Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 10 > Chapter 11 - Disbursement Procedures; Effect of Appropriations

• 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
• Autism: means a neurological condition as described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• behavioral intervention plan: means a plan that is agreed upon by the case conference committee (as defined in IC 20-35-9-3) and incorporated into a student's individualized education program (as defined in IC 20-18-2-9) and that describes the following:

  Indiana Code 20-20-40-1

• commission: refers to the commission on seclusion and restraint in schools established by section 11 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-20-40-3
• Conference committee: A temporary, ad hoc panel composed of conferees from both chamber of a legislature which is formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers. Conference committees are usually convened to resolve bicameral differences on major and controversial legislation.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• physical restraint: means physical contact between a school employee and a student:

  Indiana Code 20-20-40-5

• positive behavior intervention and support: means a systematic approach that:

  Indiana Code 20-20-40-6

• school corporation: includes a charter school that is not a virtual charter school. See Indiana Code 20-20-40-7
• school employee: means an individual employed by a school corporation or a state accredited nonpublic school. See Indiana Code 20-20-40-8
• seclusion: means the confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student physically is prevented from leaving. See Indiana Code 20-20-40-9
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• time-out: means a behavior reduction procedure in which access to reinforcement is withdrawn for a certain period of time. See Indiana Code 20-20-40-10
• Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• work based learning course: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 20-20-38.5-1
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5