Joint House and Senate budget committees are meeting for the first time today to hear from department heads on their proposed 2016 Amended and FY 2017 budget requests. Governor
Joint House and Senate budget committees are meeting for the first time today to hear from department heads on their proposed 2016 Amended and FY 2017 budget requests. Governor Nathan Deal is addressing the committees now. He will be followed by the State's fiscal economist and agency heads from the government departments that make up the lion's share of the state's budget. Following the day long committee hearing, budget subcommittees will convene Wednesday and Thursday of this week to consider the specific budget requests under their jurisdiction.
The amended FY2016 budget is an opportunity for the legislature to adjust spending levels based on actual capital outlays and receipts for the first half of the state's fiscal year. FY2016 began July 1, 2015 and will conclude on June 30, 2016. After calibrating FY2016 spending levels, the budget committees will turn their attention to fiscal year 2017 which begins July 1, 2016, after the legislative session adjourns for this year.
Notable line items in the amended fiscal year 2016 budget include: