HOUSE BILL No. 4248 February 10, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Schauer, Julian, Wojno, Dennis, Bovin and Minore and referred to the Committee on Transportation. A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811d. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 811D. (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP AND, 2 UPON APPLICATION, MAY ISSUE AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PRO- 3 GRAMS REGISTRATION PLATE TO AN APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER 4 MOTOR VEHICLE, PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, MOTOR HOME, HEARSE, BUS, 5 TRAILER COACH, OR TRAILER FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION PLATE IS 6 ISSUED INSTEAD OF A STANDARD REGISTRATION PLATE. EARLY CHILDHOOD 7 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL BEAR LETTERS AND 8 NUMBERS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE PRESCRIBES. THE PLATE SHALL 9 BE OF A DESIGN MADE BY A CHILD AND AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY 10 OF STATE. THE WORD "MICHIGAN" SHALL APPEAR ON EACH EARLY 11 CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PLATE. 00737'99 TLG 2 1 (2) AN APPLICATION FOR AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 2 PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY 3 OF STATE PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217. 4 APPLICATION FOR AN ORIGINAL OR RENEWAL EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOP- 5 MENT PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH PAY- 6 MENT OF THE REGULAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX IN ADDITION TO A 7 SERVICE FEE AS FOLLOWS: 8 (A) FOR AN ORIGINAL EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 9 REGISTRATION PLATE, $3.00 FOR THE FIRST MONTH AND $2.00 PER MONTH 10 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD. 11 (B) FOR A RENEWAL EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REG- 12 ISTRATION PLATE, $10.00. 13 (3) AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REGISTRATION 14 PLATE SHALL EXPIRE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 226. UPON THE ISSU- 15 ANCE OR RENEWAL OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REGIS- 16 TRATION PLATE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TAB OR TABS 17 DESIGNATING THE MONTH AND YEAR OF EXPIRATION. 18 (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY REGISTRA- 19 TION PERMIT TO A PERSON WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND THE PROPER 20 PAYMENTS FOR AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REGISTRATION 21 PLATE IF THE APPLICANT'S CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE 22 BEFORE HIS OR HER RECEIPT OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PRO- 23 GRAMS REGISTRATION PLATE. THE TEMPORARY REGISTRATION SHALL 24 EXPIRE UPON RECEIPT OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 25 REGISTRATION PLATE OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF AN EARLY 26 CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PLATE, WHICHEVER 00737'99 3 1 OCCURS FIRST. THE TEMPORARY PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A 2 SEPARATE FEE. 3 (5) EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PLATE 4 SERVICE FEES COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE SECRETARY OF 5 STATE SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND SEGREGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF 6 STATE INTO A SEPARATE ACCOUNT. AFTER DEDUCTING THE MANUFACTURING 7 AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, INCLUDING 8 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING, REPLACING, AND SUB- 9 STITUTING PLATES, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ON A QUARTERLY 10 BASIS TRANSFER THE BALANCE OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 11 PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES TO THE STATE TREASURER 12 WHO SHALL CREDIT THE FEE MONEY TO THE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND CRE- 13 ATED UNDER SECTION 1 OF 1982 PA 249, MCL 21.171, AND EXPENDED AS 14 PROVIDED IN THAT SECTION. 15 (6) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOP- 16 MENT PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PLATE" MEANS A REGISTRATION PLATE CON- 17 TAINING A SPECIALIZED DESIGN PERTAINING TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD 18 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THIS STATE. 19 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 20 effect unless Senate Bill No. ______ or House Bill No. ______ 21 (request no. 00737'99 a) of the 90th Legislature is enacted into 22 law. 00737'99 Final page. TLG