(a) There is established a separate and distinct fund within the Treasury of the Virgin Islands designated and known as “The School-Based Dental Prevention and Treatment Fund”.
(b) No funds are available for expenditure from this Fund, except as provided by this chapter or other law.
(c) The Fund consists of:(1) monies appropriated to it from time to time by the Legislature; and(2) all gifts, donations and bequests made to the Fund.
(1) monies appropriated to it from time to time by the Legislature; and
(2) all gifts, donations and bequests made to the Fund.
(d) All appropriations or monies designated for the Fund must be transmitted to the Treasury of the Government of the Virgin Islands and deposited into the Fund.
(e) Monies in the Fund must be used exclusively for funding school-based dental screening, prevention and treatment programs authorized under 17 V.I.C. § 111.
(f) The Commissioner of Finance shall administer the Fund and shall disburse monies from the Fund at the direction of the Department of Health.
(g) Monies available in the Fund are non-lapsing.
(h) The Commissioner of Finance shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on the status of the Fund, including a record of all receipts and disbursements to and from the Fund.