To make it explicit that both the lottery fund and the excess lottery fund can be utilized for early childhood education throughout West Virginia

HB 2904 clarifies that West Virginia's Lottery Education Fund and Excess Lottery Fund can now be directly used to support early childhood education programs statewide. The bill amends existing law to explicitly include these two lottery funds as allowable sources for financing early childhood education, which county school boards must provide for children who turn four before September 1 (or July 1 starting 2018-2019). This change removes ambiguity about funding eligibility for programs meeting specific requirements, such as providing at least 48,000 annual instructional minutes. The bill directly affects county school boards responsible for implementing these programs, ensuring they can access these dedicated lottery funds.