Florida Senate - 2012 CS for SB 1388
By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Bogdanoff
596-02438-12 20121388c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to motor vehicle registration forms;
3 amending s. 320.02, F.S.; requiring the application
4 forms for motor vehicle registration and renewal of
5 registration to include language permitting the
6 applicant to make a voluntary contribution to Autism
7 Services and Supports and to Support Our Troops;
8 providing that such contributions are not income for
9 specified purposes; amending s. 322.08, F.S.;
10 requiring the application forms for an original,
11 renewal, or replacement driver license or
12 identification card to include language permitting the
13 applicant to make a voluntary contribution to Autism
14 Services and Supports and to Support Our Troops;
15 providing that such contributions are not income for
16 specified purposes; providing an effective date.
17
18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
19
20 Section 1. Paragraphs (o) and (p) are added to subsection
21 (15) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read:
22 320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
23 forms.—
24 (15)
25 (o) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
26 renewal of registration must include language permitting a
27 voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for Autism Services
28 and Supports. Such contributions must be transferred by the
29 department each month to the Achievement and Rehabilitation
30 Centers, Inc., Autism Services Fund.
31 (p) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
32 renewal of registration must include language permitting a
33 voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Support Our
34 Troops, which shall be distributed monthly to Support Our
35 Troops, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization.
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; requirements for license
43 and identification card forms.—
44 (7) The application form for an original, renewal, or
45 replacement driver driver’s license or identification card shall
46 include language permitting the following:
47 (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
48 contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
49 for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
50 organ and tissue donor registry.
51 (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
52 contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the
53 Blind.
54 (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
55 shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
56 Incorporated.
57 (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
58 shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
59 International.
60 (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
61 shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
62 (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
63 shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
64 (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop
65 Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
66 Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
67 (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior
68 Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida
69 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for
70 profit organization.
71 (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for
72 services for persons with developmental disabilities, which
73 shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida.
74 (j) A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald
75 House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald
76 House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc.
77 (k) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
78 $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the League
79 Against Cancer/La Liga Contra el Cancer, a not-for-profit
80 organization.
81 (l) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent
82 Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Lauren’s Kids,
83 Inc., a nonprofit organization.
84 (m) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
85 shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for
86 profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight
87 of the residents of this state.
88 (n) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
89 $1 per applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be
90 distributed on a quarterly basis by the department to the State
91 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund, which is administered by the
92 Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
93 (o) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the
94 Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, which shall
95 be distributed quarterly to Disabled American Veterans,
96 Department of Florida, a nonprofit organization.
97 (p) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for Autism
98 Services and Supports, which shall be distributed to Achievement
99 and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., Autism Services Fund.
100 (q) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Support
101 Our Troops, which shall be distributed to Support Our Troops,
102 Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization.
103
104 A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
105 funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
106 service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received
107 under paragraphs (b)-(q) (b)-(o) are not income of a revenue
108 nature.
109 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.