Section 19Sec./Art. 19

Appropriations. - The amount needed for the initial implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the ECCD Council and other agencies concerned. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).

For LGUs, the same shall be charged against their respective local budgets.

Allocations from the Local Government Support Fund under the annual GAA shall include a line-item allocation to support the establishment of CDCs and the hiring of CDTs and CDWs, including addressing other human resource needs, in fourth (4th) and fifth (5th) class municipalities.

To enable LGUs to implement the provisions of this Act, the personal services limitations under Section 325(a) and 331(b) of Republic Act No. 7160 or the "Local Government Code of 1991" shall not be applicable to the expenses appropriated for the compensation of CDTs and CDWs.