(a) The workers’ compensation self-insurance fund is a fund in the state treasury. The fund may be used only for the regulation of certified self-insurers.

(b) The department shall deposit the application fee for a certificate of authority to self-insure in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account to the credit of the division.

(c) Any amount remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be used to reduce the regulatory fee assessed under Section 407.102 in the succeeding fiscal year.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 3.059, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.