Ohio Code 107.032 – Appropriations limitations definitions
As used in sections 107.033 to 107.035 of the Revised Code:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 107.032
- 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.
- Population: means that shown by the most recent regular federal census. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) “Aggregate general revenue fund appropriations” means all general revenue fund appropriations made by the general assembly except for the following:
(1) Appropriations of money received from the federal government;
(2) Appropriations made for tax relief or refunds of taxes and other overpayments;
(3) Appropriations of money received as gifts.
(B) “Rate of inflation” means the percentage increase or decrease in the consumer price index over a one-year period, based on the most recent consumer price index for all urban consumers, midwest region, all items, as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor or, if that index is no longer published, a generally available comparable index.
(C) “Rate of population change” means the percentage increase or decrease in the population of this state over a one-year period, based on the most recent population data available for the state published by the bureau of the census of the United States department of commerce, or its successor in responsibility, in the population estimates program, or its successive equivalent.
(D) “Recast fiscal year” means fiscal years 2012, 2016, 2020, and each fourth fiscal year thereafter.