1. a. A county may establish a trust fund account entitled “State-funded social service programs” from which expenditures of county and State funds shall be disbursed for the following:

(1) Section 5 of P.L.1959, c.86 (C. 44:10-5) for the various assistance to families with dependent children programs;

(2) R.S.30:4-78 with respect to payments for all county patients residing in State psychiatric facilities and facilities for the developmentally disabled;

(3) Section 30 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C. 30:4C-30) for maintenance on behalf of children;

(4) R.S.44:7-25 for old age assistance;

(5) Section 3 of P.L.1951, c.139 (C. 44:7-40) for assistance to the permanently and totally disabled; and

(6) Section 44 of P.L.1962, c.197 (C. 44:7-46) for assistance for the blind.

Any required county share or match for these programs shall be first appropriated in the annual county budget, then paid to the trust fund prior to disbursement.

b. Commencing with the first year the State-funded social service program trust fund account is established, the board of chosen freeholders shall include in the annual budget message, required pursuant to N.J.S.40A:4-22, a summary of the anticipated State aid and county share for each program included in the trust fund.

L.1995,c.264,s.1.