Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-27C-15

  • 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: means next after. 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

There is created in the State Treasury, with funds expended by the board to defray the expenses of administering this chapter, a special revenue trust fund designated as the Security Certification Fund. All receipts collected by the board under this chapter shall be deposited in the fund and shall only be used to implement this chapter. Receipts deposited into the fund shall be disbursed only by warrants of the state Comptroller drawn upon the State Treasury on itemized vouchers approved by the board. No funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, and 41-19-1 to 41-19-12, inclusive, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations act, other appropriations acts, or this chapter. At the end of any fiscal year following May 21, 2009, any unencumbered and unexpended balance in the fund shall not revert to the General Fund of the State Treasury under Section 41-4-93, but shall carry over to the next fiscal year.