If it is determined by the board that supplemental pay, as provided for by this Part, is due an eligible recipient for back periods of time the board shall certify such due payment to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. Upon receipt of such certification, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget may, in its discretion, approve payment of all or a portion of the due supplemental pay from the special fund created in R.S. 40:1666.2.
La. Public Health and Safety § 40:1666.9