Sec. 10a-8b. Higher Education State Matching Grant Fund.
Sec. 10a-8b. Higher Education State Matching Grant Fund. There is established a Higher Education State Matching Grant Fund to be administered by the Department of Higher Education. Moneys required to be appropriated by the state for purposes
of the state match of endowment fund eligible gifts under subdivision (2) of subsection
(a) of section 10a-143a, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10a-77a, subdivision
(2) of subsection (a) of section 10a-99a and subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section
10a-109i shall be deposited in the fund. The fund shall be held separate and apart from
all other funds and accounts of the state and the department. The Department of Higher
Education shall transfer, in accordance with said subdivisions, from the fund amounts
each fiscal year for deposit in the endowment funds established for the benefit of each
constituent unit pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-143a, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-77a, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of
section 10a-99a and subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10a-109i. The amount
transferred shall be certified based on agreed upon procedures developed by an independent certified accountant or, upon request, the Auditors of Public Accounts to determine
compliance with this section. Such procedures shall be mutually agreed upon by each
constituent unit and the Department of Higher Education prior to commencement of the
certification. State matching funds shall be maintained in such manner that such funds
and any earnings derived from such funds may be accounted for fully.
(P.A. 97-293, S. 1, 26; P.A. 98-252, S. 48, 80; P.A. 99-285, S. 4, 12.)
History: P.A. 97-293 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-252 added requirement for the amount transferred to be certified
based on agreed upon procedures, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-285 added the requirement that the matching funds be
maintained in such manner that such funds and earnings derived from such funds may be accounted for fully, effective
July 1, 1999.