Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:95

  • 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 an independent fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts recording cash or other resources together with all related liabilities, obligations, reserves, and equities which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with regulations, restrictions, and limitations. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2

A.  The state treasurer shall report the balance of the Budget Stabilization Fund as of July first of each fiscal year to the Revenue Estimating Conference at its meeting held in accordance with La. Rev. Stat. 39:26(A)(4).

B.  The Revenue Estimating Conference shall certify the Budget Stabilization Fund balance and the determination of one-third of this balance.

C.  The Revenue Estimating Conference shall cause the certified fund balance and the determination of one-third of this balance to be published in the Louisiana Register in September of each year.

Acts 1991, No. 439, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1149, §1, eff. June 1, 1997.

NOTE:  SEE CONST. ART. VII, SEC. 10(C).