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