§ 4-12-17-1 — State agency contingency fund established; use of money; nonreverting; transfers prohibited

Indiana § 4-12-17-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 12: APPROPRIATIONS MANAGEMENT
• Ch. 17: State Agency Contingency Fund

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(a) The state agency contingency fund is
established for the purpose of allotting money to departments,
institutions, and state agencies for the purposes set forth in subsection
(b). The fund consists of money appropriated to the fund by the general
assembly. The budget agency shall administer the fund.
(b) Money in the fund may be used only with the approval of the
governor for:
(1) salary increases;
(2) fringe benefit increases;
(3) an employee leave conversion program;
(4) state retiree health programs;
(5) necessary expenses for existing programs as determined by the
governor and budget director; and
(6) any related expenses.
(c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
to the state general fund but remains available for expenditure.
(d) Notwithstanding IC 4-9.1-1-7, IC 4-13-2-23, or any other law,
money may not be transferred, assigned, reassigned, or otherwise
removed from the fund by the state board of finance, the budget
agency, or any other state agency, except for the purposes specified in
this section. The budget committee shall be advised of each transfer
from the fund that exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.43.