Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 7 > Part II-C - Volunteer Firefighters' Tuition Reimbursement Fund

• 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
• Board: means the Volunteer Firefighters' Tuition Reimbursement Board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1558.2
• Combination fire department: means a department whose personnel is composed of both volunteer and professional firefighters. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1558.2
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Recipient: means a person who has met the eligibility requirements and  is awarded tuition reimbursement from the Volunteer Firefighters' Tuition Reimbursement Fund. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1558.2