| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss. |
| 3 | 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating the Parents Make A |
| 4 | Difference license plate; providing for an annual use fee; |
| 5 | providing for the distribution of such fees received from |
| 6 | the sale of the plates; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (ss) is added to subsection (4) of |
| 11 | section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 12 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 13 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be |
| 14 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: |
| 15 | (ss) Parents Make A Difference license plate, $25. |
| 16 | Section 2. Subsection (45) is added to section 320.08058, |
| 17 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 18 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 19 | (45) PARENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 20 | (a) The department shall develop a Parents Make A |
| 21 | Difference license plate as provided in this section. The words |
| 22 | "Parents Make A Difference" must appear at the top of the plate, |
| 23 | and the word "Florida" must appear at the bottom of the plate. |
| 24 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to The |
| 25 | Gathering/USA, Inc., to fund personal counseling for parents, |
| 26 | marriage seminars, Dads and Moms That Make A Difference |
| 27 | seminars, father-and-son retreats, mother-and-daughter retreats, |
| 28 | and personal parenting behavioral assessments. The |
| 29 | Gathering/USA, Inc., shall distribute the Parents Make A |
| 30 | Difference license plate annual use fees in the following |
| 31 | manner: |
| 32 | 1. The Gathering/USA, Inc., shall retain all revenues from |
| 33 | the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing |
| 34 | and establishing the plate have been recovered. |
| 35 | 2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by The |
| 36 | Gathering/USA, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs |
| 37 | directly associated with the operations of The Gathering/USA, |
| 38 | Inc., and up to 20 percent of the funds received shall be |
| 39 | expended for promotion and marketing of the license plate. |
| 40 | 3. All remaining funds shall be expended by The |
| 41 | Gathering/USA, Inc., for programs. |
| 42 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |