Welcome to the online version of
Governor Rounds' Budget Report
for Fiscal Year 2012.

Governor Rounds' proposal will fund necessary state government services and special appropriations for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012. You can read a summary of the Governor's recommendations and the challenges surrounding the FY2012 budget in his letter to the Members of the 86th Legislature.

This document represents our state's 122nd year of a balanced budget.  The report is designed to give an accurate and timely reflection of the financial conditions of the state and the proposals for spending the taxpayer's money.  It culminates budget activities by the agencies and the Governor's Office which began early this summer.

Funding for each program is presented as general funds, federal funds, and other funds. In addition, expenditures for each program are broken down into personal services and operating expenses. Staffing levels are expressed in terms of full-time equivalent employees (one FTE = 2,096 hours worked in FY2012.)