FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 6688

C 48 L 04

Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description: Authorizing a special "Helping Kids Speak" license plate.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Highways & Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Benton, B. Sheldon, T. Sheldon, Rasmussen and Shin).

Senate Committee on Highways & Transportation

House Committee on Transportation

Background: The Special License Plate Review Board was established in 2003 and charged with reviewing special license plate applications from groups requesting the creation of a special license plate series. Upon approval, the board forwards the application to the Legislature.

On January 26, 2004, the board formally approved the Help Kids Speak special license plate application.

Summary: The Department of Licensing (DOL) must issue a special license plate displaying a symbol recognizing an organization that supports programs that provide free speech pathology services for children.

The Help Kids Speak plates are available beginning November 1, 2004.

An applicant for a Help Kids Speak license plate must pay an initial fee of $40 and a renewal fee each year thereafter of $30. The initial revenue generated from the plate sales must be deposited into the motor vehicle account until the state has been reimbursed for the implementation costs. Upon reimbursement, the revenue must be deposited into the Helping Kids Speak account.

DOL must enter into a contract with a qualified nonprofit organization requiring that the organization use the plate revenue to provide free diagnostic and therapeutic services to families of children who suffer from a delay in language or speech development.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate       48  0

House       96  0

Effective: June 10, 2004