Terms Used In Missouri Laws 169.540

  • 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
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

The state of Missouri shall contribute no funds directly or indirectly to finance the plan to pay pension benefits by appropriation bills or otherwise, except those funds which the district may receive from time to time under a law or laws providing for a general apportionment of school moneys throughout all the state and except employer contributions for members employed by the board of regents which shall be made by the state of Missouri.