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Terms Used In Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 7-317

  • 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: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The Governor may designate a citizen of the State as its Poet Laureate.

(b) (1) The Poet Laureate:

(i) may not receive compensation as Poet Laureate; but

(ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, is entitled to reimbursement for any expenses incurred in the performance of duties as Poet Laureate.

(2) Reimbursement under this subsection:

(i) shall be paid from the General Emergency Fund of the Board of Public Works; and

(ii) may not exceed $1,000 in any 1 fiscal year.