Sec. 38. (a) If the county fiscal body adopts an ordinance adopting the control board‘s financial plan as provided in section 35 of this chapter and the plan includes a proposal to adopt the local income tax, the control board may request an advance of state general fund money in the year the county fiscal body adopts the plan and in any subsequent year in anticipation of the local income tax revenue. However, the state, acting through the state board of finance, may not advance an amount that is greater than the amount of local income tax revenue expected to be collected within the year in which the advancement is made. The department of state revenue shall estimate and certify to the state board of finance the amount of local income tax revenue expected to be collected.

     (b) If the county fiscal body adopts an ordinance adopting the control board’s financial plan as provided in section 35 of this chapter and the plan includes a proposal to adopt the local income tax, a state advance from the state general fund must be repaid before any money is distributed to the county. The treasurer of state shall withhold sufficient money from the county’s local income tax account to repay the state the amount of state advances provided to the county from the state general fund. The treasurer of state shall disburse any balance in the county’s account to the county, to be used as provided in section 40 of this chapter.

     (c) This section does not impose liability on the state for the township assistance debts of the county.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-33.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.137; P.L.197-2016, SEC.106.