Florida Senate - 2023 SB 996
By Senator Berman
26-00643B-23 2023996__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to driver license, identification
3 card, and motor vehicle registration applications;
4 amending ss. 320.02 and 322.08, F.S.; requiring that
5 the motor vehicle registration form and registration
6 renewal form and the driver license or identification
7 card application form, respectively, include an option
8 to make a voluntary contribution to Best Buddies
9 International; providing an effective date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Paragraph (v) is added to subsection (16) of
14 section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read:
15 320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
16 forms.—
17 (16)
18 (v) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
19 renewal of registration must include language permitting a
20 voluntary contribution of $1 to Best Buddies International. Such
21 contributions shall be distributed monthly by the department to
22 Best Buddies International, a corporation not for profit under
23 s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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25 For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
26 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
27 income of a revenue nature.
28 Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 322.08, Florida
29 Statutes, is amended to read:
30 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license
31 and identification card forms.—
32 (8) The application form for an original, renewal, or
33 replacement driver license or identification card must include
34 language permitting the following:
35 (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
36 contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
37 for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
38 organ and tissue donor registry.
39 (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
40 shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the Blind.
41 (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
42 shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
43 Incorporated.
44 (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
45 shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
46 International.
47 (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
48 shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
49 (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
50 shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
51 (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop
52 Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
53 Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
54 (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior
55 Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida
56 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for
57 profit organization.
58 (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for
59 services for persons with developmental disabilities, which
60 shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida.
61 (j) A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald
62 House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald
63 House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc.
64 (k) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
65 $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the League
66 Against Cancer/La Liga Contra el Cancer, a not-for-profit
67 organization.
68 (l) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent
69 Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Lauren’s Kids,
70 Inc., a nonprofit organization.
71 (m) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
72 shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for
73 profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight
74 of the residents of this state.
75 (n) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
76 $1 per applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be
77 distributed on a quarterly basis by the department to the
78 Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund within the Department of
79 Veterans’ Affairs.
80 (o) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the
81 Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, which shall
82 be distributed quarterly to Disabled American Veterans,
83 Department of Florida, a nonprofit organization.
84 (p) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for Autism
85 Services and Supports, which shall be distributed to Achievement
86 and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., Autism Services Fund.
87 (q) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Support
88 Our Troops, which shall be distributed to Support Our Troops,
89 Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization.
90 (r) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
91 $1 per applicant to aid the homeless. Contributions made
92 pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the Grants
93 and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and
94 Families and used by the State Office on Homelessness to
95 supplement grants made under s. 420.622(4) and (5), provide
96 information to the public about homelessness in the state, and
97 provide literature for homeless persons seeking assistance.
98 (s) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to
99 End Breast Cancer, which shall be distributed to the Florida
100 Breast Cancer Foundation.
101 (t) Notwithstanding s. 322.081(1), a voluntary contribution
102 of $1 or more per applicant to Childhood Cancer Care, which
103 shall be distributed to the Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer
104 Foundation.
105 (u) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to
106 Best Buddies International, which shall be distributed monthly
107 to Best Buddies International, a corporation not for profit
108 under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
109
110 A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
111 funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
112 service charge provided under s. 215.20, contributions received
113 under paragraphs (b)-(u) (b)-(t) are not income of a revenue
114 nature.
115 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.