To create the Special Task Force on non-General Revenue Funds.

Section 1. (A) The General Assembly finds that the transfer of cash from non-General Revenue Funds in the state treasury to the General Revenue Fund has become a routine practice of state government, and further finds that the state would benefit from a thorough study of this practice with the goal of establishing criteria to govern such transfers and to ensure the efficient administration of non-General Revenue Funds.

(B) There is hereby created the Special Task Force on non-General Revenue Funds. The Task Force shall evaluate funds in the state treasury from which transfers to the General Revenue Fund have been or may be made.

(C) The Task Force shall consist of the following eight members: The Director of Budget and Management, the Treasurer of State or the Treasurer's designee, a member of the House Finance Committee appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, a member of the Senate Finance Committee appointed by the President of the Senate, a member of the House Majority Caucus staff appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, a member of the House Minority Caucus staff appointed by the House Minority Leader, a member of the Senate Majority Caucus staff appointed by the President of the Senate, and a member of the Senate Minority Caucus staff appointed by the Senate Minority Leader.

(D) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall be ex officio nonvoting members of the Task Force. All other Task Force members possess the authority to vote on matters before the Task Force.

(E) Members shall be appointed not later than thirty days after the effective date of this act. Not later than sixty days after the date the last original appointment is made, the Task Force shall convene as summoned by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. At the first meeting, members of the Task Force shall elect a chairperson. The Task Force shall meet not less than once per month.

(F) The Task Force shall deliver a final report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Governor not later than July 1, 2010. The Task Force shall cease to exist after the final report has been delivered.

(G) A vacancy on the Task Force shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(H) Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation, except for the reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses.

(I) Upon the request of the chairperson, the Legislative Service Commission shall provide research assistance to the Task Force.