Bill Text: OH HB294 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: To create a "Support School Choice" license plate.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-10-10 - To Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security [HB294 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2013-HB294-Introduced.html
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Representative Brenner
Cosponsors:
Representatives Derickson, Roegner, Adams, J., Blessing, Becker, Thompson
| To amend section 4501.21 and to enact sections | 1 |
| 3301.81 and 4503.90 of the Revised Code to create | 2 |
| a "Support School Choice" license plate. | 3 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| Section 1. That section 4501.21 be amended and sections | 4 |
| 3301.81 and 4503.90 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as | 5 |
| follows: | 6 |
| Sec. 3301.81. The department of education shall maintain in | 7 |
| a prominent location on the department's web site or by a | 8 |
| prominent internet link displayed on the department's web site, | 9 |
| information on various school options and opportunities including | 10 |
| programs for students with disabilities, community schools, | 11 |
| private schools, home schooling, scholarship programs, gifted | 12 |
| education, joint vocational schools, and open and post-secondary | 13 |
| enrollment. The information shall be current and conveyed in | 14 |
| language that is easy to understand. | 15 |
| The department shall cooperate with the bureau of motor | 16 |
| vehicles in establishing an internet address for use on the | 17 |
| "support school choice" license plate created in section 4503.90 | 18 |
| of the Revised Code that links to the web site with school choice | 19 |
| information. The internet address shall have sixteen or fewer | 20 |
| total characters and shall be as simple, straightforward, and as | 21 |
| easy to recall as possible. | 22 |
| Sec. 4501.21. (A) There is hereby created in the state | 23 |
| treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall | 24 |
| consist of all contributions paid by motor vehicle registrants and | 25 |
| collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to sections | 26 |
| 4503.491, 4503.493, 4503.494, 4503.496, 4503.498, 4503.499, | 27 |
| 4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502, 4503.505, 4503.51, 4503.522, | 28 |
| 4503.523, 4503.531, 4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, 4503.552, | 29 |
| 4503.553, 4503.561, 4503.562, 4503.564, 4503.591, 4503.67, | 30 |
| 4503.68, 4503.69, 4503.701, 4503.71, 4503.711, 4503.712, 4503.713, | 31 |
| 4503.72, 4503.73, 4503.74, 4503.75, 4503.751, 4503.85, 4503.89, | 32 |
| 4503.92, and 4503.94 of the Revised Code. | 33 |
| (B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 34 |
| collects in the fund as follows: | 35 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 36 |
| to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast cancer fund | 37 |
| of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for programs that | 38 |
| provide assistance and education to Ohio breast cancer patients | 39 |
| and that improve access for such patients to quality health care | 40 |
| and clinical trials and shall not use any of the money for | 41 |
| abortion information, counseling, services, or other | 42 |
| abortion-related activities. | 43 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 44 |
| to section 4503.493 of the Revised Code to the autism society of | 45 |
| Ohio, which shall use the contributions for programs and autism | 46 |
| awareness efforts throughout the state. | 47 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 48 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.494 of the Revised Code to the | 49 |
| national multiple sclerosis society for distribution in equal | 50 |
| amounts to the northwestern Ohio, Ohio buckeye, and Ohio valley | 51 |
| chapters of the national multiple sclerosis society. These | 52 |
| chapters shall use the money they receive under this section to | 53 |
| assist in paying the expenses they incur in providing services | 54 |
| directly to their clients. | 55 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 56 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.496 of the Revised Code to the | 57 |
| Ohio sickle cell and health association, which shall use the | 58 |
| contributions to help support educational, clinical, and social | 59 |
| support services for adults who have sickle cell disease. | 60 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 61 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.498 of the Revised Code to | 62 |
| special olympics Ohio, inc., which shall use the contributions for | 63 |
| its programs, charitable efforts, and other activities. | 64 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 65 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.499 of the Revised Code to the | 66 |
| children's glioma cancer foundation, which shall use the | 67 |
| contributions for its research and other programs. | 68 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 69 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the | 70 |
| future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the | 71 |
| contributions into its general account to be used for educational | 72 |
| and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America | 73 |
| foundation. | 74 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 75 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.501 of the Revised Code to the | 76 |
| 4-H youth development program of the Ohio state university | 77 |
| extension program, which shall use those contributions to pay the | 78 |
| expenses it incurs in conducting its educational activities. | 79 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 80 |
| to section 4503.502 of the Revised Code to the Ohio cattlemen's | 81 |
| foundation, which shall use those contributions for scholarships | 82 |
| and other educational activities. | 83 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 84 |
| to section 4503.505 of the Revised Code to the organization Ohio | 85 |
| region phi theta kappa, which shall use those contributions for | 86 |
| scholarships for students who are members of that organization. | 87 |
| The registrar shall pay each contribution the registrar | 88 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised Code to the | 89 |
| university or college whose name or marking or design appears on | 90 |
| collegiate license plates that are issued to a person under that | 91 |
| section. A university or college that receives contributions from | 92 |
| the fund shall deposit the contributions into its general | 93 |
| scholarship fund. | 94 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 95 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.522 of the Revised Code to the | 96 |
| "friends of Perry's victory and international peace memorial, | 97 |
| incorporated," a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of | 98 |
| this state, to assist that organization in paying the expenses it | 99 |
| incurs in sponsoring or holding charitable, educational, and | 100 |
| cultural events at the monument. | 101 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 102 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.523 of the Revised Code to the | 103 |
| fairport lights foundation, which shall use the money to pay for | 104 |
| the restoration, maintenance, and preservation of the lighthouses | 105 |
| of fairport harbor. | 106 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 107 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.531 of the Revised Code to the | 108 |
| thank you foundation, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation | 109 |
| organized under the laws of this state, to assist that | 110 |
| organization in paying for the charitable activities and programs | 111 |
| it sponsors in support of United States military personnel, | 112 |
| veterans, and their families. | 113 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 114 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised Code to the | 115 |
| pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the contributions | 116 |
| into a special bank account that it establishes and which shall be | 117 |
| separate and distinct from any other account the pro football hall | 118 |
| of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for the purpose of | 119 |
| promoting the pro football hall of fame as a travel destination. | 120 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions that are paid to | 121 |
| the registrar pursuant to section 4503.545 of the Revised Code to | 122 |
| the national rifle association foundation, which shall use the | 123 |
| money to pay the costs of the educational activities and programs | 124 |
| the foundation holds or sponsors in this state. | 125 |
| The registrar shall pay to the Ohio pet fund the | 126 |
| contributions the registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.551 | 127 |
| of the Revised Code and any other money from any other source, | 128 |
| including donations, gifts, and grants, that is designated by the | 129 |
| source to be paid to the Ohio pet fund. The Ohio pet fund shall | 130 |
| use the moneys it receives under this section to support programs | 131 |
| for the sterilization of dogs and cats and for educational | 132 |
| programs concerning the proper veterinary care of those animals, | 133 |
| and for expenses of the Ohio pet fund that are reasonably | 134 |
| necessary for it to obtain and maintain its tax-exempt status and | 135 |
| to perform its duties. | 136 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 137 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.552 of the Revised Code to the | 138 |
| rock and roll hall of fame and museum, incorporated. | 139 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 140 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.553 of the Revised Code to the | 141 |
| Ohio coalition for animals, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation. | 142 |
| Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the coalition | 143 |
| shall distribute the money to its members, and the members shall | 144 |
| use the money only to pay for educational, charitable, and other | 145 |
| programs of each coalition member that provide care for unwanted, | 146 |
| abused, and neglected horses. The Ohio coalition for animals may | 147 |
| use a portion of the money to pay for reasonable marketing costs | 148 |
| incurred in the design and promotion of the license plate and for | 149 |
| administrative costs incurred in the disbursement and management | 150 |
| of funds received under this section. | 151 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 152 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised Code to the | 153 |
| state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which shall | 154 |
| deposit the contributions into a special bank account that it | 155 |
| establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and | 156 |
| distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks | 157 |
| unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the | 158 |
| purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands | 159 |
| and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of | 160 |
| ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in | 161 |
| writing of the name, address, and account to which such payments | 162 |
| are to be made. | 163 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 164 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.562 of the Revised Code to the | 165 |
| Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money to pay the | 166 |
| expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the Mahoning river | 167 |
| watershed. | 168 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 169 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.564 of the Revised Code to | 170 |
| Antioch college for the use of the Glen Helen ecology institute to | 171 |
| pay expenses related to the Glen Helen nature preserve. | 172 |
| The registrar shall pay to a sports commission created | 173 |
| pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each contribution | 174 |
| the registrar receives under that section that an applicant pays | 175 |
| to obtain license plates that bear the logo of a professional | 176 |
| sports team located in the county of that sports commission and | 177 |
| that is participating in the license plate program pursuant to | 178 |
| division (E) of that section, irrespective of the county of | 179 |
| residence of an applicant. | 180 |
| The registrar shall pay to a community charity each | 181 |
| contribution the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the | 182 |
| Revised Code that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that | 183 |
| bear the logo of a professional sports team that is participating | 184 |
| in the license plate program pursuant to division (G) of that | 185 |
| section. | 186 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 187 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised Code to the | 188 |
| Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall | 189 |
| distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout the | 190 |
| state to regional councils of the boy scouts. | 191 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 192 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised Code to the | 193 |
| great river council of the girl scouts of the United States of | 194 |
| America. The council shall distribute all contributions in an | 195 |
| equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils of the | 196 |
| girl scouts. | 197 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 198 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised Code to the | 199 |
| Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall | 200 |
| distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout the | 201 |
| state to regional councils of the boy scouts. | 202 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 203 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.701 of the Revised Code to the | 204 |
| Prince Hall grand lodge of free and accepted masons of Ohio, which | 205 |
| shall use the contributions for scholarship purposes. | 206 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 207 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised Code to the | 208 |
| fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall | 209 |
| deposit the fees into its general account to be used for purposes | 210 |
| of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated. | 211 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 212 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised Code to the | 213 |
| fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall | 214 |
| deposit the contributions into an account that it creates to be | 215 |
| used for the purpose of advancing and protecting the law | 216 |
| enforcement profession, promoting improved law enforcement | 217 |
| methods, and teaching respect for law and order. | 218 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 219 |
| to section 4503.712 of the Revised Code to Ohio concerns of police | 220 |
| survivors, which shall use those contributions to provide whatever | 221 |
| assistance may be appropriate to the families of Ohio law | 222 |
| enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty. | 223 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 224 |
| to section 4503.713 of the Revised Code to the greater Cleveland | 225 |
| peace officers memorial society, which shall use those | 226 |
| contributions to honor law enforcement officers who have died in | 227 |
| the line of duty and support its charitable purposes. | 228 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 229 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised Code to the | 230 |
| organization known on March 31, 2003, as the Ohio CASA/GAL | 231 |
| association, a private, nonprofit corporation organized under | 232 |
| Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The Ohio CASA/GAL association | 233 |
| shall use these contributions to pay the expenses it incurs in | 234 |
| administering a program to secure the proper representation in the | 235 |
| courts of this state of abused, neglected, and dependent children, | 236 |
| and for the training and supervision of persons participating in | 237 |
| that program. | 238 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 239 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised Code to Wright | 240 |
| B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the contributions into | 241 |
| its general account to be used for purposes of Wright B. Flyer, | 242 |
| incorporated. | 243 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 244 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised Code to the | 245 |
| Columbus zoological park association, which shall disburse the | 246 |
| moneys to Ohio's major metropolitan zoos, as defined in section | 247 |
| 4503.74 of the Revised Code, in accordance with a written | 248 |
| agreement entered into by the major metropolitan zoos. | 249 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 250 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised Code to the | 251 |
| rotary foundation, located on March 31, 2003, in Evanston, | 252 |
| Illinois, to be placed in a fund known as the permanent fund and | 253 |
| used to endow educational and humanitarian programs of the rotary | 254 |
| foundation. | 255 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 256 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.751 of the Revised Code to the | 257 |
| Ohio association of realtors, which shall deposit the | 258 |
| contributions into a property disaster relief fund maintained | 259 |
| under the Ohio realtors charitable and education foundation. | 260 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 261 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.85 of the Revised Code to the | 262 |
| Ohio sea grant college program to be used for Lake Erie area | 263 |
| research projects. | 264 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 265 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.89 of the Revised Code to the | 266 |
| American red cross of greater Columbus on behalf of the Ohio | 267 |
| chapters of the American red cross, which shall use the | 268 |
| contributions for disaster readiness, preparedness, and response | 269 |
| programs on a statewide basis. | 270 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 271 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.90 of the Revised Code to school | 272 |
| choice Ohio, a nonprofit organization, which shall use the | 273 |
| contributions for the purpose of providing information about | 274 |
| school choices in Ohio. | 275 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 276 |
| to section 4503.92 of the Revised Code to support our troops, | 277 |
| incorporated, a national nonprofit corporation, which shall use | 278 |
| those contributions in accordance with its articles of | 279 |
| incorporation and for the benefit of servicemembers of the armed | 280 |
| forces of the United States and their families when they are in | 281 |
| financial need. | 282 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 283 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.94 of the Revised Code to the | 284 |
| Michelle's leading star foundation, which shall use the money | 285 |
| solely to fund the rental, lease, or purchase of the simulated | 286 |
| driving curriculum of the Michelle's leading star foundation by | 287 |
| boards of education of city, exempted village, local, and joint | 288 |
| vocational school districts. | 289 |
| (C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution | 290 |
| fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day | 291 |
| of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each | 292 |
| entity described in division (B) of this section the investment | 293 |
| income the fund earned the previous calendar year. The amount of | 294 |
| such a distribution paid to an entity shall be proportionate to | 295 |
| the amount of money the entity received from the fund during the | 296 |
| previous calendar year. | 297 |
| Sec. 4503.90. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, | 298 |
| noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other | 299 |
| vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may | 300 |
| apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and | 301 |
| issuance of "support school choice" license plates. The | 302 |
| application may be combined with a request for a special reserved | 303 |
| license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised | 304 |
| Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by | 305 |
| the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the | 306 |
| registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle | 307 |
| registration and a set of "support school choice" license plates | 308 |
| and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when | 309 |
| required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. | 310 |
| In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed | 311 |
| on the license plates, "support school choice" license plates | 312 |
| shall bear the words "support school choice." The bureau of motor | 313 |
| vehicles shall design "support school choice" license plates, | 314 |
| which also shall bear an internet address that is established in | 315 |
| cooperation with the department of education pursuant to section | 316 |
| 3301.81 of the Revised Code. "Support school choice" license | 317 |
| plates shall display county identification stickers that identify | 318 |
| the county of registration by name or number. | 319 |
| (B) "Support school choice" license plates and a validation | 320 |
| sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt | 321 |
| of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this | 322 |
| section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under | 323 |
| section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle | 324 |
| license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any | 325 |
| applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 | 326 |
| of the Revised Code, an additional fee of ten dollars, and a | 327 |
| contribution as provided in division (C) of this section; and | 328 |
| compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the | 329 |
| registration of motor vehicles. | 330 |
| (C) For each application for registration and registration | 331 |
| renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the | 332 |
| registrar shall collect a contribution of twenty-five dollars. The | 333 |
| registrar shall transmit the twenty-five dollar contribution to | 334 |
| the treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the | 335 |
| credit of the license plate contribution fund created by section | 336 |
| 4501.21 of the Revised Code. | 337 |
| (D) The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten | 338 |
| dollars, which is to compensate the bureau for the additional | 339 |
| services required in the issuing of "support school choice" | 340 |
| license plates, to the treasurer of state for deposit into the | 341 |
| state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles | 342 |
| fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. | 343 |
| (E) Sections 4503.77 and 4503.78 of the Revised Code do not | 344 |
| apply to license plates issued under this section. | 345 |
| Section 2. That existing section 4501.21 of the Revised Code | 346 |
| is hereby repealed. | 347 |
