Florida Senate - 2014 SB 244
By Senator Braynon
36-00300-14 2014244__
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 (eeee) 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 (eeee) Sun, Sea, and Smiles license plate, $25.
17 Section 2. Subsection (83) is added to section 320.08058,
18 Florida Statutes, to read:
19 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
20 (83) SUN, SEA, AND SMILES LICENSE PLATES.—
21 (a) Notwithstanding s. 320.08053, the department shall
22 develop a Sun, Sea, and Smiles license plate as provided in this
23 section. Sun, Sea, and Smiles license plates must bear the
24 colors and design approved by the department. The word “Florida”
25 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Sun-Sea
26 Smiles” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
27 (b) The department shall retain all annual use fees from
28 the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing
29 and issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
30 license plate annual use fees shall be distributed as follows:
31 1. Five percent shall be distributed to Florida Caribbean
32 Charitable Foundation, Inc., for the sole purpose of marketing
33 the Sun, Sea, and Smiles license plate.
34 2. Thirty percent shall be distributed to Florida Caribbean
35 Charitable Foundation, Inc. Of this amount, up to 5 percent may
36 be used for administrative expenses, and the remainder shall be
37 used as follows:
38 a. Sixty percent shall be used for a college scholarship
39 program.
40 b. Fifteen percent shall be used to promote health and
41 wellness among Florida residents of Caribbean descent.
42 c. Twenty-five percent shall be used to promote awareness
43 of Caribbean culture within the state.
44 3. Twenty percent shall be distributed to American Friends
45 of Jamaica, Inc., a New York-based charitable, not-for-profit
46 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to
47 be used solely to fund grants to promote social and community
48 development among Florida residents. Of this amount, up to 5
49 percent may be used for administrative and marketing expenses.
50 4. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sant La Haitian
51 Neighborhood Center to promote social and community development.
52 Of this amount, up to 5 percent may be used for administrative
53 expenses.
54 5. Ten percent shall be distributed to Fanm Ayisyen Nan
55 Miyami, Inc., to promote social and community development. Of
56 this amount, up to 5 percent may be used for administrative
57 expenses.
58 6. Twenty percent shall be distributed to Greater Caribbean
59 American Cultural Coalition, Inc., to promote awareness of
60 Caribbean culture within the state. Of this amount, up to 5
61 percent may be used for administrative expenses.
62 7. Five percent shall be distributed to Little Haiti
63 Optimist Foundation, Inc., to promote awareness of Caribbean
64 culture and youth development within the state. Of this amount,
65 up to 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses.
66 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.