Ala. Code § 34-15C-14

All fees received by the board shall be deposited into a fund in the State Treasury known as the Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers Fund, which is hereby established. The fund shall be utilized, in the discretion of the board, to regulate the practice of registered interior designers and to pay any necessary expenses of the board, including the cost of employees, legal expenses, administrative expenses, and other expenses associated with enforcing and administering this chapter. All fees collected prior to August 1, 2010, and collected pursuant to former Chapter 15A or former Chapter 15B of this title are ratified, validated, and transferred to the fund.