Subdivision 1.Procedure.

If a direct appropriation for retirement contributions, benefits, or administrative expenses, or for Social Security contributions under section 355.03, is determined by the chief administrative official of the agency to which or by the officer to whom the appropriation was made to be insufficient to meet the state‘s obligation under the program for which it is made for the fiscal year for which it is made, the official or the officer shall certify to the finance committee, the appropriations committee, and the commissioner the amount necessary to meet the deficiency. Upon this certification, the commissioner shall transfer the necessary amounts to the appropriate accounts.

Subd. 2.Appropriation.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 16A.19

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

The amount necessary to make the transfer under subdivision 1 is appropriated from the general fund in the state treasury to the agency to which or to the officer to whom the transfer is made.