Florida Senate - 2011 SB 904
By Senator Dean
3-00587-11 2011904__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to driver’s licenses and
3 identification cards; amending s. 322.08, F.S.;
4 requiring that the application form for an original,
5 renewal, or replacement driver’s license or
6 identification card include an option to make a
7 voluntary contribution to Disabled American Veterans,
8 Department of Florida; providing that such
9 contributions are not income of a revenue nature;
10 providing an effective date.
11
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 322.08, Florida
15 Statutes, is amended to read:
16 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license
17 and identification card forms.—
18 (7) The application form for an original, renewal, or
19 replacement driver’s license or identification card shall
20 include language permitting the following:
21 (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
22 contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
23 for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
24 organ and tissue donor registry.
25 (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
26 contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the
27 Blind.
28 (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
29 shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
30 Incorporated.
31 (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
32 shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
33 International.
34 (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
35 shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
36 (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
37 shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
38 (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop
39 Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
40 Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
41 (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior
42 Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida
43 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for
44 profit organization.
45 (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for
46 services for persons with developmental disabilities, which
47 shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida.
48 (j) A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald
49 House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald
50 House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc.
51 (k) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
52 $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the League
53 Against Cancer/La Liga Contra el Cancer, a not-for-profit
54 organization.
55 (l) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent
56 Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Lauren’s Kids,
57 Inc., a nonprofit organization.
58 (m) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
59 shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for
60 profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight
61 of the residents of this state.
62 (n) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
63 $1 per applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be
64 distributed on a quarterly basis by the department to the State
65 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund, which is administered by the
66 Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
67 (o) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the
68 Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, which shall
69 be distributed quarterly to Disabled American Veterans,
70 Department of Florida, a nonprofit organization.
71
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)-(o) (b)-(n) are not income of a revenue
76 nature.
77 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.