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11 Senator Baker moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 (lll) Support Our Troops license plate, $25.
19 (6) Specialty license plates must bear the design
20 required by law for the appropriate specialty license plate,
21 and the designs and colors must conform to the department's
22 design specifications. In addition to a design, the specialty
23 license plates may bear the imprint of numerals from 1 to 999,
24 inclusive, capital letters "A" through "Z," or a combination
25 thereof. The department shall determine the maximum number of
26 characters, including both numerals and letters. All specialty
27 license plates must be otherwise of the same material and size
28 as standard license plates issued for any registration period.
29 A specialty license plate may bear an appropriate slogan,
30 emblem, or logo in a size and placement that conforms to the
31 department's design specifications. The sponsoring
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1 organization's Internet domain name may appear on the plate.
2 (11) The annual use fee from the sale of specialty
3 license plates, the interest earned from those fees, or any
4 fees received by an agency as a result of the sale of
5 specialty license plates may not be used for the purpose of
6 marketing to, or lobbying, entertaining, or rewarding, an
7 employee of a governmental agency that is responsible for the
8 sale and distribution of specialty license plates.
9 (12) The application form for a specialty license
10 plate shall provide the applicant the option to instruct the
11 department to provide his or her name, address, and renewal
12 date to the sponsoring organization.
13 Section 2. Subsections (8), (14), (15), and (28) of
14 section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, are amended, and
15 subsections (61), (62), (63), (64), and (65) are added to that
16 section, to read:
17 320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
18 (8) FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL LICENSE PLATES.--
19 (a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
20 Vehicles shall develop a Florida educational license plate as
21 provided in this section. Florida educational license plates
22 must bear a design and colors that the department approves.
23 The word "Florida" must appear in small letters at the top of
24 the plate.
25 (b) The license annual use fees are to be distributed
26 annually as follows:
27 1. Up to 10 percent of the moneys raised from the sale
28 of the plates may be used for continuing marketing and
29 promotion of the plates.
30 2.1. In each school district that has a district
31 prekindergarten through grade 12 public school foundation or a
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1 direct-support organization, the moneys raised in that school
2 district through the sale of Florida educational license
3 plates must be distributed to the foundation or organization
4 for enhancing educational programs.
5 3.2. In each school district that does not have a
6 district prekindergarten through grade 12 public school
7 foundation or a direct-support organization, the moneys raised
8 in that school district through the sale of Florida
9 educational license plates must be distributed to the district
10 school board and must be used at the discretion of the board
11 for enhancing educational programs.
12 (14) FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL LICENSE PLATES.--
13 (a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
14 Vehicles shall develop a Florida Agricultural license plate.
15 Florida Agricultural license plates must bear the colors and
16 design approved by the department. The word "Agriculture"
17 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Keeps
18 Florida Green" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
19 (b) The proceeds of the Florida Agricultural license
20 plate annual use fee must be forwarded to the direct-support
21 organization created in s. 570.903. The funds must be used for
22 the sole purpose of funding and promoting the Florida
23 agriculture in the classroom program established within the
24 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to s.
25 570.91.
26 (c) Up to 25 percent of the funds distributed under
27 paragraphs (a) and (b) may be used for promotion, marketing,
28 and administrative costs directly associated with the license
29 plate and Florida agriculture in the classroom programs.
30 (15) GIRL SCOUT LICENSE PLATES.--
31 (a) The department shall develop a Girl Scout license
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1 plate as provided in this section to commemorate the Girl
2 Scout councils in this state. The word "Florida" must appear
3 at the top of the plate, and the words "For Her Future" must
4 appear at the bottom of the plate.
5 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
6 Citrus Council of Girl Scouts, Inc., which shall distribute
7 funds to the following Girl Scout councils equal to the annual
8 use fees received from counties served by each council:
9 1. Citrus Council of Girl Scouts, Inc.
10 2. Gateway Girl Scout Council, Inc.
11 3. Girl Scouts of Broward County, Inc.
12 4. Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Inc.
13 5. Heart of Florida Girl Scout Council, Inc.
14 6. Palm Glades Girl Scout Council, Inc.
15 7. Suncoast Girl Scout Council, Inc.
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17 Funds collected in counties not served by one of the above
18 councils shall be used by the Citrus Council of Girl Scouts,
19 Inc., to reimburse expenditures made on behalf of other
20 councils to comply with s. 320.08053. Once those expenditures
21 have been reimbursed, the funds shall be distributed to the
22 Girl Scout councils serving those counties in the same manner
23 as funds are distributed to the listed councils.
24 (28) FLORIDA WILDFLOWER LICENSE PLATES.--
25 (a) The department shall develop a Florida Wildflower
26 license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida"
27 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "State
28 Wildflower" and "coreopsis" must appear at the bottom of the
29 plate.
30 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
31 Florida Wildflower Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation
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1 under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code Account
2 established by Keep Florida Beautiful, Inc., created by s.
3 403.4131. The proceeds must be used to establish native
4 Florida wildflower research programs, wildflower educational
5 programs, and wildflower grant programs to municipal, county,
6 and community-based groups in this state:
7 1. The foundation shall develop operation procedures,
8 research contracts, education and marketing programs, and
9 wildflower-planting grants for Florida native wildflowers,
10 plants, and grasses.
11 2. A maximum of 15 10 percent of the proceeds from the
12 sale of such plates may be used by the foundation for
13 administrative costs and marketing costs.
14 3. If the foundation ceases to be an active nonprofit
15 corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
16 any unexpended use fees held by the foundation must be
17 promptly transferred to the General Inspection Trust Fund
18 within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and
19 all future fees collected shall be deposited to the same trust
20 fund in the department. The department shall use and
21 administer the proceeds from the annual use fee in the manner
22 specified in this paragraph.
23 (61) FLORIDA NASCAR LICENSE PLATES.--
24 (a) The department shall develop a Florida NASCAR
25 license plate as provided in this section. Florida NASCAR
26 license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
27 department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
28 plate, and the term "NASCAR" must appear at the bottom of the
29 plate. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing,
30 following consultation with the Florida Sports Foundation, may
31 submit a sample plate for consideration by the department.
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1 (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be
2 distributed to the Florida Sports Foundation, a direct-support
3 organization of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
4 Development. The license plate annual use fees shall be
5 annually allocated as follows:
6 1. Up to 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use
7 fees may be used by the Florida Sports Foundation for the
8 administration of the NASCAR license plate program.
9 2. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
10 shall receive up to $60,000 in proceeds from the annual use
11 fees to be used to pay startup costs, including costs incurred
12 in developing and issuing the plates. Thereafter, 10 percent
13 of the proceeds from the annual use fees shall be provided to
14 the association for the royalty rights for the use of its
15 marks.
16 3. The remaining proceeds from the annual use fees
17 shall be distributed to the Florida Sports Foundation. The
18 Florida Sports Foundation will retain 15 percent to support
19 its regional grant program, attracting sporting events to
20 Florida; 20 percent to support the marketing of
21 motorsports-related tourism in the state; and 50 percent to be
22 paid to the NASCAR Foundation, a s. 501(c)(3) charitable
23 organization, to support Florida-based charitable
24 organizations.
25 (c) The Florida Sports Foundation shall provide an
26 annual financial audit in accordance with s. 215.981 of its
27 financial accounts and records by an independent certified
28 public accountant pursuant to the contract established by the
29 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development as
30 specified in s. 288.1229(5). The auditor shall submit the
31 audit report to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
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1 Development for review and approval. If the audit report is
2 approved, the office shall certify the audit report to the
3 Auditor General for review.
4 (62) CORRECTIONS FOUNDATION LICENSE PLATES.--
5 (a) The department shall develop a Corrections
6 Foundation license plate as provided in this section. The word
7 "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, the words
8 "Corrections Foundation" must appear at the bottom of the
9 plate, and the Corrections Foundation logo must appear to the
10 left of the numerals.
11 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to
12 Corrections Foundation, Inc., a direct-support organization
13 created pursuant to s. 944.802, and shall be used to continue
14 and expand the charitable work of the foundation, as provided
15 in s. 944.802 and the articles of incorporation of the
16 foundation.
17 (63) PROTECT FLORIDA SPRINGS LICENSE PLATES.--
18 (a) The department shall develop a Protect Florida
19 Springs license plate as provided in this section. The word
20 "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
21 "Protect Florida Springs" must appear at the bottom of the
22 plate.
23 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
24 Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Inc., a citizen-support
25 organization created pursuant to s. 372.0215, which shall
26 administer the fees as follows:
27 1. Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Inc., shall retain
28 the first $60,000 of the annual use fees as direct
29 reimbursement for administrative costs, startup costs, and
30 costs incurred in the development and approval process.
31 2. Thereafter, a maximum of 10 percent of the fees may
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1 be used for administrative costs directly associated with
2 education programs, conservation, springs research, and grant
3 administration of the foundation. A maximum of 15 percent of
4 the fees may be used for continuing promotion and marketing of
5 the license plate.
6 3. At least 55 percent of the fees shall be available
7 for competitive grants for targeted community-based springs
8 research not currently available for state funding. The
9 remaining 20 percent shall be directed toward community
10 outreach programs aimed at implementing such research
11 findings. The competitive grants shall be administered and
12 approved by the board of directors of the Wildlife Foundation
13 of Florida. The granting advisory committee shall be composed
14 of nine members, including one representative from the Fish
15 and Wildlife Conservation Commission, one representative from
16 the Department of Environmental Protection, one representative
17 from the Department of Health, one representative from the
18 Department of Community Affairs, three citizen
19 representatives, and two representatives from nonprofit
20 stakeholder groups.
21 4. The remaining funds shall be distributed with the
22 approval of and accountability to the board of directors of
23 the Wildlife Foundation of Florida, and shall be used to
24 support activities contributing to education, outreach, and
25 springs conservation.
26 (64) TREES ARE COOL LICENSE PLATES.--
27 (a) The department shall develop a Trees Are Cool
28 license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida"
29 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Trees Are
30 Cool" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
31 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
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1 Florida Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture,
2 Inc., which shall retain the initial revenues from the sale of
3 such plates until all startup costs for developing and
4 establishing the plate have been recovered not to exceed
5 $60,000. Thereafter, the proceeds of the annual use fee shall
6 be used in the following manner:
7 1. Twenty percent of the funds may be used by the
8 Florida Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture,
9 Inc., for continuing promotion and marketing of the license
10 plate and concept. Five percent of the funds received by the
11 Florida Society of Arboriculture, Inc., may be used for
12 administrative costs directly associated with the operations
13 of the Florida Chapter of the International Society of
14 Arboriculture, Inc., with respect to the management of the
15 Trees Are Cool license plate program.
16 2. Seventy-five percent of the funds must be used to
17 fulfill the mission of the Florida Chapter of the
18 International Society of Arboriculture, Inc., which is to
19 provide education and training statewide with respect to tree
20 care and tree safety.
21 (65) SUPPORT OUR TROOPS LICENSE PLATES.--
22 (a) The department shall develop a Support Our Troops
23 license plate as provided in this section. The plate must bear
24 the colors and design approved by the department and must
25 contain the "Support Our Troops" mark of Support Our Troops,
26 Inc. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate
27 and the words "Support Our Troops" must appear at the bottom
28 of the plate. The field of the plate may be colored.
29 (b) The annual use fees from the plate shall be
30 distributed to Support Our Troops, Inc., to be used for the
31 benefit of Florida troops and their families in accordance
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1 with its articles of incorporation. Support Our Troops, Inc.,
2 shall receive the first $60,000 of the use fees to offset
3 startup costs for developing and establishing the plate.
4 Thereafter, the department shall distribute the annual use
5 fees as follows:
6 1. Twenty-five percent shall be distributed to Support
7 Our Troops, Inc., to offset marketing, administration, and
8 promotion costs.
9 2. Of the remaining 75 percent, 65 percent shall be
10 distributed to Support Our Troops, Inc., and 35 percent shall
11 be distributed to the State Homes for Veterans Trust Fund
12 within the Department of Veterans' Affairs State Homes.
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16 And the title is amended as follows:
17 On page 1, line 11, through
18 page 2, line 21, delete those lines
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21 Protect Florida Springs license plate, the
22 Trees Are Cool license plate, and the Support
23 Our Troops license plate; authorizing the
24 placement of a sponsoring organization's
25 Internet domain name on a specialty license
26 plate; prohibiting annual use fees from the
27 sale of specialty license plates, or the
28 interest earned thereon, from being used for
29 the purpose of marketing to, or lobbying,
30 entertaining, or rewarding, an employee of a
31 governmental agency that is responsible for the
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1 sale and distribution of specialty license
2 plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.;
3 authorizing the use of a specified percentage
4 of the proceeds from the sale of the Florida
5 Educational license plate for marketing and
6 promotion expenses; authorizing the use of
7 certain proceeds from the sale of the Florida
8 Agricultural license plate for promotion,
9 marketing, and administrative costs and for
10 Florida agriculture in the classroom programs;
11 deleting provisions establishing the Girl Scout
12 license plate; revising provisions relating to
13 the Florida Wildflower license plate; creating
14 the Florida NASCAR license plate; providing for
15 the distribution of use fees received from the
16 sale of such plate to the Florida Sports
17 Foundation, the National Association for Stock
18 Car Auto Racing, and the NASCAR Foundation;
19 requiring the Florida Sports Association to
20 provide for an annual audit to be submitted to
21 the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
22 Development for certification to the Auditor
23 General; creating the Corrections Foundation
24 license plate; providing for the distribution
25 of annual use fees received from the sale of
26 such plate to a direct-support organization;
27 creating the Protect Florida Springs license
28 plate; providing for the annual use fees from
29 the sale of such plate to be distributed to the
30 Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Inc.; creating
31 a Trees Are Cool license plate; providing for
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1 the distribution of annual use fees received
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3 Support Our Troops license plate; providing for
4 the design of the plates; providing for the
5 distribution of annual use fees received from
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