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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:180

  • Board: means the Louisiana Public Defender Board authorized to regulate public defender services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:143
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

In addition to the general oversight requirements provided by law, the board shall submit an annual report to the legislature not later than February first of each year, commencing in 1999.  The report shall include a comprehensive status report on the board’s activities, the number of meetings of the board and attendance, expenditures, decisions, and actions for the previous fiscal year.  The report shall be directed to the chairmen of the standing committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives with subject matter jurisdiction over criminal justice matters.

Acts 1997, No. 1361, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 307, §16.