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House Bill 1017




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1017

        By Representative Bradley






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to specialty license plates;

  3         amending s. 320.08056, F.S.; providing for a

  4         Keep Kids Drug Free license plate; providing

  5         for an annual use fee for such plates; amending

  6         s. 320.08058, F.S.; providing for the

  7         distribution and uses of the annual use fee;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10         WHEREAS, it is the mission of the Keep Kids Drug-Free

11  Foundation, Inc., to reduce the incidence of drug abuse in

12  children and their families and to enhance public safety, and

13         WHEREAS, illegal drug use and related crime among

14  children and their families has reached an alarming rate, and

15         WHEREAS, illegal drug abuse contributes to the demise

16  of productive families and individuals, and

17         WHEREAS, illegal drug use increases unnecessary

18  dependence on public systems, and

19         WHEREAS, research has proven that treatment and

20  prevention efforts have resulted in a decrease in health care

21  costs, NOW, THEREFORE,

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23  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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25         Section 1.  Paragraph (s) is added to subsection (4) of

26  section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, to read:

27         320.08056  Specialty license plates.--

28         (4)  The following license plate annual use fees shall

29  be collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:

30         (s)  Keep Kids Drug Free license plate, $25.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1017

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  1         Section 2.  Subsection (19) is added to section

  2  320.08058, Florida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, to read:

  3         320.08058  Specialty license plates.--

  4         (19)  KEEP KIDS DRUG FREE LICENSE PLATES.--

  5         (a)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor

  6  Vehicles shall develop a Keep Kids Drug Free license plate as

  7  provided in this section. The word "Florida" must appear at

  8  the top of the plate, and the words "Keep Kids Drug Free" must

  9  appear at the bottom of the plate.

10         (b)  The license plate annual use fees are to be

11  distributed as follows:

12         1.  All fees collected must be forwarded quarterly to

13  the Keep Kids Drug-Free Foundation, Inc.

14         2.  The Keep Kids Drug-Free Foundation, Inc., shall

15  distribute a specified amount of fees collected to be used for

16  drug prevention activities throughout the state. The Keep Kids

17  Drug-Free Foundation, Inc., shall develop a plan for the

18  distribution of fees collected, which plan shall be approved

19  by the department.

20         3.  A portion of the annual use fees may be used by the

21  Keep Kids Drug-Free Foundation, Inc., for reduction of

22  substance abuse among Florida residents, basic administrative

23  expenses, and the costs associated with the promotion of the

24  license plate.

25         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.

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28                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides for the creation of a Keep Kids Drug Free
30    specialty license plate and provides for the use and
      distribution of the proceeds from the annual use fees
31    from the sale of such plates.  See bill for details.

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