Phase I: Agency Self-Assessment
The agency responsible for a program, subprogram, or activity subject to SPAR initiates the process by conducting a Self-Assessment, which is consistent with the guidelines issued by OSPB. The Self-Assessments are due to JLBC and OSPB staff by June 1, 2005 for review during the 2006 legislative session.

Phase II: JLBC and OSPB Review and Findings
Next, the JLBC and OSPB staff will review the Self-Assessment submitted by the agency. The report of their findings will address the views of the two offices on the program's efficiency, effectiveness and necessity and whether the program area should be consolidated into one budget unit if more than one budget unit is administering the program area. It will also contain recommendations to retain, eliminate, or modify funding and related statutory references.

Phase III: Legislative Review
The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate are required to assign all strategic program areas to the appropriations committees. They may also assign the strategic program areas to an appropriate standing committee. The assigned standing committee shall hold at least one public hearing for the purpose of receiving public input and developing recommendations to the appropriations committees whether to retain, eliminate or modify funding and related statutory references for the strategic program area subject to review. If it is not assigned to an additional standing committee then the appropriations committee will take the same action.