Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund; appropriation prohibition; reimbursement

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All payroll contributions remitted pursuant to this chapter, all funds appropriated for the purposes of the Fund, and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.

B. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the payment of benefits under the paid family and medical leave insurance program established by the Commission pursuant to this chapter, the administration of such program, and any start-up costs associated with such program, including any required payment as provided in subsection D.

C. The General Assembly shall not appropriate or transfer any of the payroll contributions remitted to the Fund for any purpose other than purposes provided for in this section.

D. Any moneys provided in the appropriation act for the purposes of establishing the paid family and medical leave insurance program shall be repaid from the Fund to the general fund by January 1, 2034.

E. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Commissioner or his designee.

2026, cc. 981 , 1093 .