Sec. 6. (a) The adoption history fund is established for the purpose of carrying out this chapter and IC 31-19-19 through IC 31-19-25.5. The state registrar shall administer the fund.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-19-18-6

  • 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
  • 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.
     (b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from:

(1) money in the fund; or

(2) if revenues are insufficient, a supplemental appropriation.

     (c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-3-4-14(e); 31-3-4-18.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.191-2011, SEC.18.