(a) All fees or payments of any type collected by the Department of Career Education under this subchapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury on or before the fifth day of the month next following the month of collection of the fees or payments. The Treasurer of State shall credit the fees or payments to the credit of the Apprentice Plumbers Training Fund which is hereby created on the books of the Treasurer of State.
(b) All funds deposited into the Apprentice Plumbers Training Fund shall be used for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the apprentice plumbers training program administered by the department.