(a) Each year that the refund designation program established in Section 26-16-31(a), above, is in effect, the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue shall transfer to the Children's Trust Fund an amount equal to the total amount designated by individuals to be paid to the fund under this article, less an amount, equal to not more than three percent of the total of such funds then collected, for the additional cost incurred by the Department of Revenue in collecting and handling such funds which shall be deposited the General Fund of the State Treasury for the use of the Revenue Department. Such deposits shall be made not less than quarterly commencing with the first day such funds are collected from the taxpayer.
(b) Moneys contained in the Children's Trust Fund are continuously appropriated to the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board for the purposes set out in Section 26-16-30(f) of this article. Such funds shall be supplemental to any and all other appropriations heretofore or hereafter made to the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. No provision of this article shall be construed to be in lieu of annual appropriations.
(c) The Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board shall have access to and control of the moneys in the fund and shall be authorized to distribute such funds only for the purposes of this article and Section 26-16-9 of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Act (the act proposed by House Bill No. 57 of the 1983 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature).
Last modified: May 3, 2021