The director of the department of administrative services may combine the balances carried in all specific appropriations into a special account for each institution, except that the support fund for each institution shall be carried as a separate account. [S13, §2727-a43; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3344; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.57 ] 83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159 ; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §21 ; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §394