(a) There is established within the state treasury the early learning special fund, to be administered by the executive office on early learning, into which shall be deposited all moneys received by the office in the form of:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 302L-5

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Early learning: means developmentally appropriate early childhood development and education for children from prenatal care until the time they enter kindergarten. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302L-1
  • Early learning system: means a developmentally appropriate early childhood development and education system for children from prenatal care until the time they enter kindergarten. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302L-1
  • Office: means the executive office on early learning established pursuant to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302L-1
(1) Fees;
(2) Grants;
(3) Donations;
(4) Appropriations made by the legislature to the fund; and
(5) Revenues regardless of their source,

and earnings on moneys in the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used for the early learning system. Expenditures from the fund may be made by the office without appropriation or allotment.

(b) The office shall submit an annual report to the legislature, no later than August 31, on the sources of moneys deposited into the fund and expenditures of the moneys in the fund.

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