What Happens If Money Needs to Be Transferred from One

question 33

Multiple Choice

What happens if money needs to be transferred from one agency to another and the legislature is not in session to authorize this transfer?

• A) The governor can propose the transfer and the LBB can approve the proposal.
• B) The governor has to call a special session of the legislature to solve this problem.
• C) The agency receiving the money will have the funds debited from its budget in the next state budget, and the agency giving the money will have the funds credited to its budget in the next state budget.
• D) The comptroller of public accounts can authorize the transfer.

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