§ 2053 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program; Special Fund

(a) The Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program is established within the Division of Family and Medical Leave for the provision of Family and Medical Leave Insurance benefits to qualified individuals pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The Family and Medical Leave Insurance Special Fund is created pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. The Fund may be expended by the Director and the Commissioner of Taxes for the administration of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, for the payment of benefits provided pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and for necessary costs incurred in administering the Fund. All interest earned on Fund balances shall be credited to the Fund.

(c) The Fund shall consist of:

(1) contributions collected pursuant to section 2054 of this chapter;

(2) amounts recovered or collected pursuant to sections 2062 and 2063 of this chapter; and

(3) any amounts appropriated to the Fund.

(d) The Director may seek and accept gifts, donations, and grants from any source, public or private, to be dedicated for deposit into the Fund.