1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; authorizing education license plates;proposing coding 
1.3 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [168.1285] EDUCATION PLATES.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a) The commissioner shall 
1.7 	issue education plates to an applicant who:
1.8 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile or recreational vehicle;
1.9 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the special 
1.10 	plates;
1.11 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
1.12 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
1.13 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota Academic Excellence 
1.14 	Foundation established in section 124D.94; and
1.15 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
1.16 	and licensing of drivers.
1.17 	(b) The education plate application must indicate that the annual contribution 
1.18 	specified under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to receive the special 
1.19 	plate and that the applicant may make an additional contribution to the fund.
1.20 	(c) Education plates may be personalized according to section 168.12, subdivision 
1.21 	2a.
1.22 		Subd. 2.Design. After consultation with interested groups, the commissioner 
1.23 	of education and the commissioner shall jointly select a suitable symbol for use by the 
1.24 	commissioner to design the special plates.
2.1 		Subd. 3.No refund. Contributions under this section must not be refunded.
2.2 		Subd. 4.Plate transfers. Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, on 
2.3 	payment of a transfer fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred 
2.4 	to another passenger automobile registered to the person to whom the plates were issued.
2.5 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. (a) Contributions under subdivision 1, 
2.6 	paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to the commissioner and credited to the Minnesota 
2.7 	Academic Excellence Foundation established in section 124D.94.
2.8 	(b) The fees collected under this section must be deposited in the vehicle services 
2.9 	operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
2.10 		Subd. 6.Record. The commissioner shall maintain a record of the number of 
2.11 	special plates issued under this section.
2.12 		Subd. 7.Compliance with other law. Special plates issued under this section are 
2.13 	not subject to section 168.1293.