Terms Used In Michigan Laws 389.143

  • Community college: means an educational institution providing collegiate and noncollegiate level education primarily to individuals above the twelfth grade age level within commuting distance. See Michigan Laws 389.105
  • 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 the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   The board of trustees shall provide for a system of accounting meeting the approval of the state board of education. All accounts shall be audited once each year by a certified public accountant and a summary of the audit shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the community college district. The fiscal and accounting year shall commence with July 1 in each year. Copies of the reports of audits shall be filed as required by the state board of education and shall be available at all reasonable times for public inspection, as a condition of receiving any state aid for the subsequent fiscal year.