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Senator Bullard moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 1384 and 1385

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insert:

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     Section 27.  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) Fraternal Order of Police license plate, $25.

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     Section 28.  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) FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) Notwithstanding s. 320.08053, the department and the

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Florida Fraternal Order of Police shall develop a Fraternal Order

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of Police license plate as provided in this section. Fraternal

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Order of Police license plates must bear the colors and design

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approved by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the

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top of the plate, and the words "Fraternal Order of Police" must

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appear at the bottom of the plate.

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     (b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to

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the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the license plate annual

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use fees shall be distributed to the Florida State Lodge

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Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Committee, Inc., a 501(c)(3)

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corporation, to fund programs involved in the honoring of law

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enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty and

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their families. Such funds may be used to provide maintenance of

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the memorial, scholarship programs for spouses and children of

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fallen officers, and transportation, food, counseling, and other

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direct administrative and program expenses. The funds may also be

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used as grants for expansion of programs for the Florida

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Fraternal Order of Police Law Enforcement Memorial. Florida State

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Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Committee, Inc., may

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retain all revenue from the annual use fees until all startup

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costs for developing and establishing the plate have been

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recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the annual use fee

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revenue may be used for promotion and marketing of the plate and

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as necessary for annual audit or compliance affidavit costs.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     One line(s) 129, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a Fraternal

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Order of Police license plate; establishing annual use fees for

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the plate; providing for the distribution of use fees received

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from the sale of such plate;

5/1/2008  5:56:00 PM     39-09486-08