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AN ACT relating to the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline fund and making an 1
appropriation therefor. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 210 IS CREATED TO 4
READ AS FOLLOWS: 5
(1) The 988 suicide and crisis lifeline fund is created as a trust and agency account 6
in the State Treasury. The fund shall consist of any proceeds from: 7
(a) Special license plate fees under subsection (2)(ae) of Section 2 of this Act; 8
and 9
(b) Gifts, grants, contributions, appropriations, or other moneys made available 10
for the purposes of the fund. 11
(2) The fund shall be administered by the Kentucky Department of Behavioral 12
Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. 13
(3) Moneys deposited in this fund shall only be used to: 14
(a) Aid the implementation and operation of the national 988 suicide and crisis 15
lifeline; and 16
(b) Educate the public on issues of mental health, depression, and suicide 17
prevention and advertise the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline service. 18
(4) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, amounts in the fund not expended at the close of a 19
fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. 20
(5) Any interest earnings of the fund shall become part of the fund and shall not 21
lapse. 22
(6) Moneys deposited in the fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes set forth 23
in this section and shall not be appropriated or transferred by the General 24
Assembly for any other purposes. 25
Section 2. KRS 186.162 is amended to read as follows: 26
(1) As used in this section and in KRS 186.043, 186.164, 186.166, 186.1722, and 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1630
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186.174: 1
(a) "Special license plate" means a unique license plate issued under this chapter 2
to a group or organization that readily identifies the operator of the motor 3
vehicle or motorcycle bearing the plate as a member of a group or 4
organization, or a supporter of the work, goals, or mission of a group or 5
organization. The term shall not include regular license plates issued under 6
KRS 186.240; 7
(b) "Street rod" means a modernized private passenger motor vehicle 8
manufactured prior to the year 1949, or designed or manufactured to resemble 9
a vehicle manufactured prior to 1949; 10
(c) "SF" means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license 11
plate that is dedicated for use by the Transportation Cabinet; 12
(d) "CF" means the county clerk's fee for issuing a motor vehicle registration as 13
established under KRS 186.040(1). If a CF amount is charged for a license 14
plate listed in this section, the applicant for that plate shall also pay the fees 15
identified in KRS 186.040(6). If a CF amount is not charged, the applicant 16
shall not be required to pay those fees; and 17
(e) "EF" means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license 18
plate that is mandated by this chapter to be dedicated for use by a particular 19
group or organization. 20
(2) The initial purchase fee and renewal fee for a special license plate created under this 21
chapter shall be as established in this subsection and includes the name of group or 22
organization and the total initial and renewal fee required for the plate. The amount 23
in parentheses indicates how the total fee is required to be divided: 24
(a) Disabled veterans who receive assistance to purchase a vehicle from the 25
United States Department of Veterans' Affairs, veterans declared by the 26
United States Department of Veterans' Affairs to be one hundred percent 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1630
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(100%) service-connected disabled, and recipients of the Congressional 1
Medal of Honor: 2
1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF). 3
2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF). 4
(b) Former prisoners of war and survivors of Pearl Harbor: 5
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 6
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 7
2. Renewal Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 8
(c) Members of the Kentucky National Guard and recipients of the Purple Heart: 9
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 10
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 11
2. Renewal Fee: $11 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 12
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 13
(d) Members of the Civil Air Patrol; active, retired, veteran, reserve, or auxiliary 14
members of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast 15
Guard; Merchant Marines who served between December 7, 1941, and 16
August 15, 1945; recipients of the Silver Star Medal, the Distinguished Flying 17
Cross, the Air Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Combat Infantry Badge, 18
or the Bronze Star Medal; persons who wish to receive Gold Star Mothers, 19
Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses license plates beyond the two (2) 20
exempted from fees under KRS 186.041(6); individuals eligible for a special 21
military service academy license plate under KRS 186.041(8); individuals 22
eligible for a special military unit license plate under KRS 186.163; and 23
disabled veterans who have been declared to be between fifty percent (50%) 24
and ninety-nine percent (99%) service-connected disabled by the United 25
States Department of Veterans' Affairs: 26
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1630
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program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 1
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 2
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 3
(e) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force 4
Cross: 5
1. Initial Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 6
2. Renewal Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 7
(f) Disabled license plates: 8
1. Initial Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 9
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 10
(g) Historic vehicles: 11
1. Initial Fee for two plates: $56 ($50 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 12
2. Renewal Fee: Do not renew annually. 13
(h) Members of Congress: 14
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 15
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 16
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 17
(i) Firefighters: 18
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 19
Firefighters Association). 20
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 21
Firefighters Association). 22
(j) Emergency management: 23
1. Initial Fee: $31 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 24
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 25
(k) Fraternal Order of Police: 26
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1630
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FOP Death Benefit Fund). 1
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 2
FOP Death Benefit Fund). 3
(l) Law Enforcement Memorial: 4
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 5
Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc.). 6
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 7
Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc.). 8
(m) Personalized plates: 9
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 10
2. Renewal Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 11
(n) Street rods: 12
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 13
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 14
(o) Nature plates: 15
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky 16
Heritage Land Conservation Fund established under KRS 146.570). 17
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky 18
Heritage Land Conservation Fund established under KRS 146.570). 19
(p) Amateur radio: 20
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 21
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 22
(q) Kentucky General Assembly: 23
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 24
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 25
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 26
(r) Kentucky Court of Justice: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1630
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1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). 1
2. Renewal Fee: $11 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 2
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 3
(s) Masons: 4
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Masonic 5
Homes of Kentucky). 6
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Masonic 7
Homes of Kentucky). 8
(t) Collegiate plates: 9
1. Initial Fee: $53 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the general 10
scholarship fund of the university whose name will be borne on the 11
plate). 12
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the general 13
scholarship fund of the university whose name will be borne on the 14
plate). 15
(u) Independent Colleges: 16
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Association of 17
Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the 18
general scholarship funds of the Association's members). 19
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Association of 20
Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the 21
general scholarship funds of the Association's members). 22
(v) Child Victims: 23
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the child victims' 24
trust fund established under KRS 41.400). 25
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the child victims' 26
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(w) Kentucky Horse Council: 1
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 2
Horse Council). 3
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky 4
Horse Council). 5
(x) Ducks Unlimited: 6
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks 7
Unlimited). 8
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks 9
Unlimited). 10
(y) Spay neuter: 11
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the animal control 12
and care fund established under KRS 258.119). 13
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the animal control 14
and care fund established under KRS 258.119). 15
(z) Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses: 16
1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF). 17
2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF). 18
3. A person may receive a maximum of two (2) plates under this paragraph 19
free of charge and may purchase additional plates for fees as established 20
in subsection (2)(d) of this section. 21
(aa) I Support Veterans: 22
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky 23
Department of Veterans' Affairs). 24
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky 25
Department of Veterans' Affairs). 26
(ab) Gold Star Siblings, Gold Star Sons, or Gold Star Daughters: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1630
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1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans' 1
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 2
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' 3
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 4
(ac) POW/MIA Awareness: 5
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans' program 6
trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 7
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans' 8
program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 9
(ad) Special license plates established under KRS 186.164: 10
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF). 11
2. Renewal Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF). 12
(ae) 988 suicide and crisis lifeline: 13
1. Initial Fee $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the 988 suicide 14
and crisis lifeline fund established under Section 1 of this Act). 15
2. Renewal Fee $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the 988 suicide 16
and crisis lifeline fund established under Section 1 of this Act). 17
(3) Any special license plate may be combined with a personalized license plate for a 18
twenty-five dollar ($25) state fee in addition to all other fees for the particular 19
special license plate established in this section and in KRS 186.164(3). The twenty-20
five dollar ($25) fee required under this subsection shall be divided between the 21
cabinet and the county clerk of the county where the applicant is applying for the 22
license plate with the cabinet receiving twenty dollars ($20) and the county clerk 23
receiving five dollars ($5). 24
(4) (a) A sponsoring organization of any special license plate issued under this 25
section or any special license plate established under the provisions of KRS 26
186.164 may petition the cabinet for the production of that special license 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1630
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plate for motorcycles. 1
(b) Owners and lessees of motorcycles registered under KRS 186.050(2) may be 2
eligible to receive special license plates approved by the cabinet under 3
paragraph (a) of this subsection. Applicants for a special license plate for a 4
motorcycle shall be required to pay the fee for a special plate as prescribed in 5
this section or in KRS 186.164. The fee paid for the special plate for a 6
motorcycle shall be in lieu of the registration fee required under KRS 7
186.050(2). 8