Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 996 By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Berman 596-03093-23 2023996c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to driver license, identification 3 card, and motor vehicle registration applications; 4 amending ss. 320.02 and 322.08, F.S.; requiring that 5 the motor vehicle registration form and registration 6 renewal form and the driver license or identification 7 card application form, respectively, include an option 8 to make a voluntary contribution to Best Buddies 9 International; providing an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1.Paragraph (v) is added to subsection (16) of 14 section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read: 15 320.02Registration required; application for registration; 16 forms. 17 (16) 18 (v)The application form for motor vehicle registration and 19 renewal of registration must include language permitting a 20 voluntary contribution of $1 to Best Buddies International. Such 21 contributions shall be distributed monthly by the department to 22 Best Buddies International, a corporation not for profit under 23 s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 24 25 For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s. 26 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not 27 income of a revenue nature. 28 Section 2.Subsection (8) of section 322.08, Florida 29 Statutes, is amended to read: 30 322.08Application for license; requirements for license 31 and identification card forms. 32 (8)The application form for an original, renewal, or 33 replacement driver license or identification card must include 34 language permitting the following: 35 (a)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 36 contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund 37 for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the 38 organ and tissue donor registry. 39 (b)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 40 shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the Blind. 41 (c)A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which 42 shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute, 43 Incorporated. 44 (d)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 45 shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation 46 International. 47 (e)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 48 shall be distributed to the Childrens Hearing Help Fund. 49 (f)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 50 shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization. 51 (g)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop 52 Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart 53 Research Institute, a nonprofit organization. 54 (h)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior 55 Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida 56 Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for 57 profit organization. 58 (i)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for 59 services for persons with developmental disabilities, which 60 shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida. 61 (j)A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald 62 House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald 63 House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc. 64 (k)Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of 65 $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the League 66 Against Cancer/La Liga Contra el Cancer, a not-for-profit 67 organization. 68 (l)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent 69 Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Laurens Kids, 70 Inc., a nonprofit organization. 71 (m)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which 72 shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for 73 profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight 74 of the residents of this state. 75 (n)Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of 76 $1 per applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be 77 distributed on a quarterly basis by the department to the 78 Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund within the Department of 79 Veterans Affairs. 80 (o)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the 81 Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, which shall 82 be distributed quarterly to Disabled American Veterans, 83 Department of Florida, a nonprofit organization. 84 (p)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for Autism 85 Services and Supports, which shall be distributed to Achievement 86 and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., Autism Services Fund. 87 (q)A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Support 88 Our Troops, which shall be distributed to Support Our Troops, 89 Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization. 90 (r)Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of 91 $1 per applicant to aid the homeless. Contributions made 92 pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the Grants 93 and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and 94 Families and used by the State Office on Homelessness to 95 supplement grants made under s. 420.622(4) and (5), provide 96 information to the public about homelessness in the state, and 97 provide literature for homeless persons seeking assistance. 98 (s)A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to 99 End Breast Cancer, which shall be distributed to the Florida 100 Breast Cancer Foundation. 101 (t)Notwithstanding s. 322.081(1), a voluntary contribution 102 of $1 or more per applicant to Childhood Cancer Care, which 103 shall be distributed to the Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer 104 Foundation. 105 (u)A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to 106 Best Buddies International, which shall be distributed monthly 107 to Best Buddies International, a corporation not for profit 108 under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 109 110 A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust 111 funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the 112 service charge provided under s. 215.20, contributions received 113 under paragraphs (b)-(u) (b)-(t) are not income of a revenue 114 nature. 115 Section 3.This act shall take effect October 1, 2023.