37-33-17 - Acceptance and disposition of gifts and donations; annual report.
§ 37-33-17. Acceptance and disposition of gifts and donations; annual report.
The director, with the approval of the executive director and the state board, may accept and use gifts and donations made unconditionally or otherwise for carrying out the purposes of the Vocational Rehabilitation Law, from either public or private sources. Gifts made under such conditions as in the judgment of the state board are proper and consistent with the provisions of that law may be so accepted and shall be held, invested, reinvested and used in accordance with the conditions of the gift. All monies received as gifts or donations, except conditional gifts requiring other treatments, shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall constitute a permanent fund to be called the "Special Fund for the Vocational Rehabilitation of Individuals with Disabilities" and shall be used by the state board for such purposes. The state board shall make a report annually to the Legislature setting forth the condition of vocational rehabilitation of eligible individuals with disabilities in Mississippi, the expenditures made from state and federal funds in carrying out the provisions of that law or its purpose, and a detailed statement of all gifts and donations offered and accepted, together with the names of donors and the respective amounts prescribed by each and all the disbursements made therefrom.
Sources: Codes, 1930, § 6714; 1942, § 6507; Laws, 1924, ch. 283; Laws, 1930, ch. 278; Laws, 1948, ch. 289, § 8; Laws, 1970, ch. 380, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. 521, § 10; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 70; Laws, 1990, ch. 522, § 6; Laws, 1991, ch. 434, § 3; Laws, 1991, ch. 608, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 1991, (became law without the Governor's signature); Laws, 2002, ch. 463, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 2002.