Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5401 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/03/2023

                             
 
 
 
2023 -- H 5401 
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S TATE  OF RHODE IS LAND 
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 
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A N   A C T 
RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE FUNDS - RESTRICTED RECEIPT 
ACCOUNTS 
Introduced By: Representatives Shanley, Craven, Bennett, Slater, Casimiro, Solomon, 
Dawson, Batista, Baginski, and Vella-Wilkinson 
Date Introduced: February 03, 2023 
Referred To: House Finance 
 
 
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 
SECTION 1. Section 35-4-27 of the General Laws in Chapter 35-4 entitled "State Funds" 1 
is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 
35-4-27. Indirect cost recoveries on restricted receipt accounts. 3 
Indirect cost recoveries of ten percent (10%) of cash receipts shall be transferred from all 4 
restricted-receipt accounts, to be recorded as general revenues in the general fund. However, there 5 
shall be no transfer from cash receipts with restrictions received exclusively: (1) From contributions 6 
from nonprofit charitable organizations; (2) From the assessment of indirect cost-recovery rates on 7 
federal grant funds; or (3) Through transfers from state agencies to the department of administration 8 
for the payment of debt service. These indirect cost recoveries shall be applied to all accounts, 9 
unless prohibited by federal law or regulation, court order, or court settlement. The following 10 
restricted receipt accounts shall not be subject to the provisions of this section: 11 
Executive Office of Health and Human Services 12 
Organ Transplant Fund 13 
HIV Care Grant Drug Rebates 14 
Health System Transformation Project 15 
Rhode Island Statewide Opioid Abatement Account 16 
HCBS Support-ARPA 17 
HCBS Admin Support-ARPA 18   
 
 
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Department of Human Services 1 
Veterans’ home — Restricted account 2 
Veterans’ home — Resident benefits 3 
Pharmaceutical Rebates Account 4 
Demand Side Management Grants 5 
Veteran’s Cemetery Memorial Fund 6 
Donations — New Veterans’ Home Construction 7 
Department of Health 8 
Pandemic medications and equipment account 9 
Miscellaneous Donations/Grants from Non-Profits 10 
State Loan Repayment Match 11 
Healthcare Information Technology 12 
Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 13 
Eleanor Slater non-Medicaid third-party payor account 14 
Hospital Medicare Part D Receipts 15 
RICLAS Group Home Operations 16 
Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 17 
Emergency and public communication access account 18 
Department of Environmental Management 19 
National heritage revolving fund 20 
Environmental response fund II 21 
Underground storage tanks registration fees 22 
De Coppet Estate Fund 23 
Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 24 
Historic preservation revolving loan fund 25 
Historic Preservation loan fund — Interest revenue 26 
Department of Public Safety 27 
E-911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System 28 
Forfeited property — Retained 29 
Forfeitures — Federal 30 
Forfeited property — Gambling 31 
Donation — Polygraph and Law Enforcement Training 32 
Rhode Island State Firefighter’s League Training Account 33 
Fire Academy Training Fees Account 34   
 
 
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Attorney General 1 
Forfeiture of property 2 
Federal forfeitures 3 
Attorney General multi-state account 4 
Forfeited property — Gambling 5 
Department of Administration 6 
OER Reconciliation Funding 7 
Health Insurance Market Integrity Fund 8 
RI Health Benefits Exchange 9 
Information Technology Investment Fund 10 
Restore and replacement — Insurance coverage 11 
Convention Center Authority rental payments 12 
Investment Receipts — TANS 13 
OPEB System Restricted Receipt Account 14 
Car Rental Tax/Surcharge-Warwick Share 15 
Grants Management Administration 16 
Executive Office of Commerce 17 
Housing Resources Commission Restricted Account 18 
Housing Production Fund 19 
Department of Revenue 20 
DMV Modernization Project 21 
Jobs Tax Credit Redemption Fund 22 
Legislature 23 
Audit of federal assisted programs 24 
Department of Children, Youth and Families 25 
Children’s Trust Accounts — SSI 26 
Military Staff 27 
RI Military Family Relief Fund 28 
RI National Guard Counterdrug Program 29 
Treasury 30 
Admin. Expenses — State Retirement System 31 
Retirement — Treasury Investment Options 32 
Defined Contribution — Administration - RR 33 
Violent Crimes Compensation — Refunds 34   
 
 
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Treasury Research Fellowship 1 
Business Regulation 2 
Banking Division Reimbursement Account 3 
Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner Reimbursement Account 4 
Securities Division Reimbursement Account 5 
Commercial Licensing and Racing and Athletics Division Reimbursement Account 6 
Insurance Division Reimbursement Account 7 
Historic Preservation Tax Credit Account 8 
Marijuana Trust Fund 9 
Social Equity Assistance Fund 10 
Judiciary 11 
Arbitration Fund Restricted Receipt Account 12 
Third-Party Grants 13 
RI Judiciary Technology Surcharge Account 14 
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 15 
Statewide Student Transportation Services Account 16 
School for the Deaf Fee-for-Service Account 17 
School for the Deaf — School Breakfast and Lunch Program 18 
Davies Career and Technical School Local Education Aid Account 19 
Davies — National School Breakfast & Lunch Program 20 
School Construction Services 21 
Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner 22 
Higher Education and Industry Center 23 
IGT STEM Scholarships 24 
Department of Labor and Training 25 
Job Development Fund 26 
Rhode Island Council on the Arts 27 
Governors’ Portrait Donation Fund 28 
Statewide records management system account 29 
Workers' Compensation Administrative Fund 30 
Rhode Island Uninsured Employers' Fund  31 
Rhode Island Uninsured Protection Fund  32   
 
 
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1 
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EXPLANATION 
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 
OF 
A N   A C T 
RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE FUNDS - RESTRICTED RECEIPT 
ACCOUNTS 
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This act would add the Workers' Compensation Administration, the Rhode Island 1 
Uninsured Employers' Fund and the Rhode Island Uninsured Protection Fund, to the restricted 2 
receipt accounts not subject to indirect cost recoveries.    3 
This act would take effect upon passage. 4 
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