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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to specialty license plates; amending s.

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320.08058, F.S.; providing that funds distributed to

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agencies from the sale of the Choose Life license plate

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which are unused must be redistributed to agencies or

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organizations that offer support services to pregnant

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women who intend to keep their children; providing an

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effective date.

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

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     Section 1.  Subsection (29) of section 320.08058, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     320.08058  Specialty license plates.--

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     (29)  CHOOSE LIFE LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a)  The department shall develop a Choose Life license

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plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must appear

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at the bottom of the plate, and the words "Choose Life" must

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appear at the top of the plate.

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

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each county in the ratio that the annual use fees collected by

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each county bears to the total fees collected for the plates

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within the state. Each county shall distribute the funds to

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nongovernmental, not-for-profit agencies within the county, which

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agencies' services are limited to counseling and meeting the

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physical needs of pregnant women who are committed to placing

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their children for adoption. Funds may not be distributed to any

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agency that is involved or associated with abortion activities,

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including counseling for or referrals to abortion clinics,

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providing medical abortion-related procedures, or proabortion

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advertising, and funds may not be distributed to any agency that

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charges women for services received.

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     1.  Agencies that receive the funds must use at least 70

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percent of the funds to provide for the material needs of

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pregnant women who are committed to placing their children for

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adoption, including clothing, housing, medical care, food,

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utilities, and transportation. Such funds may also be expended on

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infants awaiting placement with adoptive parents.

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     2.  The remaining funds may be used for adoption,

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counseling, training, or advertising, but may not be used for

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administrative expenses, legal expenses, or capital expenditures.

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     3.  Each agency that receives such funds must submit an

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annual attestation to the county. Any unused funds that exceed 10

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percent of the funds received by an agency during its fiscal year

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must be returned to the county, which shall distribute those

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funds them to other qualified agencies or organizations that

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offer support services to pregnant women who intend to keep their

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children.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.