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H.B. 154

             1     

VISION SCREENING CHECKOFF FOR MOTOR

             2     
VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND DRIVER

             3     
LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL

             4     
2003 GENERAL SESSION

             5     
STATE OF UTAH

             6     
Sponsor: Katherine M. Bryson

             7      This act modifies the Motor Vehicles Code by changing the registration check off name
             8      from blindness prevention to vision screening. This act increases the check off voluntary
             9      contribution amount from $1 to $2 and provides that Friends For Sight, which was
             10      formerly Prevent Blindness Utah, shall receive the contributions. This act modifies the
             11      Public Safety Code by changing the license check off name from blindness prevention to
             12      vision screening. This act increases the voluntary contribution amount from $1 to $2 and
             13      provides that Friends For Sight shall receive the contributions. This act takes effect July
             14      1, 2003.
             15      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             16      AMENDS:
             17          41-1a-230, as enacted by Chapter 45, Laws of Utah 2000
             18          53-3-214.5, as enacted by Chapter 45, Laws of Utah 2000
             19      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             20          Section 1. Section 41-1a-230 is amended to read:
             21           41-1a-230. Registration checkoff for vision screening.
             22          (1) A person who applies for a motor vehicle registration or registration renewal may
             23      designate a voluntary contribution for [blindness prevention] vision screening of [$1] $2.
             24          (2) This contribution shall be:
             25          (a) collected by the division;
             26          (b) treated as a voluntary contribution to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight to
             27      provide blindness prevention education, screening, and treatment and not as a motor vehicle

             28      registration fee; and
             29          (c) transferred to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight at least monthly, less
             30      actual administrative costs associated with collecting and transferring the contributions.
             31          Section 2. Section 53-3-214.5 is amended to read:
             32           53-3-214.5. License checkoff for vision screening.
             33          (1) A person who applies for a license or license renewal may designate a voluntary
             34      contribution for [blindness prevention] vision screening of [$1] $2.
             35          (2) This contribution shall be:
             36          (a) collected by the division;
             37          (b) treated as a voluntary contribution to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight to
             38      provide blindness prevention education, screening, and treatment and not as a license fee; and
             39          (c) transferred to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight at least monthly, less
             40      actual administrative costs associated with collecting and transferring the contributions.
             41          Section 3. Effective date.
             42          This act takes effect on July 1, 2003.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-29-03 9:16 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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