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result of legislative changes that increased eligibility or | increased benefits.__The Legislature may designate exceptional | circumstances that are not explicitly defined in this section but | meet the intent of this section.__For purposes of this section, | "exceptional circumstances" means an unforeseen condition or | conditions over which the Governor and the Legislature have little | or no control.__Exceptional circumstances do not apply to new | programs or program expansions that go beyond existing program | criteria and operation. |
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| §1535.__General Fund transfers to stabilization fund |
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| | Baseline General Fund revenues and other available resources, | as recommended by the Revenue Forecasting Committee and | authorized in accordance with chapter 151-B, that exceed the | General Fund appropriation limitation established by section 1534 | must be transferred to the stabilization fund.__The State | Controller, at the close of each fiscal year, shall transfer the | available balance remaining in the General Fund to the | stabilization fund after all required deductions of | appropriations, budgeted financial commitments and other | adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller. |
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| §1536.__Excess General Fund revenues |
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| | 1.__First priority reserve.__The State Controller shall, as | the first priority at the close of each fiscal year, reserve from | the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund an amount equal to | the excess of total baseline General Fund revenues received over | accepted estimates in that fiscal year and transfer that amount | at the beginning of the next fiscal year as follows: |
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| A.__Thirty-two percent to the stabilization fund; |
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| B.__Thirty-two percent to the Retirement Allowance Fund | established in section 17251; and |
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| C.__Sixteen percent to the Reserve for General Fund | Operating Capital. |
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| | 2.__Transfer.__At the close of each fiscal year, the State | Controller shall transfer from the unappropriated surplus of the | General Fund to the stabilization fund: |
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| A.__An amount equal to the balance remaining of the excess | of total General Fund revenues received over accepted | estimates in that fiscal year that would have been | transferred to the Reserve for General Fund Operating | Capital had the Reserve for General Fund Operating Capital | not been at its statutory limit of $50,000,000. |
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