Indiana Code
Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust
31-26-4-12. Indiana Kids First Trust Fund

Sec. 12. (a) The Indiana kids first trust fund is established to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Interest as provided in subsection (e).
(3) Fees from kids first trust license plates issued under IC 9-18-30 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-14.
(4) Money donated to the fund, including donations from a nonprofit subsidiary corporation established under section 17 of this chapter.
(5) Money transferred to the fund from other funds.
(c) The treasurer of state shall administer the fund.
(d) The expenses of administering the fund and this chapter shall be paid from the fund.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public trust funds are invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(f) An appropriation made by the general assembly to the fund shall be allotted and allocated at the beginning of the fiscal period for which the appropriation was made.
(g) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund or any other fund.
(h) Subject to this chapter, there is annually appropriated to the department all money in the fund for the purposes of this chapter. However, the department may not request the allotment of money from the appropriation for a project that has not been approved and recommended by the board.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.660; P.L.93-2021, SEC.4.