Florida Senate - 2013 SB 1090
By Senator Altman
16-00682-13 20131090__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to motor vehicles; amending ss. 320.02
3 and 322.08, F.S.; requiring the application forms for
4 motor vehicle registration and renewal of registration
5 and for an original, renewal, or replacement driver
6 license or identification card to include language
7 permitting the applicant to make a voluntary
8 contribution to Auto Club Group Traffic Safety
9 Foundation, Inc.; providing that such contributions
10 are not income for specified purposes; providing for
11 use of funds; providing that the foundation must
12 comply with specified provisions; providing an
13 effective date.
14
15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
16
17 Section 1. Paragraph (s) is added to subsection (15) of
18 section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read:
19 320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
20 forms.—
21 (15)
22 (s) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
23 renewal registration must include language permitting a
24 voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant, which
25 contribution must be distributed to Auto Club Group Traffic
26 Safety Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization. Funds
27 received by the foundation must be used to improve traffic
28 safety culture in communities through effective outreach,
29 education, and activities in the state that will save lives,
30 reduce injuries, and prevent crashes. The foundation must comply
31 with s. 320.023.
32
33 For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
34 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
35 income of a revenue nature.
36 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 322.08, Florida
37 Statutes, is amended to read:
38 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license
39 and identification card forms.—
40 (7) The application form for an original, renewal, or
41 replacement driver license or identification card shall include
42 language permitting the following:
43 (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
44 contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
45 for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
46 organ and tissue donor registry.
47 (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
48 contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the
49 Blind.
50 (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
51 shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
52 Incorporated.
53 (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
54 shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
55 International.
56 (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
57 shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
58 (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
59 shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
60 (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop
61 Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
62 Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
63 (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior
64 Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida
65 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for
66 profit organization.
67 (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for
68 services for persons with developmental disabilities, which
69 shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida.
70 (j) A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald
71 House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald
72 House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc.
73 (k) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
74 $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the League
75 Against Cancer/La Liga Contra el Cancer, a not-for-profit
76 organization.
77 (l) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent
78 Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Lauren’s Kids,
79 Inc., a nonprofit organization.
80 (m) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
81 shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for
82 profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight
83 of the residents of this state.
84 (n) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
85 $1 per applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be
86 distributed on a quarterly basis by the department to the State
87 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund, which is administered by the
88 Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
89 (o) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the
90 Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, which shall
91 be distributed quarterly to Disabled American Veterans,
92 Department of Florida, a nonprofit organization.
93 (p) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for Autism
94 Services and Supports, which shall be distributed to Achievement
95 and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., Autism Services Fund.
96 (q) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Support
97 Our Troops, which shall be distributed to Support Our Troops,
98 Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization.
99 (r) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to
100 the Auto Club Group Traffic Safety Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit
101 organization. Funds received by the foundation must be used to
102 improve traffic safety culture in communities through effective
103 outreach, education, and activities in the state that will save
104 lives, reduce injuries, and prevent crashes. The foundation must
105 comply with s. 322.081.
106
107 A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
108 funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
109 service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received
110 under paragraphs (b)-(r) (b)-(q) are not income of a revenue
111 nature.
112 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.