1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the “Missouri Senior Services Protection Fund”, which shall consist of money collected under subsection 2 of this section. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of subsection 2 of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

2. The state treasurer shall deposit from moneys that otherwise would have been deposited into the general revenue fund an amount equal to fifty-five million one hundred thousand dollars into the Missouri senior services protection fund. At least one-quarter of such amount shall be deposited on or before July 15, 2013, an additional one-quarter by October 15, 2013, and an additional one-quarter by January 15, 2014. The remaining amount shall be deposited by March 15, 2014. Moneys in the fund shall be allocated for services for low-income seniors and people with disabilities.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 208.1050

  • 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