How is Proposition 10 money allocated?
When California voters passed Proposition 10 in 1998, the California Children and Families Act (The Act), it imposed a tax on all tobacco products to fund the healthy development of children prenatal to age five and their families. A portion of this tax revenue is allocated to each county based on the number of births recorded in that county. Proposition 10 tax revenue declines annually consistently with the decline in the number of smokers.
How is the public involved?
The process of strategic planning involves continuous community engagement. First 5 reaches out to our parents and grassroots community organizations through focus groups and surveys. This also includes an open invitation to attend strategic planning sessions, monthly Commission meetings and public hearings facilitated by the Commission's Advisory Committee to gather public input.
