Section 13335 Of Article 3. Revised Budgeting And Accounting System For Fiscal Affairs Of State Government From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.

. The department shall develop, issue, and implement consistent and adequate guidelines to be utilized by agencies required to submit budgets pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320). Such guidelines shall, among other things:
  (a) Ensure budgets that are reflective of an agency's activities.
  (b) Ensure that the budgets are reflective of the costs which are associated with their execution.
  (c) Ensure that where a program budget format is used, budgetary presentation is designed to display expenditures based on various goals or objectives. A program budget defines objectives and relates the proposed level of expenditure to meet that objective in the given budget year. A major objective may be divided into elements designed to meet the major objective and, in turn, these elements may be divided into components or tasks designed to complete a proposed work effort. Such program budgets shall reflect expenditures from all fund sources.