N.Y. Const. art. VII, § 1: Estimates by departments, the legislature and the judiciary of needed appropriations; hearings

ARTICLE VII

State Finances

Section 1. For the preparation of the budget, the head of each

department of state government, except the legislature and judiciary,

shall furnish the governor such estimates and information in such form

and at such times as the governor may require, copies of which shall

forthwith be furnished to the appropriate committees of the legislature.

The governor shall hold hearings thereon at which the governor may

require the attendance of heads of departments and their subordinates.

Designated representatives of such committees shall be entitled to

attend the hearings thereon and to make inquiry concerning any part

thereof.

Itemized estimates of the financial needs of the legislature,

certified by the presiding officer of each house, and of the judiciary,

approved by the court of appeals and certified by the chief judge of the

court of appeals, shall be transmitted to the governor not later than

the first day of December in each year for inclusion in the budget

without revision but with such recommendations as the governor may deem

proper. Copies of the itemized estimates of the financial needs of the

judiciary also shall forthwith be transmitted to the appropriate

committees of the legislature.