Child health and safety: “Have a Heart, Be a Star, Help Our Kids” license plate program.
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No
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No
Current location
Human Services
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Overview
This bill creates a ‘Have a Heart, Be a Star, Help Our Kids’ license plate program, allowing applicants to use a specific shape from these plates for an additional fee. Funds generated from the plates will be split between the California Environmental License Plate Fund and the Child Health and Safety Fund, with a portion dedicated to supporting childcare licensing, safety, and health programs. The bill also increases fees for the initial issuance and renewal of these specialized plates, and allocates funds to address various childhood injury prevention concerns, including those related to vehicular safety, drowning prevention, and child abuse prevention.
Key provisions
- Allows applicants to use a specific shape from ‘Have a Heart, Be a Star, Help Our Kids’ license plates for an additional fee.
- Increases fees for the initial issuance and renewal of ‘Have a Heart, Be a Star, Help Our Kids’ license plates.
- Directs revenue from the license plates to the California Environmental License Plate Fund and the Child Health and Safety Fund.
- Allocates 50% of the funds to the State Department of Social Services for childcare licensing and related programs.
- Requires 25% of the funds to be allocated to the State Department of Social Services for childcare licensing administration.
- Requires 22.5% of the funds to be distributed to county First 5 commissions for local childhood injury prevention programs.
- Allocates 2.5% of the funds to the State Department of Public Health for childhood injury prevention initiatives.
- Requires 2.5% of the funds to be allocated to the Safer California Project for statewide networking and strategic planning.
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