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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss.

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320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating an In God We Trust

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license plate; establishing an annual use fee for the

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plate; providing for the distribution of 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) In God We Trust 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) In God We Trust LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) The department shall develop an In God We Trust license

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plate as provided in this section. In God We Trust license plates

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must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The

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word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words

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"In God We Trust" must appear in the body of the plate.

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     (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed

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to In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., to fund educational

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scholarships for the children of Florida residents who are

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members of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard,

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and the United States Armed Forces Reserve and for the children

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of public safety employees who have died in the line of duty who

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are not covered by existing state law. Funds shall also be

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distributed to other 501(c)(3) organizations that may apply for

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grants and scholarships and to provide educational grants to

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public and private schools to promote the historical and

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religious significance of American and Florida history. In God We

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Trust Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the license plate annual

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use fees in the following manner:

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     1. In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., shall retain all

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revenues from the sale of such plates until all startup costs for

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developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.

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     2. Twenty-five percent of the funds received by In God We

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Trust Foundation, Inc., shall be expended for administrative

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costs, promotion, and marketing of the license plate directly

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associated with the operations of In God We Trust Foundation,

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Inc.

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     3. All remaining funds shall be expended by In God We Trust

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Foundation, Inc., for programs.

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