§ 408. Custodian of funds. The department of taxation and finance is
hereby authorized to accept and receive on behalf of the state any and
all grants or allotments of money made available to the state by or
pursuant to the federal social security act for such child welfare
services. All moneys so accepted and received shall be deposited by the
department of taxation and finance to the credit of a special fund for
use exclusively for the purposes for which such grants or allotments
were made. The department shall certify to the comptroller all
expenditures to be made from such special fund for payment of the part
of the cost of district, county or other local child welfare services
and for developing state services for the encouragement and assistance
of adequate methods of community child welfare organization. Such
expenditures may be made for personal service and for administrative and
other costs of operation.