2006 New Hampshire Statutes - Section 263:52 Driver Training Fund.

    I. The proceeds from original license fees as provided in RSA 263:42 and $5 from every special fee for vanity number plates collected in accordance with RSA 261:89, plus such additional portion of the $25 special fee for vanity number plates or the renewal of the use of such plates as is needed to fully fund the driver training program for each fiscal year as determined by the general court pursuant to paragraph II, after costs of such plates or designation of effective periods thereof and issuance of same have been appropriated and deducted, shall be expended solely for courses of instruction and training in safe motor vehicle driving conducted in or under the supervision of secondary schools. After all costs of administration of the program each year of the biennium have been reserved, the balance which is appropriated to the driver training program shall be paid to the state treasurer by June 30 of each year. Such balance shall be kept in a separate fund which shall be paid out on or before September 15 of each year to participating schools prorated on a per-pupil basis for those who have completed the driver education program. Subject to final approval by the governor and council, the commissioner of safety jointly with the commissioner of education shall adopt pursuant to RSA 541-A and publish rules governing the courses of instruction and training and determining eligibility of secondary schools to receive moneys from the fund established by this section.
    II. Of the $25 special fee for vanity number plates, $5 shall automatically be credited to the driver training fund. The remaining part of the fee shall be deposited and accumulate in the vanity plate fund until all fees in such fund equal the amount of money estimated by the general court as available for expenditure for the driver training program from that fund for that fiscal year, which shall include $150 for each pupil who has completed the driver education program. Once the legislative estimates have been matched for the current fiscal year, the balance of all such fees shall be transferred to the general fund and shall be available as unrestricted revenue.
    III. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, should the legislative estimate as provided for in paragraph II not fully fund the driver training program at $150 for each pupil who has completed the driver education program, the commissioner of the department of safety shall request, with prior approval of the legislative fiscal committee, that the governor and council authorize the transfer of funds from the vanity plate fund.

Source. RSA 262:1-a. 1957, 292:1. 1963, 142:1. 1969, 244:1. 1971, 415:1. 1974, 45:4. 1981, 146:1. 1982, 42:155. 1983, 469:105. 1993, 295:1. 1995, 308:5. 1997, 252:1, eff. Aug. 18, 1997.