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. |