HB 1501 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to license plates; amending ss. 320.08056
3	and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a Hospice license plate;
4	providing for the distribution of annual use fees received
5	from the sale of such plates; providing an effective date.
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7	WHEREAS, Florida hospices have served this state for more
8	than 20 years in helping to meet the medical, physical,
9	emotional, and spiritual needs of terminally ill adults and
10	children and their families, and
11	WHEREAS, skilled hospice staff and volunteers provide
12	special hands and hearts of caring, and
13	WHEREAS, the hospice concept of care exists by and through
14	local communities, and
15	WHEREAS, this state benefits greatly from the increased
16	care, outreach, and education provided by hospice caregivers and
17	seeks to reward the contributions to the state made by current
18	and future hospice patients, their loved ones, and their hospice
19	caregivers, and
20	WHEREAS, Florida Hospices and Palliative Care, Inc., was
21	founded 20 years ago to establish and ensure a statewide
22	mechanism for bringing together and disseminating hospice and
23	related care information, research, education, outreach,
24	referrals, and funding for the benefit of our citizens and
25	communities, NOW, THEREFORE,
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27	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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29	Section 1. Paragraph (mm) is added to subsection (4) of
30	section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
31	320.08056 Specialty license plates.--
32	(4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
33	collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
34	(mm) Hospice license plate, $25.
35	Section 2. Subsection (39) is added to section 320.08058,
36	Florida Statutes, to read:
37	320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
38	(39) HOSPICE LICENSE PLATES.--
39	(a) The department shall develop a Hospice license plate
40	as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must appear at
41	the top of the plate, and the words "Hospice: Every Day Is A
42	Gift" must appear at the bottom of the plate. A figure of a
43	butterfly in the colors of orange, light purple, and black shall
44	appear on the left side of the plate and the background of the
45	plate shall be in shades of orange and white.
46	(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Florida
47	Hospices and Palliative Care, Inc., to be used as follows:
48	1. To fund projects relating to hospice care for special
49	groups, such as children, veterans, and ethnic, religious,
50	gender, or minority groups, or to provide disease-specific
51	research or outreach.
52	2. To fund education and outreach for hospice volunteers,
53	patients, families, and health care professionals.
54	3. To fund informational and educational media programs
55	regarding the availability of hospice services.
56	4. To fund the expansion or enhancement of the Florida
57	Hospices and Palliative Care, Inc., toll-free referral line
58	operated to provide hospice information.
59	5. To fund the expansion or enhancement of the Florida
60	Hospices and Palliative Care, Inc., Internet website.
61	(c) The first $90,000 in annual use fees shall be
62	distributed to Florida Hospices and Palliative Care, Inc., to be
63	used to recover all startup costs for developing and issuing the
64	plates. Thereafter, the proceeds shall be distributed to Florida
65	Hospices and Palliative Care, Inc., which shall distribute the
66	fees through a standing committee that reviews funding
67	solicitations and awards.
68	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.