Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1310 – Amending the adopted budget
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1310
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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.
A. When the governing authority has received notification pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 39:1311, or there has been a change in operations upon which the original adopted budget was developed, the governing authority shall adopt a budget amendment in an open meeting to reflect such change. When an independently elected parish official has received notification pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 39:1311(A), or when there has been a change in operations upon which the original adopted budget was developed, the independently elected official shall adopt a budget amendment and publish such amendment in the official journal as described by La. Rev. Stat. 39:1307(B). In no event shall a budget amendment be adopted proposing expenditures which exceed the total of estimated funds available for the fiscal year.
B. The district attorney for the Sixteenth Judicial District shall also post the amended budget of his office on the official Internet website or portal of the district attorney of the Sixteenth Judicial District at the time it is amended.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the amendments of the proposed budget prior to final adoption.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 504, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980. Acts 1984, No. 186, §2; Acts 1993, No. 236, §1, eff. June 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 529, §1; Acts 1999, No. 775, §2, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2010, No. 680, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2016, No. 520, §1.