Florida Senate - 2010 CS for SB 1138
By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Fasano
596-02465-10 20101138c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s. 320.02,
3 F.S.; requiring the application form for motor vehicle
4 registration or renewal of registration to include
5 language permitting the applicant to make a voluntary
6 contribution to Blind Babies and Blind Youth Services,
7 to The Arc of Florida, or to Ronald McDonald House;
8 amending s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring the application
9 form for a driver’s license or duplicate thereof to
10 include language permitting the applicant to make a
11 voluntary contribution to Senior Vision Services or to
12 Ronald McDonald House; amending s. 322.18, F.S.;
13 requiring the application form for renewal issuance or
14 renewal extension of a driver’s license to include
15 language permitting the applicant to make a voluntary
16 contribution to Senior Vision Services; providing for
17 the distribution of funds collected to the Florida
18 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc.;
19 providing that such contributions are not considered
20 income of a revenue nature for purposes of a service
21 charge; providing an effective date.
22
23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
24
25 Section 1. Paragraphs (i), (j), and (k) are added to
26 subsection (15) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read:
27 320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
28 forms.—
29 (15)
30 (i) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
31 renewal of registration must include language permitting a
32 voluntary contribution of $1 to Blind Babies and Blind Youth
33 Services. Such contributions shall be transferred by the
34 department each month to the Florida Association of Agencies
35 Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for-profit organization.
36 (j) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
37 renewal of registration must include language permitting a
38 voluntary contribution of $1 to The Arc of Florida. Such
39 contributions shall be transferred by the department each month
40 to The Arc of Florida, which shall use the proceeds to provide
41 programs and services in this state for persons with
42 developmental disabilities.
43 (k) The application form for motor vehicle registration and
44 renewal of registration must include language permitting a
45 voluntary contribution of $1 to Ronald McDonald House. Such
46 contributions must be transferred by the department each month
47 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc.
48
49 For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
50 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
51 income of a revenue nature.
52 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 322.08, Florida
53 Statutes, is amended to read:
54 322.08 Application for license.—
55 (7) The application form for a driver’s license or
56 duplicate thereof shall include language permitting the
57 following:
58 (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
59 contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
60 for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
61 organ and tissue donor registry.
62 (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
63 contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the
64 Blind.
65 (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
66 shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
67 Incorporated.
68 (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
69 shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
70 International.
71 (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
72 shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
73 (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
74 shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
75 (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, to Stop
76 Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
77 Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
78 (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior
79 Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida
80 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for
81 profit organization.
82 (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 to Ronald McDonald
83 House. Such contributions must be transferred by the department
84 each month to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc.
85
86 A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
87 funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
88 service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received
89 under paragraphs (b)-(i) (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) and
90 under s. 322.18(9) are not income of a revenue nature.
91 Section 3. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (9) of
92 section 322.18, Florida Statutes, to read:
93 322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals;
94 expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.—
95 (9)
96 (c) The application form for a renewal issuance or renewal
97 extension shall include language permitting a voluntary
98 contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior Vision Services. Such
99 contributions shall be distributed monthly to the Florida
100 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for
101 profit organization.
102 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.