Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 105/13.4

  • 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.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     All appropriations recommended to the General Assembly by the Governor in the State Budget submitted pursuant to Section 50-5 of the State Budget Law (15 ILCS 20/50-5) shall be incorporated into and prepared as one or more appropriation bills which shall either be introduced in the General Assembly or submitted to the legislative leaders of both the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 2 session days after the submission of the Governor’s budget recommendations, as provided in Section 50-5 of the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, immediately preceding the start of the fiscal year for which the Budget is recommended.