Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-20-15

  • 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.
  • 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

The Governor is urged to utilize the principles of “zero-based review and evaluation” for each state agency in his preparation of the budget for each fiscal year and to include such analysis, together with his recommendations, in his transmission of the budget to the Legislature.