Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Health Policy

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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.; requiring the Department of Highway

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Safety and Motor Vehicles to create an HIV/AIDS Awareness

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license plate; providing for the distribution of annual

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use fees received from the sale of such plates; providing

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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) HIV/AIDS Awareness 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) HIV/AIDS AWARENESS LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) Not withstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053, the

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department shall develop an HIV/AIDS Awareness license plate as

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provided in this section. The word "Florida" must appear at the

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top of the plate and the words "Safety=Life" must appear at the

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bottom of the plate.

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

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HIV/AIDS organizations to fund activities to educate persons in

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this state concerning the need for HIV/AIDS prevention and

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detection. The Department of Health shall develop a plan to

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distribute the funds in coordination with its other HIV/AIDS

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education and prevention activities.

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     (c) Up to 10 percent of the proceeds from the annual use

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fee may be used for marketing the HIV/AIDS awareness license

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plate and for administrative costs directly related to the

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management and distribution of the proceeds.

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