Senate Bill 1618

    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1618

    By Senator Grant





    13-1325-98                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to motor vehicle licenses;

  3         amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; providing for a

  4         generic collegiate specialty license plate for

  5         independent universities and community colleges

  6         in the state; providing for an individual decal

  7         representing the specific independent

  8         university or community college; reducing the

  9         number of signatures required to be obtained

10         for the issuance of such specialty plates;

11         providing an effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section

16  320.08058, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

17         320.08058  Specialty license plates.--

18         (3)  COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.--

19         (a)1.  The department shall develop a collegiate

20  license plate as provided in this section for state and

21  independent universities domiciled in this state.  However,

22  any collegiate license plate created or established after

23  January 1, 1997, must comply with the requirements of s.

24  320.08053 and be specifically authorized by an act of the

25  Legislature.  Collegiate license plates must bear the colors

26  and design approved by the department as appropriate for each

27  state and independent university.  The word "Florida" must be

28  stamped across the bottom of the plate in small letters.

29         2.  Effective January 1, 1999, the department shall

30  develop a generic collegiate license plate as provided in this

31  section for independent universities and community colleges

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1618
    13-1325-98                                              See HB




  1  domiciled in this state. Any generic collegiate license plate

  2  created or established for an independent university or

  3  community college pursuant to this subparagraph is not

  4  required to comply with the provisions of s. 320.08053, but

  5  must be specifically authorized by an act of the Legislature.

  6  Collegiate license plates for independent universities and

  7  community colleges domiciled in this state must be generic in

  8  form, must bear the colors and design approved by the

  9  department, and must bear a decal approved by the department

10  which shall be designed to be appropriate for each qualified

11  independent university or community college. Any other

12  provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, effective

13  January 1, 1999, a generic collegiate license plate shall be

14  approved for each independent university or community college

15  in the state which collects 1,000 or more signatures of

16  persons agreeing to purchase such a specialty license plate.

17         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

18  law.

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21                       LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

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      Provides, effective January 1, 1999, for a generic
23    collegiate specialty license plate for independent
      universities and community colleges with a decal
24    identifying the university or community college. Reduces
      the required number of signatures for the issuance of
25    such plates. (See bill for details.)

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