(a) the governor shall submit to the general assembly within five days after its convening in regular session each year a budget message and a budget report, accompanied by a draft of a general appropriations bill, in such form and manner as may be prescribed by statute, which shall provide for the appropriation of the funds necessary to operate all the various departments and agencies and to meet the current expenses of the state for the next fiscal year. (b) the general assembly shall not appropriate funds for any given fiscal year exceed a sum equal to the amount of unappropriated surplus expected to have accrued in the state treasury at the beginning of the fiscal year together with an amount not greater than the total treasury receipts from existing revenue sources anticipated to be collected in the fiscal year, less refunds, as estimated in the budget report and amendments thereto. - from article iii, section ix of the constitution of the state of georgia what can you conclude about the budgetary process? a) it is identical to the process in the u. s. constitution. b) choices must be made as to which programs receive funding each year. c) the general assembly must agree to the budget submitted by the governor. d) budget cuts are necessary if the state is to uphold the requirements in the constitution.