THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

TO:

The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents

Full Board
 

 

FROM:

Theresa E. Savo
 

 

SUBJECT:

2006-2007 Budget Development Process 
 

 

DATE:

June 2, 2005 
 

 

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goals 1-6
 

 

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 
 

 
       

Executive Summary

Issue for Discussion

The third step in the 2006-2007 budget development process calls for the Board to:
 

·       Review the existing three-year initiatives against established initiative outcomes and evaluation criteria (April 2005);

·       Discuss conceptual direction of the Regents State Aid proposal (May 2005);

·       Evaluate the 2006-2007 initiatives proposed by the program offices using the established criteria in the Regents Standing Committees (June 2005);

·       Discuss the proposed 2006-2007 budget initiatives and the State Aid proposal with the full Board of Regents (July 2005); and

·       Act on the “Bluebook” 2006-2007 Budget Proposal, including the State Aid and Priority Legislative proposals (September 2005).

 

Reason(s) for Consideration
 

          Board direction and input are sought at each step in the process of developing the Department’s annual budget proposal.
Proposed Handling
          Discussion.

Procedural History
    The Department budget is developed over several months and involves staff from all areas of the Department. The Department Budget Proposal is expected to:

 

·       be linked to the Department’s strategic plan;

·       achieve the outcomes established by the Regents;

·       include all program areas in the development process; and

·       follow the initiative selection criteria established by the Regents.

 

The three-year budget developed in 2004 for the 2005-2006 State Fiscal Year forms the basis for the 2006-2007 budget proposal.  Budget preparations for 2006-2007 include:

 

·       evaluating current initiatives;

·       establishing priorities; and

·       making necessary deletions, additions or modifications to initiatives.

 

Background Information

 

Each year, after reviewing proposed budget initiatives with the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners meet with the respective Regents Standing Committees in June to review and evaluate the initiatives using established evaluation criteria.  The draft budget proposal is then reviewed with the full Board in July and the Regents act on the final budget proposal in September.

 

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