§ 1923 — Payment of interest upon local school funds on deposit

(a) The State Treasurer shall credit to the account of each local school district that has funds on deposit with the State Treasurer such amount of interest as determined by this section upon such funds. The rate of interest applied shall be based upon net interest earned and calculated under guidelines established by the Cash Management Policy Board.

(b) On or before the last day of each month, the State Treasurer shall credit the operating and debt service accounts respectively of each school district’s operating and debt service funds with interest on the average balances in operating and debt service funds for the preceding month. The amount of interest due shall be calculated upon the average daily account balances determined by the respective financial activity reports of the Department of Finance.

(c) On or before the last day of each month, the State Treasurer shall credit the debt service account of each local school district’s construction fund with interest on the average balance of that proportion of the construction account contributed by the local school district. The amount of interest due shall be calculated upon the average daily account balances determined by the respective financial activity reports of the Department of Finance.

Legislative History

14 Del. C. 1953, § 1924; 57 Del. Laws, c. 284 ; 57 Del. Laws, c. 376 ; 60 Del. Laws, c. 511, § 66 ; 60 Del. Laws, c. 722, § 3 ; 63 Del. Laws, c. 142, § 33 ; 63 Del. Laws, c. 404, §§ 1, 2, 6 ; 72 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 1