(a)There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a trust fund to be known as the "Public School Insurance Trust Fund".
(b)The Public School Insurance Trust Fund shall consist of:
(1)A Permanent Insurance Reserve Fund, insurance premiums, adjustments, earnings, interest income, and the like, as provided by the Public Elementary and Secondary School Insurance Act, § 6-20-1501 et seq., and the School Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, § 6-21-701 et seq.;
(2)All funds transferred from the former Public Elementary and Secondary School Insurance Fund established under §§ 6-20-1510 [repealed] and 19-5-908 [repealed]; and (3) All funds transferred from the former School Vehicle Insurance Reserve Trust Fund established und
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(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a trust fund to be known as the "Public School Insurance Trust Fund". (b) The Public School Insurance Trust Fund shall consist of: (1) A Permanent Insurance Reserve Fund, insurance premiums, adjustments, earnings, interest income, and the like, as provided by the Public Elementary and Secondary School Insurance Act, § 6-20-1501 et seq., and the School Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, § 6-21-701 et seq.; (2) All funds transferred from the former Public Elementary and Secondary School Insurance Fund established under §§ 6-20-1510 [repealed] and 19-5-908 [repealed]; and (3) All funds transferred from the former School Vehicle Insurance Reserve Trust Fund established under §§ 6-21-710 and 19-5-981 [repealed]. (c) (1) The Public School Insurance Trust Fund shall be used for the operation, maintenance, and execution of the Public Elementary and Secondary School Insurance Program under the Public Elementary and Secondary School Insurance Act, § 6-20-1501 et seq., and the Public School Motor Vehicle Insurance Program under the School Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, § 6-21-701 et seq. (2) No money shall be appropriated from the Public School Insurance Trust Fund for any purpose except for the use and benefit of the Public Elementary and Secondary School Insurance Program and the Public School Motor Vehicle Insurance Program. (3) All funds received by the State Insurance Department in the administration of the Public Elementary and Secondary School Insurance Program and the Public School Motor Vehicle Insurance Program as premiums, adjustments, earnings, and the like: (A) Shall be used for the following purposes, listed in a descending order of priority: (i) To defray administrative costs; (ii) To pay claims; and (iii) To maintain the Public School Insurance Trust Fund; and (B) May be invested and reinvested as the Insurance Commissioner may determine. (4) Moneys invested and interest earned thereon shall be administered as program funds. (5) All moneys deposited into the Public School Insurance Trust Fund shall not be subject to any deduction, tax, levy, or any other type of assessment. (d) The initial loan from the former Public Elementary and Secondary School Insurance Fund as established by the Public Elementary and Secondary School Insurance Act, § 6-20-1501 et seq., of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to fund the former School Vehicle Insurance Reserve Trust Fund established under the School Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, § 6-21-701 et seq., is cancelled.