Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 10 > Chapter 13 - Annual Financial Report for Certain State Agencies

• Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
• 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
• approved postsecondary educational institution: has the meaning set forth in IC 21-7-13-6(a). See Indiana Code 20-20-48-1
• approved teacher education course or program: means a teacher education course or program that has been approved by the department under section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-20-48-2
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• 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.
• 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.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• eligible applicant: means any of the following:

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• 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.
• fund: means the connecting students with careers fund established by section 6 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-20-47-2
• fund: refers to the teacher higher education and industry collaboration grant program fund established by section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-20-48-4
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• program: refers to the teacher higher education and industry collaboration grant program established by section 6 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-20-48-5
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• school: means the following:

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• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5