| 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 | amending s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring the application form |
| 8 | for a driver's license or duplicate thereof to include |
| 9 | language permitting the applicant to make a voluntary |
| 10 | contribution to Senior Vision Services; amending s. |
| 11 | 322.18, F.S.; requiring the application form for renewal |
| 12 | issuance or renewal extension of a driver's license to |
| 13 | include language permitting the applicant to make a |
| 14 | voluntary contribution to Senior Vision Services; |
| 15 | providing for distribution of funds collected from |
| 16 | voluntary contributions authorized under this act to the |
| 17 | Florida Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc.; |
| 18 | providing that such contributions are not considered |
| 19 | income of a revenue nature; providing an effective date. |
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 23 | Section 1. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (15) of |
| 24 | section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 25 | 320.02 Registration required; application for |
| 26 | registration; forms.- |
| 27 | (15) |
| 28 | (i) The application form for motor vehicle registration |
| 29 | and renewal of registration must include language permitting a |
| 30 | voluntary contribution of $1 to Blind Babies and Blind Youth |
| 31 | Services. Such contributions shall be transferred by the |
| 32 | department each month to the Florida Association of Agencies |
| 33 | Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. |
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| 35 | For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s. |
| 36 | 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not |
| 37 | income of a revenue nature. |
| 38 | Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 322.08, Florida |
| 39 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 40 | 322.08 Application for license.- |
| 41 | (7) The application form for a driver's license or |
| 42 | duplicate thereof shall include language permitting the |
| 43 | following: |
| 44 | (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
| 45 | contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund |
| 46 | for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the |
| 47 | organ and tissue donor registry. |
| 48 | (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
| 49 | contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the |
| 50 | Blind. |
| 51 | (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which |
| 52 | shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute, |
| 53 | Incorporated. |
| 54 | (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
| 55 | shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation |
| 56 | International. |
| 57 | (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
| 58 | shall be distributed to the Children's Hearing Help Fund. |
| 59 | (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which |
| 60 | shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization. |
| 61 | (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, to Stop |
| 62 | Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart |
| 63 | Research Institute, a nonprofit organization. |
| 64 | (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior |
| 65 | Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida |
| 66 | Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for- |
| 67 | profit organization. |
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| 69 | A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust |
| 70 | funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the |
| 71 | service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received |
| 72 | under paragraphs (b)-(h) (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) and |
| 73 | under s. 322.18(9) are not income of a revenue nature. |
| 74 | Section 3. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (9) of |
| 75 | section 322.18, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 76 | 322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; |
| 77 | expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.- |
| 78 | (9) |
| 79 | (c) The application form for a renewal issuance or renewal |
| 80 | extension shall include language permitting a voluntary |
| 81 | contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior Vision Services. Such |
| 82 | contributions shall be distributed monthly to the Florida |
| 83 | Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for- |
| 84 | profit organization. |
| 85 | Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010. |