A. Except as provided in section 35-190 and subsection B of this section, an obligation of this state that is required by law to be paid with state general fund monies in one fiscal year may not be deferred in whole or in part for payment in another fiscal year.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 35-190.01

  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

B. This section does not apply to funding deferrals for basic state aid and additional state aid entitlement that otherwise would be apportioned to school districts pursuant to section 15-973.