1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to the Department of Highway Safety and |
3 | Motor Vehicles; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; requiring the |
4 | application forms for motor vehicle registration and |
5 | renewal of registration to include language permitting the |
6 | applicant to make a voluntary contribution to Prevent |
7 | Child Sexual Abuse; amending s. 322.08, F.S.; revising |
8 | provisions for required content in driver's license |
9 | application forms; requiring the application form for an |
10 | original, renewal, or replacement driver's license or |
11 | identification card to include language permitting the |
12 | applicant to make voluntary contributions for certain |
13 | purposes; requiring such forms to include language |
14 | permitting the applicant to make a voluntary contribution |
15 | to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and to Prevent Blindness |
16 | Florida; providing for distribution of funds collected |
17 | from such contributions; providing that such contributions |
18 | are not considered income of a revenue nature; repealing |
19 | s. 322.18(9), F.S.; removing provisions requiring the |
20 | application form for renewal of a driver's license to |
21 | include language permitting the applicant to make a |
22 | voluntary contribution to Prevent Blindness Florida and to |
23 | Family First; providing an effective date. |
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25 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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27 | Section 1. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (15) of |
28 | section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read: |
29 | 320.02 Registration required; application for |
30 | registration; forms.- |
31 | (15) |
32 | (i) The application forms for motor vehicle registration |
33 | and renewal of registration must include language permitting a |
34 | voluntary contribution of $1 to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse. Such |
35 | contributions shall be distributed by the department to Lauren's |
36 | Kids, Inc., a corporation not for profit under s. 501(c)(3) of |
37 | the Internal Revenue Code. The funds shall be used by the |
38 | organization for the prevention of childhood sexual abuse. |
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40 | For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s. |
41 | 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not |
42 | income of a revenue nature. |
43 | Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 322.08, Florida |
44 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
45 | 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license |
46 | and identification card forms.- |
47 | (7) The application form for an original, renewal, or |
48 | replacement a driver's license or identification card duplicate |
49 | thereof shall include language permitting the following: |
50 | (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
51 | contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund |
52 | for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the |
53 | organ and tissue donor registry. |
54 | (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
55 | contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the |
56 | Blind. |
57 | (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which |
58 | shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute, |
59 | Incorporated. |
60 | (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
61 | shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation |
62 | International. |
63 | (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
64 | shall be distributed to the Children's Hearing Help Fund. |
65 | (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
66 | shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization. |
67 | (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, to Stop |
68 | Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart |
69 | Research Institute, a nonprofit organization. |
70 | (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to |
71 | Prevent Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to |
72 | Lauren's Kids, Inc., a nonprofit organization. |
73 | (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
74 | shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for- |
75 | profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight |
76 | of the residents of this state. |
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78 | A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust |
79 | funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the |
80 | service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received |
81 | under paragraphs (b)-(i) (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) and |
82 | under s. 322.18(9) are not income of a revenue nature. |
83 | Section 3. Subsection (9) of section 322.18, Florida |
84 | Statutes, is repealed: |
85 | 322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; |
86 | expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.- |
87 | (9)(a) The application form for a renewal issuance shall |
88 | include language permitting a voluntary contribution of $1 per |
89 | applicant, to be quarterly distributed by the department to |
90 | Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for-profit organization, to |
91 | prevent blindness and preserve the sight of the residents of |
92 | this state. A statement providing an explanation of the purpose |
93 | of the funds shall be included with the application form. Prior |
94 | to the department distributing the funds collected pursuant to |
95 | this paragraph, Prevent Blindness Florida must submit a report |
96 | to the department that identifies how such funds were used |
97 | during the preceding year. |
98 | (b) The application form for a renewal issuance or renewal |
99 | extension shall include language permitting a voluntary |
100 | contribution of $1 per applicant to Family First. |
101 | Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010. |