This committee is working to get California to issue a distinctive license plate to our non-handicapped, disabled veterans. To qualify a veteran needs to be rated by the VA as 100% disabled with a service connected disability that is permanent and total and the result of service in a combat zone. The rating can be either a straight 100% disability or a combination of disability and unemployability. Presently, twenty-nine other states are already expressing their gratitude and respect to their disabled veterans in this fashion and we feel it.s time for California to do the same.

California owes a great debt to all its veterans, in particular those who have suffered physical and psychological injuries so traumatic that their lives have been irrevocably changed. These courageous men and women have more than earned this small gesture from our state.

State Assemblyman Pedro Nava introduced this idea as AB 445 in the last session with Assembly Members Horton, Jeffries, Lieu, Maze, Portantino, Salas, Wolk, Blakeslee and Senator Maldonado as coauthors. It passed the first vote by consensus but was held in Appropriations without any consideration on its merits.

Because we want to insure that our political representatives do not fail in making this license plate a reality, we are asking for your help. In the links section of this web site is a legislative directory that you can use to find the correct address for both your Assembly and Senate representatives. You will also find links to two letters; one for both of your legislators and one for Assemblyman Nava. Download two of the legislative letters and mail one to each of your legislators along with the one going directly to Mr. Nava. Tell other like minded people about what we are trying to do and ask them to join in. Advise your city council and county supervisors, along with civic and business groups to do the same. We cannot emphasize enough how important it is to have your support and the support you can get from others. Among the supporters we had in our first attempt are several cities, county supervisors from Kern and Santa Barbara, numerous veterans groups, the California Prison Peace Officers Association, PORAC, Kern and Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Associations, the NAACP, the AFL-CIO, segments of Granite Construction and the California Nation Guard.

As long as funds are available, we will be happy to meet with any group that is willing to support this effort. We cannot afford the cost of filing and operating non profit status committee. Therefore, we do not ask for donations and all expenses come directly out of pocket.