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 by the Comptroller to the Department of Public Health for the Alabama Drug Assistance Program and other similar programs upon application of the State Health Officer and approval by the board. (b) Proceeds from the Penny Trust Fund which are dedicated for the promotion of the public health of children in public schools shall be transmitted by the Comptroller to the State Board of Education upon application of the State Superintendent of Education and approval by the board. 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. (c) There is appropriated from the Penny Trust Fund for any fiscal year accumulated earnings, available and not appropriated in any fiscal year 2001 and forward sufficient to fund all applications and proposals approved by the board and in the amount certified by the State Treasurer to the Director of Finance.