§ 97-ggg. Teacher certification program account. 1. There is hereby
established in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the
commissioner of the department of taxation and finance an account of the
miscellaneous special revenue fund to be known as the teacher
certification program account.

2. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
the state comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to receive for
deposit to the credit of the teacher certification account, fees related
to responsibilities of the education department pursuant to section
three thousand six of the education law including workload pursuant to
chapter six hundred fifty of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety
including all fees for teaching certificates, temporary licenses,
including temporary coaching licenses, temporary certificates and
continuing and duplicate certificates and penalties and fines pursuant
to subdivision seven of section three hundred five of the education law.

3. Moneys of this account, following appropriation by the legislature,
shall be available to the state education department for services and
expenses related to the administration of the teacher certification
program.