Title 45, Chapter 12, Section 173
( 45-12-173)
(a) The Office of Planning and Budget shall perform the function of
promoting the orderly growth and development of the state through
the proper planning and programming of the affairs of state
government. The Governor shall be ex officio director of state
planning. (b) The Governor, through the Office of Planning and Budget, shall make available such planning and programming service, technical assistance, information, and advice as specified in this Code section and Code Sections 45-12-174 through 45-12-176 to departments, agencies, and institutions of state government, to the General Assembly, and to local and joint units of government and other public bodies as may be appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Code section and Code Sections 45-12-174 through 45-12-176. (c) The Governor, through the Office of Planning and Budget, shall
encourage comprehensive and coordinated planning and programming of
the affairs of the state government. He may inquire into the methods
of planning and program development in the conduct of the affairs of
state government; he may prescribe for adequate systems of records
for planning and programming purposes; and he may prescribe the
institution and uses of standards for effective planning and
programming. (d) The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly a
development program for the consideration and review of the General
Assembly. The development program shall be submitted within five
days after the organization of the General Assembly for review with
the budget document. (e) The director of the Office of Planning and Budget is authorized and directed to employ fully qualified professional, technical, and clerical personnel as required to carry out the duties prescribed in this Code section and Code Sections 45-12-174 through 45-12-176. (f) The Attorney General, the state auditor, and such other state
officials as shall be called upon shall render such advice and
assistance and furnish such information to the Office of Planning
and Budget as may be requested and needed. | 
