This proposal for program budgeting was presented to the Commission of Budget and Accounting by the PEER staff on October 28, 1976. The Committee recommended adoption of a program budgeting system for the state effective FY 1979.
Under the system in effect, budget authority was expressed in terms of means, such as personal services, commodities, etc., rather than in terms of ends or intended benefits. Objects were emphasized; programs were ignored. Under the program budgeting system, each agency would submit a budget for its individual goal-oriented activities. Thus, the Legislature would be considering the objectives, costs, and accomplishments of state programs as well as specific items of expenditure. The report detailed a suggested program budget format for a hypothetical agency. Included were a model narrative analysis of the agency and a model appropriation bill.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.