Assembly Bill 556 mandates that the Department of Administration (DOA) implement zerobased budgeting for executive branch agencies starting with the 2027-29 fiscal biennium. Specifically, the bill requires 20 percent of these agencies to submit their biennial budget requests using zerobased budgeting principles, which necessitate justifying each budget component based on cost, need, and statutory responsibilities. This process will rotate among different agencies every fiscal biennium, ensuring that each agency participates at least once within a five-year period.

Additionally, the bill enhances accountability by requiring agencies to include a statement of the intended goal for each appropriation and to analyze whether these goals were fully met. If not, agencies must provide an explanation for any shortfall. The reports detailing this information must be made available on the agencies' websites, and the DOA is tasked with posting these reports online as well. The bill amends existing statutes to incorporate these new requirements and definitions related to zerobased budgeting and appropriations analysis.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 16.42(1)(intro.), 16.42, 16.423(3)(a), 16.423, 16.423(3m), 16.46(5g), 16.46