Ind. Code ch. 4-10-15

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Ind. Code § 4-10-15-1 General assembly; failure to pass appropriation bills; warrants on state treasury

Sec. 1. Whenever there shall be a failure at any regular biennial session of the general assembly to pass an appropriation bill or bills, making appropriations for the objects and purposes hereinafter mentioned, it shall be lawful for the governor, secretary, and treasurer of state, until appropriations shall be made by the legislature, to direct the state comptroller to draw the state comptroller's warrants on the state treasury for the sums as they may, from time to time, decide to be necessary for the purposes respectively, not exceeding the amounts appropriated for the same objects respectively by the last preceding appropriations which shall have been made by the general assembly; and to pay the warrants as may, from time to time, be drawn and presented, a sufficient sum of money is appropriated. Formerly: Acts 1869(ss), c.5, s.1. As amended by P.L.215-2016, SEC.67; P.L.9-2024, SEC.68.

Ind. Code § 4-10-15-2 Warrants on state treasury for necessary expenses

Sec. 2. The warrants may be drawn for the necessary and current expenses of the following: (1) All psychiatric hospitals (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-318). (2) The Indiana School for the Deaf, established by IC 20-22-2-1. (3) The Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, established by IC 20-21-2-1. (4) The Indiana Veterans' Home. (5) The Plainfield Juvenile Correctional Facility. Formerly: Acts 1869(ss), c.5, s.2. As amended by Acts 1976, P.L.44, SEC.15; P.L.2-1993, SEC.33; P.L.12-1996, SEC.2; P.L.69-1999, SEC.1; P.L.1-2005, SEC.57; P.L.218-2005, SEC.1; P.L.145-2026, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-10-15-3 Drawing warrants on general fund; confinement to current expenses; monthly allowances

Sec. 3. The warrants so to be drawn shall be drawn on the general fund and not otherwise, and shall not include any sum or sums for enlarging said institutions, or any or either of them, but shall be confined strictly to the necessary current expenses of said institutions respectively, and said allowances shall be made monthly upon the certificate of the president of the proper board of trustees of the said institutions respectively, showing in detail the necessity for the amount demanded, and that it has been approved by such board, which certificate shall be countersigned by the superintendent or warden of the particular institution for which the expense was incurred. Formerly: Acts 1865(ss), c.5, s.3. As amended by P.L.67-2017, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-10-15-4 Current expenses; amount of monthly allowances

Sec. 4. In making said monthly allowances, it shall be the duty of the officers as aforesaid authorized to make the same, not to exceed in any one month one-twelfth of the amount appropriated for the current expenses of the same Institution for the last preceding year for which an appropriation shall have been made by the General Assembly. Formerly: Acts 1865(ss), c.5, s.4.

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