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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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320.08058, F.S.; creating an I Believe license plate;

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providing for the distribution of annual use fees received

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from the sale of such plates; providing 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) I Believe license plate, $25.

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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) I BELIEVE LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) The department shall develop an I Believe license plate

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as provided in this section. The plate must bear the colors and

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

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at the top of the plate and the words "I Believe" must appear at

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the bottom of the plate.

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     (b) The annual use fees from the plate shall be distributed

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to Faith in Teaching, Inc., which may retain all revenue from the

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use fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing

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the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, Faith in Teaching,

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Inc., shall allocate the annual use fees as follows:

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     1. A maximum of 15 percent may be used to offset

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administrative costs incurred by Faith in Teaching, Inc.;

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     2. A maximum of 10 percent may be used to promote and

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market the plate; and

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     3. The remaining funds shall be used to fund programs,

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activities, and projects that promote faith-based education for

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youth in this state.

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