Section 4-12-1-12 - Appropriation lists; allotment system; transfer; emergency or contingency appropriations(a) Within forty-five (45) days following the adjournment of the regular session of the general assembly, the budget agency shall examine the acts of such general assembly and, with the aid of its own records and those of the budget committee, shall prepare a complete list of all appropriations made by law for the budget period beginning on July 1 following such regular session, or so made for such other period as is provided in the appropriation. While such list is being made by it the budget agency shall review and analyze the fiscal status and affairs of the state as affected by such appropriations. A written report thereof shall be made and signed by the budget director and shall be transmitted to the governor and the state comptroller. The report shall be transmitted in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the general assembly.(b) Not later than the first day of June of each calendar year, the budget agency shall prepare a list of all appropriations made by law for expenditure or encumbrance during the fiscal year beginning on the first day of July of that calendar year.(c) Within sixty (60) days following the adjournment of any special session of the general assembly, or within such shorter period as the circumstances may require, the budget agency shall prepare for and transmit to the governor and members of the general assembly and the state comptroller, like information and a list of sums appropriated, all as is done upon the adjournment of a regular session, pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) to the extent the same are applicable. The budget agency shall transmit any information under this subsection to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.(d) The budget agency shall administer the allotment system provided in IC 4-13-2-18.(e) The budget agency may transfer, assign, and reassign any appropriation or appropriations, or parts of them, excepting those appropriations made to the Indiana state teacher's retirement fund established by IC 5-10.4-2, made for one (1) specific use or purpose to another use or purpose of the agency of state to which the appropriation is made, but only when the uses and purposes to which the funds transferred, assigned and reassigned are uses and purposes the agency of state is by law required or authorized to perform. No transfer may be made as in this subsection authorized unless upon the request of and with the consent of the agency of state whose appropriations are involved. Except to the extent otherwise specifically provided, every appropriation made and hereafter made and provided for any specific use or purpose of an agency of the state is and shall be construed to be an appropriation to the agency, for all other necessary and lawful uses and purposes of the agency, subject to the aforesaid request and consent of the agency and concurrence of the budget agency. Whenever the budget agency makes a determination to transfer, assign, or reassign any appropriation or appropriations or parts of them from one (1) dedicated fund to another or to the state general fund, the budget agency shall notify the budget committee within thirty (30) days and state the reason for the transfer.(f) One (1) or more emergency or contingency appropriations for each fiscal year or for the budget period may be made to the budget agency. Such appropriations shall be in amounts definitely fixed by law, or ascertainable or determinable according to a formula, or according to appropriate provisions of law taking into account the revenues and income of the agency of state. No transfer shall be made from any such appropriation to the regular appropriation of an agency of the state except upon an order of the budget agency made pursuant to the authority vested in it hereby or otherwise vested in it by law.Amended by P.L. 9-2024,SEC. 75, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.L. 205-2013, SEC. 63, eff. 7/1/2013.(Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.12; Acts1972 , P.L. 31, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts1977 , P.L. 28, SEC.12; P.L. 28-2004, SEC.36; P.L. 2-2006, SEC.6; P.L. 146-2008, SEC.13.