1. In order to allow Missourians with disabilities to take advantage of Title III of the federal Assistive Technology Act of 1998, there is hereby created in the state treasury the “Assistive Technology Loan Revolving Fund” which shall be administered by the Missouri assistive technology advisory council and the state treasurer.

2. Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation, be used to establish and maintain the assistive technology loan program established in section 161.940.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 161.945

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. The fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated to the fund, repayments of principal and interest by qualified borrowers, and interest earned on the moneys in the fund.

4. The fund may accept federal, state and other public funds, public or private grants, contributions and loans to the fund with the approval of the Missouri assistive technology advisory council.

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not revert to the general revenue fund at the end of the biennium.

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