(A) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Department of Employment and Workforce special administration fund, which must consist of all penalties and interest collected on contributions due pursuant to Sections 41-31-330 and 41-31-350 and interest collected on unpaid contributions pursuant to Section 41-31-370. Money in the fund must be deposited, administered, and disbursed pursuant to the provisions of Section 41-33-420 applicable to the Department of Employment and Workforce administration fund.

(B) Money deposited in the special administration fund is appropriated and made available to the department. Money in the fund must be expended solely for:

(1) replacements in the Department of Employment and Workforce administration fund as provided in Section 41-33-460;

(2) refunds pursuant to Section 41-31-360 of interest erroneously collected; and

(3) special, extraordinary, and incidental expenses incurred in the administration of Chapters 27 through 41 of this title not provided for in the Department of Employment and Workforce administration fund and for which federal funds are not granted by the federal government through the Secretary of Labor or its other agencies.

(C) A balance in the fund shall not lapse at any time, but must be continuously available to the department for expenditure consistent with Chapters 27 through 41 of this title. The department shall issue its requisition approved by its director or his designated officer or agent for the purposes set forth in this section to the Comptroller General who shall draw his warrant in the usual form provided by law on the State Treasurer, who shall pay it by check on the fund.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-332.1; 1969 (56) 268; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 71, eff March 30, 2010; 2011 Act No. 3, Section 12, eff March 14, 2011.

Effect of Amendment

The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for "Commission" throughout this section; redesignated subsections (a) and (b) as (A) and (B), respectively; designated the last paragraph of the section as subsection (C), and substituted "its director" for "the chairman" following "issue its requisition approved by" therein; and made other nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.

The 2011 amendment four times substituted "Department of Employment and Workforce" for "Employment Security".