| 1 | The Committee on Transportation recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 5 | A bill to be entitled |
| 6 | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss. |
| 7 | 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating the Kids Deserve |
| 8 | Justice license plate; providing for an annual use fee; |
| 9 | providing for the distribution of such fees received from |
| 10 | the sale of the plates; providing an effective date. |
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| 12 | WHEREAS, many of Florida's children require special |
| 13 | protection and assistance in order to become self-sufficient |
| 14 | adults and contributing members of society, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, low-income children often lack access to legal |
| 16 | services advocacy and other support services they need to |
| 17 | achieve their full potential, and |
| 18 | WHEREAS, there are inadequate resources available to |
| 19 | support legal services advocacy, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 23 | Section 1. Paragraph (ss) is added to subsection (4) of |
| 24 | section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 25 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 26 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be |
| 27 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: |
| 28 | (ss) Kids Deserve Justice license plate, $25. |
| 29 | Section 2. Subsection (45) is added to section 320.08058, |
| 30 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 31 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 32 | (45) KIDS DESERVE JUSTICE LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 33 | (a) The department shall develop a Kids Deserve Justice |
| 34 | license plate as provided in this section. Kids Deserve Justice |
| 35 | license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the |
| 36 | department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the |
| 37 | plate, and the words "Kids Deserve Justice" must appear at the |
| 38 | bottom of the plate. |
| 39 | (b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to |
| 40 | the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the department shall |
| 41 | remit the proceeds of the annual use fees to the Florida Bar |
| 42 | Foundation, Inc. The Florida Bar Foundation, Inc., shall retain |
| 43 | all revenues from the sale of such plates so that all startup |
| 44 | costs for developing and establishing the plate may be recovered |
| 45 | by The Florida Bar and the Florida Bar Foundation, Inc. All |
| 46 | remaining funds thereafter shall be expended by the Florida Bar |
| 47 | Foundation, Inc., which shall provide for a grant solicitation |
| 48 | and award process to distribute funds from the fees to |
| 49 | children's legal services programs, which shall include, without |
| 50 | limitation, legal services advocacy for disabled children to |
| 51 | secure needed federal benefits for their well-being, for |
| 52 | learning-disabled children to secure testing and services |
| 53 | required by law, or for legal representation of abused and |
| 54 | neglected children to promptly achieve permanent placement. The |
| 55 | Florida Bar Foundation, Inc., shall award grants for children's |
| 56 | legal services on statewide and local levels. |
| 57 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |