New Hampshire Revised Statutes 198:42 – Distribution Schedule of Adequate Education Grants; Appropriation
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I. The adequate education grant determined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:41 shall be distributed to each municipality’s school district or districts from the education trust fund in 4 payments of 20 percent on September 1, 20 percent on November 1, 30 percent on January 1, and 30 percent on April 1 of each school year; provided that for a dependent school district, the grant determined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:41 shall be distributed to the municipality, which shall appropriate and transfer the grant funds to its dependent school department.
II. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and every fiscal year thereafter, the amount necessary to fund the grants under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:41 is hereby appropriated to the department from the education trust fund created under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:39. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant from the education trust fund to satisfy the state‘s obligation under this section. Such warrant for payment shall be issued regardless of the balance of funds available in the education trust fund. If the balance in the education trust fund, after the issuance of any such warrant, is less than zero, the comptroller shall transfer sufficient funds from the general fund to eliminate such deficit. The commissioner of the department of administrative services shall inform the fiscal committee and the governor and council of such balance. This reporting shall not in any way prohibit or delay the distribution of adequate education grants.
III. The department of education shall certify the amount of each grant to the state treasurer and direct the payment thereof to the school district or municipality.
II. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and every fiscal year thereafter, the amount necessary to fund the grants under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:41 is hereby appropriated to the department from the education trust fund created under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:39. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant from the education trust fund to satisfy the state‘s obligation under this section. Such warrant for payment shall be issued regardless of the balance of funds available in the education trust fund. If the balance in the education trust fund, after the issuance of any such warrant, is less than zero, the comptroller shall transfer sufficient funds from the general fund to eliminate such deficit. The commissioner of the department of administrative services shall inform the fiscal committee and the governor and council of such balance. This reporting shall not in any way prohibit or delay the distribution of adequate education grants.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 198:42
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
III. The department of education shall certify the amount of each grant to the state treasurer and direct the payment thereof to the school district or municipality.