§ 186.005 Law, how cited
§ 186.007 Women’s council established — appointment — qualifications — terms, ..
§ 186.011 Expenses, how paid — staff to be furnished — meetings, when held
§ 186.014 Executive director for council to be in department of economic development ..
§ 186.016 Powers and duties of the council
§ 186.018 Council to develop state plan
§ 186.019 Report from certain state agencies to council and designated officials — ..
§ 186.050 Humanities council, purpose — definitions
§ 186.055 Missouri humanities trust fund established, funding — administration by ..
§ 186.060 Operating and program expenses, how paid, limitation
§ 186.065 General assembly may appropriate funds, purpose — distribution of funds, when
§ 186.067 Annual report to be made by council, when, content
§ 186.080 Council established — members, meetings, duties, recommendations

Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 186 - Advisory Commissions, Committees and Councils, Business and Education

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020