House
Joint
Resolution
2009
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2009
BY
ROBERTS
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
instituting
a
state
general
fund
2
expenditure
limitation.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
The
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
by
adding
3
the
following
new
section
to
new
Article
XIII:
4
ARTICLE
XIII.
5
EXPENDITURE
LIMITATION.
6
General
fund
expenditure
limitation.
SECTION
1.
7
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
8
a.
“Adjusted
revenue
estimate”
means
the
most
recent
revenue
9
estimate
determined
before
January
1,
or
a
later
and
lesser
10
revenue
estimate
determined
before
adjournment
of
the
regular
11
session
of
the
General
Assembly,
for
the
general
fund
for
the
12
following
fiscal
year
as
determined
by
a
revenue
estimating
13
conference
which
shall
be
established
by
the
General
Assembly
14
by
law,
adjusted
by
subtracting
estimated
refunds
payable
from
15
that
estimated
revenue
and
adding
any
available
surplus
in
16
accordance
with
subsection
6.
However,
if
the
General
Assembly
17
holds
an
extraordinary
session
prior
to
the
commencement
of
the
18
fiscal
year
to
which
the
revenue
estimate
applies
and
before
19
or
during
the
extraordinary
session
the
revenue
estimating
20
conference
determines
a
lesser
revenue
estimate,
the
lesser
21
estimate
shall
be
used
for
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate.
22
b.
“General
fund”
means
the
principal
operating
fund
of
the
23
state
which
shall
be
established
by
the
General
Assembly
by
24
law.
25
c.
“New
revenues”
means
moneys
which
are
received
by
the
26
state
due
to
increased
tax
rates
or
fees
or
newly
created
27
taxes
or
fees
over
and
above
those
moneys
which
are
received
28
due
to
state
taxes
or
fees
which
are
in
effect
as
of
January
29
1
following
the
most
recent
meeting
of
the
state
revenue
30
estimating
conference.
“New
revenues”
also
includes
moneys
31
received
by
the
general
fund
due
to
new
transfers
over
32
and
above
those
moneys
received
by
the
general
fund
due
to
33
transfers
which
are
in
effect
as
of
January
1
following
the
34
most
recent
meeting
of
the
state
revenue
estimating
conference.
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The
state
revenue
estimating
conference
shall
determine
the
1
eligibility
of
transfers
to
the
general
fund
which
are
to
be
2
considered
as
new
revenue
in
determining
the
state
general
fund
3
expenditure
limitation.
4
2.
A
state
general
fund
expenditure
limitation
is
created
5
and
calculated
in
subsection
3,
for
each
fiscal
year
beginning
6
on
or
after
July
1
following
the
effective
date
of
this
7
section.
8
3.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
section,
the
state
9
general
fund
expenditure
limitation
for
a
fiscal
year
shall
be
10
ninety-nine
percent
of
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate.
11
4.
The
state
general
fund
expenditure
limitation
shall
be
12
used
by
the
Governor
in
the
preparation
and
approval
of
the
13
budget
and
by
the
General
Assembly
in
the
budget
process.
14
5.
If
a
new
revenue
source
is
proposed,
the
budget
revenue
15
projection
used
for
that
new
revenue
source
for
the
period
16
beginning
on
the
effective
date
of
the
new
revenue
source
and
17
ending
in
the
fiscal
year
in
which
the
source
is
included
in
18
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate
shall
be
ninety-five
percent
19
of
the
amount
remaining
after
subtracting
estimated
refunds
20
payable
from
the
projected
revenue
from
that
source.
If
a
new
21
revenue
source
is
established
and
implemented,
the
original
22
state
general
fund
expenditure
limitation
amount
provided
for
23
in
subsection
3
shall
be
readjusted
to
include
ninety-five
24
percent
of
the
estimated
revenue
from
that
source.
25
6.
Any
surplus
existing
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
which
26
exceeds
ten
percent
of
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate
of
27
that
fiscal
year
shall
be
included
in
the
adjusted
revenue
28
estimate
for
the
following
fiscal
year.
Any
surplus
equal
to
29
ten
percent
or
less
of
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate
of
the
30
fiscal
year
may
be
included
in
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate
31
for
the
following
fiscal
year
if
approved
in
a
bill
receiving
32
the
affirmative
votes
of
at
least
three-fifths
of
the
whole
33
membership
of
each
house
of
the
General
Assembly.
For
purposes
34
of
this
section,
“surplus”
means
the
cumulative
excess
of
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revenues
and
other
financing
sources
over
expenditures
and
1
other
financing
uses
for
the
general
fund
at
the
end
of
a
2
fiscal
year.
3
7.
The
scope
of
the
state
general
fund
expenditure
4
limitation
under
subsection
3
shall
not
include
federal
funds,
5
donations,
constitutionally
dedicated
moneys,
and
moneys
in
6
expenditures
from
a
state
retirement
system.
7
8.
The
Governor
shall
submit
and
the
General
Assembly
shall
8
pass
a
budget
which
does
not
exceed
the
state
general
fund
9
expenditure
limitation.
The
Governor
shall
not
approve
or
10
disapprove
appropriation
bills
or
items
of
appropriation
bills
11
passed
by
the
General
Assembly
in
a
manner
that
would
cause
12
the
final
budget
approved
by
the
Governor
to
exceed
the
state
13
general
fund
expenditure
limitation.
14
9.
The
Governor
shall
not
submit
and
the
General
Assembly
15
shall
not
pass
a
budget
which
in
order
to
balance
assumes
16
reversion
of
any
part
of
the
total
of
the
appropriations
17
included
in
the
budget.
18
10.
The
state
shall
use
consistent
standards,
in
accordance
19
with
generally
accepted
accounting
principles,
for
all
state
20
budgeting
and
accounting
purposes.
21
11.
The
General
Assembly
shall
enact
laws
to
implement
this
22
section.
23
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
24
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
25
to
the
General
Assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
26
election
for
members
of
the
General
Assembly
and
the
Secretary
27
of
State
is
directed
to
cause
it
to
be
published
for
three
28
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election
as
29
provided
by
law.
30
EXPLANATION
31
This
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
32
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
state
budgets.
33
The
amendment
establishes
a
state
general
fund
expenditure
34
limitation.
The
amount
of
the
limitation
is
99
percent
of
the
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adjusted
revenue
estimate.
The
amendment
defines
adjusted
1
revenue
estimate
and
requires
that
that
estimate
be
determined
2
by
a
revenue
estimating
conference
which
is
to
be
created
by
3
the
general
assembly
by
law.
The
amendment
requires
that
the
4
expenditure
limitation
be
used
by
the
governor
in
preparation
5
of
the
governor’s
budget
and
by
the
general
assembly
in
the
6
budget
process.
The
governor
is
prohibited
from
approving
or
7
disapproving
of
appropriations
in
a
manner
that
would
cause
the
8
final
budget
approved
by
the
governor
to
exceed
the
expenditure
9
limitation.
10
The
amendment
also
provides
that,
if
a
new
revenue
source
is
11
established
and
implemented,
95
percent
of
the
estimate
of
that
12
new
revenue
shall
be
included
in
the
expenditure
limitation.
13
The
amendment
also
requires
that
the
amount
of
any
surplus
14
which
exceeds
an
amount
equal
to
10
percent
of
the
adjusted
15
revenue
estimate
be
included
in
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate
16
for
the
following
fiscal
year.
Any
surplus
which
is
equal
17
to
10
percent
or
less
of
the
amount
of
the
adjusted
revenue
18
estimate
may
be
included
in
the
following
year’s
adjusted
19
revenue
estimate
if
inclusion
is
approved
in
a
bill
by
a
20
three-fifths
majority
of
each
house
of
the
general
assembly.
21
The
amendment
also
requires
the
state
to
use
generally
accepted
22
accounting
principles
for
state
budgeting
and
accounting
23
purposes.
The
amendment
provides
that
the
general
assembly
24
shall
enact
laws
to
implement
the
amendment.
25
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
will
be
referred
to
the
next
26
general
assembly.
If
the
next
general
assembly
adopts
the
27
resolution,
the
amendment
will
be
submitted
to
the
voters
for
28
ratification.
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