§328L-4 - Use of funds appropriated to the department.
§328L-4 Use of funds appropriated to the department. [2009 amendment repealed on June 30, 2015. L 2009, c 119,§6.] The department, immediately upon receipt of the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 328L-2(b)(2) shall:
(1) Transfer up to ten per cent of the total moneys received by the State from tobacco settlement moneys to the department of human services for the children’s health insurance program; and
(2) Expend the remainder of the moneys received by the department for health promotion and disease prevention programs, including but not limited to, maternal child health and child development programs, promotion of healthy lifestyles (including fitness, nutrition, and tobacco control), and prevention oriented public health programs.
For purposes of paragraph (2), the director shall convene an advisory group that shall be separate from the tobacco prevention and control advisory board, to strategically plan the development and implementation of preventive systems to achieve measurable outcomes and to make recommendations for the expenditure of these moneys. The advisory group shall be composed of nine members with expertise in the programs under paragraph (2), and shall be selected at the discretion of the director. [L 1999, c 304, pt of §2; am L 2009, c 119, §4]