The general assembly may annually appropriate money from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501 to the department to be used for the program. The department may use up to five percent of any money appropriated by the general assembly for development and administrative costs incurred by the department pursuant to this section; except that this five-percent limitation does not apply to any contract the department enters into in connection with an evaluation of the program pursuant to section 8-14.3-203 (6). Up to eight percent of the money may also be used by the work force center for administrative costs incurred by the work force center and the nonprofit agency to implement and operate the program.
Source: L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1267), ch. 187, p. 662, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1343), ch. 242, p. 1506, § 5, effective July 1.