Consensus Estimating Conference Spring Schedule

 

The Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research has released its Spring 2008 Consensus Estimating Conference Schedule.

To access the schedule, click here.

The Florida Consensus Estimating Conference is a highly-developed, professional, non-partisan approach to forecasting the state’s revenues. It is comprised of one respective staff member from the Office of the Governor, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Division of Economic and Demographic Research. These four representatives must arrive at a consensus in order to have an official revenue forecast.

If an agreement is not achieved, then there is no official state forecast. Once a forecast is adopted, it is used in all planning and budgeting actions of the State. The Conference was created by the Florida Legislature and ratified in 1982.

Below is a partial list of Conference meeting dates and topics to be discussed:

• The Self-Insurance Estimating Conference will meet on Thursday, February 28 to discuss the State Employees’ Health Insurance Trust Fund.
• The Economic Estimating Conference will meet on Monday, February 11 to discuss the national economy, and again on Monday, February 25 to discuss the Florida economy.
• The Demographic Estimating Conference will meet on Monday, February 18 to discuss Florida demographics.
• The Revenue Estimating Conference will meet on Tuesday, February 12 to discuss the tobacco settlement; Friday, February 15 to discuss the Risk Management Trust Fund; Monday, February 18 to discuss the Florida Lottery; Friday, February 22 to discuss slot machines; Wednesday, February 7 to discuss Ad Valorem assessments; Thursday, February 28 to discuss gross receipts/communications services tax; Monday, March 3 to discuss Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO); and Monday, March 3, to discuss transportation revenues.
• The Workforce Estimating Conference will meet on Friday, February 29 to discuss workforce issues.

To view the complete list of Conferences, click here.

Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact this office.