A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow voluntary donations at the time of a Remote renewal of a drivers license to the License to Give trust fund and to distribute the donation to donate life north carolina.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑7 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑7.  Issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.
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(j1)	License to Give Trust Fund. – The Division must offer to accept a voluntary contribution of two or more whole dollars from every person submitting payment of the fee collected under subsection (i) of this section for the remote renewal of drivers licenses and credit all donations to the License to Give Trust Fund established under G.S. 20‑7.4.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑7.4 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑7.4.  License to Give Trust Fund established.
(a)	There is established the License to Give Trust Fund. Revenue in the Fund includes amounts credited by the Division as required by law, and other funds. Any surplus in the Fund shall not revert but shall be used for the purposes stated in this section. The Fund shall be kept on deposit with the State Treasurer, as in the case of other State Funds, and may be invested by the State Treasurer in any lawful securities for investment of State funds. The License to Give Trust Fund is subject to oversight by the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes.
(a1)	All funds credited to the Fund under G.S. 20‑7(j1) must be expended by the Fund as a quarterly grant to Donate Life North Carolina for the following purposes so long as the Give Trust Fund Commission determines Donate Life North Carolina effectively conducts these purposes:
(1)	Managing the online organ donation registry operated by Donate Life North Carolina.
(2)	Promoting organ donation throughout the State.
(b)	The purposes for which any remaining funds may be expended by the License to Give Trust Fund Commission from the License to Give Trust Fund are as follows:
(1)	As grants‑in‑aid for initiatives that educate about and promote organ and tissue donation and health care decision making at life's end.
(2)	Expenses of the License to Give Trust Fund Commission as authorized in G.S. 20‑7.5."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2016, and applies to drivers license remote renewals on or after that date.