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102247
. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the
Health Statistics Special Fund. The fund shall consist of revenues,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Fees or charges remitted to the State Registrar for record
search or issuance of certificates, permits, registrations, or other
documents pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26801) of
Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code, and Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 102525), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section
102625), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 103050), and Chapter 15
(commencing with Section 103600) of Part 1 of Division 102 of this
code.
(2) Funds remitted to the State Registrar by the federal Social
Security Administration for participation in the enumeration at birth
program.
(3) Funds remitted to the State Registrar by the National Center
for Health Statistics pursuant to the federal Vital Statistics
Cooperative Program.
(4) Any other funds collected by the State Registrar, except
Children's Trust Fund fees collected pursuant to Section 18966 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code, Umbilical Cord Blood Collection
Program Fund fees collected pursuant to Section 103625, and fees
allocated to the Judicial Council pursuant to Section 1852 of the
Family Code, all of which shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(b) Moneys in the Health Statistics Special Fund shall be expended
by the State Registrar for the purpose of funding its existing
programs and programs that may become necessary to carry out its
mission, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(c) Health Statistics Special Fund moneys shall be expended only
for the purposes set forth in this section and Section 102249, and
shall not be expended for any other purpose or for any other state
program.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Health Statistics
Special Fund provide for the following:
(1) Registration and preservation of vital event records and
dissemination of vital event information to the public.
(2) Data analysis of vital statistics for population projections,
health trends and patterns, epidemiologic research, and development
of information to support new health policies.
(3) Development of uniform health data systems that are
integrated, accessible, and useful in the collection of information
on health status.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends
that date.