Title: Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration Applications

Summary: Removes requirement that application form for motor vehicle registration & renewal of registration include language permitting voluntary contribution to Auto Club Group Traffic Safety Foundation; requires such form to include language permitting voluntary contribution to Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation; requires DHSMV to distribute such contributions to foundation; removes requirement that application form for original, renewal, or replacement driver license or identification card include language permitting voluntary contribution to Auto Club Group Traffic Safety Foundation.

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An act relating to driver license, identification card, and motor vehicle registration applications; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; deleting a requirement that the application form for motor vehicle registration and renewal of registration include language permitting a voluntary contribution to the Auto Club Group Traffic Safety Foundation; requiring such form to include language permitting a voluntary contribution to the Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to distribute such contributions to the foundation; amending s. 322.08, F.S.; deleting a requirement that the application form for an original, renewal, or replacement driver license or identification card include language permitting a voluntary contribution to the Auto Club Group Traffic Safety Foundation; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:Section 1. Paragraph (u) of subsection (16) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (t), present paragraph (t) is amended, and a new paragraph (u) is added to that subsection, to read: CS/CS/HB 2019 320.02 Registration required; applic ation for registration; forms.-(16) (t) The application form for motor vehicle registration and renewal registration must include language permitting a voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant, which shall be distributed to the Auto Club Grou pTraffic Safety Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization. Funds received by the foundation must be used to improve traffic safety culture in communities through effective outreach, education, and activities in the state which will save lives, reduce inj uries, and prevent crashes. The foundation must comply with s. 320.023. (u) Notwithstanding s. 320.023(1) and (2), the application form for motor vehicle registration and renewal of registration must include language permitting a voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to the Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation. Such contributions must be distributed by the department to the Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation. For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not income of a revenue nature. Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 322.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license CS/CS/HB 2019 and identification card fo rms.-(8) The application form for an original, renewal, or replacement driver license or identification card must include language permitting the following: (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the organ and tissue donor registry. (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the Blind. (c) A voluntary co ntribution of $2 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute, Incorporated. (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International. (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the Children's Hearing Help Fund. (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization. (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart Research Institute, a nonprofit organization. (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida CS/CS/HB 2019 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for services for persons with developmental disabilities, which shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida. (j) A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc. (k) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the League Against Cancer/La Liga Contra el Cancer, a not-for-profit organization. (l) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Lauren's Kids, Inc., a nonprofit organization. (m) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for-profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight of the residents of this state. (n) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be distributed on a quarterly basis by the department to the Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund within the Department of Veterans' Affairs. (o) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to th e CS/CS/HB 2019 Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, which shall be distributed quarterly to Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, a nonprofit organization. (p) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for Autism Services and Supports, which shall be distributed to Achievement and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., Autism Services Fund. (q) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Support Our Troops, which shall be distributed to Support Our Troops, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit orga nization. (r) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant, which shall be distributed to the Auto Club Group Traffic Safety Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. (r)(s) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to aid the homeless. Contributions made pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and Families and used by the State Office on Homelessness to supplement grants made under s. 420.622(4) and (5), provide information to the public about homelessness in the state, and provide literature for homeless persons seeking assistance. (s)(t) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to End Breast Cancer, which shall be di stributed to the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation. CS/CS/HB 2019 A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the service charge provided under s. 215.20, contributions received under paragra phs (b)-(s) (b)-(t) are not income of a revenue nature. Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.