Florida Senate - 2015 SB 676
By Senator Benacquisto
30-00706-15 2015676__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to voluntary contributions to End
3 Breast Cancer; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; requiring the
4 application forms for motor vehicle registration and
5 renewal of registration to include language permitting
6 the applicant to make a voluntary contribution to End
7 Breast Cancer to be distributed to a specified
8 organization and used for specified purposes; amending
9 s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring an application form for a
10 driver license or identification card to include
11 language permitting the applicant to make a voluntary
12 contribution to End Breast Cancer to be distributed to
13 a specified organization; providing an effective date.
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Paragraph (u) 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 (u) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
23 renewal of registration must include language permitting a
24 voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to End Breast
25 Cancer. Such contributions shall be distributed by the
26 department to the Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research
27 Foundation, Inc., an organization not-for-profit under s.
28 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and shall be used for
29 breast cancer research and education.
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31 For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
32 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
33 income of a revenue nature.
34 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 322.08, Florida
35 Statutes, is amended to read:
36 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license
37 and identification card forms.—
38 (7) The application form for an original, renewal, or
39 replacement driver license or identification card must include
40 language permitting the following:
41 (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
42 contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
43 for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
44 organ and tissue donor registry.
45 (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
46 shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the Blind.
47 (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
48 shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
49 Incorporated.
50 (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
51 shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
52 International.
53 (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
54 shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
55 (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
56 shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
57 (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop
58 Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
59 Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
60 (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior
61 Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida
62 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for
63 profit organization.
64 (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for
65 services for persons with developmental disabilities, which
66 shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida.
67 (j) A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald
68 House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald
69 House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc.
70 (k) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
71 $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the League
72 Against Cancer/La Liga Contra el Cancer, a not-for-profit
73 organization.
74 (l) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent
75 Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Lauren’s Kids,
76 Inc., a nonprofit organization.
77 (m) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
78 shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for
79 profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight
80 of the residents of this state.
81 (n) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
82 $1 per applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be
83 distributed on a quarterly basis by the department to the State
84 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund, which is administered by the
85 Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
86 (o) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the
87 Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, which shall
88 be distributed quarterly to Disabled American Veterans,
89 Department of Florida, a nonprofit organization.
90 (p) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for Autism
91 Services and Supports, which shall be distributed to Achievement
92 and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., Autism Services Fund.
93 (q) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Support
94 Our Troops, which shall be distributed to Support Our Troops,
95 Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization.
96 (r) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant,
97 which shall be distributed to the Auto Club Group Traffic Safety
98 Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit organization.
99 (s) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
100 $1 per applicant to aid the homeless. Contributions made
101 pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the Grants
102 and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and
103 Families and used by the State Office on Homelessness to
104 supplement grants made under s. 420.622(4) and (5), provide
105 information to the public about homelessness in the state, and
106 provide literature for homeless persons seeking assistance.
107 (t) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to
108 End Breast Cancer, which shall be distributed to the Florida
109 Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation, Inc., a not-for
110 profit organization.
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112 A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
113 funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
114 service charge provided under s. 215.20, contributions received
115 under paragraphs (b)-(t) (b)-(s) are not income of a revenue
116 nature.
117 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.