§321-1.3  Domestic violence andsexual assault special fund.  (a)  There is established within the statetreasury a special fund to be known as the domestic violence and sexual assaultspecial fund to be administered and expended by the department of health.

(b)  The moneys in the special fund shall be reservedfor use by the department of health for programs and grants or purchases ofservice consistent with chapter 42D that support or provide domestic violenceand sexual assault intervention or prevention as authorized by law.  Moneys inthe special fund shall be used for new or existing programs and shall notsupplant any other moneys previously allocated to these programs.

(c)  Fees remitted pursuant to section338-14.5, income tax remittances allocated under section 235-102.5, interestand investment earnings attributable to the moneys in the special fund, andgrants, donations, and contributions from private or public sources for thepurposes of the fund, shall be deposited into the special fund.

(d)  The department of health shall submit anannual report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to theconvening of each regular session providing the following:

(1)  An accounting of the receipts of, andexpenditures from, the special fund; and

(2)  Recommendations on how to improve services forvictims of domestic violence and sexual assault. [L 1997, c 216, §§1, 13; am L1999, c 194, §1; am L 2004, c 228, §2; am L 2005, c 142, §2]

 

Note

 

  Chapter 42D referredto in text is repealed.  For present provisions, see chapters 42F and 103F.

  Transfer of certaininterest earnings to general fund until June 30, 2015.  L 2009, c 79,§30(a)(24).