S.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 STANDING APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS 2 Section 1. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS —— FY 3 2019-2020. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in the 4 following designated section for the fiscal year beginning July 5 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the amount appropriated from 6 the general fund of the state pursuant to that section for the 7 following designated purpose shall not exceed the following 8 amount: 9 For payment of claims for nonpublic school transportation 10 under section 285.2: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,197,091 12 If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic 13 school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in 14 accordance with this section, the department of education shall 15 prorate the amount of each approved claim. 16 Sec. 2. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID —— FY 2019-2020. In 17 lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20, 18 subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year 19 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, for paying 20 instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for such 21 fiscal year is zero. 22 Sec. 3. Section 257.35, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 23 following new subsection: 24 NEW SUBSECTION . 13A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in 25 addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to subsection 26 2, the state aid for area education agencies and the portion 27 of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies 28 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 29 30, 2020, shall be reduced by the department of management by 30 fifteen million dollars. The reduction for each area education 31 agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the agency 32 received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. 33 DIVISION II 34 MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 35 -1- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 1/ 14

S.F. _____ Sec. 4. FLOOD MITIGATION. 1 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 2 to the flood mitigation fund created in section 418.10 for the 3 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, 4 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 5 used for the purposes designated: 6 For projects located in any county that has been declared 7 a major disaster by the president of the United States on 8 or after March 12, 2019, and that is also a county in which 9 individuals are eligible for federal individual assistance: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,000,000 11 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 12 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 13 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 14 available for expenditure for the purposes designated. 15 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 16 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 17 DIVISION III 18 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 19 Sec. 6. Section 2.11, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 1. Each house of the general assembly may employ such 22 officers and employees as it shall deem necessary for the 23 conduct of its business. The compensation of the chaplains, 24 officers, and employees of the general assembly shall be fixed 25 by joint action of the house and senate by resolution at the 26 opening of each session, or as soon thereafter as conveniently 27 can be done. Such persons shall be furnished by the state such 28 supplies as may be necessary for the proper discharge of their 29 duties. 30 Sec. 7. Section 2C.18, Code 2019, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 2C.18 Report to general assembly. 33 The ombudsman shall by April 1 December 15 of each year 34 submit an economically designed and reproduced report to the 35 -2- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 2/ 14

S.F. _____ general assembly and to the governor concerning the exercise 1 of the ombudsman’s functions during the preceding calendar 2 year. In discussing matters with which the ombudsman has been 3 concerned, the ombudsman shall not identify specific persons 4 if to do so would cause needless hardship. If the annual 5 report criticizes a named agency or official, it shall also 6 include unedited replies made by the agency or official to the 7 criticism, unless excused by the agency or official affected. 8 Sec. 8. Section 262.9, subsection 16, Code 2019, is amended 9 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 10 following: 11 16. Notwithstanding section 13.7, employ or retain 12 attorneys or counselors as necessary in the board’s discretion 13 or in the discretion of the institutions governed by the board, 14 to carry out the duties of the board or its institutions. In 15 addition, the board or its institutions may be represented 16 in any court or tribunal by an attorney or counselor on the 17 board’s staff or on the staff of an institution governed by the 18 board, by the office of the attorney general, or, if authorized 19 by the executive council, by other attorneys retained by the 20 board or by the institutions the board governs. 21 DIVISION IV 22 CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS 23 Sec. 9. Section 225C.51, subsection 1, paragraph a, if 24 enacted by 2019 Iowa Acts, House File 690, section 8, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 a. The director of the department of human services or the 27 director’s designee. 28 Sec. 10. Section 225C.51, subsection 3, if enacted by 2019 29 Iowa Acts, House File 690, section 8, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 3. The director of the department of human services and the 32 director of the department of education, or their designees, 33 shall serve as co-chairpersons of the state board. Board 34 members shall not be entitled to a per diem as specified in 35 -3- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 3/ 14

S.F. _____ section 7E.6 and shall not be entitled to actual and necessary 1 expenses incurred while engaged in their official duties. 2 Sec. 11. Section 261H.3, subsections 1 and 2, as enacted by 3 2019 Iowa Acts, Senate File 274, section 3, are amended to read 4 as follows: 5 1. Noncommercial expressive activities protected under the 6 provisions of this chapter include but are not limited to any 7 lawful oral or written means by which members of the campus 8 community may communicate ideas to one another, including 9 but not limited to all forms of peaceful assembly, protests, 10 speeches including by invited speakers, distribution of 11 literature, circulating petitions, and publishing, including 12 publishing or streaming on an internet site, or audio or video 13 recorded in outdoor areas of campus. 14 2. A member of the campus community who wishes to engage in 15 noncommercial expressive activity in outdoor areas of campus 16 shall be permitted to do so freely, subject to reasonable 17 time, place, and manner restrictions, and as long as the 18 member’s conduct is not unlawful, does not impede others’ 19 access to a facility or use of walkways, and does not disrupt 20 the functioning of the public institution of higher education, 21 subject to the protections of subsection 1. The public 22 institution of higher education may designate other areas of 23 campus available for use by the campus community according to 24 institutional policy, but in all cases access to designated 25 areas of campus must be granted on a viewpoint-neutral basis 26 within the bounds of established principles of the first 27 amendment principles to the Constitution of the United States . 28 Sec. 12. Section 513D.2, subsection 2, Code 2019, as amended 29 by 2019 Iowa Acts, House File 679, section 185, if enacted, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 2. The commissioner or of insurance may take any enforcement 32 action under the commissioner’s authority to enforce compliance 33 with this chapter . 34 Sec. 13. Section 515I.4A, subsection 1, paragraph c, as 35 -4- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 4/ 14

S.F. _____ enacted by 2019 Iowa Acts, Senate File 558, section 4, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 c. The board of directors of the insurer has passed a 3 resolution seeking approval as a domestic surplus lines insurer 4 in this state and stating that the insurer shall only write 5 surplus line lines business. The resolution shall not be 6 amended without approval of the commissioner. 7 Sec. 14. Section 522E.13, subsection 6, Code 2019, as 8 amended by 2019 Iowa Acts, Senate File 559, section 6, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 6. Whenever notice or correspondence with respect to a 11 policy of portable electronics insurance is required pursuant 12 to this section , it shall be in writing and sent within the 13 notice period required pursuant to this section . Notices 14 and correspondence shall be sent to the licensed portable 15 electronics vendor that is the policyholder at the portable 16 electronics vendor’s mailing or electronic mail address 17 specified for that purpose and to its affected enrolled 18 consumers’ last known mailing or electronic mail addresses on 19 file with the insurer or the portable electronics vendor. All 20 notices and documents that are delivered by electronic means 21 shall comply with section 505B.1, except for the provisions 22 in section 505B.1, subsection 4. The insurer or portable 23 electronics vendor shall maintain proof that the notice or 24 correspondence was sent for not less than three years after 25 that notice or correspondence was sent. 26 Sec. 15. Section 633.648, Code 2019, as amended by 2019 27 Iowa Acts, House File 610, section 34, if enacted, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 633.648 Appointment of attorney in compromise of personal 30 injury settlements. 31 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 633.642 prior to 32 authorizing a compromise of a claim for damages on account 33 of personal injuries to the ward protected person , the court 34 may order an independent investigation by an attorney other 35 -5- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 5/ 14

S.F. _____ than by the attorney for the conservator. The cost of such 1 investigation, including a reasonable attorney fee, shall be 2 taxed as part of the cost of the conservatorship. 3 Sec. 16. 2019 Iowa Acts, Senate File 333, section 104, 4 subsection 6, is amended to read as follows: 5 6. Sections 15E.206, subsection 3, paragraph “a”; 6 15E.207, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (2), 7 subparagraph division (c); 15E.208, subsection 5, paragraph 8 “g”, subparagraphs (1) and (2); 15E.208, subsection 6, 9 paragraph “d”, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division 10 (a); 135.61, unnumbered paragraph 1; 135.61, subsection 11 1, paragraph “d”; 135.61, subsection 4; 135.62, subsection 12 1; 135.62, subsection 2, paragraph “f”, subparagraphs (2), 13 (4), and (5); 135.63, subsection 1; 135.63, subsection 2, 14 unnumbered paragraph 1; 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph “f”; 15 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph “g”, subparagraph (1); 135.63, 16 subsection 2, paragraph “h”, subparagraph (1), unnumbered 17 paragraph 1; 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph “j”; 135.63, 18 subsection 2, paragraph “k”, subparagraph (1), unnumbered 19 paragraph 1; 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph “l”, unnumbered 20 paragraph 1; 135.63, subsection 2, paragraphs “m” and “n”; 21 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph “p”, unnumbered paragraph 1; 22 135.63, subsection 3; 135.64, subsection 3; 135.72, unnumbered 23 paragraph 1; 135.73, subsection 1; 135.73, subsection 24 2, unnumbered paragraph 1; 135.73, subsection 3; 135.74, 25 subsections 1 and 3; 135.75, subsection 2; 135.76, subsection 26 1; 135.100, unnumbered paragraph 1; 135.105A, subsection 5; 27 135.108, unnumbered paragraph 1; 135.140, unnumbered paragraph 28 1; 249K.2, subsection 6; 490.120, subsection 12, paragraph “c”, 29 subparagraph (1); 490.140, subsection 29; 490.640, subsection 30 8; 490.809, subsection 2; 490.858, subsection 2; 490.1101, 31 unnumbered paragraph 1; 490.1105, subsection 3; 490.1107, 32 subsection 1, paragraph “h”; 490.1107, subsection 2; 490.1107, 33 subsection 4, paragraph “b”; 490.1108, subsection 1; 490.1114, 34 subsection 1; 490.1114, subsection 2, paragraph “g”; 490.1202, 35 -6- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 6/ 14

S.F. _____ subsection 7; 490.1301, unnumbered paragraph 1; 490.1320, 1 subsection 1; 490.1320, subsection 3, paragraphs “a” and “b”; 2 490.1322, subsection 2, paragraph “c”; 490.1323, subsection 3 3; 490.1331, subsection 1; 490.1340, subsection 2, paragraph 4 “a”, subparagraph (1); 490.1403, subsection 3; 490.1405, 5 subsection 2, paragraph “c”; 499.69A, subsection 6; 524.1309, 6 subsection 8; 524.1406, subsection 1; 524.1417, subsection 1; 7 and 524.1805, subsection 6, Code 2019, are amended by striking 8 the word “division” and inserting in lieu thereof the word 9 “subchapter”. 10 DIVISION V 11 STATE BUDGET PROCESS 12 Sec. 17. Section 8.6, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 13 following new subsection: 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 16. Salary model administrator. To 15 designate a position within the department to serve as the 16 salary model administrator. 17 a. The salary model administrator shall work in conjunction 18 with the legislative services agency to maintain the state’s 19 salary model used for analyzing, comparing, and projecting 20 state employee salary and benefit information, including 21 information relating to employees of the state board of 22 regents. 23 b. The department of revenue, the department of 24 administrative services, the institutions governed by the state 25 board of regents pursuant to section 262.7, each judicial 26 district’s department of correctional services, and the state 27 department of transportation shall provide salary data to the 28 department of management and the legislative services agency 29 to operate the state’s salary model. The format and frequency 30 of provision of the salary data shall be determined by the 31 department of management and the legislative services agency. 32 c. The information shall be used in collective bargaining 33 processes under chapter 20 and in calculating the funding needs 34 contained within any annual salary adjustment legislation. 35 -7- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 7/ 14

S.F. _____ A state employee organization as defined in section 20.3, 1 subsection 4, may request information produced by the model, 2 but the information provided shall not contain information 3 attributable to individual employees. 4 Sec. 18. Section 8.23, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 5 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows: 6 On or before October 1, prior to each legislative session, 7 all departments and establishments of the government shall 8 transmit to the director, on blanks to be furnished by the 9 director, estimates of their expenditure requirements, 10 including every proposed expenditure, for the ensuing fiscal 11 year, classified so as to distinguish between expenditures 12 estimated for administration, operation, and maintenance, and 13 the cost of each project involving the purchase of land or the 14 making of a public improvement or capital outlay of a permanent 15 character, together with supporting data and explanations 16 as called for by the director after consultation with the 17 legislative services agency . 18 Sec. 19. Section 8.23, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2019, 19 is amended to read as follows: 20 a. The estimates of expenditure requirements shall be 21 based upon seventy-five percent of the funding provided for 22 the current fiscal year accounted for by program reduced by 23 the historical employee vacancy factor in a form specified by 24 the director , and the remainder of the estimate of expenditure 25 requirements shall include all proposed expenditures and shall 26 be prioritized by program or the results to be achieved . The 27 estimates shall be accompanied with by performance measures 28 for evaluating the effectiveness of the program programs or 29 results . 30 Sec. 20. Section 602.1301, subsection 2, paragraph a, 31 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 As early as possible, but not later than December 1, the 34 supreme court shall submit to the legislative services agency 35 -8- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 8/ 14

S.F. _____ the annual budget request and detailed supporting information 1 for the judicial branch. The submission shall be designed 2 to assist the legislative services agency in its preparation 3 for legislative consideration of the budget request. The 4 information submitted shall contain and be arranged in a format 5 substantially similar to the format specified by the director 6 of the department of management and used by all departments 7 and establishments in transmitting to the director estimates 8 of their expenditure requirements pursuant to section 8.23 , 9 except the estimates of expenditure requirements shall be based 10 upon one hundred percent of funding for the current fiscal 11 year accounted for by program, and using the same line item 12 definitions of expenditures as used for the current fiscal 13 year’s budget request, and the remainder of the estimate of 14 expenditure requirements prioritized by program . The supreme 15 court shall also make use of the department of management’s 16 automated budget system when submitting information to the 17 director of the department of management to assist the director 18 in the transmittal of information as required under section 19 8.35A . The supreme court shall budget and track expenditures by 20 the following separate organization codes: 21 DIVISION VI 22 BLACKOUT SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES 23 Sec. 21. Section 321.34, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 24 following new subsection: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 11C. Blackout plates. 26 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, 27 the director may issue blackout plates to the owner of a 28 motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, 29 subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose 30 vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer. 31 b. Blackout plates shall be designed by the department. A 32 blackout plate’s background shall be black, and the plate’s 33 letters and numbers shall be white. 34 c. The special blackout fee for letter-number designated 35 -9- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 9/ 14

S.F. _____ blackout plates is thirty-five dollars. An applicant may 1 obtain personalized blackout plates upon payment of the fee for 2 personalized plates as provided in subsection 5, which is in 3 addition to the special blackout fee. The fees collected by 4 the director under this subsection shall be paid monthly to 5 the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. 6 The treasurer of state shall credit monthly from the statutory 7 allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, 8 to each county’s county mental health and disabilities services 9 fund created pursuant to section 331.424A, the amount of the 10 special blackout fees collected in the previous month for the 11 blackout plates issued to vehicles registered in that county. 12 d. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the 13 applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to 14 the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate 15 the special registration plates in the same manner as regular 16 registration plates are validated under this section. The 17 annual special blackout fee for letter-number designated plates 18 is ten dollars which shall be paid in addition to the regular 19 annual registration fee. The annual fee for personalized 20 blackout plates is five dollars which shall be paid in addition 21 to the annual special blackout fee and the regular annual 22 registration fee. The annual special blackout fee shall be 23 credited as provided under paragraph “c” . 24 e. The department shall not condition the issuance of 25 blackout plates on the receipt of any number of orders for 26 blackout plates. 27 Sec. 22. Section 321.166, subsection 9, Code 2019, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 9. Special registration plates issued pursuant to section 30 321.34 , other than gold star, medal of honor, collegiate, fire 31 fighter, and natural resources , and blackout registration 32 plates, shall be consistent with the design and color of 33 regular registration plates but shall provide a space on a 34 portion of the plate for the purpose of allowing the placement 35 -10- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 10/ 14

S.F. _____ of a distinguishing processed emblem or an organization 1 decal. Special registration plates shall also comply with 2 the requirements for regular registration plates as provided 3 in this section to the extent the requirements are consistent 4 with the section authorizing a particular special vehicle 5 registration plate. 6 EXPLANATION 7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 9 This bill relates to state and local finances by 10 making appropriations, providing for legal and regulatory 11 responsibilities, and providing for other properly related 12 matters. 13 STANDING APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS. The bill 14 limits standing appropriations for payment of claims for 15 nonpublic school transportation, instructional support state 16 aid, and state aid for area education agencies. 17 MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS. The bill makes an 18 appropriation from the general fund to the flood mitigation 19 fund for FY 2018-2019 for projects located in any county that 20 has been declared a major disaster by the president of the 21 United States on or after March 12, 2019, and that is also a 22 county in which individuals are eligible for federal individual 23 assistance. This provision of the bill is effective upon 24 enactment. 25 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. The bill strikes a requirement 26 that the compensation of the chaplains, officers, and employees 27 of the general assembly shall be fixed by joint action of the 28 house and senate by resolution at the opening of each session, 29 or as soon thereafter as conveniently can be done. 30 The bill requires the ombudsman to submit a report to the 31 general assembly and to the governor concerning the exercise of 32 the ombudsman’s functions during the preceding calendar year by 33 December 15 instead of April 1. 34 The bill provides that the state board of regents may employ 35 -11- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 11/ 14

S.F. _____ or retain attorneys or counselors as necessary in the board’s 1 discretion or in the discretion of the institutions governed 2 by the board, to carry out the duties of the board or its 3 institutions. In addition, the board or its institutions 4 may be represented in any court or tribunal by an attorney 5 or counselor on the board’s staff or on the staff of an 6 institution governed by the board, by the office of the 7 attorney general, or, if authorized by the executive council, 8 by other attorneys retained by the board or by the institutions 9 the board governs. 10 CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS. Code section 225C.51(1)(a), if 11 enacted by 2019 Iowa Acts, House File 690, section 8, is 12 amended to use the complete terminology of a defined term in 13 Code chapter 225C. 14 Code section 225C.51(3), if enacted by 2019 Iowa Acts, House 15 File 690, section 8, is amended to use the complete terminology 16 of a defined term in Code chapter 225C. 17 Code section 261H.3(1) and (2), as enacted by 2019 Iowa 18 Acts, Senate File 274, section 3, are amended to include an 19 erroneously omitted conjunction “or” and to correct a reference 20 to the Constitution of the United States to be consistent with 21 the reference throughout the Act. 22 Code section 513D.2(2), as amended by 2019 Iowa Acts, House 23 File 679, section 185, if enacted, is amended to correct a 24 reference to the “commissioner of insurance”. 25 Code section 515I.4A(1)(c), as enacted by 2019 Iowa Acts, 26 Senate File 558, section 4, is amended to correct a reference 27 to the term “surplus lines business” to be consistent with the 28 usage of the term throughout the Act. 29 Code section 522E.13(6), as amended by 2019 Iowa Acts, 30 Senate File 559, section 6, is amended to include the complete 31 cross reference citation related to notices and documents that 32 are delivered by electronic means. 33 Code section 633.648, as amended by 2019 Iowa Acts, House 34 File 610, section 34, if enacted, is amended to correct a 35 -12- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 12/ 14

S.F. _____ reference to the term “protected person” to be consistent with 1 the usage of the term throughout the Act. 2 2019 Iowa Acts, Senate File 333, section 104, subsection 6, 3 the nonsubstantive Code editor’s bill, is amended to correctly 4 identify a codified subunit included in the Code editor 5 directives of the Act. 6 STATE BUDGET PROCESS. The bill codifies provisions relating 7 to the salary model administrator that appeared annually in 8 previous standings appropriations bills, with one exception. 9 The provisions, in part, required the five institutions under 10 the jurisdiction of the state board of regents to provide 11 salary data to the department of management and the legislative 12 services agency to operate the state’s salary model. The bill 13 instead requires such action by the institutions governed by 14 the state board of regents pursuant to Code section 262.7. 15 These institutions include the state university of Iowa 16 including the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, the 17 Iowa state university of science and technology including the 18 agricultural experiment station, the university of northern 19 Iowa, the Iowa braille and sight saving school, the state 20 school for the deaf, the Oakdale campus, and the university 21 of Iowa hospitals and clinics’ center for disabilities and 22 development. 23 The bill also codifies provisions relating to the state 24 budget process that appeared biennially and applied annually 25 in previous standings appropriations bills. The provisions 26 specify the contents of the estimates of expenditure 27 requirements required to be submitted by all departments and 28 establishments of the government, including the judicial 29 branch, each year to the director of the department of 30 management. 31 BLACKOUT SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES. The bill authorizes 32 the department of transportation (DOT) to issue blackout 33 special registration plates. The bill requires the plate’s 34 background to be black and the plate’s letters and numbers to 35 -13- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 13/ 14

S.F. _____ be white. 1 The bill provides that the special blackout fee for 2 letter-number designated blackout plates is $35. An applicant 3 may obtain personalized blackout plates upon payment of the $25 4 fee for personalized plates set forth under current law, which 5 is in addition to the special blackout fee. The bill requires 6 the fees collected by the DOT for the plates to be paid monthly 7 to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax 8 fund. The treasurer of state must then credit monthly from 9 the statutory allocations fund to each county’s county mental 10 health and disabilities services fund the amount of the special 11 blackout fees collected in the previous month for the blackout 12 plates issued to vehicles registered in that county. 13 Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the 14 applicant must surrender the current registration plates to 15 the county treasurer. The county treasurer must validate the 16 special registration plates in the same manner as regular 17 registration plates are validated. The annual special blackout 18 fee for letter-number designated plates is $10, which is in 19 addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual 20 fee for personalized blackout plates is $5, which is in 21 addition to the annual special blackout fee and the regular 22 annual registration fee. The bill requires the annual special 23 blackout fee to be credited in the same way as the special 24 blackout fee. 25 The bill prohibits the DOT from conditioning the issuance 26 of blackout plates on the receipt of any number of orders for 27 blackout plates. 28 -14- LSB 2785XC (6) 88 ns/tm 14/ 14