Sec. 2. As used in this chapter unless a different meaning appears from the context:
(a) The word "committee" means the budget committee.
(b) The word "director" or the term "budget director" means the person who is director of the budget agency.
(c) The term "appointing authority" means the head of an agency of the state.
(d) The terms "agency of the state" or "agencies of the state" or "state agency" or "state agencies" mean and include every office, officer, board, commission, department, division, bureau, committee, fund, agency, and, without limitation by reason of any enumeration herein, every other instrumentality of the state of Indiana, now existing or which may be created hereafter; every hospital, every penal institution and every other institutional enterprise and activity of the state of Indiana, wherever located; the universities and colleges supported in whole or in part by state funds; the judicial department of the state of Indiana; and all non-governmental organizations receiving financial support or assistance from the state of Indiana; but shall not mean nor include cities, towns, townships, school cities, school towns, school districts, nor other municipal corporations or political subdivisions of the state.
(e) The terms "budget bill," or "budget bills," shall mean a bill for an act, or two (2) or more such bills, prepared as authorized in this chapter, by which substantially all of the appropriations are made that are necessary and required to carry on state government for the budget period, if and when such bill is, or such bills are, enacted into law.
(f) The term "budget report" shall mean a written explanation of the budget bill or bills, and a general statement of the reasons for the appropriations therein and of the sources and extent of state income to meet such appropriations, together with such further parts as are required by law.
(g) The term "budget period" means that period of time for which appropriations are made in the budget bill or budget bills.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.2. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.28, SEC.2; P.L.233-2015, SEC.4.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 4. State Offices and Administration
Article 12. Appropriations Management
4-12-1-1. Short Title; Purposes
4-12-1-3. Creation of Budget Agency; Director; Establishment of Budget Committee
4-12-1-4. Deputy Budget Directors; Staff Members, Assistants, Employees, and Clerks; Experts
4-12-1-7. Statements of State Agencies; Filing; Examination; Recommendations for Budget Report
4-12-1-10. Budget Committee; Meetings; Time; Expiration of Section
4-12-1-11. Budget Committee; Functions; Compensation
4-12-1-11.5. Agency Action Requiring Budget Committee Review; Placement on Committee Agenda
4-12-1-12. Appropriation Lists; Allotment System; Transfer; Emergency or Contingency Appropriations
4-12-1-12.5. "Block Grant" Defined; Transfers of Funds
4-12-1-14.2. Oil Overcharge Funds; Appropriation to Division of Family Resources; Amount
4-12-1-14.3. Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund
4-12-1-14.5. Mortgage Foreclosure Multistate Settlement Fund; Energy Assistance
4-12-1-15. Emergency or Contingency Appropriations; Standards for Allocation
4-12-1-15.5. Medicaid Contingency and Reserve Account
4-12-1-15.7. State Tuition Reserve Account
4-12-1-16. Transfer of Powers and Duties
4-12-1-17.2. Establishment of Hoosier Families First Fund; Appropriation; Allotment of Money
4-12-1-18. Appropriation and Allotment of Federal Funds to Instrumentalities
4-12-1-19. Combined General Fund Reserves
4-12-1-20. Pokagon Band Tribal-State Compact Fund
4-12-1-21. State Employees; Salary Funded From Donated Money; Reporting Requirement