TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE FOR THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID SOUTH; AND TO ADDRESS THE INVENTORY OF THE MID-SOUTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE.

HB 1654 creates a special license plate for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid South, allowing Arkansas drivers to purchase it by paying a $30 design-use fee that goes directly to the foundation and a $10 administrative fee deposited into the state's fund. It also stops the issuance of new Mid-South Community College education license plates while permitting existing plates to be renewed until current inventory is exhausted. The bill establishes standard procedures for plate design, renewal, and fee remittance under Arkansas law. This affects plate buyers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Mid-South Community College through the plate program.