(1) At least 60 days before the end of the fiscal year, the director shall issue to all state agencies a closing schedule which shall list the dates by which financial information must be submitted to the department. The director may issue, from time to time, directives concerning the procedures to be followed by state agencies during the fiscal year end closing process.
    (2) An appropriation transfer made for the purpose of increasing general fund revenues appropriated to offset an actual shortfall in appropriated federal or state restricted revenues shall not be effective unless the transfer is approved within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year. An appropriation transfer made for the purpose of increasing the gross appropriation level of an appropriation line item shall not be effective unless the transfer is approved within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 18.1499

  • 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.
  • month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
    (3) For purposes of the closing, the monthly statement of estimated revenues for the month ending November 30, and submitted pursuant to section 386, shall be used, along with the latest published estimate available at that date for funds not included in the monthly financial report.