This bill proposes several updates to the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding special license plates. It introduces a new section, 28-2470.40, which allows for the issuance of "public education foundation special plates" if a person pays a $32,000 implementation fee by December 31, 2026. The design and color of these plates will be determined by the person who pays the fee, subject to the department's approval. Additionally, the bill specifies that a portion of the fees collected for these plates will be allocated to a newly established "public education foundation special plate fund," which will be administered by the director and used to support educational initiatives.

The bill also modifies existing statutes by deleting references to the previous range of special plate sections (28-2404 to 28-2470.39) and replacing them with the new section (28-2470.40). It clarifies the distribution of fees, stating that $8 from the $25 fee for original and renewal special plates will be an administration fee, while $17 will be an annual donation. Furthermore, it mandates that the department deposit the administration fees into the state highway fund and transmit donations to the new special plate fund, which is continuously appropriated for educational purposes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 28-2351, 28-2403, 28-2470.40, 28-6501, 28-6991, 28-6993, 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417, 28-2470.39, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475, 28-2476, 28-4533, 28-2402, 28-2003, 28-5431, 28-2408, 28-2409, 35-146, 35-147, 35-313, 28-2407, 28-2514, 28-2415, 28-1177, 28-5926, 28-5927, 28-410, 28-5808, 28-1143, 28-2353, 28-3003, 28-5101, 28-2206, 28-2162, 49-542, 28-372, 28-2155, 28-2156, 28-2269, 28-4304, 28-4804, 28-710, 28-2065, 28-7311, 28-7059, 28-1105, 28-2448, 28-3415, 28-3002, 28-7316, 28-4302, 28-3416, 28-4504, 28-2098, 28-2321, 28-2324, 28-2325, 28-5474, 28-5739, 28-5863, 28-5864