(a) The proceeds derived from each sale of the Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be carried in a separate fund therein for the account of the Authority, which shall pay the expenses of issuance therefrom. The expenses of issuance of the Bonds shall be prorated among the recipients of the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds in proportions they receive allocations of the proceeds thereunder. The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds remaining after payment of the expenses of issuance thereof shall be retained in said fund and, until they are paid out, shall be invested by the State Treasurer at the direction of the Authority in Permitted Investments maturing at such time or times as the Authority shall direct.
(b) Proceeds from the sale of the Bonds and the earnings thereon shall be paid out from time to time on orders or warrants issued by or at the direction of the Authority to the State Department of Education to be expended for the acquisition and maintenance of the computer equipment, software, and digital textbooks authorized in Section 16-16B-1.