According to the AG, items within the definition of “public funds” include, but are not limited to:

· Any funds obtained from legislative appropriation or any form of State and local taxation;

· Judicial expense funds;

· Self-generated funds;

· Funds of Federal, State, local, parish or municipal governments;

· Revenue or money of a governmental body;

· Securities of a State or national Government; and

· Any other sources of public funds

Response No. 2 - The terms “public funds” and “assistance” are not the same. While items defined at “assistance” under R.S. 24:513(A)(1)(b)(iv) include items that are public funds, the term public funds is much broader than those included or excluded in the statutory definition of “assistance” under R.S. 24:513.