Florida Senate - 2019                                    SB 1654
       
       
        
       By Senator Braynon
       
       
       
       
       
       35-01400-19                                           20191654__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
    3         ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; directing the
    4         Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
    5         develop certain specialty license plates; establishing
    6         annual use fees for the plates; providing for
    7         distribution and use of fees collected from the sale
    8         of the plates; providing an effective date.
    9          
   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   11  
   12         Section 1. Paragraphs (ffff) through (nnnn) are added to
   13  subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
   14         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
   15         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
   16  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   17         (ffff)Omega Psi Phi Fraternity license plate, $25.
   18         (gggg)Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate, $25.
   19         (hhhh)Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority license plate, $25.
   20         (iiii)Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity license plate, $25.
   21         (jjjj)Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority license plate, $25.
   22         (kkkk)Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity license plate, $25.
   23         (llll)Zeta Phi Beta Sorority license plate, $25.
   24         (mmmm)Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity license plate, $25.
   25         (nnnn)Iota Phi Theta Fraternity license plate, $25.
   26         Section 2. Subsections (84) through (92) are added to
   27  section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
   28         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   29         (84)OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   30         (a)The department shall develop an Omega Psi Phi
   31  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
   32  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   33  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   34  plate, and the words “Omega Psi Phi” must appear at the bottom
   35  of the plate.
   36         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   37  distributed to the State of Florida Omega Friendship Foundation,
   38  Inc., to be used as follows:
   39         1.Five percent shall be used solely for marketing of the
   40  Omega Psi Phi Fraternity license plate.
   41         2.Ninety-five percent shall be used for college
   42  scholarships for Florida residents attending historically black
   43  colleges and universities in this state.
   44         (85)DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   45         (a)The department shall develop a Delta Sigma Theta
   46  Sorority license plate as provided in this section and s.
   47  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   48  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   49  plate, and the words “Delta Sigma Theta” must appear at the
   50  bottom of the plate.
   51         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   52  distributed to the Delta Research and Educational Foundation,
   53  Inc., to be used as follows:
   54         1.Five percent shall be used solely for marketing of the
   55  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate.
   56         2.Ninety-five percent shall be used for college
   57  scholarships for Florida residents attending historically black
   58  colleges and universities in this state.
   59         (86)SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   60         (a)The department shall develop a Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
   61  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
   62  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
   63  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   64  plate, and the words “Sigma Gamma Rho” must appear at the bottom
   65  of the plate.
   66         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   67  distributed to the Department of Education to be used for the
   68  Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program in accordance with s.
   69  1009.73.
   70         (87)KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   71         (a)The department shall develop a Kappa Alpha Psi
   72  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
   73  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   74  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   75  plate, and the words “Kappa Alpha Psi” must appear at the bottom
   76  of the plate.
   77         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   78  distributed to the Southern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi
   79  Foundation, Inc., to be used as follows:
   80         1.Five percent shall be used solely for marketing of the
   81  Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity license plate.
   82         2.Ninety-five percent shall be used for college
   83  scholarships for Florida residents attending historically black
   84  colleges and universities in this state.
   85         (88)ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   86         (a)The department shall develop an Alpha Kappa Alpha
   87  Sorority license plate as provided in this section and s.
   88  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   89  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   90  plate, and the words “Alpha Kappa Alpha” must appear at the
   91  bottom of the plate.
   92         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   93  distributed to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement
   94  Foundation, Inc., to be used as follows:
   95         1.Five percent shall be used solely for marketing of the
   96  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority license plate.
   97         2.Ninety-five percent shall be used for college
   98  scholarships for Florida residents attending historically black
   99  colleges and universities in this state.
  100         (89)ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  101         (a)The department shall develop an Alpha Phi Alpha
  102  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
  103  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  104  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  105  plate, and the words “Alpha Phi Alpha” must appear at the bottom
  106  of the plate.
  107         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  108  distributed to the Department of Education to be used for the JC
  109  Rawls-FFAC Foundation, Inc.
  110         (90)ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  111         (a)The department shall develop a Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  112  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
  113  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
  114  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  115  plate, and the words “Zeta Phi Beta” must appear at the bottom
  116  of the plate.
  117         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  118  distributed to the Department of Education to be used for the
  119  Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program in accordance with s.
  120  1009.73.
  121         (91)PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  122         (a)The department shall develop a Phi Beta Sigma
  123  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
  124  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  125  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  126  plate, and the words “Phi Beta Sigma” must appear at the bottom
  127  of the plate.
  128         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  129  distributed to the Department of Education to be used for the
  130  Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program in accordance with s.
  131  1009.73.
  132         (92)IOTA PHI THETA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  133         (a)The department shall develop an Iota Phi Theta
  134  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
  135  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  136  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  137  plate, and the words “Iota Phi Theta” must appear at the bottom
  138  of the plate.
  139         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  140  distributed to the Department of Education to be used for the
  141  Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program in accordance with s.
  142  1009.73.
  143         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2019.