The State Board of Education is empowered, subject to the provisions of the general statutes, to receive any federal funds or funds from private or municipal sources made available to this state for purposes described in § 10-4 relating to preschool, elementary and secondary education, special education, vocational education, adult education, and the provision and use of educational technology for such educational purposes, and to expend such funds for the purpose or purposes for which they are made available. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of such funds.