Section 54-A. Scheduling of legislative consideration of budget bills


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      legislature shall by concurrent resolution of the  senate  and  assembly
      prescribe by joint rule or rules a procedure for:
        1.  establishing  a  joint budget conference committee or joint budget
      conference committees within ten days following the  submission  of  the
      budget by the governor pursuant to article seven of the constitution, to
      consider  and reconcile such budget resolution or budget bills as may be
      passed by each house; and
        2. promulgating a schedule within ten days following the submission of
      the  budget  by  the  governor  pursuant  to  article   seven   of   the
      constitution,  for considering and acting upon such budget appropriation
      and related bills which shall include:
        (a) dates for those actions required to be taken  by  the  legislature
      pursuant to section fifty-three of this chapter;
        (b)  dates  for  public  hearings  on  submissions  by the governor as
      required by section thirty-two-a of this chapter;
        (c) a date for the establishment of joint budget conference  committee
      or committees; and
        (d)  a  date  by  which  such  joint  budget  conference  committee or
      committees shall issue their final reports.