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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 a Florida Tennis license

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plate; creating a Lighthouse Association license plate;

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creating an I Believe license plate; creating an In God We

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Trust license plate; providing for the distribution of

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annual use fees received from the sale of such plates;

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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.  Paragraphs (mmm), (nnn), (ooo), and (ppp) are

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added to subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes,

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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) Florida Tennis license plate, $25.

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     (nnn) Lighthouse Association license plate, $25.

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     (ooo) I Believe license plate, $25.

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     (ppp) In God We Trust license plate, $25.

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     Section 2.  Subsections (65), (66), (67), and (68) are added

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to section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:

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     320.08058  Specialty license plates.--

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     (65) FLORIDA TENNIS LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) The department shall develop a Florida Tennis license

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

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at the top of the plate and the words "Play Tennis" must appear

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at the bottom of the plate. The United States Tennis Association

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Florida Section Foundation may submit a revised sample plate for

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consideration by the department.

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     (b) The department shall distribute the annual use fees to

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the Florida Sports Foundation, a direct-support organization of

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the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. The

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license plate annual use fees shall be annually allocated as

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follows:

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     1. Up to 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use fees

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may be used by the Florida Sports Foundation to administer the

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license plate program.

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     2. The United States Tennis Association Florida Section

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shall receive the first $60,000 in proceeds from the annual use

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fees to reimburse it for startup costs, administrative costs, and

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other costs it incurs in the development and approval process.

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     3. Up to 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use fees

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may be used for promoting and marketing the license plates. The

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remaining proceeds shall be available for grants by the United

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States Tennis Association Florida Section Foundation to nonprofit

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organizations to operate youth tennis programs and adaptive

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tennis programs for special populations of all ages, and for

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building, renovating, and maintaining public tennis courts.

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     (c) All grant recipients shall provide to the United States

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Tennis Association Florida Section Foundation an annual program

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and financial report regarding the use of grant funds. Such

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reports shall be made available to the public.

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     (66) LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) The department shall develop a Lighthouse Association

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license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida"

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must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Visit Our

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Lights" must appear at the bottom of the plate.

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

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Lighthouse Association, Inc., which may use a maximum of 10

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percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plates. The

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remaining proceeds shall be used by the association to fund the

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preservation, restoration, and protection of the 29 historic

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lighthouses remaining in the state.

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     (67) 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. However, the requirements of s.

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320.08053 must be met before the plates are issued. The plate

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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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"I Believe" must appear at 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 10 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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     (68) 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. However, the requirements of

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s. 320.08053 must be met before the plates are issued. In God We

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Trust license plates must bear the colors and design approved by

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the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the

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plate, and the words "In God We Trust" must appear in the body of

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the plate.

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

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to the 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. The In

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God We Trust Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the license plate

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annual use fees in the following manner:

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     1. The 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. Ten percent of the funds received by the In God We Trust

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Foundation, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs,

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promotion, and marketing of the license plate directly associated

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with the operations of the In God We Trust Foundation, Inc.

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

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Trust Foundation, Inc., for programs.

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