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1-Amended IN Assembly January 06, 2020 Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 226Introduced by Assembly Member MathisJanuary 17, 2019An act to amend Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code, relating to registration. An act to add Section 5166 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 226, as amended, Mathis. Registration renewal fees: exemptions. Specialized license plates: mental health awareness.Under existing law, a state agency is authorized to apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to sponsor a specialized license plate program, and the DMV is required to issue those license plates if the agency meets certain requirements. Existing law also requires the DMV to charge specified fees for certain services related to the issuance of those plates.This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to apply to the DMV to sponsor a mental health awareness license plate program, and would require the DMV to issue the license plates if the State Department of Health Care Services meets certain requirements. The bill would also establish the Mental Health Awareness Fund in the State Treasury and would require the revenue generated from the license plates to be deposited in the fund for use, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the State Department of Health Care Services, for mental health awareness and education.Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to renew the registration of a vehicle upon the payment of the proper fees. Existing law requires the department to notify the registered owner of each vehicle, except as specified, of the date that the registration renewal fees for the vehicle are due. Existing law generally exempts vehicles that are owned by certain persons, including disabled veterans, former American prisoners of war, and recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from fees imposed under the Vehicle Code, except as specified.This bill would also exempt those vehicles from any other fees that are assessed as part of the registration renewal fee, as stated in the registration renewal notice mailed by the department.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5166 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:5166. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to Section 5156, to sponsor a mental health awareness license plate program. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue specialized license plates for that program if the State Department of Health Care Services complies with the requirements of this article.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 5157, the additional fees prescribed by Section 5157 for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the specialized license plates shall be deposited, after the Department of Motor Vehicles deducts its administrative costs, in the Mental Health Awareness Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. The funds in the account shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the State Department of Health Care Services, for mental health awareness and education.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Mental Health Services Division within the State Department of Health Care Services, will design and make available for issuance pursuant to this article special mental health awareness license plates. Specifically, it is the intent of the Legislature that the license plates issued pursuant to this section consist of a lime green mental health awareness ribbon to the left of the numerical series and a mental health awareness message, such as Mental Health Matters, below the numerical series.SECTION 1.Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:9105.(a)Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code, or any other fee assessed as part of the registration fee line item in the notice mailed by the department pursuant to Section 1661, need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the following:(1)A disabled veteran.(2)A former American prisoner of war.(3)The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.5.(4)A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(5)The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.6.(b)The exemption granted by subdivision (a) does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section 10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(c)(1)The department may require a disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.(2)The department may require a person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:(A)By reason of the persons status as a former prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, the persons former prisoner-of-war status.(B)By reason of the persons status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(d)For the purposes of this section, the term vehicle means any of the following:(1)A passenger motor vehicle.(2)A motorcycle.(3)A commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight.
1+Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 226Introduced by Assembly Member MathisJanuary 17, 2019An act to amend Section 99268.17 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation. An act to amend Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code, relating to registration.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 226, as amended, Mathis. Transportation funds: transit operators: fare revenues. Registration renewal fees: exemptions.Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to renew the registration of a vehicle upon the payment of the proper fees. Existing law requires the department to notify the registered owner of each vehicle, except as specified, of the date that the registration renewal fees for the vehicle are due. Existing law generally exempts vehicles that are owned by certain persons, including disabled veterans, former American prisoners of war, and recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from fees imposed under the Vehicle Code, except as specified.This bill would also exempt those vehicles from any other fees that are assessed as part of the registration renewal fee, as stated in the registration renewal notice mailed by the department.Existing law provides various sources of funding to public transit operators. Under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act, revenues from a 14% sales tax in each county are available, among other things, for allocation by the transportation planning agency to transit operators, subject to certain financial requirements for an operator to meet in order to be eligible to receive moneys. Existing law sets forth alternative ways an operator may qualify for funding, including a standard under which the allocated moneys do not exceed 50% of the operators total operating costs, as specified, or the maintenance by the operator of a specified farebox ratio of fare revenues to operating costs. Existing law generally establishes the required farebox ratio as 20% in urbanized areas and 10% in nonurbanized areas. Existing law provides various exceptions to the definition of operating cost for these purposes.This bill would require a fare paid pursuant to a reduced fare transit program to be counted as a full adult fare for purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating costs specified in the act, except for purposes of providing information in a specified annual report to the Controller or providing information to the entity conducting a fiscal or performance audit pursuant to specified provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:9105. (a) Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code code, or any other fee assessed as part of the registration fee line item in the notice mailed by the department pursuant to Section 1661, need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the following:(1) A disabled veteran.(2) A former American prisoner of war.(3) The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.5.(4) A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(5) The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.6.(b) The exemption granted by subdivision (a) shall does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section 10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(c) (1) The department may require a disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.(2) The department may require a person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:(A) By reason of the persons status as a former prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, his or her the persons former prisoner-of-war status.(B) By reason of the persons status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that he or she the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(d) For the purposes of this section, the term vehicle means any of the following:(1) A passenger motor vehicle.(2) A motorcycle.(3) A commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight.SECTION 1.Section 99268.17 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:99268.17.(a)Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 99247, the following costs shall be excluded from the definition of operating cost for purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating cost specified in this article:(1)The additional operating costs required to provide comparable complementary paratransit service as required by Section 37.121 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), as identified in the operators paratransit plan pursuant to Section 37.139 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations that exceed the operators costs required to provide comparable complementary paratransit service in the prior year as adjusted by the Consumer Price Index.(2)Cost increases beyond the change in the Consumer Price Index for all of the following:(A)Fuel.(B)Alternative fuel programs.(C)Power, including electricity.(D)Insurance premiums and payments in settlement of claims arising out of the operators liability.(E)State and federal mandates.(3)Startup costs for new services for a period of not more than two years.(b)Notwithstanding Section 99205.7, a fare paid pursuant to a reduced fare transit program shall be counted as a full adult fare for purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating costs specified in this article. This subdivision shall apply to any free or reduced price fare offered for students, veterans, children, senior citizens, or persons with disabilities.(c)The exclusion of costs from the definition of operating costs in subdivision (a) and the calculation of fare revenues pursuant to subdivision (b) apply solely for the purpose of this article and do not authorize an operator to report an operating cost other than as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 99247, fare revenues other than as defined in Section 99205.7, or a ratio of fare revenue to operating cost other than as that ratio is described elsewhere in this article, to any of the following entities:(1)The Controller pursuant to Section 99243.(2)The entity conducting the fiscal audit pursuant to Section 99245.(3)The entity conducting the performance audit pursuant to Section 99246.
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3- Amended IN Assembly January 06, 2020 Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 226Introduced by Assembly Member MathisJanuary 17, 2019An act to amend Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code, relating to registration. An act to add Section 5166 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 226, as amended, Mathis. Registration renewal fees: exemptions. Specialized license plates: mental health awareness.Under existing law, a state agency is authorized to apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to sponsor a specialized license plate program, and the DMV is required to issue those license plates if the agency meets certain requirements. Existing law also requires the DMV to charge specified fees for certain services related to the issuance of those plates.This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to apply to the DMV to sponsor a mental health awareness license plate program, and would require the DMV to issue the license plates if the State Department of Health Care Services meets certain requirements. The bill would also establish the Mental Health Awareness Fund in the State Treasury and would require the revenue generated from the license plates to be deposited in the fund for use, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the State Department of Health Care Services, for mental health awareness and education.Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to renew the registration of a vehicle upon the payment of the proper fees. Existing law requires the department to notify the registered owner of each vehicle, except as specified, of the date that the registration renewal fees for the vehicle are due. Existing law generally exempts vehicles that are owned by certain persons, including disabled veterans, former American prisoners of war, and recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from fees imposed under the Vehicle Code, except as specified.This bill would also exempt those vehicles from any other fees that are assessed as part of the registration renewal fee, as stated in the registration renewal notice mailed by the department.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
3+ Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 226Introduced by Assembly Member MathisJanuary 17, 2019An act to amend Section 99268.17 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation. An act to amend Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code, relating to registration.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 226, as amended, Mathis. Transportation funds: transit operators: fare revenues. Registration renewal fees: exemptions.Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to renew the registration of a vehicle upon the payment of the proper fees. Existing law requires the department to notify the registered owner of each vehicle, except as specified, of the date that the registration renewal fees for the vehicle are due. Existing law generally exempts vehicles that are owned by certain persons, including disabled veterans, former American prisoners of war, and recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from fees imposed under the Vehicle Code, except as specified.This bill would also exempt those vehicles from any other fees that are assessed as part of the registration renewal fee, as stated in the registration renewal notice mailed by the department.Existing law provides various sources of funding to public transit operators. Under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act, revenues from a 14% sales tax in each county are available, among other things, for allocation by the transportation planning agency to transit operators, subject to certain financial requirements for an operator to meet in order to be eligible to receive moneys. Existing law sets forth alternative ways an operator may qualify for funding, including a standard under which the allocated moneys do not exceed 50% of the operators total operating costs, as specified, or the maintenance by the operator of a specified farebox ratio of fare revenues to operating costs. Existing law generally establishes the required farebox ratio as 20% in urbanized areas and 10% in nonurbanized areas. Existing law provides various exceptions to the definition of operating cost for these purposes.This bill would require a fare paid pursuant to a reduced fare transit program to be counted as a full adult fare for purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating costs specified in the act, except for purposes of providing information in a specified annual report to the Controller or providing information to the entity conducting a fiscal or performance audit pursuant to specified provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
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21-An act to amend Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code, relating to registration. An act to add Section 5166 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
18+An act to amend Section 99268.17 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation. An act to amend Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code, relating to registration.
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27-AB 226, as amended, Mathis. Registration renewal fees: exemptions. Specialized license plates: mental health awareness.
24+AB 226, as amended, Mathis. Transportation funds: transit operators: fare revenues. Registration renewal fees: exemptions.
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29-Under existing law, a state agency is authorized to apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to sponsor a specialized license plate program, and the DMV is required to issue those license plates if the agency meets certain requirements. Existing law also requires the DMV to charge specified fees for certain services related to the issuance of those plates.This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to apply to the DMV to sponsor a mental health awareness license plate program, and would require the DMV to issue the license plates if the State Department of Health Care Services meets certain requirements. The bill would also establish the Mental Health Awareness Fund in the State Treasury and would require the revenue generated from the license plates to be deposited in the fund for use, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the State Department of Health Care Services, for mental health awareness and education.Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to renew the registration of a vehicle upon the payment of the proper fees. Existing law requires the department to notify the registered owner of each vehicle, except as specified, of the date that the registration renewal fees for the vehicle are due. Existing law generally exempts vehicles that are owned by certain persons, including disabled veterans, former American prisoners of war, and recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from fees imposed under the Vehicle Code, except as specified.This bill would also exempt those vehicles from any other fees that are assessed as part of the registration renewal fee, as stated in the registration renewal notice mailed by the department.
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26+Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to renew the registration of a vehicle upon the payment of the proper fees. Existing law requires the department to notify the registered owner of each vehicle, except as specified, of the date that the registration renewal fees for the vehicle are due. Existing law generally exempts vehicles that are owned by certain persons, including disabled veterans, former American prisoners of war, and recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from fees imposed under the Vehicle Code, except as specified.This bill would also exempt those vehicles from any other fees that are assessed as part of the registration renewal fee, as stated in the registration renewal notice mailed by the department.Existing law provides various sources of funding to public transit operators. Under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act, revenues from a 14% sales tax in each county are available, among other things, for allocation by the transportation planning agency to transit operators, subject to certain financial requirements for an operator to meet in order to be eligible to receive moneys. Existing law sets forth alternative ways an operator may qualify for funding, including a standard under which the allocated moneys do not exceed 50% of the operators total operating costs, as specified, or the maintenance by the operator of a specified farebox ratio of fare revenues to operating costs. Existing law generally establishes the required farebox ratio as 20% in urbanized areas and 10% in nonurbanized areas. Existing law provides various exceptions to the definition of operating cost for these purposes.This bill would require a fare paid pursuant to a reduced fare transit program to be counted as a full adult fare for purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating costs specified in the act, except for purposes of providing information in a specified annual report to the Controller or providing information to the entity conducting a fiscal or performance audit pursuant to specified provisions.
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32+Existing law provides various sources of funding to public transit operators. Under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act, revenues from a 14% sales tax in each county are available, among other things, for allocation by the transportation planning agency to transit operators, subject to certain financial requirements for an operator to meet in order to be eligible to receive moneys. Existing law sets forth alternative ways an operator may qualify for funding, including a standard under which the allocated moneys do not exceed 50% of the operators total operating costs, as specified, or the maintenance by the operator of a specified farebox ratio of fare revenues to operating costs. Existing law generally establishes the required farebox ratio as 20% in urbanized areas and 10% in nonurbanized areas. Existing law provides various exceptions to the definition of operating cost for these purposes.
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36+This bill would require a fare paid pursuant to a reduced fare transit program to be counted as a full adult fare for purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating costs specified in the act, except for purposes of providing information in a specified annual report to the Controller or providing information to the entity conducting a fiscal or performance audit pursuant to specified provisions.
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47-The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5166 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:5166. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to Section 5156, to sponsor a mental health awareness license plate program. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue specialized license plates for that program if the State Department of Health Care Services complies with the requirements of this article.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 5157, the additional fees prescribed by Section 5157 for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the specialized license plates shall be deposited, after the Department of Motor Vehicles deducts its administrative costs, in the Mental Health Awareness Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. The funds in the account shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the State Department of Health Care Services, for mental health awareness and education.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Mental Health Services Division within the State Department of Health Care Services, will design and make available for issuance pursuant to this article special mental health awareness license plates. Specifically, it is the intent of the Legislature that the license plates issued pursuant to this section consist of a lime green mental health awareness ribbon to the left of the numerical series and a mental health awareness message, such as Mental Health Matters, below the numerical series.SECTION 1.Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:9105.(a)Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code, or any other fee assessed as part of the registration fee line item in the notice mailed by the department pursuant to Section 1661, need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the following:(1)A disabled veteran.(2)A former American prisoner of war.(3)The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.5.(4)A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(5)The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.6.(b)The exemption granted by subdivision (a) does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section 10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(c)(1)The department may require a disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.(2)The department may require a person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:(A)By reason of the persons status as a former prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, the persons former prisoner-of-war status.(B)By reason of the persons status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(d)For the purposes of this section, the term vehicle means any of the following:(1)A passenger motor vehicle.(2)A motorcycle.(3)A commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight.
44+The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:9105. (a) Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code code, or any other fee assessed as part of the registration fee line item in the notice mailed by the department pursuant to Section 1661, need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the following:(1) A disabled veteran.(2) A former American prisoner of war.(3) The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.5.(4) A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(5) The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.6.(b) The exemption granted by subdivision (a) shall does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section 10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(c) (1) The department may require a disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.(2) The department may require a person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:(A) By reason of the persons status as a former prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, his or her the persons former prisoner-of-war status.(B) By reason of the persons status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that he or she the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(d) For the purposes of this section, the term vehicle means any of the following:(1) A passenger motor vehicle.(2) A motorcycle.(3) A commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight.SECTION 1.Section 99268.17 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:99268.17.(a)Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 99247, the following costs shall be excluded from the definition of operating cost for purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating cost specified in this article:(1)The additional operating costs required to provide comparable complementary paratransit service as required by Section 37.121 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), as identified in the operators paratransit plan pursuant to Section 37.139 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations that exceed the operators costs required to provide comparable complementary paratransit service in the prior year as adjusted by the Consumer Price Index.(2)Cost increases beyond the change in the Consumer Price Index for all of the following:(A)Fuel.(B)Alternative fuel programs.(C)Power, including electricity.(D)Insurance premiums and payments in settlement of claims arising out of the operators liability.(E)State and federal mandates.(3)Startup costs for new services for a period of not more than two years.(b)Notwithstanding Section 99205.7, a fare paid pursuant to a reduced fare transit program shall be counted as a full adult fare for purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating costs specified in this article. This subdivision shall apply to any free or reduced price fare offered for students, veterans, children, senior citizens, or persons with disabilities.(c)The exclusion of costs from the definition of operating costs in subdivision (a) and the calculation of fare revenues pursuant to subdivision (b) apply solely for the purpose of this article and do not authorize an operator to report an operating cost other than as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 99247, fare revenues other than as defined in Section 99205.7, or a ratio of fare revenue to operating cost other than as that ratio is described elsewhere in this article, to any of the following entities:(1)The Controller pursuant to Section 99243.(2)The entity conducting the fiscal audit pursuant to Section 99245.(3)The entity conducting the performance audit pursuant to Section 99246.
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53-SECTION 1. Section 5166 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:5166. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to Section 5156, to sponsor a mental health awareness license plate program. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue specialized license plates for that program if the State Department of Health Care Services complies with the requirements of this article.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 5157, the additional fees prescribed by Section 5157 for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the specialized license plates shall be deposited, after the Department of Motor Vehicles deducts its administrative costs, in the Mental Health Awareness Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. The funds in the account shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the State Department of Health Care Services, for mental health awareness and education.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Mental Health Services Division within the State Department of Health Care Services, will design and make available for issuance pursuant to this article special mental health awareness license plates. Specifically, it is the intent of the Legislature that the license plates issued pursuant to this section consist of a lime green mental health awareness ribbon to the left of the numerical series and a mental health awareness message, such as Mental Health Matters, below the numerical series.
50+SECTION 1. Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:9105. (a) Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code code, or any other fee assessed as part of the registration fee line item in the notice mailed by the department pursuant to Section 1661, need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the following:(1) A disabled veteran.(2) A former American prisoner of war.(3) The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.5.(4) A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(5) The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.6.(b) The exemption granted by subdivision (a) shall does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section 10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(c) (1) The department may require a disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.(2) The department may require a person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:(A) By reason of the persons status as a former prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, his or her the persons former prisoner-of-war status.(B) By reason of the persons status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that he or she the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(d) For the purposes of this section, the term vehicle means any of the following:(1) A passenger motor vehicle.(2) A motorcycle.(3) A commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight.
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55-SECTION 1. Section 5166 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
52+SECTION 1. Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
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59-5166. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to Section 5156, to sponsor a mental health awareness license plate program. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue specialized license plates for that program if the State Department of Health Care Services complies with the requirements of this article.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 5157, the additional fees prescribed by Section 5157 for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the specialized license plates shall be deposited, after the Department of Motor Vehicles deducts its administrative costs, in the Mental Health Awareness Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. The funds in the account shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the State Department of Health Care Services, for mental health awareness and education.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Mental Health Services Division within the State Department of Health Care Services, will design and make available for issuance pursuant to this article special mental health awareness license plates. Specifically, it is the intent of the Legislature that the license plates issued pursuant to this section consist of a lime green mental health awareness ribbon to the left of the numerical series and a mental health awareness message, such as Mental Health Matters, below the numerical series.
56+9105. (a) Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code code, or any other fee assessed as part of the registration fee line item in the notice mailed by the department pursuant to Section 1661, need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the following:(1) A disabled veteran.(2) A former American prisoner of war.(3) The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.5.(4) A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(5) The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.6.(b) The exemption granted by subdivision (a) shall does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section 10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(c) (1) The department may require a disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.(2) The department may require a person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:(A) By reason of the persons status as a former prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, his or her the persons former prisoner-of-war status.(B) By reason of the persons status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that he or she the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(d) For the purposes of this section, the term vehicle means any of the following:(1) A passenger motor vehicle.(2) A motorcycle.(3) A commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight.
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61-5166. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to Section 5156, to sponsor a mental health awareness license plate program. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue specialized license plates for that program if the State Department of Health Care Services complies with the requirements of this article.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 5157, the additional fees prescribed by Section 5157 for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the specialized license plates shall be deposited, after the Department of Motor Vehicles deducts its administrative costs, in the Mental Health Awareness Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. The funds in the account shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the State Department of Health Care Services, for mental health awareness and education.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Mental Health Services Division within the State Department of Health Care Services, will design and make available for issuance pursuant to this article special mental health awareness license plates. Specifically, it is the intent of the Legislature that the license plates issued pursuant to this section consist of a lime green mental health awareness ribbon to the left of the numerical series and a mental health awareness message, such as Mental Health Matters, below the numerical series.
58+9105. (a) Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code code, or any other fee assessed as part of the registration fee line item in the notice mailed by the department pursuant to Section 1661, need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the following:(1) A disabled veteran.(2) A former American prisoner of war.(3) The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.5.(4) A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(5) The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.6.(b) The exemption granted by subdivision (a) shall does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section 10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(c) (1) The department may require a disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.(2) The department may require a person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:(A) By reason of the persons status as a former prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, his or her the persons former prisoner-of-war status.(B) By reason of the persons status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that he or she the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(d) For the purposes of this section, the term vehicle means any of the following:(1) A passenger motor vehicle.(2) A motorcycle.(3) A commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight.
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63-5166. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to Section 5156, to sponsor a mental health awareness license plate program. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue specialized license plates for that program if the State Department of Health Care Services complies with the requirements of this article.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 5157, the additional fees prescribed by Section 5157 for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the specialized license plates shall be deposited, after the Department of Motor Vehicles deducts its administrative costs, in the Mental Health Awareness Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. The funds in the account shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the State Department of Health Care Services, for mental health awareness and education.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Mental Health Services Division within the State Department of Health Care Services, will design and make available for issuance pursuant to this article special mental health awareness license plates. Specifically, it is the intent of the Legislature that the license plates issued pursuant to this section consist of a lime green mental health awareness ribbon to the left of the numerical series and a mental health awareness message, such as Mental Health Matters, below the numerical series.
60+9105. (a) Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code code, or any other fee assessed as part of the registration fee line item in the notice mailed by the department pursuant to Section 1661, need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the following:(1) A disabled veteran.(2) A former American prisoner of war.(3) The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.5.(4) A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(5) The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.6.(b) The exemption granted by subdivision (a) shall does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section 10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(c) (1) The department may require a disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.(2) The department may require a person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:(A) By reason of the persons status as a former prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, his or her the persons former prisoner-of-war status.(B) By reason of the persons status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that he or she the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.(d) For the purposes of this section, the term vehicle means any of the following:(1) A passenger motor vehicle.(2) A motorcycle.(3) A commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight.
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67-5166. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to Section 5156, to sponsor a mental health awareness license plate program. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue specialized license plates for that program if the State Department of Health Care Services complies with the requirements of this article.
64+9105. (a) Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code code, or any other fee assessed as part of the registration fee line item in the notice mailed by the department pursuant to Section 1661, need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the following:
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69-(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 5157, the additional fees prescribed by Section 5157 for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the specialized license plates shall be deposited, after the Department of Motor Vehicles deducts its administrative costs, in the Mental Health Awareness Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. The funds in the account shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the State Department of Health Care Services, for mental health awareness and education.
66+(1) A disabled veteran.
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71-(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Mental Health Services Division within the State Department of Health Care Services, will design and make available for issuance pursuant to this article special mental health awareness license plates. Specifically, it is the intent of the Legislature that the license plates issued pursuant to this section consist of a lime green mental health awareness ribbon to the left of the numerical series and a mental health awareness message, such as Mental Health Matters, below the numerical series.
68+(2) A former American prisoner of war.
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70+(3) The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.5.
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72+(4) A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
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74+(5) The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.6.
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76+(b) The exemption granted by subdivision (a) shall does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section 10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
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78+(c) (1) The department may require a disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.
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80+(2) The department may require a person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:
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82+(A) By reason of the persons status as a former prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, his or her the persons former prisoner-of-war status.
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84+(B) By reason of the persons status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that he or she the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
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86+(d) For the purposes of this section, the term vehicle means any of the following:
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88+(1) A passenger motor vehicle.
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90+(2) A motorcycle.
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92+(3) A commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight.
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77-(a)Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code, or any other fee assessed as part of the registration fee line item in the notice mailed by the department pursuant to Section 1661, need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the following:
98+(a)Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 99247, the following costs shall be excluded from the definition of operating cost for purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating cost specified in this article:
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81-(1)A disabled veteran.
102+(1)The additional operating costs required to provide comparable complementary paratransit service as required by Section 37.121 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), as identified in the operators paratransit plan pursuant to Section 37.139 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations that exceed the operators costs required to provide comparable complementary paratransit service in the prior year as adjusted by the Consumer Price Index.
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85-(2)A former American prisoner of war.
106+(2)Cost increases beyond the change in the Consumer Price Index for all of the following:
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89-(3)The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.5.
110+(A)Fuel.
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93-(4)A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
114+(B)Alternative fuel programs.
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97-(5)The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section 5101.6.
118+(C)Power, including electricity.
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101-(b)The exemption granted by subdivision (a) does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section 10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
122+(D)Insurance premiums and payments in settlement of claims arising out of the operators liability.
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105-(c)(1)The department may require a disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.
126+(E)State and federal mandates.
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109-(2)The department may require a person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:
130+(3)Startup costs for new services for a period of not more than two years.
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113-(A)By reason of the persons status as a former prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, the persons former prisoner-of-war status.
134+(b)Notwithstanding Section 99205.7, a fare paid pursuant to a reduced fare transit program shall be counted as a full adult fare for purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating costs specified in this article. This subdivision shall apply to any free or reduced price fare offered for students, veterans, children, senior citizens, or persons with disabilities.
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117-(B)By reason of the persons status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
138+(c)The exclusion of costs from the definition of operating costs in subdivision (a) and the calculation of fare revenues pursuant to subdivision (b) apply solely for the purpose of this article and do not authorize an operator to report an operating cost other than as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 99247, fare revenues other than as defined in Section 99205.7, or a ratio of fare revenue to operating cost other than as that ratio is described elsewhere in this article, to any of the following entities:
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121-(d)For the purposes of this section, the term vehicle means any of the following:
142+(1)The Controller pursuant to Section 99243.
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125-(1)A passenger motor vehicle.
146+(2)The entity conducting the fiscal audit pursuant to Section 99245.
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150+(3)The entity conducting the performance audit pursuant to Section 99246.