HB 361

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to driver licenses; amending s. 322.08,
3F.S.; requiring the driver license application form to
4include language permitting the applicant to make a
5voluntary contribution to Stop Heart Disease; amending s.
6322.18, F.S.; requiring the driver license application
7form for renewal issuance or renewal extension to include
8language permitting the applicant to make a voluntary
9contribution to Stop Heart Disease; providing an effective
10date.
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12Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14     Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 322.08, Florida
15Statutes, is amended to read:
16     322.08  Application for license.--
17     (6)  The application form for a driver's license or
18duplicate thereof shall include language permitting the
19following:
20     (a)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
21contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
22for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
23organ and tissue donor registry.
24     (b)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
25contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the
26Blind.
27     (c)  A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
28shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
29Incorporated.
30     (d)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
31shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
32International.
33     (e)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
34shall be distributed to the Children's Hearing Help Fund.
35     (f)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
36shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
37     (g)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, to Stop
38Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
39Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
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41A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
42funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
43service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received
44under paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), and (g) and under
45s. 322.18(9)(a) are not income of a revenue nature.
46     Section 2.  Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (9) of
47section 322.18, Florida Statutes, to read:
48     322.18  Original applications, licenses, and renewals;
49expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.--
50     (9)
51     (c)  The application form for a renewal issuance or renewal
52extension shall include language permitting a voluntary
53contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop Heart Disease, which
54shall be distributed to the Florida Heart Research Institute, a
55nonprofit organization.
56     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.


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