Committee approves more than a dozen specialty and redesigned Alabama license plates

A state committee that reviews specialty license plate applications approved more than a dozen new and redesigned plates Thursday, voting to allow nonprofits, colleges and public‑safety groups to move forward with specialty tags whose sale proceeds will fund local programs and scholarships.

The approvals cover both new plates — including Delta Waterfowl Foundation, Dream Court Inc., the Birthplace of Mardi Gras Foundation, 9‑1‑1 Lifesaver and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority — and redesigns or reissues for colleges and long‑running causes, such as Lurleen B. Wallace Community College, National Wild Turkey Federation, Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama, Bishop State Community College, Alabama State University, Athens State University, Jacksonville State University, Oakwood University, UAB and UAH.

The committee’s work matters because specialty plate sales provide recurring, unrestricted revenue for education, conservation, emergency‑services training and medical research programs around the state. “We work together so that this meeting will be smooth,” said David Baxley, director of the Motor Vehicle Division at the Alabama Department of Revenue, describing his office’s role processing applications and payments.…