Bill Text: NJ A1429 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes special Alpha Kappa Alpha license plate.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-09-27 - Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading [A1429 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A1429-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblywoman CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER
District 28 (Essex)
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes special Alpha Kappa Alpha license plate.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning special Alpha Kappa Alpha license plates and supplementing chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Upon proper application, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue Alpha Kappa Alpha license plates for any motor vehicle owned or leased and registered in the State. In addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed by law, the Alpha Kappa Alpha license plate shall display appropriate words and an emblem honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha. The chief administrator in consultation with the national president of Alpha Kappa Alpha shall choose the design, including an emblem and a color scheme.
2. Application for issuance of an Alpha Kappa Alpha license plate shall be made to the chief administrator on forms and in a manner prescribed by the chief administrator. In order to be deemed complete, an application shall be accompanied by a fee of $50, payable to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, which shall be in addition to the fee otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of motor vehicles. The chief administrator shall collect annually, subsequent to the year of issuance of the Alpha Kappa Alpha license plate, a $10 fee for the license plate in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of a motor vehicle.
3. The chief administrator shall notify eligible motorists of the opportunity to obtain an Alpha Kappa Alpha license plates by including a notice with all motor vehicle registration renewals and by posting appropriate posters or signs in all Motor Vehicle Commission facilities and offices. The notices, posters and signs shall be designed by the commission.
4. a. The chief administrator annually shall certify to the State Treasurer the average cost per license plate incurred in the immediately preceding year by the Motor Vehicle Commission in producing, issuing, renewing and publicizing the availability of the Alpha Kappa Alpha license plates. The annual certification of the average cost per license plate shall be approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor.
b. In the event that the
average cost per license plate as certified by the chief administrator and
approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor, is greater
than the $50 application fee established in section 2 of this act in two
consecutive fiscal years, the chief administrator may discontinue the issuance
of the Alpha Kappa Alpha license plates.
5. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month after enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill authorizes an Alpha Kappa Alpha license plate. The design of the license plate would be chosen by the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in consultation with the national president of Alpha Kappa Alpha.
There is a $50 initial fee in addition to the registration fees required by law, with a $10 annual fee in addition to the renewal fees required by law.
Alpha Kappa Alpha is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by Black college women in America.
