# Order of Expenditure Expenditure from the Child Development Fund shall occur in the following order: (a) Fees collected from parents of certified children shall be first in and first out. (b) State or federal contract funds apportioned by the California Department of Education (CDE) shall be second in and second out. (c) Interest received on advanced CDE funds shall be last in and last out. > NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 8261 and 8269, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8261 and 8265, Education Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://title5.caqualityearlylearning.org/determination-of-reimbursement/order-of-expenditure.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.