TERM PAPER ASSIGNMENT
PUBA 306 PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
SPRING SEMESTER 2022
DUE MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022
One of the most contentious and unpredictable policy areas currently facing government administrators and political leaders is government finance. This realm includes budgeting, taxation, financing, fees and charges for services, public debt, and other fiscal issues. In recent years, the White House and other elected officials at the federal level have enacted expansive changes in the Affordable Care Act, massive increases in military spending, a multi-trillion $$ infrastructure rebuilding effort, and unprecedented economic stimulus paymentsany of which has the potential to significantly impact the future direction of public finance in America.
YOUR TERM PAPER ASSIGNMENT:
Describe the budget preparation processes within the executive branch that is followed at each of these levels of government Federal, State of Hawaii, County (select one of the counties in the State of Hawaii). These processes are different at each level of government. Provide specific examples of a budget item at each level of government that is moving through the system.
Describe the legislative processes (including timetables) that are followed at each of these three levels from the point of receiving the proposed budget from the executive branch all the way through the final budget approvals. These processes are different at each level of government. Provide specific examples of a budget provision at each level of government that is moving through the system.
Describe and give examples of the following in the budget process:
The Executive Budget and the U.S Office of Management and Budgets role.
Congressional Authorizing, Appropriations, and Oversight Committees and their relationship to approving and monitoring Federal budgets and spending.
Continuing Resolutions.
Biennial Budgets and Supplemental Budgets at State and Local Levels
The Item Veto
The assignment is to prepare an 8-10-page paper in accepted, collegiate format. Outlines, pictures, and graphs are not recommended. Appropriate references should be included as an appendix to the paper.
