(Rpld. 7/1/24)

A. The family caregiver grant program fund is established. The director shall administer the fund. The fund shall consist of grants, gifts, donations and legislative appropriations. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. Monies in the fund may be spent only for grants provided to individuals who are caring for and supporting a qualifying family member in the individual’s home as specified in this article.

B. Expenditures from the family caregiver grant program fund from the previous calendar year shall be reported to the legislature in the course of the department‘s annual report. The department shall include aggregated data summarizing the qualifying expenses that were approved for grants, the types of individuals that qualified for the grants and information about the ability for qualified family members to delay entering a long-term care facility or assisted living facility.

C. The state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.

D. Interest or other income derived from the family caregiver grant program fund may be used only for the purposes of this article. Interest or other income derived from the family caregiver grant program fund may not be used to supplant other appropriations.