GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1210

Short Title:  Support Public School Plates.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Odom.

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Referred to:  Finance.

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May 11, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE "SUPPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS"SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-79.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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(45a)	Support Public Schools Plates. – Issuable  to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20-81.12. The plate shall bear a picture representing an old-time one-room schoolhouse and shall bear the words: "Support Our Public Schools."
Section 2.  G.S. 20-79.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Fees. – Upon request, the Division shall provide and issue free of charge one registration plate to a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, a 100% disabled veteran, and an ex-prisoner of war. All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20-87 or G.S. 20-88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
Special Plate	Additional Fee Amount
Historical Attraction	$30.00
State Attraction	$30.00
Collegiate Insignia	$25.00
Olympic Games	$25.00
Special Olympics	$25.00
March of Dimes	$20.00
Scenic Rivers	$20.00
School Technology	$20.00
Soil and Water Conservation	$20.00
Support Public Schools	$20.00
Wildlife Resources	$20.00
Personalized	$20.00
Active Member of the National Guard	 None
Purple Heart Recipient	 None
All Other Special Plates	$10.00."
Section 3.  G.S. 20-79.7(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund.  The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a) among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), and the Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF), which is established under G.S. 113-77.7, as follows:
Special Plate	SRPA	CCAPA	NHTF
Historical Attraction	 $10	 $20	   0
In-State Collegiate Insignia	 $10	 $15	   0
Out-of-state Collegiate Insignia	 $10	   0	 $15
Personalized	 $10	   0	 $10
Special Olympics	 $10	 $15	   0
Olympic Games	 $10	 $15	   0
State Attraction	 $10	 $20	   0
March of Dimes	 $10	 $10	   0
Scenic Rivers	 $10	 $10	   0
School Technology	 $10	 $10	   0
Soil and Water Conservation	 $10	 $10	   0
Support Public Schools 	 $10	 $10	   0
Wildlife Resources	 $10	 $10	   0
All other Special Plates	 $10	   0	   0."
Section 4.  G.S. 20-81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( b9)	Support Public Schools Plates.  The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a Support Public School plate before the plate may be developed.  The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Support Public Schools plates to the Fund for the Reduction of Class Size in Public Schools created pursuant to G.S. 115C-472.10."
Section 5.  Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
"ARTICLE 32C.
"Fund for the Reduction of Class Size in Public Schools.
"§ 115C-472.10.  Establishment of the Fund for the Reduction of Class Size in Public Schools.
(a)	There is established under the control and direction of the State Board of Education the Fund for the Reduction of Class Size in Public Schools.  This fund shall be a nonreverting special revenue fund consisting of moneys credited to it under G.S. 20-81.18(b9) from the sale of special registration plates to support the public schools.
(b)	The State Board of Education shall allocate funds in the Fund for the Reduction of Class Size in Public Schools to local school administrative units to reduce class size in public schools."
Section 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law.