Florida Senate - 2010 CS for CS for SB 1138 By the Committees on Education Pre-K - 12; and Transportation; and Senator Fasano 581-04236-10 20101138c2 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 for services for persons with developmental 8 disabilities, and to the Ronald McDonald House; 9 amending s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring the application 10 form for a driver’s license or duplicate thereof to 11 include language permitting the applicant to make a 12 voluntary contribution to Senior Vision Services, for 13 services for persons with developmental disabilities, 14 and to the Ronald McDonald House; providing for 15 distribution of funds collected from voluntary 16 contributions; providing that such contributions are 17 not considered income of a revenue nature; providing 18 an effective date. 19 20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21 22 Section 1. Paragraphs (i), (j), and (k) are added to 23 subsection (15) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read: 24 320.02 Registration required; application for registration; 25 forms.— 26 (15) 27 (i) The application form for motor vehicle registration and 28 renewal of registration must include language permitting a 29 voluntary contribution of $1 to Blind Babies and Blind Youth 30 Services. Such contributions shall be transferred by the 31 department each month to the Florida Association of Agencies 32 Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. 33 (j) The application form for motor vehicle registration and 34 renewal of registration must include language permitting a 35 voluntary contribution of $1 for services for persons with 36 developmental disabilities. Such contributions shall be 37 transferred by the department to The Arc of Florida to be used 38 by that organization for programs and services in this state for 39 persons with developmental disabilities. 40 (k) The application form for motor vehicle registration and 41 renewal of registration must include language permitting a 42 voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald House. Such 43 contributions shall be transferred by the department each month 44 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc. 45 46 For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s. 47 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not 48 income of a revenue nature. 49 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 322.08, Florida 50 Statutes, is amended to read: 51 322.08 Application for license.— 52 (7) The application form for a driver’s license or 53 duplicate thereof shall include language permitting the 54 following: 55 (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 56 contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund 57 for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the 58 organ and tissue donor registry. 59 (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 60 contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the 61 Blind. 62 (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which 63 shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute, 64 Incorporated. 65 (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 66 shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation 67 International. 68 (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 69 shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund. 70 (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 71 shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization. 72 (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, to Stop 73 Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart 74 Research Institute, a nonprofit organization. 75 (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior 76 Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida 77 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for 78 profit organization. 79 (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for 80 services for persons with developmental disabilities, which 81 shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida. 82 (j) A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald 83 House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald 84 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)-(j)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g)and 90 under s. 322.18(9) are not income of a revenue nature. 91 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.