State Budget


State comptroller's budget forecast, March 1, 2010

2010 budget, deficit mitigation

Deficit Mitigation Plan For Fiscal Year 2010, Governor's office, Nov. 24 2009 Governor's plan to cut $337 million from 2010 budget, rejected by legislature
HB 7101. An Act Concerning the Estate & Gift Tax, Dec. 21 2009 Democrats' bill to postpone estate tax cuts. Vetoed.
SB 2101. An Act Concerning a Deficit Mitigation Plan for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010, Dec. 21 2009 Democrats' program cuts to reduce the budget. Vetoed.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell's Deficit-Mitigation Plan, April 5, 2010
Deficit Mitigation Plan For Fiscal Year 2010, Governor's office, March 1, 2010
Analysis of Governor's March 1, 2010 Deficit Mitigation Plan, Office of Fiscal Analysis, March 10, 2010

2010-2011 proposed midterm budget adjustments

2010-2011 Fiscal Year Midterm Economic Report of the Governor, Office of Policy and Management, Feb. 3, 2010
Gov. M. Jodi Rell's State of the State Speech, Feb. 3, 2010
Midterm Adjustments, Contents, Feb. 3, 2010
Midterm Adjustments, Introduction, Feb. 3, 2010
Midterm Adjustments, Section A, Financial Summary, Feb. 3, 2010
Midterm Adjustments, Section B, Budget Summary, Feb. 3, 2010
Midterm Adjustments, Section C, Appropriation Act, Feb. 3, 2010
Midterm Adjustments, Section D, Capital Program, Feb. 3, 2010
Midterm Adjustments, Section E, Municipal Aid, Feb. 3, 2010
Midterm Adjustments, Section F, Agency Index, Feb. 3, 2010
Midterm Budget Adjustments Analysis, Office of Fiscal Analysis: Conservation and Development Includes departments of Labor, Agriculture, Environmental Protection, and Economic and Community Development
Midterm Budget Adjustments Analysis, Office of Fiscal Analysis: Elementary and Secondary Education Includes Department of Education, State Library and Teachers' Retirement Board
Midterm Budget Adjustments Analysis, Office of Fiscal Analysis: General Government (Part A) Includes Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, Office of State Ethics, Elections Enforcement Commission, Freedom of Information Commission
Midterm Budget Adjustments Analysis, Office of Fiscal Analysis: General Government (Part B) Includes Treasurer, Comptroller, Attorney General, Office of Policy and Management and departments of Revenue Services, Administrative Services, Information Technology and Public Works
Midterm Budget Adjustments Analysis, Office of Fiscal Analysis: Higher Education Includes University of Connecticut, Connecticut State University, Regional Community-Technical Colleges and Department of Higher Education
Midterm Budget Adjustments Analysis, Office of Fiscal Analysis: Human Services Includes departments of Social Services, Children and Families and Aging, Board of Education and Services for the Blind
Midterm Budget Adjustments Analysis, Office of Fiscal Analysis: Judicial and Corrections Includes Department of Correction, Judicial Department, Division of Criminal Justice, Public Defender Services Commissionm
Midterm Budget Adjustments Analysis, Office of Fiscal Analysis: Legislative Legislative Management, Auditors of Public Accounts, legislative commissions
Midterm Budget Adjustments Analysis, Office of Fiscal Analysis: Regulation and Protection Includes departments of Public Safety, Emergeny Management and Homeland Security, Consumer Protection, Banking and Insurance
Midterm Budget Adjustments Analysis, Office of Fiscal Analysis: Transportation Includes departments of Transportation and Motor Vehicles
Overview of Midterm Adjustments, Feb. 3, 2010
Synopsis of Governor’s FY 11 Budget Revisions, Office of Fiscal Analysis, Feb. 4, 2010
Three-Year Budget Report, Feb. 3, 2010
Gov. M. Jodi Rell's Budget Proposal, 2009-2011, Aug. 25, 2009
House and Senate Republicans 2010-11 Budget Proposal, April 15, 2010
Appropriations Committee proposed revisions to 2011 budget, March 25, 2010

2010-2011 state budget

Agency Budgets: Conservation and Development (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Departments of Agriculture, Environmental Protection, and Economic and Community Development; Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; Commission on Culture and Tourism; and related agencies
Agency Budgets: Corrections (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Department of Correction and the Department of Children and Families
Agency Budgets: Education, Libraries and Museums (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Departments of Education and Higher Education; University of Connecticut; UConn Health Center; Connecticut State University; Regional Community-Technical Colleges;Charter Oak State College; State Library; and related agencies
Agency Budgets: General Government (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Governor and other Constitutional offices; Departments of Revenue Services, Information Technology, Public Works and Administrative Services; Division of Special Revenue; Division of Criminal Justice; Elections Enforcement Commission; Office of State Ethics; Freedom of Information Commission; and related administrative agencies
Agency Budgets: Health and Hospitals (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Departments of Public Health, Developmental Services and Mental Health and Addiction Services; Office of Health Care Access; Chief Medical Examiner; Psychiatric Security Review Board
Agency Budgets: Human Services (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Departments of Social Services and Aging; Soldiers, Sailors and Marines' Fund
Agency Budgets: Judicial (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Judicial Department, Public Defender Services Commission and Child Protection Commission
Agency Budgets: Legislative (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Legislative management, auditors and commissions established by the General Assembly
Agency Budgets: Non-Functional (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Miscellaneous expenditures including debt service and pension and benefit costs
Agency Budgets: Regulation and Protection (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Departments of Public Safety, Motor Vehicles, Banking, Insurance, Public Utility Control, Consumer Protection, Labor, Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and Military; various public safety and advocacy agencies
Agency Budgets: Transportation (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Department of Transportation
Appropriations (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Overview of appropriations
Capital Budget (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Overview of bonding for capital expenses
Financial Schedules (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Charts and tables showing revenues and expenditures
Securitization report, Office of Policy and Management, Office of the Treasurer, Feb. 3, 2010
State Agency Appropriations (Office of Fiscal Analyis) Summary of appropriations by agency
Tax and Revenue Changes (Office of Fiscal Analysis) Overview of taxes and revenues
CAHCF v. Rell, Judge Peter Dorsey's decision,June 3, 2010
Gov. M. Jodi Rell's 2009-11 Budget Alternative, Aug. 26, 2009
OPM letter to Commission on Enhancing Agency Outcomes, July 14, 2010
Plan for Sale of State Assets, Feb. 5, 2010
Probate Court Budget Committee Report, June 30, 2010

2011 budget, agency options for 5% reduction

Board of Pardons and Parole
Commission on Culture and Tourism
Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
Department of Children and Families
Department of Correction
Department of Developmental Services
Department of Education
Department of Information Technology
Department of Labor
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Department of Motor Vehicles
Office of Policy and Management
Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
Office of the Chief Public Defender
Office of the Child Advocate
Psychiatric Security Review Board

Bonding

Bond Cancellations, Governor's office List of projects recommended for cancellation by Gov. M. Jodi Rell's office
Connecticut's Capital Budget, Office of Fiscal Analysis, February 2009 A description of capital budgeting and bonding
Securitization report, Office of Policy and Management, Office of the Treasurer, Feb. 3, 2010
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee Recommended Bond De-authorizations, April 5, 2010
Fitch Rating Services report on state bond rating, 6/3/2010
Gov. M. Jodi Rell's alternatives to securitization
Office of the Treasurer, Debt Certification for July 1, 2010
Sen. Donald DeFronzo letter to Gov. M. Jodi Rell, July 15, 2010, re: New Haven-to-Springfield rail project

Budget projections

Fiscal Accountability Report, Office of Policy and Management, Nov. 15 2009
Fiscal Forecast Presentation, Office of Fiscal Analysis, Nov. 18, 2009 Deficit forcast to Finance and Appropriations Committees
FY 10 - FY 14 General Fund & Transportation Fund Budget Projections, Office of Fiscal Analysis, Feb. 2, 2010
FY 10-FY 14 General Fund and Transportation Fund Budget Projections, Office of Fiscal Analysis, Nov. 13, 2009
Comptroller's Budget Forecast, April 1, 2010
Comptroller's Budget Forecast, July 1, 2010
Comptroller's Budget Forecast, May 3, 2010
Comptroller's Monthly Budget Report, June 1, 2010
OFA Budget Projections, FY10-FY14, May 4, 2010
Office of Policy and Management Monthly Budget Forecast, July 20, 2010
Office of Policy and Management-Office of Fiscal Analysis Consensus Revenues, April 30, 2010
OPM Budget Letter to the Comptroller, April 20, 2010
OPM Budget Letter to the Comptroller, June 21, 2010
OPM Budget Letter to the Comptroller, March 22, 2010
OPM Letter to Comptroller, March 22, 2010
OPM Monthly Budget Assessment, May 20, 2010

Pensions and retiree benefits

The trillion dollar gap: Connecticut, Pew Center on the States, Feb. 18, 2010 Connecticut's pension and retiree benefit funding gap
The trillion dollar gap: Underfunded state retirement systems and the roads to reform, Pew Center on the States, Feb. 18, 2010 National overview of state pension and retireee benefits funding
Projection of State Employees Retirement System, June 21, 2010

Studies and reports

Long Term Care--Project Findings, Connecticut Regional Institute for the 21st Century, Feb. 10, 2010
State and Local Taxes, Ernst and Young
Tax Expenditure Report, Office of Fiscal Analysis, March 2010 Analysis of the cost of tax exemptions, deductions, credits and other adjustments that reduce tax revenue

The workforce

Connecticut State Employees Retirement System, Actuarial Valuation, June 30, 2008
DOT Commissioner Joseph F. Marie's letter of resignation, June 29, 2010
State Board of Mediation and Arbitration Decision on 2003 Early Retirement Incentive Program
Statement of Former Transportation Commissioner Joseph Marie, July 8, 2010

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