Section 18773.

(a) All money transferred to the California Seniors Special Fund pursuant to Section 18771 shall, upon appropriation, be allocated as follows:

(1) To the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller in connection with their duties under this article.

(2) To the California Commission on Aging, the sum of eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) in each fiscal year, or the balance of the fund if less than that amount remains for the operational support of the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council of California (TACC) for its advocacy efforts on behalf of the senior citizens of California.

(3) The balance, if any, to the California Department of Aging for allocation on a per capita basis of individuals 60 years of age or older to the area agencies on aging for the support of direct services to senior citizens, as those services have been identified in each agency's area plan. Each area agency on aging which elects to receive moneys from the California Seniors Special Fund shall include in their annual report a narrative describing the amount of moneys so received and the purposes for which the money was expended.

(b) All moneys allocated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) may be carried over from the year in which they were received and encumbered in any following year.

(c) The amount allocated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) may be adjusted annually, as determined by the Department of Finance, to reflect changes in salary adjustments, price increases, and travel reimbursement adjustments included for all state agencies in the annual Budget Act.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. Effective June 16, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 31.)