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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.

 
§1535.__General Fund transfers to stabilization fund

 
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.

 
§1536.__Excess General Fund revenues

 
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:

 
A.__Thirty-two percent to the stabilization fund;

 
B.__Thirty-two percent to the Retirement Allowance Fund
established in section 17251; and

 
C.__Sixteen percent to the Reserve for General Fund
Operating Capital.

 
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:

 
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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