(a) There is established as a special fund the Early Childhood Development Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Fifty percent of all net revenue collected pursuant to § 36-621.11(a)(3), shall be deposited into the Fund.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to support the cost of care and the teacher salary scale increases as set forth in § 4-410.02.
(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 11d; as added Mar. 19, 2020, D.C. Law 23-68, § 5, 67 DCR 743.)
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 5 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Clarification Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Law 23-68, Mar. 19, 2020, 67 DCR 743).
Structure District of Columbia Code
§ 4–402. Day care program authorized; funding system for child development facilities
§ 4–402.01. Funding for day care provided by D.C. Public Schools
§ 4–403. Payment of full cost by Department. [Repealed]
§ 4–404. Supplemental payments by Department. [Repealed]
§ 4–404.01. Supplemental payments by the Mayor
§ 4–405. Schedule of payments by parents
§ 4–406. Responsibility of Department for payment
§ 4–407. Collection of overpayments
§ 4–408. Waiver of overpayments
§ 4–409. Contracts with licensed child development centers; payment for services
§ 4–410. Payments to child development homes and to in-home caregivers
§ 4–410.01. Studies of child development facilities for infants and toddlers
§ 4–410.02. Payments to child development facilities
§ 4–410.03. Subsidized child care services. [Not Funded]
§ 4–410.04. Early Childhood Development Fund
§ 4–411. Standards for in-home care
§ 4–412. Compliance with District regulation
§ 4–414. Authorization of grants to develop satellite child development home programs
§ 4–415. Comprehensive child development programs
§ 4–416. Expansion of the Quality Improvement Network. [Not Funded]