Florida Senate - 2010 CS for SB 842
By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Negron
596-02027-10 2010842c1
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 or to
11 Prevent Blindness Florida; amending s. 322.18, F.S.;
12 deleting certain provisions requiring the application
13 form for renewal issuance or renewal extension of a
14 driver’s license to include language permitting the
15 applicant to make a voluntary contribution to Prevent
16 Blindness Florida and Family First; providing an
17 effective date.
18
19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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21 Section 1. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (15) of
22 section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read:
23 320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
24 forms.—
25 (15)
26 (i) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
27 renewal of registration must include language permitting a
28 voluntary contribution of $1 to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse. Such
29 contributions shall be distributed by the department to Lauren’s
30 Kids, Inc., a corporation not for profit under s. 501(c)(3) of
31 the Internal Revenue Code. The funds shall be used by the
32 organization for the prevention of childhood sexual abuse.
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34 For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
35 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
36 income of a revenue nature.
37 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 322.08, Florida
38 Statutes, is amended to read:
39 322.08 Application for license.—
40 (7) The application form for an original, renewal, or
41 replacement driver’s license or identification card a driver’s
42 license or duplicate thereof shall include language permitting
43 the following:
44 (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
45 contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
46 for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
47 organ and tissue donor registry.
48 (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
49 contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the
50 Blind.
51 (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
52 shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
53 Incorporated.
54 (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
55 shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
56 International.
57 (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
58 shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
59 (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
60 shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
61 (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, to Stop
62 Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
63 Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
64 (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent
65 Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Lauren’s Kids,
66 Inc., a nonprofit organization.
67 (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, to be
68 distributed by the department to Prevent Blindness Florida, a
69 not-for-profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve
70 the sight of the residents of this state.
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72 A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
73 funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
74 service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received
75 under paragraphs (b)-(i) (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) and
76 under s. 322.18(9) are not income of a revenue nature.
77 Section 3. Subsection (9) of section 322.18, Florida
78 Statutes, is amended to read:
79 322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals;
80 expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.—
81 (9)(a) The application form for a renewal issuance shall
82 include language permitting a voluntary contribution of $1 per
83 applicant, to be quarterly distributed by the department to
84 Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for-profit organization, to
85 prevent blindness and preserve the sight of the residents of
86 this state. A statement providing an explanation of the purpose
87 of the funds shall be included with the application form. Prior
88 to the department distributing the funds collected pursuant to
89 this paragraph, Prevent Blindness Florida must submit a report
90 to the department that identifies how such funds were used
91 during the preceding year.
92 (b) The application form for a renewal issuance or renewal
93 extension shall include language permitting a voluntary
94 contribution of $1 per applicant to Family First.
95 Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.