Terms Used In Texas Education Code Chapter 130A > Subchapter C - State Funding: Performance Tier

• 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
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005