§37-36 Modification. (a) The director of finance may modify or amend any previous allotment upon notice to the department or establishment concerned; provided that:
(b) Prior to the implementation of any modification in allotment proposed by the director of finance pursuant to subsection (a), in which the sum of the modifications exceed 2.5 per cent of the total general fund appropriation made by the legislature in any fiscal year, the director shall notify the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairpersons of the senate committee on ways and means and the house of representatives committee on finance, respectively, of the director's intent. [L Sp 1959 1st, c 12, pt of §3; Supp, §35-24; HRS §37-36; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 320, §3; am L 1989, c 370, §2; am L 1992, c 294, §8; am L 1994, c 281, §§4, 7; am L 1995, c 11, §21; am L 1996, c 285, §1]