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