§40-85  Imprest fund for immediatewelfare payments, emergency assistance, and work-related expenses.  (a)  Inaddition to the petty cash funds authorized by section 40-84, emergencyassistance funds under subsection (b), work-related expenses under subsection(c), and, upon approval by the comptroller, the amount necessary and sufficientto enable the department of human services to make immediate welfare moneypayments to eligible recipients shall be advanced from the general fund of theState to be used by the department of human services on an imprest basis inthose cases only which require more immediate payment than that possible underthe usual procedure for disbursing state funds provided in section 40-51.

(b)  Amounts necessary and sufficient to enablethe department of human services to make immediate emergency assistance grantsshall be advanced from the general fund of the State to be used by thedepartment as provided under section 346-65.

(c)  Amounts necessary and sufficient to enablethe department of human services to provide cash assistance to eligibleapplicants and recipients of education, training, and employment programs,shall be advanced from the general fund of the State to be used by thedepartment as provided under section 346-270.

The imprest fund for work-related expensesshall be used to assist applicants and recipients enrolled in employmenttraining programs with extraordinary work-related expenses related toeducation, training, and employment activities or with emergency cashassistance during family crises.

(d)  In granting approval, the comptroller mayimpose such conditions as the comptroller may deem necessary for the properadministration and accountability of the fund and of the funds advanced.

(e)  The imprest fund shall be replenished atthe end of each quarter and may be replenished at other times as required bythe usage of the fund.  In no case, however, may disbursements, from theimprest fund and under the usual procedure for disbursing state funds, exceedthe amounts appropriated and allotted for a fiscal period. [L 1971, c 36, §1;gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 160, §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4; am L 1993, c 138, §1]

 

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  Section 346-270 referred to in text is repealed.