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REFERENCE TITLE: community college collegiate special plates |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
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HB 2610 |
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Introduced by Representative Olson
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AN ACT
amending title 15, chapter 12, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15‑1447; amending sections 15‑1641 and 28‑2412, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to special license plates.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 12, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-1447, to read:
15-1447. Community college collegiate special plate funds; purpose
A. Each community college district where a community college is located shall establish a separate community college collegiate special plate fund for each community college, as defined in section 15‑1401, consisting of monies received by the community college district from collegiate plate annual donations for community colleges pursuant to section 28‑2412.
B. Each community college district shall require each community college that is located in the district to submit a plan for approval of the expenditure of monies in the appropriate fund. All monies in the fund shall be used only for academic scholarships. Each community college shall annually report to the community college district where the community college is located the percentage of monies that was expended on behalf of minority applicants.
C. Each community college district may delegate to a community college foundation approved by each community college, as defined in section 15‑1401, the right to market and promote the purchase of collegiate special plates. No dues, fees or charges except those specified in section 28‑2412 may be levied or collected by a community college foundation in connection with collegiate special plates.
D. The fund established in this section is exempt from section 35‑190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. At the direction of the community college district where the community college is located the state treasurer may invest and divest inactive monies in the fund as provided by section 35‑313. The state treasurer shall credit all interest earned on the fund monies to the fund.
Sec. 2. Section 15-1641, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-1641. University collegiate special plate funds; purpose
A. The Arizona board of regents shall establish a separate university collegiate special plate fund for each university, as described in section 15‑1601, consisting of monies received by the board from collegiate plate annual donations for universities pursuant to section 28‑2412.
B. The board of regents shall require each university, as described in section 15‑1601, to submit a plan for approval of the expenditure of monies in the appropriate fund. All monies in the fund shall only be used for academic scholarships. Each university shall annually report to the board of regents the percentage of monies that was expended on behalf of minority applicants.
C. The board of regents may delegate to a state university foundation approved by each university, as described in section 15‑1601, the right to market and promote the purchase of collegiate special plates. No dues, fees or charges except those specified in section 28‑2412 may be levied or collected by a state university foundation in connection with collegiate special plates.
D. The fund established
in this section is exempt from section 35‑190,
relating to lapsing of appropriations. At the direction of the board
the state treasurer may invest and divest inactive monies in the fund as
provided by section 35‑313. The state treasurer shall credit
all interest earned on the fund monies to the fund.
Sec. 3. Section 28-2412, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
28-2412. Collegiate special plates
A. The department shall issue collegiate special plates that identify each university that is described in section 15‑1601 or each community college as defined in section 15‑1401. The collegiate special plates shall have the same color and design as the collegiate license plates issued on or before December 31, 1992, except that on the request of a university as described in section 15‑1601 or a community college as defined in section 15‑1401, the department may revise the color and design of the plates as appropriate for the university or community college.
B. Of the twenty‑five dollar fee required by section 28‑2402 for original special plates and for renewal of special plates, eight dollars is a special plate administration fee and seventeen dollars is a collegiate plate annual donation.
C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35‑146 and 35‑147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28‑6991 and shall transmit the collegiate plate annual donations as follows:
1. To the board of regents for placement in the appropriate university collegiate special plate fund.
2. To the community college district where the community college is located for placement in the appropriate community college collegiate special plate fund.
D. The request for collegiate special plates may be combined with a request for personalized special plates. This request shall be on a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees required for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for collegiate special plates.