9-2-2021. State budget department created; director appointed; structure.
(a) As part of the reorganization of Wyoming state government, there is created the state budget department consisting of the existing budget division of the department of administration and information. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of the Wyoming Government Reorganization Act of 1989, W.S. 9-2-1701 through 9-2-1707, shall apply to this section.
(b) The administrative head of the department shall be a director appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Not later than May 1, 2020, the governor shall appoint a director in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101(b). Thereafter, appointments for the director of the state budget department shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.
(c) Not later than August 15, 2020, the director shall prepare a plan for reorganization of the agencies, programs and functions specified in this section and submit it to the governor for approval. The director shall include in the reorganization plan recommendations regarding any necessary modifications to state budgeting statutes and other statutes relating to the duties of the state budget department.
(d) After the governor approves the plan for reorganization developed pursuant to this section:
(i) The governor shall, when he deems appropriate, set a schedule for implementation of the reorganization plan;
(ii) The joint appropriations committee shall develop any necessary legislation with respect to the plan and monitor the state budget department's work and progress.
(e) Upon submission of the reorganization plan developed pursuant to this section, the state budget department shall have authority provided by law to the budget division within the department of administration and information and shall operate independently of the department of administration and information.
(f) The state budget department shall be subject to the direction of the existing administrator of the budget division of the department of administration and information who shall serve as the director of the state budget department until the governor appoints a director in accordance with this section.
(g) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 56, § 5.
(h) The budget division of the department of administration and information is assigned to the state budget department under a Type 1 transfer, effective upon the appointment of a director of the state budget department.
(j) The governor may allocate personnel and other resources between the department of administration and information and the state budget department in accordance with a Type 1 transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall authorize the state budget department to gain positions or funds in addition to the positions and funds currently allocated to the budget division of the department of administration and information.
(k) Upon the appointment of a director of the state budget department, the state budget department shall pursue state savings and efficiency initiatives identified in 2017 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 183 and 2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 112 and identified by the government efficiency commission created by 2017 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 183 and continued by 2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 112.