Notwithstanding section 8.39, subsection 1, without the prior written consent and approval of the governor and the director of the department of management, the director of human services may transfer funds between the appropriations made for the institutions, listed as follows:

1. 1. The state resource centers.
2. 2. The state mental health institutes.
3. 3. The state training school.
4. 4. The civil commitment unit for sexual offenders.

Section amended

2005 Acts, ch 175, §93; 2017 Acts, ch 174, §110