HB 613 — Tax Collector and License Plate Agency Operations

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322.135 Driver license agents.— (1)(a) The department shall, upon application, authorize by interagency agreement any or all of the tax collectors who Pageare 6constitutional ofofficers 15under CODING:s.

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(b)1.(b) Effective October 1, 2021, any or all of the tax collectors may contract with one or more license plate agencies for the provision of the following specified driver license services:

Effective1. October 1, 2021, the appointed tax collector of any charter county may, at the tax collector's discretion, participate in a pilot project through which the tax collector contracts with one or more license plate agencies for the provision of the following specified driver license services:

a.Processing a licensee's application for renewal of any driver license eligible for renewal using a convenience service.

ProcessingPage a6 licensee's application and collecting the required fees for renewal of any13 driverCODING: license that is currently compliant with federal REAL ID Act requirements.

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Processing a licensee's application for reinstatement of a suspended driver license and collecting the required fees therefor, if the only condition of reinstatement is payment of such fees.

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Processing a licensee's or cardholder's request to change his or her address and application for a replacement driver license or identification card, and collecting the required fees therefor, if the driver license or identification Page 7 of 15 CODING:

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2.Processing a licensee's application for reinstatement of a suspended driver license and collecting the required fees therefor, if the only condition of reinstatement is payment of such fees.

The department shall, upon application of each tax collector electing to participate in the pilot project, authorize the tax collector by interagency agreement, subject to the requirements of law, in accordance with rules of the department, to provide these services as the department's agent through one or more license plate agencies.

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4.If a tax collector who elects to contract with a license plate agency for the provision of these services has not entered into an interagency agreement with the department under paragraph (a), the department shall, upon application, authorize the tax collector by interagency agreement, subject to the requirements of law, in accordance with rules of the department, to provide these services as the department's agent through one or more license plate agencies.

A tax collector's election to contract with a license plate agency under this paragraph does not require the tax collector to provide all driver license services authorized under paragraph (a).

5.If funds to be deposited into the State Treasury are collected under this paragraph by a license plate Page 7 of 13 CODING:

Before providing driver license services under this paragraph, a covered employee of a license plate agency must be fingerprinted, undergo background checks, and be subject to disqualification from providing such services, to the extent required by 6 C.F.R.

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97.057, information gathered under this paragraph for completion of a driver license or identification card renewal or change of address shall not be transferred automatically to a voter registration application.

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If funds to be deposited into the State Treasury are collected under this paragraph by a license plate agency, the funds shall be paid into the State Treasury within the period specified in subsection (6) calculated from the date the funds are collected by the license plate agency.

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Each participating tax collector shall review implementation of the pilot project and the provision of the specified driver license services by license plate agencies in the respective county.

The tax collector shall submit a preliminary report of its findings and recommendations to the department, and the department shall return comments to the tax collector.

By December 31, 2025, the tax collector shall submit a final report, together with the department's comments, to the Governor and Cabinet, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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212.1832 Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations.— (1) The purchaser of a motor vehicle shall be granted a credit of 100 percent of an eligible contribution made to an Pageeligible 10nonprofit ofscholarship-funding 15organization CODING:under s.

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681.117 Fee.— (1) A $2 fee shall be collected by a motor vehicle dealer, or by a person engaged in the business of leasing motor vehicles, from the consumer at the consummation of the sale of a motor vehicle or at the time of entry into a lease agreement for aPage motor9 vehicle.of 13 CODING:

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Payments of contributions shall be made to a dealer at the time ofPage purchase10 of a13 motorCODING: vehicle or to a designated agent or private license plate agency tag agent at the time of registration of a motor vehicle that was not purchased from a dealer.

An eligible contribution shall be accompanied by a contribution election form provided by the Department of Revenue.

The form shall include, at a minimum, the following brief description of the Hope Scholarship Program and the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program:

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An eligible contribution shall be accompanied by a contribution election form provided by the Department of Revenue.

The form shall include, at a minimum, the following brief description of the Hope Scholarship Program and the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program:

"THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT WHO WAS SUBJECTED TO AN INCIDENT OF VIOLENCE OR BULLYING AT SCHOOL THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND AN ELIGIBLE PRIVATE SCHOOL RATHER THAN REMAIN IN AN UNSAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

Provide the purchaser the contribution election form, as provided by the Department of Revenue, at the time of purchase of a motor vehicle or at the time of registration of a motorPage vehicle11 thatof was13 notCODING: purchased from a dealer.

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Using the Pagesame 13form, the dealer or agency agent shall also report this information to the Department of 15Revenue CODING:no later than the date the return filed pursuant to s.

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(g) A Any dealer, designated agent, private license plate agency tag agent, or organization that fails to timely submit reports to the Department of Revenue as required in paragraphs (b) and (c) is subject to a penalty of $1,000 for every month, or part thereof, the report is not provided, up to a maximum amount of $10,000.

Such penalty shall be collected by the Department of Revenue and shall be transferred into the General Page 14 of 15 CODING:

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(g) A Any dealer, designated agent, private license plate agency tag agent, or organization that fails to timely submit reports to the Department of Revenue as required in paragraphs (b) and (c) is subject to a penalty of $1,000 for every month, or part thereof, the report is not provided, up to a maximum amount of $10,000.

Such penalty shall be collected by the Department of Revenue and shall be transferred into the General Revenue Fund.

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