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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to license plates; amending ss. 320.08056

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and 320.08058, F.S.; creating an Out-of-State Collegiate

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license plate; providing for the distribution of annual

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use fees received from the sale of such plates; providing

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an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Paragraph (mmm) is added to subsection (4) of

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section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:

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     320.08056  Specialty license plates.--

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     (4)  The following license plate annual use fees shall be

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collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:

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     (mmm) Out-of-State Collegiate license plate, $50.

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     Section 2.  Subsection (65) is added to section 320.08058,

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Florida Statutes, to read:

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     320.08058  Specialty license plates.--

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     (65) OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053, the

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department shall develop out-of-state collegiate license plates

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as provided in this section for state and independent

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universities located outside this state. The license plates must

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bear the colors and design approved by the department as

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appropriate for each university. The word "Florida" must appear

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at the top of the plate and the logo of the university must

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appear on the left side of the plate.

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     (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the

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Department of Education and deposited in the State Student

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Financial Assistance Trust Fund, created by s. 1010.73. Such fees

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in the trust fund shall be allocated to scholarships for students

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who are residents of this state and have committed to teach in

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public schools in this state, with priority given to students who

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commit to teach in a subject area or in a geographical area in

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which a critical shortage of teachers exists.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.