28-2470.08. Children and families special plates; fund
A. If, by December 31, 2021, an entity pays $32, 000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue children and families special plates. The entity that provides the $32, 000 shall design the children and families special plates. The design and color of the children and families special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for children and families special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the children and families special plates.
B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the children and families special plate fund established by this section.
D. The children and families special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32, 000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the entity that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund, excluding administrative fees, to an entity that is qualified under section 501(c)(6) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. The entity must:
1. Be headquartered in this state.
2. Have been established in 1937 and incorporated in this state in 1978.
3. Sponsor a professional golf tournament in this state.
4. Have over three hundred members.
5. Provide monies to an entity that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes that:
(a) Has a board that consists of fifteen members from varying professional backgrounds.
(b) Has a mission to support organizations that assist children and families, help people in need and improve the quality of life in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.
(c) Directs its giving toward organizations based or with a significant presence in this state.
F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.