§37-74 Program execution. (a) Except as limited by policy decisions of the governor, appropriations by the legislature, and other provisions of law, the several agencies responsible for administering state programs shall administer their program assignments and shall be responsible for their proper management.
(b) The appropriations by the legislature for a biennium shall be allocated between the two fiscal years of the biennium in the manner provided in the budget or appropriations act and as further prescribed by the director of finance. The amounts allocated for each fiscal year shall be subject to the allotment system prescribed in chapter 37, part II. Each agency (except the courts), in estimating its quarterly requirements under chapter 37, part II, shall prepare a plan for the fiscal year for the operation of each of the programs it is responsible for administering. The operations plan shall be in a form and content as the department of budget and finance may prescribe. It shall be submitted, together with the estimated quarterly requirements, to the department of budget and finance on a date as the department may prescribe.
(c) The department of budget and finance shall:
(d) No appropriation transfers or changes between programs or agencies shall be made without legislative authorization; provided that:
(e) For the purpose of this subsection, "unanticipated federal moneys" means financial aid from the federal government that is not appropriated in the budget or supplemental budget act. After June 30, 2017, unanticipated federal moneys may be expended when and in the manner authorized by proviso in the budget or supplemental budget act and shall be deemed an appropriation for the purpose of article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
[(f)] Effective July 1, 2017, no funds shall be expended to fill a permanent or temporary position for the lowest level of a program if the filling of that position causes the position ceiling for that level of the program to be exceeded; provided that this subsection shall not apply to a: