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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:180

  • 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.
  • Office: means the office of the state public defender authorized to:

                (a) Regulate and fund public defender services and provide financial support to other service programs that provide services to persons adjudicated in the criminal justice system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:143

  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

            In addition to the general oversight requirements provided by law, the office shall submit an annual report to the legislature not later than February first of each year, commencing in 1999. The report shall include a comprehensive status report on the office’s activities, expenditures, decisions, and actions for the previous fiscal year. The report shall be directed to the chairmen of the standing committees of the Senate Committee on Judiciary B and the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice.

            Acts 1997, No. 1361, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 307, §16; Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.