Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund

(1) The Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund shall be credited to the Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund. (2) Moneys in the Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the purposes of: (a) Assisting students who are blind or visually impaired in receiving appropriate resources and services, including educational services, in the communities where the students reside; (b) Supplementing funds available to regional programs authorized under ORS 343.236 (1)(a)(A) and (C) to ensure access to the expanded core curriculum for students who are blind or visually impaired; (c) Coordinating professional development of persons who provide educational services to students who are blind or visually impaired; (d) Providing technical assistance for the purpose of providing educational services to students who are blind or visually impaired; and (e) Coordinating activities for the benefit of students who are blind or visually impaired. (3) When determining the manner in which to spend the moneys in the Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund, the Department of Education shall ensure that the moneys are used in addition to any other available moneys and do not supplant moneys available from any other source.