HB 1539

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss.
3320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating an Out-of-State
4Collegiate license plate; providing for the distribution
5of annual use fees received from the sale of such plates;
6providing an effective date.
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8Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10     Section 1.  Paragraph (iii) is added to subsection (4) of
11section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
12     320.08056  Specialty license plates.--
13     (4)  The following license plate annual use fees shall be
14collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
15     (iii)  Out-of-State Collegiate license plate, $40.
16     Section 2.  Subsection (61) is added to section 320.08058,
17Florida Statutes, to read:
18     320.08058  Specialty license plates.--
19     (61)  OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.--
20     (a)  The department shall develop out-of-state collegiate
21license plates as provided in this section for state and
22independent universities located outside this state. Any out-of-
23state collegiate license plate created or established must
24comply with the requirements of s. 320.08053. The license plates
25must bear the colors and design approved by the department as
26appropriate for each university. The word "Florida" must be
27stamped across the bottom of the plate in small letters.
28     (b)  The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
29Department of Education and deposited in the State Student
30Financial Assistance Trust Fund, created by s. 1010.73. Such
31fees in the trust fund shall be divided equally between:
32     1.  Scholarships to students enrolled in the university for
33which the plate is issued who have committed to teach in public
34schools in this state; and
35     2.  Scholarships to students who are residents of this
36state and have committed to teach in public schools in this
37state.
38     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.


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