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be used by the commissioner either for the payment of costs of |
administration which |
| validly chargeable against federal grants or other funds received |
| for or in the Employment Security Administration Fund on or after |
| January 1, 1943, to finance the Maine Wage Assurance Fund |
established in section 632; or |
| administering chapter 26, for which federal funds are not |
available, except that on or before June 30, 1991, the Commissioner |
of Labor is authorized to transfer $100,000 of this fund to General |
Fund undedicated revenues |
| the solvency of the Unemployment Compensation Fund. The money must |
| be available either to satisfy the obligations incurred by the |
| bureau directly or by requesting the Treasurer of State to transfer |
| the required amount from the Special Administrative Expense Fund to |
| the Employment Security Administration Fund or the Maine Wage |
| Assurance Fund. The Treasurer of State shall upon receipt of a |
| written request of the commissioner make any such transfer. The |
| commissioner shall give notice to the commission prior to any |
| expenditures from this fund. The commissioner shall order the |
| transfer of the funds or the payment of any such obligation and the |
| funds must be paid by the Treasurer of State on requisitions drawn |
| by the commissioner directing the State Controller to issue the |
State Controller's warrant thereforAny such |
| must be drawn by the State Controller based upon bills of |
| particulars and vouchers certified by an officer or employee |
| designated by the commissioner. The money in this fund is |
| specifically made available to replace, within a reasonable time, |
| any money received by this State pursuant to section 302 of the |
Federal Social Security Act as amended that, which |
| action or contingency, has been lost or has been expended for |
| purposes other than, or in amounts in excess of, those necessary |
| for the proper administration of the Employment Security Law. The |
| money in this fund must be continuously available to the |
| commissioner for expenditure in accordance with this section and |
| may not lapse at any time or be transferred to any other fund |
| except as provided. Any money in the Special Administrative |
| Expense Fund may be used to make refunds of interest, penalties or |
| fines erroneously collected and deposited in the Special |
| Administrative Expense Fund. On June 30th of each year all money |
| in excess of $100,000 in this fund must be transferred to the |
Unemployment Compensation Fund, except that on June 30, 1986, all |
money in excess of $100,000 in this fund must be placed in a |
Dislocated Workers Fund to be used in fiscal year 1986-87 to |
provide training and supportive services for persons displaced from |
employment by imports in accordance with chapter 26Eligibility |
for assistance is not related to an individual's income or |
resources. |
