Texas Government Code 72.021 – Budget; Expenditures
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(a) The director shall prepare and submit an estimated budget for the appropriation of funds necessary for the maintenance and operation of the judicial system.
(b) The director shall study and recommend expenditures and savings of funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the judicial system.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 72.021
- 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
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- 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.
(c) The office may award a grant of money to a local or state governmental entity in the judicial branch of local or state government to fund programs that:
(1) are approved by the Judicial Committee on Information Technology under Chapter 77; and
(2) provide technological support for the judiciary.
(d) At the end of each fiscal year, the office shall file with the Legislative Budget Board a report on the amount, recipient, and purpose for each grant awarded under Subsection (c). All money expended under a grant awarded under Subsection (c) is subject to audit by the comptroller and the state auditor.