Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 10 > Chapter 11 - Disbursement Procedures; Effect of Appropriations

• 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
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• education residency pilot program: means a program that provides prospective teachers, for at least one (1) academic year:

  Indiana Code 20-20-44-4

• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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.
• fund: refers to the system for teacher and student advancement grant fund established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-20-43-1
• fund: refers to the system for teacher and student advancement grant fund established under IC 20-20-43-3. See Indiana Code 20-20-44-1
• new teacher: refers to a teacher with an initial practitioner license under IC 20-28-5-12. See Indiana Code 20-20-44-2
• program: refers to a teacher performance model program described in section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-20-43-2
• prospective teacher: refers to a student pursuing a degree or certification to become a new teacher. See Indiana Code 20-20-44-3
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5