The Controller may accept private donations and deposit those donations into the fund, which shall be made available upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act. Donations shall not be used to promote or market the financial products of any contributor.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 612, Sec. 1. (AB 597) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Terms Used In California Financial Code 70002

  • 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