Ohio Code 5910.08 – Reserve fund
There is hereby created in the state treasury the war orphans and severely disabled veterans’ children scholarship reserve fund. As soon as possible following the end of each fiscal year, the chancellor of higher education shall certify to the director of budget and management the unencumbered balance of the general revenue fund appropriations made in the immediately preceding fiscal year for purposes of the war orphans and severely disabled veterans’ children scholarship program created in Chapter 5910 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the certification, the director of budget and management may transfer an amount not exceeding the certified amount from the general revenue fund to the war orphans and severely disabled veterans’ children scholarship reserve fund. Moneys in the war orphans and severely disabled veterans’ children scholarship reserve fund shall be used to pay scholarship obligations in excess of the general revenue fund appropriations made for that purpose.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5910.08
- Disabled: means having a sixty per cent or greater service-connected disability or receiving benefits for permanent and total nonservice-connected disability, as determined by the United States department of veterans affairs. See Ohio Code 5910.01
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
The director of budget and management may transfer any unencumbered balance from the war orphans and severely disabled veterans’ children scholarship reserve fund to the general revenue fund.
If it is determined that general revenue fund appropriations are insufficient to meet the obligations of the war orphans and severely disabled veterans’ children scholarship in a fiscal year, the director of budget and management may transfer funds from the war orphans and severely disabled veterans’ children scholarship reserve fund to the general revenue fund in order to meet those obligations. The amount transferred is hereby appropriated. If the funds transferred from the war orphans and severely disabled veterans’ children scholarship reserve fund are not needed, the director of budget and management may transfer the unexpended balance from the general revenue fund back to the war orphans and severely disabled veterans’ children scholarship reserve fund.
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