An Act To Establish a Financial Literacy Program
Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §1964, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. T, §28, is further amended to read:
At the end of each year or more often, the administrator shall transfer to the General Fund all money in the Unclaimed Property Fund that is in excess of $500,000. In any fiscal year that the transfer exceeds the final accepted budgeted amount, up to $100,000 of that excess may be retained by the Treasurer of State to be used to establish a financial literacy program. This program must be developed and administered by the Office of the Treasurer of State.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF THE
Financial Literacy Program
Initiative: Provides a base allocation of $500 in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 in the event that excess revenues are received to fund expenses of a financial literacy program.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
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All Other
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$500 | $500 |
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| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $500 | $500 |
summary
This bill establishes a financial literacy program using excess funds from the Unclaimed Property Fund.