Bill > S2019

This bill proposes several changes to existing laws concerning a trust fund named after Thomas P. Kennedy, which supports individuals with spinal cord injuries. Primarily, it amends sections of chapter 10 of the General Laws to officially incorporate "Thomas P. Kennedy" into the name of the spinal cord injury trust fund, ensuring it is consistently referred to by its full title. The bill also modifies the criteria for certain driver's license suspensions, changing the previous requirement of "5 or more moving violations or surchargeable offenses" to "3 surchargeable offenses within any 2-year period or as a result of receiving 7 surchargeable offenses." Furthermore, it introduces a new provision that increases the fee for reinstating a driver's license by $50 for each subsequent reinstatement after an initial suspension, and it removes a previous stipulation that only the first $25 of each surcharge would be collected. Finally, the bill establishes that a $50 surcharge will be assessed for license reinstatements following a revocation or suspension, and this collected surcharge will be transferred to the state treasurer for deposit into the Thomas P. Kennedy Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund.