Sec. 24. There is appropriated from the state general fund sufficient funds to:
(1) settle claims and satisfy tort judgments obtained against the state;
(2) pay interest on claims and judgments; and
(3) subject to approval by the budget director, pay:
(A) liability insurance premiums; and
(B) expenses incurred by the attorney general in employing other counsel to aid in defending or settling claims or civil actions against the state.