SENATE BILL NO. 472 March 24, 1999, Introduced by Senators ROGERS and STEIL and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Tourism. 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 AN EDU- 2 CATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATE AND, UPON APPLICATION, SHALL ISSUE 3 SUCH A PLATE TO AN APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHI- 4 CLE, PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, OR MOTOR HOME FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION 5 PLATE IS ISSUED INSTEAD OF A STANDARD REGISTRATION PLATE. 6 EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL BEAR LETTERS AND NUMBERS 7 THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE PRESCRIBES. 8 (2) AN APPLICATION FOR AN EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATE 9 SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO THE 10 PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217. APPLICATION FOR AN 11 ORIGINAL OR RENEWAL EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE 01283'99 TLG 2 1 ACCOMPANIED WITH PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX 2 IN ADDITION TO A SERVICE FEE AS FOLLOWS: 3 (A) FOR AN ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATE, $3.00 4 FOR THE FIRST MONTH AND $2.00 PER MONTH FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH 5 OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD. 6 (B) FOR A RENEWAL EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATE, $10.00. 7 (3) AN EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL EXPIRE AS 8 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 226. UPON THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF AN 9 EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE 10 A TAB OR TABS DESIGNATING THE MONTH AND YEAR OF EXPIRATION. 11 (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEPOSIT EACH SERVICE FEE 12 COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION WITH THE STATE TREASURER WHO SHALL 13 CREDIT EACH SERVICE FEE TO THE SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY FUND CREATED IN 14 SUBSECTION (7). 15 (5) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL CREATE A DESIGN OR MAY 16 ACCEPT A DESIGN FOR AN EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATE SUBMITTED 17 BY ANOTHER SOURCE. EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL NOT BE 18 A DUPLICATION OF ANOTHER REGISTRATION PLATE AND SHALL BE MANUFAC- 19 TURED FROM REFLECTIVE SHEETING. THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CON- 20 JUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, SHALL 21 SOLICIT COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF REFLECTIVE SHEETING 22 TO MANUFACTURE EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATES UNDER THIS 23 SECTION. 24 (6) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY REGISTRA- 25 TION PERMIT TO A PERSON WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND THE PROPER 26 PAYMENTS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATE IF THE APPLICANT'S 27 CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE BEFORE HIS OR HER 01283'99 3 1 RECEIPT OF AN EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION PLATE. THE TEMPORARY 2 REGISTRATION SHALL EXPIRE UPON RECEIPT OF AN EDUCATIONAL REGIS- 3 TRATION PLATE OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE, WHICHEVER OCCURS 4 FIRST. THE TEMPORARY PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A SEPARATE 5 FEE. 6 (7) THE SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY FUND IS CREATED IN THE STATE 7 TREASURY. ALL MONEY RECEIVED AS SERVICE FEES UNDER SUBSECTION 8 (2) SHALL BE DEPOSITED BY THE STATE TREASURER IN THE SCHOOL TECH- 9 NOLOGY FUND. MONEY IN THE FUND SHALL NOT REVERT TO THE GENERAL 10 FUND AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR BUT SHALL REMAIN IN THE 11 SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY FUND. MONEY IN THE SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY FUND 12 SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR INCREASING TECHNOLOGY IN THE K-12 13 CLASSROOMS IN THIS STATE. 14 (8) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "EDUCATIONAL REGISTRATION 15 PLATE" MEANS A REGISTRATION PLATE THAT HAS A DESIGN DEPICTING AN 16 EDUCATIONAL THEME. 01283'99 Final page. TLG