(1) There is created the Safety Education Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund.

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(2) Moneys deposited in the Safety Education Fund from the Criminal Fine Account are continuously appropriated to the office of the administrator of the Transportation Safety section of the Department of Transportation to be used for safety education programs:

(a) That provide injury prevention education on traffic safety issues for each age group in the kindergarten through college ages;

(b) That have been recipients of funds under 23 U.S.C. § 402 for at least three years;

(c) That are found by the Transportation Safety section to be effective, as measured by the three-year reporting cycle funded under 23 U.S.C. § 402; and

(d) That operate statewide. [1991 c.709 § 7; 1995 c.440 § 42; 2001 c.668 § 10; 2001 c.829 § 9; 2003 c.14 § 462; 2005 c.70 § 3; 2005 c.700 § 9; 2011 c.597 § 145]