State Senate OKs License Plate to Honor Victims of Sept. 11
SACRAMENTO — The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to create a special license plate to memorialize the victims of the Sept.11 attacks and to spend the revenue on scholarships and the fight against terrorism.
Action on the bill by Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson (D-Culver City) all but assured that it will become law in the next week or so when it reaches Gov. Gray Davis, who has endorsed it.
On a 29-0 vote, the Senate sent the bill back to the Assembly for approval of changes made in the Senate. There was no debate.
Proponents have estimated that sales of the memorial plates would start in midsummer. The special plates, modeled after similar programs in other states, would sell for $50 each and could be renewed for $40. In Michigan, 10,000 memorial plates were sold during the first month they were available.
Under the bill (AB 1759), 85% of the revenue from the plates would be spent on state and local anti-terrorism efforts. The remaining 15% would be earmarked for college scholarships for dependents of Californians killed in the Sept. 11 attacks.
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