(1) The office of public guardianship cash fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any money that the office receives from gifts, grants, or donations, as well as any other money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly.
The money in the fund is annually appropriated to the judicial department to pay theexpenses of the office. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the fund is credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year must remain in the fund and not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund; except that any money remaining in the fund on June 30, 2021, shall be transferred to the general fund.
The office may seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations from private or publicsources for the purposes of this article 94; except that the office may not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this article 94 or any other law of the state. The office shall transmit all private and public money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund.
Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1087), ch. 319, p. 1720, § 1, effective June 5.