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PRINTER'S NO. 2851
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2437
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY DeLISSIO, DELOZIER, HILL-EVANS, MADDEN, KINSEY,
SCHLOSSBERG, FREEMAN, SOLOMON, HELM, SANCHEZ, DALEY, HOWARD,
B. MILLER, HERRIN, TOMLINSON, MAJOR, GUENST, SAMUELSON,
CIRESI, KNOWLES, SCHROEDER, MIHALEK, OTTEN, NEILSON, SAPPEY,
KAUFER, E. NELSON AND R. MACKENZIE, MARCH 22, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 22, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, providing for
contributions for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 1324. Contributions for the prevention of child abuse and
neglect.
(a) General rule.--Within one year of the effective date of
this section, the department shall provide for all of the
following:
(1) Ability of a person renewing a driver's license or
identification card electronically through the department's
publicly accessible Internet website to make a contribution
of $5 to the Children's Trust Fund.
(2) Ability of a person renewing a vehicle registration
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electronically through the department's publicly accessible
Internet website to make a contribution of $5 to the
Children's Trust Fund.
(b) Implementation.--
(1) A contribution under subsection (a) shall be added,
as appropriate, to the regular fee for:
(i) a renewal of a driver's license or
identification card; and
(ii) a renewal of a vehicle registration.
(2) One contribution under subsection (a) may be made
for:
(i) each renewal of a driver's license or
identification card; and
(ii) each renewal of a vehicle registration.
(c) Use.--Contributions made under subsection (a) shall be
used by the Children's Trust Fund Board exclusively for the
prevention of child abuse and neglect.
(d) Deposits.--The department shall determine annually the
total amount designated under this section and shall report the
amount to the State Treasurer who shall transfer the amount from
the Motor License Fund to the Children's Trust Fund.
(e) Information.--The department shall provide adequate
information concerning the contribution for the prevention of
child abuse and neglect in its instructions for the applicants
described in subsection (a). The information concerning the
contribution shall include the address of the Children's Trust
Fund to which contributions may be sent by individuals wishing
to make additional contributions.
(f) Reporting.--The Children's Trust Fund Board shall
include in its annual report required under section 5(6) of the
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act of December 15, 1988 (P.L.1235, No.151), known as the
Children's Trust Fund Act, the amount received from the
contributions authorized by this section and how the funds were
used.
(g) Reimbursement.--The Children's Trust Fund shall
reimburse the Motor License Fund for the actual costs incurred
by the department in the administration of this section.
(h) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Children's Trust Fund." The fund created under section 8 of
the Children's Trust Fund Act.
"Children's Trust Fund Board." The board created under
section 4 of the Children's Trust Fund Act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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