(1) There is created a fund to be known as the “employee misclassification education and enforcement fund.” Any fee collected pursuant to § 50-6-912(a) shall be deposited in the employee misclassification education and enforcement fund. Moneys in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of § 9-4-603. The fund shall be administered by the administrator of the workers' compensation bureau.
(2) All costs of the secretary of state associated with the administration of this part shall be paid by the administrator of the workers' compensation bureau from the employee misclassification education and enforcement fund. Moneys remaining in the fund after such payment may be expended, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, at the direction of the administrator of the workers' compensation bureau for the purchase of computer software and hardware designed to identify potential employee misclassification activity, for the hiring of additional employees to investigate potential employee misclassification activity, for education of employers and employees regarding the requirements of this part and in support of the ongoing investigation and prosecution of employee misclassification.
(3) Any amount in the employee misclassification education and enforcement fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund, but shall remain available for the purposes set forth in subsection (b). Interest accruing on investments and deposits of the employee misclassification education and enforcement fund shall be credited to such account, shall not revert to the general fund, and shall be carried forward into each subsequent fiscal year.