A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize dmv to issue a retired Highway Patrol Special plate to the surviving spouses of retired highway patrolmen and to issue a 4‑h special registration plate and a high school insignia plate.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b)(36a) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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(15c)	4‑H Foundation of North Carolina. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate may bear a phrase or insignia representing The 4‑H Foundation of North Carolina, Inc.
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(16f)	High School Insignia Plate. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate may bear a phrase or an insignia representing a public high school in North Carolina.
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(36a)	Retired Highway Patrol. –The plate authorized by this subdivision shall bear the phrase "SHP, Retired." The Division may not issue the plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 applications for the plate. The plate is issuable to one of the following:
a.	An individual who has retired from the North Carolina Highway Patrol.
b.	The surviving spouse of a person who had a retired highway patrol plate at the time of death so long as the surviving spouse continues to renew the plate and does not remarry."
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, including additional Congressional Medal of Honor, 100% Disabled Veteran, and Ex‑Prisoner of War 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

Crystal Coast	$30.00
Historical Attraction	$30.00
Personalized	$30.00
State Attraction	$30.00
Buffalo Soldiers	$25.00
Collegiate Insignia	$25.00
Goodness Grows	$25.00
High School Insignia	$25.00
Kids First	$25.00
Olympic Games	$25.00
NC Agribusiness	$25.00
NC Coastal Federation	$25.00
Nurses	$25.00
(Effective until June 30, 2006)
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation	$25.00
Special Olympics	$25.00
Surveyor Plate	$25.00
The V Foundation for Cancer Research Division	$25.00
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina	$25.00
Animal Lovers	$20.00
Audubon North Carolina	$20.00
Be Active NC	$20.00
Ducks Unlimited	$20.00
(Effective until June 30, 2006)
Harley Owners' Group	$20.00
First in Forestry	$20.00
4‑H Foundation of NC	$20.00
Litter Prevention	$20.00
March of Dimes	$20.00
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity	$20.00
Save the Sea Turtles	$20.00
Scenic Rivers	$20.00
School Technology	$20.00
Soil and Water Conservation	$20.00
Special Forces Association	$20.00
Support Public Schools	$20.00
Wildlife Resources	$20.00
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority	$20.00
Active Member of the National Guard	None
100% Disabled Veteran	None
Ex‑Prisoner of War	None
Legion of Valor	None
Purple Heart Recipient	None
Silver Star 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), the Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF), which is established under G.S. 113‑77.7, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 113‑44.15, as follows:
Special Plate	SRPA	CCAPA	NHTF	PRTF

Animal Lovers	$10	$10	0	0
Audubon North Carolina	$10	$10	0	0
Be Active NC	$10	$10	0	0
Buffalo Soldiers	$10	$15	0	0
Crystal Coast	$10	$20	0	0
Ducks Unlimited	$10	$10	0	0
First in Forestry	$10	0	$10	0
4‑H Foundation of NC	$10	$10	0	0
Goodness Grows	$10	$15	0	0
(Effective until June 30, 2006)
Harley Owners' Group	$10	$10	0	0
High School Insignia	$10	$15	0	0
Historical Attraction	$10	$20	0	0
In‑State Collegiate Insignia	$10	$15	0	0
Kids First 	$10	$15	0	0
Litter Prevention	$10	$10	0	0
March of Dimes	$10	$10	0	0
NC Agribusiness	$10	$15	0	0
NC Coastal Federation 	$10	$15	0	0
Nurses	$10	$15	0	0
Olympic Games	$10	$15	0	0
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 	$10	$10	0	0
Out‑of‑state Collegiate Insignia 	10	0	$15	0
Personalized 	$10	0	$15	$5
(Effective until June 30, 2006)
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation	$10	$15	0	0
Save the Sea Turtles	$10	$10	0	0
Scenic Rivers	$10	$10	0	0
School Technology	$10	$10	0	0
Soil and Water Conservation	$10	$10	0	0
Special Forces Association	$10	$10	0	0
Special Olympics	$10	$15	0	0
State Attraction	$10	$20	0	0
Support Public Schools	$10	$10	0	0
Surveyor Plate	$10	$15	0	0
The V Foundation for 
	Cancer Research	$10	$15	0	0
University Health Systems of 
	Eastern Carolina	$10	$15	0	0
Wildlife Resources	$10	$10	0	0
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority	$10	$10	0	0
All other Special Plates	$10	0	0	0."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 20‑81.12 is amended by adding two new subsections to read:
"(b31)	4‑H Foundation of North Carolina. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a 4‑H Foundation of North Carolina 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 4‑H Foundation of North Carolina plates to The 4‑H Foundation of North Carolina, Inc., to be used to support county and State 4‑H programs and to provide funding for repairs and renovations at North Carolina 4‑H camps and conference centers.
(b32)	High School Insignia Plate. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a high school insignia plate for a public high school in North Carolina before a high school insignia plate may be issued for that school. The Division must transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of high school insignia plates to the Department of Public Instruction to be deposited into the State Aid to Local School Administrative Units account. The Division must also send the Department of Public Instruction information as to the number of plates sold representing a particular high school. The Department of Public Instruction must annually transfer the money in the State Aid to Local School Administrative Units account that is derived from the sale of the high school insignia plates to the high schools which have a high school insignia plate in proportion to the number of high school insignia plates sold representing that school. The high school must use the money for academic enhancement."
SECTION 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law.