Utah Code 63J-1-207. Uniform School Fund — Appropriations
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(1) Appropriations made from the General Fund to the Uniform School Fund to assist in financing the state‘s portion of the minimum school program, as provided by law, shall be conditioned upon available revenue.
Terms Used In Utah Code 63J-1-207
- Agency: means a unit of accounting, typically associated with a department, division, board, council, committee, institution, office, bureau, or other similar administrative unit of state government, that includes line items and programs. See Utah Code 63J-1-102
- 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
- Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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.
- Program: means a unit of accounting included on a schedule of programs within a line item used to track budget authorizations, collections, and expenditures on specific purposes or functions. See Utah Code 63J-1-102
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) If revenues to the General Fund are not sufficient to permit transfers to the Uniform School Fund as provided by appropriation, the state fiscal officers shall withhold transfers from the General Fund to the Uniform School Fund during the fiscal period, as in their judgment the available revenues justify until:
(2)(a) all other appropriations made by law have been provided for;
(2)(b) any modifications to department and agency work programs have been made; and
(2)(c) the governor has approved the transfer.
(3) Transfers from the General Fund to the Uniform School Fund shall be made at such times as required to equalize the property levy for each fiscal year.
(4) If, at the end of a fiscal year, there is a deficit in the Uniform School Fund, the Division of Finance may transfer from the Income Tax Fund to the Uniform School Fund an amount equal to the deficit.