HRS §29-25
How federal education funds are handled and reported
This section says the Department of Education keeps certain federal funds instead of returning them to the state's general fund. If federal money is more than what was budgeted, the governor must let the department spend more and keep the offset, but not for new programs. The department may use some money for a military liaison and a joint venture program, and must report to the legislature each year.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Department of education; federal funds; general fund offset
(a) Federal impact aid, United States Department of Defense funds, and federal indirect overhead reimbursements received by the department of education shall not be returned to the general fund. (b) If the amount of federal impact aid and United States Department of Defense funds received by the department of education exceeds the authorized appropriation in the general appropriations act or the supplemental appropriations act, then the governor shall: (1) Allow the department of education to increase the federal fund expenditure ceiling for all program identification numbers, each by an amount proportionate to its portion of the total general fund appropriation made by the legislature and by the amount that the federal impact aid and United States Department of Defense funds received by the department of education exceeds the authorized appropriation in the general appropriations act or the supplemental appropriations act; and (2) Allow the department of education to retain the full amount of the general fund offset created by increased impact aid receipts; provided that the department shall not use the general fund offset to create new programs or expand existing programs. (c) Beginning July 1, 2004, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the department of education may set aside $100,000 of federal impact aid moneys received pursuant to this section to: (1) Establish and fund a permanent, full-time military liaison position within the department of education; and (2) Fund the joint venture education program to facilitate interaction between the military community and the department of education. The military liaison position established under paragraph (1) shall be exempt from chapter 76 but shall be eligible to receive the benefits of any state or federal employee benefit program generally applicable to officers and employees of the State. (d) The department of education shall submit a report to the legislature, not fewer than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, concerning the exact amount and specific nature of federal impact aid, United States Department of Defense funds, and federal indirect overhead reimbursements received under this section.
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