Filed in response to Gov. Perdue’s veto of Senate Bill 13, this bill would grant the Governor discretionary power to find $538 million in available funds for the current budget year. The bill would allow Perdue to reduce spending and transfer funds from “non-General Fund accounts” in order to arrive at the $538 million. The only exemptions for funding sources are the Judicial Branch and Legislative Branch. Finding the additional funds in this year’s budget will allow these funds to be carried over to next year’s budget availability, helping to shrink the anticipated $2.4 billion budget gap.
Posted on February 23, 2011 by Civitas Staff
