The “nursing excellence fund” is created in the state treasury to support the nursing excellence program. The fund consists of license renewal surcharges, appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and income from investment of the fund. Any income earned on investment of the fund shall remain in the fund. Money in the fund shall not revert to any other fund at the end of a fiscal year. The fund shall be administered by the board and money in the fund is appropriated to the board to carry out the purposes of the nursing excellence program. Disbursements from the fund shall be made only upon warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the chairman of the board or his authorized representative.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 61-3-10.6

  • 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.