Section 41-15A-2

Distribution of proceeds.

(a) Proceeds from the Penny Trust Fund which are dedicated for the promotion of the public health shall be transmitted once annually by the Comptroller to the Department of Public Health upon application of the State Health Officer and divided as follows:

(1) Fifty percent for its programs to reduce infant mortality and/or improve child health.

(2) Fifty percent for its indigent health care programs.

(b) Proceeds from the Penny Trust Fund which are dedicated for the promotion of the public schools shall be disbursed only to those public school systems making grant applications to the board. The state Comptroller shall transmit monies once annually to the State Board of Education as certified by the secretary of the board to implement the grants approved by the board. The monies shall then be transmitted to the school system or systems for implementation of the approved plan or plans. Revenues received by any school system from the Penny Trust Fund shall not replace or supplant any existing funds or programs from any other source, but shall be expended only on programs for disease prevention as contained in the plan approved by the board.

(Acts 1989, No. 89-667, p. 1325, §2; Act 99-592, p. 1352, §3.)