§ 4-13-2-30 — Required withholding from appropriation to a state agency for salaries and general operating expenses; annual report

Indiana § 4-13-2-30

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 13: ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OF STATE
• Ch. 2: Financial Reorganization Act of 1947

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(a) This section applies in each of the state
fiscal years:
(1) beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026; and
(2) beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.
(b) As used in this section, "state agency" means an authority, board,
branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other
instrumentality of any of the following:
(1) The executive, including the administrative department of
state government.
(2) A state educational institution.
(3) A body corporate and politic created by statute.
(c) Each state fiscal year, the budget director shall withhold, from
each appropriation for the state fiscal year made in the biennial budget
bill to a state agency that is predominantly used, as determined by the
budget director, for:
(1) salaries or other wages for state agency employees; or
(2) general operating expenses of the state agency;
an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the appropriation for the
state fiscal year.
(d) The budget director may, with the approval of the governor,
release any part of the amount of the appropriation withheld under
subsection (c) during the state fiscal year to the state agency upon
written request from the state agency.
(e) The withholding requirement under subsection (c) does not
apply to an appropriation for the state fiscal year to a state agency that
is predominantly used, as determined by the budget director, to pay for
services performed by vendors, to provide grants or distributions, to
fund fee replacement for a state educational institution, or otherwise
used for a purpose not described in subsection (c).
(f) The budget director shall, not later than August 1 and December
31 of each state fiscal year, provide a report to the budget committee
that:
(1) lists each appropriation from which funds were withheld
under this section;
(2) details any appropriation for which the budget director
released any part of the amount withheld, as permitted under
subsection (d); and
(3) provides the rationale for releasing each amount described in
subdivision (2).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.53.