Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 891.7 - Performance-based budget board(a) Establishment.--The Performance-Based Budget Board is established as an independent board to review the performance-based budget plans developed by the IFO for agencies and to make recommendations on how each agency's operations and programs may be made more transparent, effective and efficient.(b)Members.--The board shall consist of the following members: (2) The chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate.(3) The minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate.(4) The chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.(5) The minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.(c) Review and approval.--(1) The board shall review each performance-based budget plan submitted by the IFO in a timely manner.(2) Plans shall be reviewed by the board at a public meeting.(3) Meetings of the board shall be subject to the act of February 14, 2008 ( P.L. 6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, and 65 pa.c.s. ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).(4) Plans not approved or disapproved by the board within 45 days of submission by the IFO shall be deemed approved. If the board disapproves a plan, it shall be returned to the IFO with recommendations for revision and resubmission to the board.(d) Publication.--Reviewed performance-based budget plans shall be published on the IFO's publicly accessible Internet website.(e)Agency representation during board review.--The head of the agency, or a deputy secretary-level position, shall: (1) Attend the Performance-based Budget Board meeting when the IFO presents the agency's performance-based budget plan.(2) Be available to offer additional explanation for information contained in the plan.(f) Schedule recommendation.--One year before the expiration of the first schedule for review under sections 4 and 5, the board shall, in conjunction with the Director of the IFO, provide a long-term schedule recommendation to the General Assembly.Added by P.L. TBD 2017 No. 48, § 7, eff. 12/29/2017.