§ 19-5-1127 - Military Family Relief Trust Fund.
19-5-1127. Military Family Relief Trust Fund.
(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a trust fund to be known as the "Military Family Relief Trust Fund".
(b) (1) All moneys collected under 26-35-1302 and 26-35-1303 shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the fund.
(2) The fund shall also consist of any other revenues authorized by law.
(c) The fund shall be used exclusively by the Adjutant General or his or her designee to assist the families of members of the National Guard and reserve components of the armed forces who serve on active duty for a minimum of thirty (30) days as a result of September 11, 2001.
(d) The Treasurer of State shall credit to the fund the amount certified each quarter in accordance with 26-35-1303.
(e) (1) The moneys credited to the fund shall be held as trust funds in interest-bearing accounts only.
(2) All interest earned shall be credited to the fund and shall be used only for the purposes of the fund.
(f) All moneys deposited into the fund, all interest earned on deposits, and the fund balance in the fund may be disbursed as appropriated in each fiscal year of the biennium for the Military Family Relief Check-off Program.