Florida Senate - 2010 CS for SB 1138 By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Fasano 596-02465-10 20101138c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s. 320.02, 3 F.S.; requiring the application form for motor vehicle 4 registration or renewal of registration to include 5 language permitting the applicant to make a voluntary 6 contribution to Blind Babies and Blind Youth Services, 7 to The Arc of Florida, or to Ronald McDonald House; 8 amending s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring the application 9 form for a driver’s license or duplicate thereof to 10 include language permitting the applicant to make a 11 voluntary contribution to Senior Vision Services or to 12 Ronald McDonald House; amending s. 322.18, F.S.; 13 requiring the application form for renewal issuance or 14 renewal extension of a driver’s license to include 15 language permitting the applicant to make a voluntary 16 contribution to Senior Vision Services; providing for 17 the distribution of funds collected to the Florida 18 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc.; 19 providing that such contributions are not considered 20 income of a revenue nature for purposes of a service 21 charge; providing an effective date. 22 23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 24 25 Section 1. Paragraphs (i), (j), and (k) are added to 26 subsection (15) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read: 27 320.02 Registration required; application for registration; 28 forms.— 29 (15) 30 (i) The application form for motor vehicle registration and 31 renewal of registration must include language permitting a 32 voluntary contribution of $1 to Blind Babies and Blind Youth 33 Services. Such contributions shall be transferred by the 34 department each month to the Florida Association of Agencies 35 Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. 36 (j) The application form for motor vehicle registration and 37 renewal of registration must include language permitting a 38 voluntary contribution of $1 to The Arc of Florida. Such 39 contributions shall be transferred by the department each month 40 to The Arc of Florida, which shall use the proceeds to provide 41 programs and services in this state for persons with 42 developmental disabilities. 43 (k) The application form for motor vehicle registration and 44 renewal of registration must include language permitting a 45 voluntary contribution of $1 to Ronald McDonald House. Such 46 contributions must be transferred by the department each month 47 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc. 48 49 For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s. 50 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not 51 income of a revenue nature. 52 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 322.08, Florida 53 Statutes, is amended to read: 54 322.08 Application for license.— 55 (7) The application form for a driver’s license or 56 duplicate thereof shall include language permitting the 57 following: 58 (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 59 contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund 60 for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the 61 organ and tissue donor registry. 62 (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 63 contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the 64 Blind. 65 (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which 66 shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute, 67 Incorporated. 68 (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 69 shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation 70 International. 71 (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 72 shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund. 73 (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 74 shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization. 75 (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, to Stop 76 Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart 77 Research Institute, a nonprofit organization. 78 (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior 79 Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida 80 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for 81 profit organization. 82 (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 to Ronald McDonald 83 House. Such contributions must be transferred by the department 84 each month to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc. 85 86 A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust 87 funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the 88 service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received 89 under paragraphs (b)-(i)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g)and 90 under s. 322.18(9) are not income of a revenue nature. 91 Section 3. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (9) of 92 section 322.18, Florida Statutes, to read: 93 322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; 94 expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.— 95 (9) 96 (c) The application form for a renewal issuance or renewal 97 extension shall include language permitting a voluntary 98 contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior Vision Services. Such 99 contributions shall be distributed monthly to the Florida 100 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for 101 profit organization. 102 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.