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HOUSE BILL NO. 38 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Transportation on January 29, 2004) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Orrock) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-749.101, relating to special license plates; supporters of adoption programs offered by the Virginia Department of Social Services and licensed Virginia non-profit child-placing services; fees.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-749.101 as follows:

§ 46.2-749.101. Special license plates; supporters of adoption programs; fees.

A. On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to supporters of adoption programs.

B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section shall be $25 in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such $25 fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, $15 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the Virginia Department of Social Services Adoption Programs Fund, established within the Department of Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to the Virginia Department of Social Services and used (i) to support its adoption programs and (ii) to develop a grants program that shall provide all licensed Virginia nonprofit child-placing services a means to apply for portions of such funds to support their child placement programs and activities in Virginia.