| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending s. |
| 3 | 320.08058, F.S.; providing that certain proceeds from the |
| 4 | sale of Live the Dream specialty plates shall be |
| 5 | distributed to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of |
| 6 | Florida, Inc.; 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. Subsection (49) of section 320.08058, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, as amended by chapter 2005-357, Laws of Florida, is |
| 12 | amended to read: |
| 13 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 14 | (49) LIVE THE DREAM LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 15 | (a) The department shall develop a Live the Dream license |
| 16 | plate as provided in this section. Live the Dream license plates |
| 17 | must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The |
| 18 | word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the |
| 19 | words "Live the Dream" must appear at the bottom of the plate. |
| 20 | (b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be |
| 21 | distributed to the Dream Foundation, Inc. The Dream Foundation, |
| 22 | Inc., shall retain the first $60,000 in proceeds from the annual |
| 23 | use fees as reimbursement for administrative costs, startup |
| 24 | costs, and costs incurred in the approval process. Thereafter, |
| 25 | up to 25 percent shall be used for continuing promotion and |
| 26 | marketing of the license plate and concept. The remaining funds |
| 27 | shall be used in the following manner: |
| 28 | 1. Twenty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sickle |
| 29 | Cell Disease Association of Florida, Inc., as grants for |
| 30 | programs that provide research, care, and treatment for sickle |
| 31 | cell disease. |
| 32 | 2. Twenty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida |
| 33 | chapter of the March of Dimes for programs and services that |
| 34 | improve the health of babies through the prevention of birth |
| 35 | defects and infant mortality. |
| 36 | 3. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida |
| 37 | Association of Healthy Start Coalitions to decrease racial |
| 38 | disparity in infant mortality and to increase healthy birth |
| 39 | outcomes. Funding will be used by local Healthy Start Coalitions |
| 40 | to provide services and increase screening rates for high-risk |
| 41 | pregnant women, children under 4 years of age, and women of |
| 42 | childbearing age. |
| 43 | 4. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Community |
| 44 | Partnership for Homeless, Inc., for programs that provide relief |
| 45 | from poverty, hunger, and homelessness. |
| 46 | 5. Five percent of the proceeds shall be used by the |
| 47 | foundation for administrative costs directly associated with |
| 48 | operations as they relate to the management and distribution of |
| 49 | the proceeds. |
| 50 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |