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Florida Senate - 2001 SB 1630
By Senator Silver
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates;
3 amending ss. 320.08056, 320.08058, F.S.;
4 creating a Florida Golf license plate;
5 providing for the distribution of annual use
6 fees received from the sale of the plates;
7 providing an effective date.
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9 WHEREAS, it is the mission of Tee Off For Opportunity,
10 a project of the Dade Amateur Golf Association, to provide
11 access to the sport of golf to Florida youth regardless of
12 gender, socioeconomic status, or race by providing grants to
13 sustain and enhance existing amateur and junior golf
14 associations across the state and to promote this state as a
15 golf destination, and
16 WHEREAS, the majority of the middle-income and
17 lower-income parents and guardians of youth in the state lack
18 the opportunity and financial resources to provide access to
19 equipment, golf courses, and training, and thus the majority
20 of the state's children are denied the opportunity to learn to
21 play the game, and
22 WHEREAS, amateur golf associations are currently
23 operating at public golf courses in communities across the
24 state and it is through involvement in these programs that
25 most young people become introduced to golf, and
26 WHEREAS, for youngsters whose families don't have the
27 resources to provide them with private lessons or memberships
28 in private clubs, these local programs are the only way to
29 learn the game and enjoy a few hours on the golf course, and,
30 due to a lack of funds, the exceptional people who donate
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1 their time and money to these programs are currently able to
2 accommodate only a limited number of youth, and
3 WHEREAS, funds from the sale of the Florida Golf
4 specialty license plate will enable "Tee Off For Opportunity"
5 to provide local amateur golf associations with funding,
6 programming guidelines, professional support, and oversight
7 for their projects by making available grants that are based
8 upon strict guidelines and that are renewable based upon data
9 regarding outcomes reported by the grantees, and
10 WHEREAS, golf is a nonaggressive, noncontact sport that
11 teaches kids self-discipline, initiative, honesty, and
12 etiquette, that fosters physical fitness and character
13 development, and that teaches kids how to surmount obstacles
14 through sustained effort and self-discipline, NOW, THEREFORE,
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. Paragraph (ff) is added to subsection (4)
19 of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read;
20 320.08056 Specialty license plates.--
21 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall
22 be collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
23 (ff) Florida Golf license plate, $25.
24 Section 2. Subsection (32) is added to section
25 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
26 320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
27 (32) FLORIDA GOLF LICENSE PLATES.--
28 (a) The department shall develop a Florida Golf
29 license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida"
30 must appear at the bottom of the plate and the words "Golf
31 Capital of the World" must appear at the top of the plate.
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1 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
2 Tee Off For Opportunity Trust Fund of the Dade Amateur Golf
3 Association. The Tee Off For Opportunity Trust Fund will use
4 the fees to fund qualified amateur and junior golf programs
5 currently operated by amateur golf associations at public golf
6 courses in communities across the state. Requests for
7 proposals will be disseminated statewide, and the proposals
8 and programs will be evaluated on their ability to effectively
9 provide sustained access to golf for large numbers of youth.
10 1. Ten percent of the use fees will be paid to the
11 Dade Amateur Golf Association to administer the Tee Off For
12 Opportunity project statewide, including the functions of
13 administering the funds, issuing grants, evaluating programs,
14 and providing financial audits. An additional 15 percent will
15 be paid to the Dade Amateur Golf Association to market the
16 promotion of the Florida Golf license plate.
17 2. Sixty percent of the use fees will be used by the
18 Tee Off For Opportunity Trust Fund to fund amateur and junior
19 golf programs, tournaments, and events statewide. Included in
20 these program funds will be a separate fund to establish and
21 operate a statewide junior golf skills contest. As the founder
22 of the program the Dade Amateur Golf Association will receive
23 15 percent of the use fees as part of the program funds to
24 operate its own junior golf programs, clinics, summer camps,
25 and tournaments.
26 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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29 SENATE SUMMARY
30 Directs the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles to develop a Florida Golf license plate.
31 Provides for the distribution of annual use fees
collected from the sale of the license plates.
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