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California Code, Education Code - EDC § 19351

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund which shall be known as the Imagination Library of California Fund.  Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys deposited in the fund, including state General Fund appropriations, public or private bequeaths, donations, gifts, or grants, and any federal funds, are continuously appropriated to the California State Library for purposes of this article.

(b) Moneys from the fund shall be used to provide age-appropriate books on a monthly basis, at home, to each child registered in the program, from birth to their fifth birthday, inclusive, at no cost to families, through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

(c)(1) Moneys from the fund shall be allocated to qualified local entities that agree to a dollar-for-dollar match for purposes of the program.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the State Librarian may waive the dollar-for-dollar match requirement for a qualified local entity on a case-by-case basis to prevent undue financial hardship.

(d) For purposes of this section, “qualified local entity” means any existing or new local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library affiliate.

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