33-3726. HIGHER EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND. There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the higher education stabilization fund. The higher education stabilization fund shall consist of four (4) separate accounts as follows:

(1) An account designated the strategic interest account shall consist of interest earnings from the investment of moneys deposited with the state treasurer into unrestricted current fund 0650-00, as designated by the state controller in the statewide accounting and reporting system. Annually on July 1, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the state controller shall transfer such interest earnings to the strategic interest account. All moneys so transferred shall be expended for the maintenance, use and support of institutions that have deposited moneys into unrestricted current fund 0650-00. All such expenditures shall be subject to legislative appropriation. Institutions shall receive a pro rata share of a legislative appropriation based upon the amount of moneys any such institution has deposited into unrestricted current fund 0650-00 in the current fiscal year compared to the total amount deposited by all institutions in the current fiscal year. Interest earned from the investment of moneys in the strategic interest account shall be retained in the strategic interest account.

(2) An account designated the surplus stabilization account shall consist of any other moneys made available through legislative transfers, appropriations or otherwise provided by law, or from any other governmental source. All such moneys shall be expended for the maintenance, use and support of institutions named in section 33-3803, Idaho Code. Such expenditures shall be made subject to legislative appropriation to the state board of education for college and universities. Distribution of such moneys to institutions shall be based upon the state board of education’s established practices for the allocation of moneys to such institutions. Interest earned from the investment of moneys in this surplus stabilization account shall be retained in this surplus stabilization account.

(3) An account designated the surplus stabilization account for college of eastern Idaho, north Idaho college, college of southern Idaho and college of western Idaho shall consist of any other moneys made available through legislative transfers, appropriations or otherwise provided by law, or from any other governmental source. All such moneys shall be expended for the maintenance, use and support of college of eastern Idaho, north Idaho college, college of southern Idaho and college of western Idaho. Such expenditures shall be made subject to legislative appropriation to the community colleges. Distribution of such moneys shall be based on the state board of education’s established practices for the allocation of moneys to the community colleges. Interest earned from the investment of moneys in this surplus stabilization account shall be retained in this surplus stabilization account.

(4) An account designated the community college start-up account shall consist of any other moneys made available through legislative transfers, appropriations or otherwise provided by law, or from any other governmental source. All such moneys shall be expended for the establishment, use and support of a community college in eastern Idaho. Distribution of such moneys shall be based upon voter approval of a community college district and appointment of a local board of trustees by the state board of education. Such expenditures shall be made subject to legislative appropriation to the state board of education. Interest earned from the investment of moneys in this community college start-up account shall be retained in this community college start-up account.

History:

[33-3726, added 2010, ch. 69, sec. 1, p. 117; am. 2016, ch. 25, sec. 24, p. 48; am. 2016, ch. 125, sec. 1, p. 359; am. 2018, ch. 17, sec. 5, p. 25.]