(a) All powers, duties, and functions of, and all related records, property, equipment of, and all contractual rights, obligations of, and unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds or allocations of the Division of Rehabilitation Services and the division’s component programs of the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education shall be transferred to the Board of Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Rehabilitation Services on or before January 1, 1995.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 21-9-3
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.
property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
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
(b) All funds appropriated to the State Department of Education for fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, for the Division of Rehabilitation Services and the division’s component programs, shall be transferred to the Department of Rehabilitation Services for its use during that fiscal year under the same terms and conditions as specified for those funds in any appropriation bill, or as otherwise specified by law.(c) All personnel positions of the Division of Rehabilitation Services and the division’s component programs and personnel in the Division of Computer Services and the Division of Administrative and Financial Services Accounting Section whose responsibilities and assignments are in full-time support of the Division of Rehabilitation Services, shall be transferred to the Department of Rehabilitation Services on January 1, 1995, at a level commensurate with the level of each respective position on December 31, 1994.(d) The State Board of Education and the State Department of Education shall assist the Board of Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Rehabilitation Services with the highest degree of cooperation to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter and to achieve an orderly transition.
