Tennessee § 3-7-104 - Committee representation at executive budget meetings — Documents concerning budget and appropriations.

§ 3-7-104. Committee representation at executive budget meetings — Documents concerning budget and appropriations.

The commissioner of finance and administration shall give the committee as much advance notice as possible of any formal meeting, hearing, or conference concerning the formulation of the executive budget for submission to the general assembly, and shall give the committee an opportunity to be represented at such meeting, hearing, or conference. The committee may be represented, at the direction of the committee or its chair, by one (1) or more of its members or by the comptroller of the treasury or by one (1) or more members of the staff of the comptroller of the treasury, or by any consultants or other staff, or by any combination thereof. The commissioner of finance and administration shall, upon receipt thereof, furnish to the comptroller of the treasury and staff director copies of the estimated expenditure requirements, budget requests, proposed work programs and allotment requests from the various departments and agencies, and upon completion thereof, copies of revenue estimates, the approved or revised budgets, work programs and allotments for the various departments and agencies, the budget document, the appropriation bill, and any other documents pertinent to the state budget and appropriations. Acts 1967, ch. 12, § 4; 1967, ch. 198, § 4; 1968, ch. 526, § 1; T.C.A., § 3-704. Compiler's Notes. There is no statutory provision for the staff director referred to in this section; however, there is authority in § 3-7-107 to employ an executive director and “such other personnel” as is required in performance of duties. Cross-References. Fiscal notes prepared by the fiscal review committee for the legislature while in session, § 3-2-107 .