or state decisions regarding federal receipts, including any state matching requirements. (v) Calculate the percentage of federal monies from the total monies available for the state agency for the fiscal year. (b) If any state agency received notice of a reduction in federal monies from a specific federal grant of fifty percent or more from the previous fiscal year's funding, identify the plan to either reduce or eliminate the services provided through the grant or to continue services without any increase to any state resources. (c) Federal grant-in-aid programs in which this state does not participate. (d) Legislation necessary for activation of federal programs in which this state does not participate. (e) Legislation necessary for improved operation of federal grant-in-aid programs in progress in this state. (f) The advisability of accepting new grant-in-aid programs or discontinuing programs already in progress. 3. Have access to the books, accounts, reports and vouchers and all other pertinent records of all state agencies for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.