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HRS §302A-1311

Spending extra trust fund money

This section lets the school superintendent spend more from a Department of Education trust fund than was budgeted, but only if the fund took in more money that year. The Department must report these extra spending amounts to the governor and legislature every year.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Appropriations for trust funds of the department of education

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in any fiscal year, if the amount of revenues deposited into a trust fund of the department of education exceeds the amount appropriated from that fund for that year, the superintendent may approve expenditures in excess of the amount appropriated, up to the amount by which revenues for that fund exceed the appropriations from that fund for a fiscal year; provided that the department shall submit a report annually to the governor and the legislature of all expenditures in excess of each fund's appropriation for each fiscal year.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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