Florida Senate - 2023                                     SB 996
       
       
        
       By Senator Berman
       
       
       
       
       
       26-00643B-23                                           2023996__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to driver license, identification
    3         card, and motor vehicle registration applications;
    4         amending ss. 320.02 and 322.08, F.S.; requiring that
    5         the motor vehicle registration form and registration
    6         renewal form and the driver license or identification
    7         card application form, respectively, include an option
    8         to make a voluntary contribution to Best Buddies
    9         International; providing an effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. Paragraph (v) is added to subsection (16) of
   14  section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read:
   15         320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
   16  forms.—
   17         (16)
   18         (v) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
   19  renewal of registration must include language permitting a
   20  voluntary contribution of $1 to Best Buddies International. Such
   21  contributions shall be distributed monthly by the department to
   22  Best Buddies International, a corporation not for profit under
   23  s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
   24  
   25  For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
   26  215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
   27  income of a revenue nature.
   28         Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 322.08, Florida
   29  Statutes, is amended to read:
   30         322.08 Application for license; requirements for license
   31  and identification card forms.—
   32         (8) The application form for an original, renewal, or
   33  replacement driver license or identification card must include
   34  language permitting the following:
   35         (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   36  contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
   37  for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
   38  organ and tissue donor registry.
   39         (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   40  shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the Blind.
   41         (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
   42  shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
   43  Incorporated.
   44         (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   45  shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
   46  International.
   47         (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   48  shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
   49         (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   50  shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
   51         (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop
   52  Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
   53  Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
   54         (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior
   55  Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida
   56  Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for
   57  profit organization.
   58         (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for
   59  services for persons with developmental disabilities, which
   60  shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida.
   61         (j) A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald
   62  House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald
   63  House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc.
   64         (k) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
   65  $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the League
   66  Against Cancer/La Liga Contra el Cancer, a not-for-profit
   67  organization.
   68         (l) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent
   69  Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Lauren’s Kids,
   70  Inc., a nonprofit organization.
   71         (m) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   72  shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for
   73  profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight
   74  of the residents of this state.
   75         (n) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
   76  $1 per applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be
   77  distributed on a quarterly basis by the department to the
   78  Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund within the Department of
   79  Veterans’ Affairs.
   80         (o) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the
   81  Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, which shall
   82  be distributed quarterly to Disabled American Veterans,
   83  Department of Florida, a nonprofit organization.
   84         (p) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for Autism
   85  Services and Supports, which shall be distributed to Achievement
   86  and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., Autism Services Fund.
   87         (q) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Support
   88  Our Troops, which shall be distributed to Support Our Troops,
   89  Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization.
   90         (r) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
   91  $1 per applicant to aid the homeless. Contributions made
   92  pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the Grants
   93  and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and
   94  Families and used by the State Office on Homelessness to
   95  supplement grants made under s. 420.622(4) and (5), provide
   96  information to the public about homelessness in the state, and
   97  provide literature for homeless persons seeking assistance.
   98         (s) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to
   99  End Breast Cancer, which shall be distributed to the Florida
  100  Breast Cancer Foundation.
  101         (t) Notwithstanding s. 322.081(1), a voluntary contribution
  102  of $1 or more per applicant to Childhood Cancer Care, which
  103  shall be distributed to the Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer
  104  Foundation.
  105         (u) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to
  106  Best Buddies International, which shall be distributed monthly
  107  to Best Buddies International, a corporation not for profit
  108  under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  109  
  110  A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
  111  funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
  112  service charge provided under s. 215.20, contributions received
  113  under paragraphs (b)-(u) (b)-(t) are not income of a revenue
  114  nature.
  115         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.