Section 1200-11-04-.03 - DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDSThe following criteria shall apply to the distribution of funds and the types of entities receiving funds for the distribution of child passenger restraint systems.
(1) Funds distributed pursuant to these rules shall not exceed the amount of funds available to the Department from the Child Safety Fund.(2) The money in the Child Safety Fund shall be allocated and distributed equally in one-third (1/3) increments to qualified entities serving children within the three (3) groups identified below. (a) One-third (1/3) of the Child Safety Fund shall be allocated to children under one (1) year of age, or any child weighing twenty (20) pounds or less.(b) One-third (1/3) of the Child Safety Fund shall be allocated for children one (1) through three (3) years of age weighing greater than twenty (20) pounds.(c) One-third (1/3) of the Child Safety Fund shall be allocated for children four (4) through eight (8) years of age and measuring less than five feet (5') in height.(3) Funds shall be used for the purchase of child passenger safety systems to be given to the parent or guardian of infants and children in accordance with the provisions of these rules.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-11-04-.03
Original rule filed January 10, 2005; effective March 26, 2005.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 55-9-602, and 55-9-610.