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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2532
tribally accredited educational institution; plates
Purpose
Establishes tribally accredited institutions of higher education special plates and the
Tribally Accredited Institutions of Higher Education Special Plate Fund (Fund).
Background
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Motor Vehicle Division provides one
license plate to every motor vehicle owner for each vehicle registered. ADOT must issue or renew
special license plates in lieu of regular license plates under specified conditions and procedures.
The fee for obtaining or renewing a special license plate is $25, of which $8 is an administration
fee that ADOT deposits in the State Highway Fund (SHF) and $17 is a donation to a specific
organization (A.R.S. ยงยง 28-2351; 28-2402; and 28-2403).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires ADOT to issue a tribally accredited institutions of higher education special plate if,
by December 31, 2022, a person pays the $32,000 implementation fee to ADOT.
2. Requires the person who pays the $32,000 fee to design the tribally accredited institutions of
higher education special plates, subject to approval by ADOT.
3. Allows the Director of ADOT (Director) to combine a tribally accredited institutions of higher
education special plate request with a personalized special plate request.
4. Specifies that a combined request must be submitted on a Director-prescribed form and is
subject to the fees for both the tribally accredited institutions of higher education special plate
and personalized license plate.
5. Specifies that, of the $25 fee required to obtain and renew a tribally accredited institutions of
higher education special plate, $8 is an administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
6. Establishes the Fund which is to be administered by the Director.
7. Requires the first $32,000 in the Fund to be reimbursed to the person who paid the initial
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8. Prohibits the Director from spending more than 10 percent of the monies deposited annually
to administer the Fund.
9. Specifies that the monies in the Fund are continuously appropriated.
10. Requires the Director to annually allocate monies from the Fund, excluding administrative
fees, to an entity which:
a) is a charitable organization that is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit;
b) operates exclusively for educational and charitable purposes; and
c) is the first tribal college in the United States.
11. Requires ADOT to deposit all tribally accredited institutions of higher education special plate
administration fees in the SHF and all donations collected in the Fund.
12. Requires, on notice of the Director, the State Treasurer to credit monies earned to the Fund and
invest and divest monies in the Fund.
13. Makes conforming changes.
14. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
TRANS 1/24/22 DP 10-0-0-2
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Read 2/10/22 44-12-4
Prepared by Senate Research
March 17, 2022
RA/JM/sr