Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 842
       
       
       
       By Senator Negron
       
       
       
       
       28-00813-10                                            2010842__
    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 Prevent Child Sexual Abuse; amending
    7         s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring the application form for a
    8         driver’s license or duplicate thereof to include
    9         language permitting the applicant to make a voluntary
   10         contribution to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse; amending
   11         s. 322.18, F.S.; requiring the application form for
   12         renewal issuance or renewal extension of a driver’s
   13         license to include language permitting the applicant
   14         to make a voluntary contribution to Prevent Child
   15         Sexual Abuse; providing for distribution of funds
   16         collected from voluntary contributions authorized
   17         under this act to Lauren’s Kids, Inc.; providing that
   18         such contributions are not considered income of a
   19         revenue nature; providing an effective date.
   20  
   21  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   22  
   23         Section 1. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (15) of
   24  section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read:
   25         320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
   26  forms.—
   27         (15)
   28         (i) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
   29  renewal of registration must include language permitting a
   30  voluntary contribution of $1 to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse. Such
   31  contributions shall be distributed quarterly by the department
   32  to Lauren’s Kids, Inc., a corporation not for profit under s.
   33  501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The funds shall be used
   34  by the organization for the prevention of childhood sexual
   35  abuse.
   36  
   37  For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
   38  215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
   39  income of a revenue nature.
   40         Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 322.08, Florida
   41  Statutes, is amended to read:
   42         322.08 Application for license.—
   43         (7) The application form for a driver’s license or
   44  duplicate thereof shall include language permitting the
   45  following:
   46         (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   47  contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
   48  for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
   49  organ and tissue donor registry.
   50         (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   51  contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the
   52  Blind.
   53         (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
   54  shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
   55  Incorporated.
   56         (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   57  shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
   58  International.
   59         (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   60  shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
   61         (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   62  shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
   63         (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, to Stop
   64  Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
   65  Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
   66         (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent
   67  Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed quarterly to
   68  Lauren’s Kids, Inc., a nonprofit organization.
   69  
   70  A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
   71  funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
   72  service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received
   73  under paragraphs (b)-(h) (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) and
   74  under s. 322.18(9) are not income of a revenue nature.
   75         Section 3. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (9) of
   76  section 322.18, Florida Statutes, to read:
   77         322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals;
   78  expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.—
   79         (9)
   80         (c) The application form for a renewal issuance or renewal
   81  extension shall include language permitting a voluntary
   82  contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse.
   83  Such contributions shall be distributed quarterly to Lauren’s
   84  Kids, Inc., a nonprofit organization.
   85         Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.