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| 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 specialty license plates; amending s. | ||
| 12 | 320.08056, F.S.; providing annual use fees for specified | ||
| 13 | specialty license plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; | ||
| 14 | creating the UNITY license plate, the Family Values | ||
| 15 | license plate, the Parents Make A Difference license | ||
| 16 | plate, the Florida National Guard license plate, and the | ||
| 17 | Family First license plate; providing for the distribution | ||
| 18 | of annual use fees received from the sale of such plates; | ||
| 19 | providing an effective date. | ||
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 23 | Section 1. Paragraphs (mm), (nn), (oo), (pp), and (qq) are | ||
| 24 | added to subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, | ||
| 25 | to read: | ||
| 26 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- | ||
| 27 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be | ||
| 28 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: | ||
| 29 | (mm) UNITY license plate, $25. | ||
| 30 | (nn) Family Values license plate, $25. | ||
| 31 | (oo) Parents Make A Difference license plate, $25. | ||
| 32 | (pp) Family First license plate, $25. | ||
| 33 | (qq) Florida National Guard license plate $25. | ||
| 34 | Section 2. Subsections (39), (40), (41), (42), and (43) | ||
| 35 | are added to section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read: | ||
| 36 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- | ||
| 37 | (39) UNITY LICENSE PLATES.-- | ||
| 38 | (a) The department shall develop a UNITY license plate as | ||
| 39 | provided in this section. The word "Florida" must appear at the | ||
| 40 | top of the plate, and the word "UNITY" must appear at the bottom | ||
| 41 | of the plate. | ||
| 42 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the | ||
| 43 | British-American Foundation, Inc. Up to 25 percent of such funds | ||
| 44 | shall be used for marketing and promotion of the "UNITY" concept | ||
| 45 | and license plate. The remaining funds shall be used in the | ||
| 46 | following manner: | ||
| 47 | 1. Twenty-five percent shall be used to establish and | ||
| 48 | administer advice centers that will provide informative and | ||
| 49 | educational informational materials and referral services to | ||
| 50 | assist recently arrived residents, prospective residents, and | ||
| 51 | individuals in adapting to living, working, and doing business | ||
| 52 | in the State of Florida, particularly to prevent fraudulent | ||
| 53 | conduct. | ||
| 54 | 2. Twenty-five percent shall be distributed as grants as | ||
| 55 | determined by an internal review committee to organizations | ||
| 56 | whose efforts are specifically directed toward protecting | ||
| 57 | Florida residents from fraudulent business practices, corporate | ||
| 58 | scams, identity theft, and other fraud. | ||
| 59 | 3. Ten percent shall be distributed to identified agencies | ||
| 60 | to assist them with efforts that are specifically directed | ||
| 61 | toward providing Florida residents with a toll-free hotline to | ||
| 62 | fight fraud and corporate scams. | ||
| 63 | 4. Ten percent shall be used to pay the cost of | ||
| 64 | professional advice and guidance to protect Florida residents | ||
| 65 | from fraudulent business practices, to promote ethical business | ||
| 66 | practices, and to provide informational seminars disseminating | ||
| 67 | information and materials to prevent fraudulent conduct. | ||
| 68 | 5. Five percent shall be expended by the British-American | ||
| 69 | Foundation, Inc., for administrative costs directly associated | ||
| 70 | with the foundation's operations as they relate to its goals of | ||
| 71 | fighting fraud. | ||
| 72 | (40) FAMILY VALUES LICENSE PLATES.-- | ||
| 73 | (a) The department shall develop a Family Values license | ||
| 74 | plate as provided in this section. The words "Family Values" | ||
| 75 | must appear at the top of the plate, and the word "Florida" must | ||
| 76 | appear at the bottom of the plate. | ||
| 77 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Sheridan | ||
| 78 | House, Inc., to fund residential care programs, family | ||
| 79 | counseling, social services for single parents and their | ||
| 80 | children, resources materials, and facility construction. | ||
| 81 | Sheridan House, Inc., shall distribute the Family Values license | ||
| 82 | plate annual use fees in the following manner: | ||
| 83 | 1. Sheridan House, Inc., shall retain all revenues from | ||
| 84 | the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing | ||
| 85 | and establishing the plates have been recovered. | ||
| 86 | 2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by Sheridan | ||
| 87 | House, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs directly | ||
| 88 | associated with the operations of Sheridan House, Inc., and up | ||
| 89 | to 20 percent of the funds received shall be expended for | ||
| 90 | promotion and marketing of the license plate. | ||
| 91 | 3. All remaining funds shall be expended by Sheridan | ||
| 92 | House, Inc., for programs. | ||
| 93 | (41) PARENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE LICENSE PLATES.-- | ||
| 94 | (a) The department shall develop a Parents Make A | ||
| 95 | Difference license plate as provided in this section. The words | ||
| 96 | "Parents Make A Difference" must appear at the top of the plate, | ||
| 97 | and the word "Florida" must appear at the bottom of the plate. | ||
| 98 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to The | ||
| 99 | Gathering/USA, Inc., to fund personal counseling for parents, | ||
| 100 | marriage seminars, Dads and Moms That Make A Difference | ||
| 101 | seminars, father-and-son retreats, mother-and-daughter retreats, | ||
| 102 | and personal parenting behavioral assessments. The | ||
| 103 | Gathering/USA, Inc., shall distribute the Parents Make A | ||
| 104 | Difference license plate annual use fees in the following | ||
| 105 | manner: | ||
| 106 | 1. The Gathering/USA, Inc., shall retain all revenues from | ||
| 107 | the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing | ||
| 108 | and establishing the plates have been recovered. | ||
| 109 | 2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by The | ||
| 110 | Gathering/USA, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs | ||
| 111 | directly associated with the operations of The Gathering/USA, | ||
| 112 | Inc., and up to 20 percent of the funds received shall be | ||
| 113 | expended for promotion and marketing of the license plate. | ||
| 114 | 3. All remaining funds shall be expended by The | ||
| 115 | Gathering/USA, Inc., for programs. | ||
| 116 | (42) FAMILY FIRST LICENSE PLATES.-- | ||
| 117 | (a) The department shall develop a Family First license | ||
| 118 | plate as provided in this section. The word "Family First" must | ||
| 119 | appear at the bottom of the plate. | ||
| 120 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Family | ||
| 121 | First to fund programs, projects, seminars, events, and family | ||
| 122 | resources that promote principles for building marriages, | ||
| 123 | guiding parents and single parents, and raising children. The | ||
| 124 | Family First Foundation shall distribute the Family First | ||
| 125 | license plate annual use fees in the following manner: | ||
| 126 | 1. The Family First Foundation shall retain all revenues | ||
| 127 | from the sale of said plate until all startup costs for | ||
| 128 | developing and establishing the plate have been recovered. | ||
| 129 | 2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by Family First | ||
| 130 | shall be expended for administrative costs directly associated | ||
| 131 | with the operations of Family First. Up to 20 percent of the | ||
| 132 | funds received by Family First shall be expended for promotion | ||
| 133 | and marketing of the license plate. | ||
| 134 | 3. Family First shall expend all remaining funds for | ||
| 135 | programs. | ||
| 136 | (43) FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD LICENSE PLATES.-- | ||
| 137 | (a) The department shall develop a Florida National Guard | ||
| 138 | license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida" | ||
| 139 | must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "National | ||
| 140 | Guard" must appear at the bottom of the plate. The Florida | ||
| 141 | National Guard Seal, 2 3/4" in diameter, must appear in the | ||
| 142 | center of the plate in proper colors. | ||
| 143 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the For | ||
| 144 | Giving Foundation, Inc., to fund the Florida National Guard | ||
| 145 | Foundation and Florida faith-based s. 501(c) organizations. The | ||
| 146 | For Giving Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the Florida | ||
| 147 | National Guard license plate annual use fees in the following | ||
| 148 | manner: | ||
| 149 | 1. The For Giving Foundation, Inc., shall retain all | ||
| 150 | revenues from the sale of said plate until all startup costs for | ||
| 151 | developing and establishing the plate have been recovered. | ||
| 152 | 2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by the For Giving | ||
| 153 | Foundation, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs | ||
| 154 | directly associated with the operations of the foundation. Up to | ||
| 155 | 20 percent of the funds received shall be expended for promotion | ||
| 156 | and marketing of the license plate. | ||
| 157 | 3. Fifty percent of the funds received by the For Giving | ||
| 158 | Foundation, Inc., shall be distributed to the Florida National | ||
| 159 | Guard Foundation. | ||
| 160 | 4. Twenty-five percent of the funds received by the For | ||
| 161 | Giving Foundation, Inc., shall be expended to Florida faith- | ||
| 162 | based s. 501(c) organizations. | ||
| 163 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. | ||