Florida Senate - 2020                      CS for CS for SB 1692
       
       
        
       By the Committees on Appropriations; and Infrastructure and
       Security; and Senator Flores
       
       
       
       
       576-04574-20                                          20201692c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to driver licenses; amending s.
    3         322.08, F.S.; requiring application forms for
    4         original, renewal, and replacement driver licenses and
    5         identification cards to include language allowing a
    6         voluntary contribution to the Live Like Bella
    7         Childhood Cancer Foundation; amending s. 322.14, F.S.;
    8         authorizing a person with specified disabilities to
    9         have the capital letter “D” exhibited on his or her
   10         driver license under certain circumstances; providing
   11         requirements for the placement of such letter on a
   12         person’s driver license; providing an effective date.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   15  
   16         Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 322.08, Florida
   17  Statutes, is amended to read:
   18         322.08 Application for license; requirements for license
   19  and identification card forms.—
   20         (8) The application form for an original, renewal, or
   21  replacement driver license or identification card must include
   22  language permitting the following:
   23         (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   24  contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
   25  for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
   26  organ and tissue donor registry.
   27         (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   28  shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the Blind.
   29         (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
   30  shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
   31  Incorporated.
   32         (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   33  shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
   34  International.
   35         (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   36  shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
   37         (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   38  shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
   39         (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop
   40  Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
   41  Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
   42         (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior
   43  Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida
   44  Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for
   45  profit organization.
   46         (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for
   47  services for persons with developmental disabilities, which
   48  shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida.
   49         (j) A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald
   50  House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald
   51  House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc.
   52         (k) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
   53  $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the League
   54  Against Cancer/La Liga Contra el Cancer, a not-for-profit
   55  organization.
   56         (l) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent
   57  Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Lauren’s Kids,
   58  Inc., a nonprofit organization.
   59         (m) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   60  shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for
   61  profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight
   62  of the residents of this state.
   63         (n) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
   64  $1 per applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be
   65  distributed on a quarterly basis by the department to the
   66  Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund within the Department of
   67  Veterans’ Affairs.
   68         (o) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the
   69  Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, which shall
   70  be distributed quarterly to Disabled American Veterans,
   71  Department of Florida, a nonprofit organization.
   72         (p) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for Autism
   73  Services and Supports, which shall be distributed to Achievement
   74  and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., Autism Services Fund.
   75         (q) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Support
   76  Our Troops, which shall be distributed to Support Our Troops,
   77  Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization.
   78         (r) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
   79  $1 per applicant to aid the homeless. Contributions made
   80  pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the Grants
   81  and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and
   82  Families and used by the State Office on Homelessness to
   83  supplement grants made under s. 420.622(4) and (5), provide
   84  information to the public about homelessness in the state, and
   85  provide literature for homeless persons seeking assistance.
   86         (s) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to
   87  End Breast Cancer, which shall be distributed to the Florida
   88  Breast Cancer Foundation.
   89         (t) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to
   90  Childhood Cancer Care, which shall be distributed to the Live
   91  Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation.
   92  
   93  A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
   94  funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
   95  service charge provided under s. 215.20, contributions received
   96  under paragraphs (b)-(t) (b)-(s) are not income of a revenue
   97  nature.
   98         Section 2. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (1) of
   99  section 322.14, Florida Statutes, to read:
  100         322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.—
  101         (1)
  102         (f)1. Upon request by a person who has a developmental
  103  disability, or by a parent or guardian of a child or ward who
  104  has a developmental disability, the capital letter “D” shall be
  105  exhibited on the driver license of a person who has a
  106  developmental disability, as defined in s. 393.063, if the
  107  person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, presents
  108  sufficient proof that the person has been diagnosed with a
  109  developmental disability by a physician licensed under chapter
  110  458 or chapter 459 as determined by the department.
  111         2.Until a person’s driver license is next renewed, the
  112  person, or his or her parent or legal guardian, may have the
  113  capital letter “D” added to his or her license upon the
  114  surrender of his or her current license and presentation of
  115  sufficient proof that the person has been diagnosed with a
  116  developmental disability by a physician licensed under chapter
  117  458 or chapter 459 as determined by the department. If the
  118  applicant is not conducting any other transaction affecting the
  119  driver license, a replacement license may be issued with the
  120  capital letter “D” without payment of the fee required in s.
  121  322.21(1)(e).
  122         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2020.