Louisiana § RS 39:1338 - Adjustments to submitted budget
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§ RS 39:1338. Adjustments to submitted budget
A. The committee shall be provided prior written notification, including detailed justification, of any planned transfer of funds from one category of expenditure as specified in the submitted budget to another category if the transfer of funds will constitute, individually or as an aggregate when considered together with all prior transfers from or to such category in the same fiscal year, ten percent of the total dollars in the category from which the transfer is to be made or a ten percent increase in the total dollars in the category to which the transfer is made.
B. The committee shall be provided with prior written notification, including detailed justification, of any planned increase or decrease in the submitted budget if the change will constitute, individually or as an aggregate when considered together with all prior increases or decreases in the same fiscal year, five percent of the total dollars in the budget as submitted.
C. The committee shall be authorized to conduct hearings on any proposed transfer, increase or decrease in the submitted budget not later than forty days after receiving notification of the proposed change.
Acts 1989, No. 751, §2, eff. July 8, 1989.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 39:1338 ("Adjustments to submitted budget") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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