§40-85 Imprest fund for immediate welfare payments, emergency assistance, and work-related expenses. (a) In addition to the petty cash funds authorized by section 40-84, emergency assistance funds under subsection (b), work-related expenses under subsection (c), and, upon approval by the comptroller, the amount necessary and sufficient to enable the department of human services to make immediate welfare money payments to eligible recipients shall be advanced from the general fund of the State to be used by the department of human services on an imprest basis in those cases only which require more immediate payment than that possible under the usual procedure for disbursing state funds provided in section 40-51.
(b) Amounts necessary and sufficient to enable the department of human services to make immediate emergency assistance grants shall be advanced from the general fund of the State to be used by the department as provided under section 346-65.
(c) Amounts necessary and sufficient to enable the department of human services to provide cash assistance to eligible applicants and recipients of education, training, and employment programs, shall be advanced from the general fund of the State to be used by the department as provided under section 346-270.
The imprest fund for work-related expenses shall be used to assist applicants and recipients enrolled in employment training programs with extraordinary work-related expenses related to education, training, and employment activities or with emergency cash assistance during family crises.
(d) In granting approval, the comptroller may impose such conditions as the comptroller may deem necessary for the proper administration and accountability of the fund and of the funds advanced.
(e) The imprest fund shall be replenished at the end of each quarter and may be replenished at other times as required by the usage of the fund. In no case, however, may disbursements, from the imprest fund and under the usual procedure for disbursing state funds, exceed the amounts appropriated and allotted for a fiscal period. [L 1971, c 36, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 160, §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4; am L 1993, c 138, §1]
Note
Section 346-270 referred to in text is repealed.
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 5. State Financial Administration
40-1 Comptroller to supervise accounts, etc.
40-2 Accounting systems and internal control; enforcing the use of and inspection of the same.
40-4 Publication of statements.
40-6 Approval of business and accounting forms.
40-7 Count of money and securities in treasury.
40-8 Statements of count to be filed.
40-10 Destruction of vouchers, etc.
40-11 Destruction of warrants, bonds and interest coupons.
40-12 Examination before destruction.
40-14 Office space management.
40-31 Public accountants defined, duties.
40-32 Payments by public accountants.
40-34 Accountants may deposit in bank, when.
40-35 Payment to State under protest.
40-35.5 Assessment and collection of service charges for dishonored payments.
40-36 Successor accountants; vesting of moneys.
40-51 Money drawn only on warrants.
40-51.5 Checks or electronic funds transfers in lieu of warrants.
40-52 Form of treasury warrant.
40-53 Salary and pension payments.
40-54 Payroll deductions authorized.
40-55 Warrants for certain mechanics and laborers.
40-56 Warrants for supplies, incidentals.
40-57 Warrants on account of contracts.
40-57.5 Comptroller's acceptance of vouchers for the Hawaii state medicaid program.
40-57.6 Duplicate bills accompanying vouchers.
40-59 Comptroller to keep list of salaries, contracts, bids, etc.
40-60 Vouchers required; procedure if not obtainable.
40-61 Procedure when voucher defective.
40-63 Director's warrant notes.
40-64 Interest designated on warrant note.
40-65 Notice of payment of warrant notes.
40-66 Appropriations lapse when.
40-67 Closing out appropriation accounts.
40-68 Nonpresentment of warrants and checks.
40-81 Report by agencies receiving special moneys.
40-81.5 Rapid transportation authority; certification statement.
40-82.5 Delinquent accounts, collection.
40-83 Audit of public school accounts.
40-84 Petty cash funds; regulations.
40-85 Imprest fund for immediate welfare payments, emergency assistance, and work-related expenses.
40-86 Lapse of University of Hawaii appropriations.
40-87 Lapse of department of education appropriations.
40-88 State of Hawaii endowment fund created.
40-90 Encumbrances, when void.
40-91 Appeal from comptroller.
40-92 Examining persons, books.
40-93 Form of notice to appear for examination.