Bill Text: FL H0927 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Specialty License Plates

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee [H0927 Detail]

Download: Florida-2012-H0927-Introduced.html

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HB 927

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
3	ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a Sun,
4	Sea, and Smiles license plate; establishing an annual
5	use fee for the plate; providing for the distribution
6	of use fees received from the sale of such plates;
7	providing an effective date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	Section 1.  Paragraph (aaaa) is added to subsection (4) of
12	section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
13	320.08056  Specialty license plates.-
14	(4)  The following license plate annual use fees shall be
15	collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
16	(aaaa)  Sun, Sea, and Smiles license plate, $25.
17	Section 2.  Subsection (79) is added to section 320.08058,
18	Florida Statutes, to read:
19	320.08058  Specialty license plates.-
20	(79)  SUN, SEA, AND SMILES LICENSE PLATES.-
21	(a)  The department shall develop a Sun, Sea, and Smiles
22	license plate as provided in this section. Sun, Sea, and Smiles
23	license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
24	department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
25	plate, and the words "Sun-Sea-Smiles" must appear at the bottom
26	of the plate.
27	(b)  The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
28	as follows:
29	1.  Five percent shall be distributed to Florida Caribbean
30	Charitable Foundation, Inc., strictly for marketing of the Sun,
31	Sea, and Smiles license plate.
32	2.  Forty percent shall be distributed to Florida Caribbean
33	Charitable Foundation, Inc. Of this amount, up to 5 percent may
34	be used for administrative expenses, and the remainder shall be
35	used as follows:
36	a.  Sixty percent shall be used for a college scholarship
37	program.
38	b.  Fifteen percent shall be used to promote health and
39	wellness among Florida residents of Caribbean descent.
40	c.  Twenty-five percent shall be used to promote awareness
41	of Caribbean culture within the state.
42	3.  Twenty percent shall be distributed to The American
43	Friends of Jamaica, Inc., for use as grants to promote social
44	and community development among Florida residents. Of this
45	amount, up to 5 percent may be used for administrative and
46	marketing expenses.
47	4.  Ten percent shall be distributed to Haitian
48	Neighborhood Center Sant La, Inc., to promote social and
49	community development. Of this amount, up to 5 percent may be
50	used for administrative expenses.
51	5.  Ten percent shall be distributed to FANM Ayisyen Nan
52	Miyami, Inc., to promote social and community development. Of
53	this amount, up to 5 percent may be used for administrative
54	expenses.
55	6.  Ten percent shall be distributed to Greater Caribbean
56	American Cultural Coalition, Inc., to promote awareness of
57	Caribbean culture within the state. Of this amount, up to 5
58	percent may be used for administrative expenses.
59	7.  Five percent shall be distributed to Little Haiti
60	Optimist Foundation, Inc., to promote awareness of Caribbean
61	culture and youth development within the state. Of this amount,
62	up to 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses.
63	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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