BILL NUMBER: AB 270	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 16, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nazarian

                        FEBRUARY 10, 2015

   An act to add Section 5164 to the Vehicle Code, relating to
 vehicles, and making an appropriation therefor. 
 vehicles. 



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 270, as amended, Nazarian. Specialized license plates: diabetes
awareness.
   Existing law establishes a specialized license plate program and
requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue specialized
license plates  to  on behalf of  a
sponsoring state agency that meets certain requirements. The DMV is
required to charge specified fees related to the issuance of those
plates and to deposit the fees, less the DMV's costs, in the
Specialized License Plate Fund. Existing law requires that moneys in
the fund be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to each
sponsoring agency in proportion to the amount that is attributable
to the agency's specialized license plate program. Existing law
authorizes the sponsoring agency to use these moneys to fund projects
and programs that promote the state agency's official policy,
mission, or work.
   This bill would require the Department of Public Health to apply
to the DMV to sponsor a license plate that promotes diabetes
awareness, education, and research, and that displays the message
"Cure Diabetes" under the numerical series. The bill would require
the DMV to deposit the fees for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of
these license plates, less the DMV's costs, into the Diabetes
Awareness  Account, which the bill would create. The bill
would continuously appropriate the money deposited in the Diabetes
Awareness Account   Fund, which the bill would establish
in the State Treasury for the deposit of the revenue derived from
these license plates. The bill would require that these funds be
allocated, upon appropriation by the   Legislature,  to
the Department of Public Health to fund projects and programs
related to diabetes awareness and prevention in California. 
By creating a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an
appropriation. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation:  yes   no
 . Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 5164 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
   5164.  (a) The Department of Public Health shall apply to the
department to sponsor a diabetes awareness, education, and research
license plate program. The department shall issue specialized license
plates for that program if the Department of Public Health satisfies
the requirements of Section 5156.
   (b) License plates issued pursuant to this section shall display
the message "Cure Diabetes" under the numerical series. The
Department of Public Health may also accept and use donated artwork
from California artists for the license plate. 
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 5157, the
additional fees prescribed by Section 5157 for the issuance, renewal,
or transfer of the specialized license plates shall be deposited,
after the department deducts its administrative costs, in the
Diabetes Awareness Account, which is hereby created in the
Specialized License Plate Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the
Government Code, all moneys within the account are hereby
continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the
Department of Public Health to fund projects and programs related to
diabetes awareness and prevention in California's diverse
communities.  
   (c) The fees specified in Section 5157 shall be imposed for the
issuance, renewal, or transfer of specialized license plates
authorized by this section. Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of
Section 5157, after deducting its administrative costs, the
department shall deposit the revenue derived from the additional fees
into the Diabetes Awareness Fund, which is hereby established in the
State Treasury. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the moneys in
that fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health to
fund projects and programs related to diabetes awareness and
prevention in California's diverse communities.