(A) Ten percent of the money appropriated annually to the fund by the General Assembly is to be used by the department to evaluate the effectiveness of each initiative and the fund as specified in Section 44-122-60. The remaining money must be distributed by the department to each county government in the following manner:

1. (1) fifteen percent of the money appropriated must be allocated evenly among all counties;
2. (2) fifteen percent of the money appropriated must be allocated to counties based on the size of their adolescent population;
3. (3) twenty percent of the money appropriated must be allocated to counties based on their rate of adolescent pregnancy;

4. (4) forty percent of the funds appropriated must be allocated to counties based on their number of adolescent pregnancies.

   A county government may retain up to five percent of the money it receives to cover the actual costs of administering the fund. All other funds must be allocated for initiatives mainly focused on primary pregnancy prevention. Money must be allocated by the county within two years of receipt.

(B) Money appropriated to the fund must not be used for:

1. (1) purchase of inpatient care;
2. (2) purchase or improvement of land;
3. (3) purchase, construction, or permanent improvement of any building or other facility;
4. (4) purchase of major equipment;
5. (5) transportation to or from abortion services;
6. (6) abortions; or
7. (7) provision of anything of monetary value to a participant in a local project or initiative; counseling and guidance may be provided as well as any service of nonmonetary value.

(C) If the governing body of a county chooses not to assume the responsibilities and duties assigned to county governments by this chapter:

1. (1) the governing body may designate an agency or organization to assume those responsibilities and duties; or

2. (2) in the absence of designation by the governing body, the department may designate another agency or organization within the county to assume those responsibilities and duties.

   If a county government uses money it receives pursuant to subsection (A) in a manner not expressly authorized by this chapter, the department may designate another agency or organization within the county to assume those responsibilities and duties.