Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-13-141

  • 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.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

On or before the first day of September of each year, the Comptroller, or such state official as may be charged by law with the responsibility of estimating the income from the various state revenue measures, shall certify to the State Superintendent of Education the income estimated to be available during the next fiscal year to meet the various appropriations for the public elementary and high schools of the state. The state superintendent shall thereupon estimate the amount of each of these funds to be apportioned to each of the school systems of the state during the next fiscal year.