§ 143.1008 RSMo — After-school retreat reading and assessment grant program fund, tax refund contribution may be designated — director's duties — sunset provision

1. In each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2008, each individual or corporation entitled to a tax refund in an amount sufficient to make a designation under this section may designate that one dollar or any amount in excess of one dollar on a single return, and two dollars or any amount in excess of two dollars on a combined return, of the refund due be credited to the after-school retreat reading and assessment grant program fund. The contribution designation authorized by this section shall be clearly and unambiguously printed on the first page of each income tax return form provided by this state. If any individual or corporation that is not entitled to a tax refund in an amount sufficient to make a designation under this section wishes to make a contribution to the after-school retreat reading and assessment grant program fund, such individual or corporation may, by separate check, draft, or other negotiable instrument, send in with the payment of taxes, or may send in separately, that amount, clearly designated for the after-school retreat reading and assessment grant program fund, the individual or corporation wishes to contribute. The department of revenue shall deposit such amount to the after-school retreat reading and assessment grant program fund as provided in subsection 2 of this section.

2. The director of revenue shall deposit at least monthly all contributions designated by individuals under this section to the state treasurer for deposit to the after-school retreat reading and assessment grant program fund. The fund shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education with moneys in the fund distributed as provided under section 167.680 .

3. The director of revenue shall deposit at least monthly all contributions designated by the corporations under this section, less an amount sufficient to cover the cost of collection, handling, and administration by the department of revenue during fiscal year 2008, to the after-school retreat reading and assessment grant program fund.

4. A contribution designated under this section shall only be deposited in the after-school retreat reading and assessment grant program fund after all other claims against the refund from which such contribution is to be made have been satisfied.

5. Moneys deposited in the after-school retreat reading and assessment grant program fund shall be distributed by the department of elementary and secondary education in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 167.680 .

6. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

7. Pursuant to section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2007, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on December thirty-first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.