Placas de matrícula especiales para la educación pública en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

En Carolina del Sur, puedes comprar una placa de auto especial que dice 'Educación Pública: Una Gran Inversión'. El dinero que pagas ayuda a las escuelas a comprar computadoras para los estudiantes.

Es como si donaras un poco de dinero cada vez que compras un boleto de lotería, pero en lugar de jugar, estás ayudando a que los niños tengan más herramientas para aprender.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que María quiere ayudar a su escuela, así que compra una de estas placas especiales. De los $54 que paga, $20 van a un fondo para comprar computadoras, y $34 son para la escuela donde estudia su hermano. Así, su dinero va directo a mejorar la educación.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-3-5010. Authorization to issue special license plates; fees. The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue a special commemorative "Public Education: A Great Investment" motor vehicle license plate to establish a special fund to be used by the Department of Education for the purpose of providing computers to the public schools. The biennial fee for the commemorative license plate is fifty-four dollars, and of this amount, twenty dollars must be placed in a special "Public Education: A Great Investment Fund" established within and administered by the Department of Education to purchase computers for use in the classroom and thirty-four dollars must be distributed to the school district or a school chosen by the license plate purchaser to be used to purchase computers for use in the classroom. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall report to the Department of Education the school district and the school chosen by the license plate purchaser to which the funds must be distributed. The Department of Education shall distribute funds to the district for further distribution to the schools chosen by the license plate purchasers. The commemorative plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates and must be imprinted with the words "Public Education: A Great Investment". The plates must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month they are issued. HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 342, SECTION 1; 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, SECTION 18A. ARTICLE 51 South Carolina: First in Golf License Plates