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    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

     
    Office of the Budget

    Legal Office

    The Mission of this Legal Office is to provide, in concert with the Office of General Counsel, expert, responsive, and practical legal advice, representation, and services to the Secretary of the Budget and staff of the Office of the Budget that supports the Office of the Budget’s mission and enables the secretary and staff to achieve their goals.

    Office of General Counsel

    Overview

    The Office of the Budget (OB) Legal Office is served by a legal staff appointed by and subject to the control of the Office of General Counsel.

    The legal office provides legal research, interpretation, advice, and opinions for the Office of the Budget.  It works closely with the Office of Fiscal Policy & Program Coordination and the Office of General Counsel on statutory construction and drafting issues. 

    The legal office also provides advice and counsel to the Office of Comptroller Operations as it carries out its responsibilities in accounting for and auditing of the commonwealth’s financial operations, including developing and administering policies and procedures pertaining to the Commonwealth’s contracting for services process.

    Lastly, the legal office provides legal representation for the Office of the Budget before administrative agencies and state and federal courts.

    For Right to Know Law requests for the Office of the Budget, please go to our Right-to-Know Request page.