1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; authorizing issuance of
1.3 	special Kids First license plates; appropriating
1.4 	money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.5 	Statutes, chapter 168.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [168.1298] KIDS FIRST LICENSE PLATES.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Requirements. The registrar shall issue
1.9 	special Kids First license plates to an applicant who:
1.10 	(1) is an owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile,
1.11 	pickup truck, or van;
1.12 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
1.13 	manufacturing the plates;
1.14 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section
1.15 	168.013;
1.16 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
1.17 	(5) pays an additional annual nonrefundable contribution of
1.18 	not less than $30 to the Kids First account established under
1.19 	subdivision 5 and designates on the license plate application
1.20 	the school district for which the contribution is intended; and 
1.21 	(6) complies with laws and rules governing registration and
1.22 	licensing of vehicles and drivers.
1.23 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner, in consultation with
1.24 	the commissioner of education, shall design a special Kids First
1.25 	license plate that features a school-related design.  The design
2.1 	is not subject to section 168.1291.
2.2 		Subd. 3.Plate transfers. Notwithstanding section
2.3 	168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5,
2.4 	plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
2.5 	passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or jointly
2.6 	owned by the person to whom the special plates were issued.
2.7 		Subd. 4.Fees credited. The fees collected under this
2.8 	section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
2.9 	the highway user tax distribution fund.  The fees collected
2.10 	under this section do not include the contributions collected
2.11 	for the Kids First account.
2.12 		Subd. 5.Kids first account; appropriation. A Kids First
2.13 	account is established in the state treasury.  The commissioner
2.14 	shall deposit all contributions received under subdivision 1,
2.15 	clause (5), into the account.  Money in the account is
2.16 	appropriated to the commissioner for distribution to school
2.17 	districts as indicated on license plate applications under that
2.18 	clause.
2.19 		Subd. 6.Compliance with other laws. The commissioner
2.20 	shall not issue license plates under this section until section
2.21 	168.1293, subdivision 2, has been complied with, except that for
2.22 	purposes of paragraph (b) of that subdivision, the deadline for
2.23 	submission of information is September 15, 2005.  Issuance and
2.24 	renewal of license plates under this section are subject to
2.25 	section 168.1293, subdivision 5.