Authorizes creation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates.

A5199

ASSEMBLY, No. 5199

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED JUNE 4, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� LINDA S. CARTER

District 22 (Somerset and Union)

SYNOPSIS

���� Authorizes creation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc. license plates.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act

authorizing the creation and issuance of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates and supplementing Title 39 of the
Revised Statutes.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� Upon proper
application, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
shall issue Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates for any motor
vehicle owned or leased and registered in this State.� In addition to the
registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed
by law, the license plates shall display appropriate words or a slogan and
emblem honoring the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
.
�The chief administrator, in consultation with the
Eastern Region Vice-President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., shall select
the design and color scheme of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. �license
plates.� The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates shall be subject
to the provisions of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, except as
hereinafter otherwise provided.

���� b.��� Application for issuance
of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates shall be made to the
chief administrator on forms and in a manner prescribed by the chief
administrator.� In order to be deemed complete, an application shall be
accompanied by a fee of $50, payable to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission,
which shall be in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the
registration of a motor vehicle.� The chief administrator shall collect
annually, subsequent to the year of issuance of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc. license plates, a $10 fee for the license plates in addition to the fees
otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of a motor vehicle.� The
additional fees required by this subsection shall be deposited in the �Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. License Plate Fund� created pursuant to subsection
c. of this section.

���� c.���� There is created in the
Department of the Treasury a special non-lapsing fund to be known as the �Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. License Plate Fund.�� There shall be deposited in
the fund the amount collected from all license plate fees collected pursuant to
subsection b. of this section, less the amounts necessary to reimburse the
commission for administrative costs pursuant to subsection d. of this section.�
The monies deposited in the fund shall be appropriated annually to the Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and shall be used to provide grant funding to support
the organization�s mission and programs.�

���� Monies deposited in the fund
shall be held in interest-bearing accounts in public depositories as defined
pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1970, c.236 (C.17:9-41), and may be invested or
reinvested in securities approved by the State Treasurer.� Interest or other
income earned on monies deposited into the fund, and any monies which may be
appropriated or otherwise become available for purposes of the fund, shall be
credited to and deposited in the fund for use as set forth in this section.

���� d.��� Prior to the deposit of
the additional fees collected pursuant to subsection b. of this section into
the �Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. License Plate Fund,� amounts thereof as
are necessary shall be used to reimburse the commission for all costs
reasonably and actually incurred, as stipulated by the chief administrator for:

���� (1)�� designing, producing,
issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc. license plates; and

���� (2)�� any computer programming
changes that may be initially necessary to implement the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc. license plate program in an amount not to exceed $150,000.

���� The chief administrator shall
annually certify to the State Treasurer the average cost per license plate
incurred in the immediately preceding year by the commission in producing,
issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc. license plates.� The annual certification of the average cost
per license plate shall be approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or
its successor.

���� In the event that the average
cost per license plate as certified by the chief administrator and approved by
the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor, is greater than the $50
application fee established pursuant to subsection b. of this section in two
consecutive fiscal years, the chief administrator may discontinue the issuance
of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates.

���� e.���� The chief administrator
shall notify eligible motorists of the opportunity to obtain the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates by publicizing the availability of the
license plates on the commission�s website.� The Eastern Region of Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and any other individual or entity designated by the
Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., may publicize the
availability of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates in any
manner that the Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. deems
appropriate.

���� f.���� The chief administrator
and the Eastern Region Vice-President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. shall
develop and enter into a memorandum of agreement setting forth the procedures
to be followed in carrying out their respective responsibilities under P.L.���
, c.��� (C.����� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).

���� g.��� The Eastern Region
Vice-President Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. shall appoint the sitting
District Director to act as a liaison between the Eastern Region of Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the commission.� The liaison shall represent the Eastern
Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in any and all communications with
the commission regarding the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.� license plates
established by
P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending
before the Legislature as this bill).

���� 2.��� a.� State or public
funds shall not be used by the commission for the initial cost of:

���� (1) designing, producing,
issuing, and publicizing the availability of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc. license plates; or

���� (2) any computer programming
changes which may be necessary to implement the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
license plate program established by P.L.��� , c.��� (C.����� ) (pending before
the Legislature as this bill).

���� b.��� An individual or entity
designated by the Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. shall
contribute non-public monies in an amount to be determined by the chief
administrator, not to exceed a total of $25,000, to be used to offset the
initial costs incurred by the commission for designing, producing, issuing, and
publicizing the availability of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license
plates, and any computer programming which may be necessary to implement the
program.� Concerned organizations and individual donors may contribute monies
to the Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to be used to offset
the initial costs incurred by the commission for the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc. license plates authorized by P.L.��� , c.��� (C.����� )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill). Any amount remaining after the
payment of the initial cost shall be deposited in the �Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc. License Plate Fund� established pursuant to subsection c. of
section 1 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.����� ) (pending before the Legislature as this
bill).

���� c.���� The commission shall
not begin designing, producing, issuing, or publicizing the availability of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates, or making any necessary programming
changes, until the following requirements have been met:

���� (1)�� an individual or entity
designated by the Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has
provided the commission with the non-public monies necessary, as determined by
the chief administrator pursuant to subsection b. of this section, to offset
the initial costs incurred by the commission in establishing the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plate program; and

���� (2)�� the liaison appointed by
the Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. pursuant to subsection
g. of section 1 of
P.L. , c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill) has provided the commission with
not less than 500 completed applications for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
license plates.� These applications shall constitute the initial order for Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates and shall be accompanied by a fee
representing the total cost of the initial order.� The fee shall be determined
by multiplying the number of sets of license plates being ordered by the
applicable initial fee for each set of license plates as set forth in
subsection b. of section 1 of
P.L. , c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill).

���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately but shall remain inoperative until the first day of the
seventh month following the date on which the conditions set forth in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection c. of section 2 of this act have been
satisfied.� The chief administrator may take anticipatory acts in advance of
that date as may be necessary for the timely implementation of
P.L. , c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill). This act shall expire if the
conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection c. of section 2 of
P.L.��� , c.��� (C.����� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) are
not satisfied by the last day of the 12th month following enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill authorizes the Chief
Administrator (chief administrator) of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
(commission) to issue special Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity) license plates.

���� The bill provides that the
design of the Alpha Phi Alpha license plate is to display appropriate words or
a slogan and an emblem honoring the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. The chief
administrator, in consultation with the Eastern Region Vice-President of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is to select the design and color scheme of the
Alpha Phi Alpha license plates.

���� In addition to all fees
otherwise required by law for the registration of a motor vehicle, there is an
application fee of $50 and an annual renewal fee of $10 for the Alpha Phi Alpha
license plates.� After deducting the costs to implement the plates, the
additional fees collected are to be deposited into a special non-lapsing fund
known as the �Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. License Plate Fund.�� The
proceeds of the fund are to be annually appropriated to Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, to be used to support the organization's mission and programs.

���� The chief administrator is
required to annually certify the average cost of producing, issuing, renewing,
and publicizing the availability of the specialty license plates. If the
average cost per plate exceeds $50 in two consecutive fiscal years, the chief
administrator may discontinue the Alpha Phi Alpha license plate program.� The
bill also requires that the Eastern Region Vice-President of Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc. appoint the District Director to represent the Eastern Region
of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (New Jersey Association of Alpha Phi Alpha
Chapters) in all communications with the commission regarding the Alpha Phi
Alpha license plates.�

���� The bill provides that State
or other public funds are not to be used by the commission for the initial cost
to implement the Alpha Phi Alpha license plate program.� The bill requires the
Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (New Jersey Association of
Alpha Phi Alpha Chapters) or an individual or entity designated by the Eastern
Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to contribute non-public monies, not
to exceed $25,000, to offset the initial costs to design, produce, issue, and
publicize the license plates and for computer programming changes which may be
necessary to implement the program.� The bill authorizes the Eastern Region of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (New Jersey Association of Alpha Phi Alpha
Chapters) to receive funds from private sources to be used to offset the
initial costs.�

���� The commission is not required
to design, produce, issue, or publicize the availability of the Alpha Phi Alpha
license plates or make any necessary programming changes, until: 1) the Eastern
Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (New Jersey Association of Alpha Phi
Alpha Chapters) or the individual or entity designated by the Eastern Region of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has provided the commission with the money
necessary to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission in
establishing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plate program; and 2)
the Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (New Jersey Association
of Alpha Phi Alpha Chapters), liaison has provided the commission with a
minimum of 500 completed applications for the Alpha Phi Alpha license plates.

���� The provisions of the bill
will remain inoperative until the first day of the seventh month after the
appropriate applications and fees required to offset the initial costs incurred
by the commission are provided to the commission.� The bill expires on the last
day of the 12th month if sufficient applications and fees to offset the initial
costs are not received by that date.