CS/CS/HB 239

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s. 320.08056,
3	F.S.; revising the annual use fee for the Choose Life
4	license plate; establishing annual use fees for specified
5	license plates; limiting the use of proceeds from the sale
6	of specialty license plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.;
7	revising authorized uses of proceeds received from the
8	sale of the Choose Life license plate, United We Stand
9	license plate, and Florida Golf license plate; creating an
10	Autism license plate, a Let's Go Surfing license plate, a
11	Florida Horse Park license plate, a St. Johns River
12	license plate, an Endless Summer license plate, a Catch
13	Me, Release Me license plate, a Fraternal Order of Police
14	license plate, a Go Green Florida license plate, and a
15	Florida Biodiversity Foundation license plate; providing
16	for the distribution of use fees received from the sale of
17	such plates; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; requiring the
18	application form for motor vehicle registration and
19	renewal of registration to include language permitting a
20	voluntary contribution to the Autism License Plate Fund
21	and Ronald McDonald Houses of Florida; providing for
22	distribution of such contributions; amending s. 320.0706,
23	F.S.; providing for the display of license plates on
24	wreckers; providing penalties; amending s. 322.08, F.S.;
25	requiring the application form for a driver's license or
26	duplicate thereof to include language permitting a
27	voluntary contribution to the Autism License Plate Fund;
28	amending ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a
29	Hispanics Settled Florida in 1565 license plate;
30	establishing an annual use fee for the plate; providing
31	for the distribution of use fees received from the sale of
32	such plates; providing an effective date.
33
34	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
35
36	Section 1.  Paragraph (cc) of subsection (4) of section
37	320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraphs (qqq)
38	through (yyy) are added to that subsection, and subsections (13)
39	and (14) are added to that section, to read:
40	320.08056  Specialty license plates.--
41	(4)  The following license plate annual use fees shall be
42	collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
43	(cc)  Choose Life license plate, $25 $20.
44	(qqq)  Autism license plate, $25.
45	(rrr)  Let's Go Surfing license plate, $25.
46	(sss)  Florida Horse Park license plate, $25.
47	(ttt)  St. Johns River license plate, $25.
48	(uuu)  Endless Summer license plate, $25.
49	(vvv)  Catch Me, Release Me license plate, $25.
50	(www)  Fraternal Order of Police license plate, $25.
51	(xxx)  Go Green Florida license plate, $25.
52	(yyy)  Florida Biodiversity Foundation license plate, $25.
53	(13)  Effective July 1, 2011, in addition to the
54	requirements of subsections (10) and (11) and notwithstanding
55	any specific authority provided in s. 320.08058, an organization
56	or entity receiving annual use fee revenue from the sale of a
57	specialty license plate may use no more than a total of 20
58	percent of the revenues for administrative, marketing, and
59	promotion costs, including annual audit and compliance affidavit
60	costs.
61	(14)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
62	no annual use fee revenue derived from the sale of a specialty
63	license plate, or the interest thereon, shall be expended on
64	projects or programs outside this state.
65	Section 2.  Subsection (29), paragraph (b) of subsection
66	(32), and subsection (35) of section 320.08058, Florida
67	Statutes, are amended, and subsections (69) through (77) are
68	added to that section, to read:
69	320.08058  Specialty license plates.--
70	(29)  CHOOSE LIFE LICENSE PLATES.--
71	(a)  The department shall develop a Choose Life license
72	plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must
73	appear at the bottom of the plate, and the words "Choose Life"
74	must appear at the top of the plate.
75	(b)  The annual use fees shall be distributed quarterly to
76	Choose Life, Inc., a s. 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, with a
77	list of annually to each county in the ratio that the annual use
78	fees collected by each county bears to the total fees collected
79	for the plates within the state.
80	(c)  Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used for
81	administrative costs directly associated with the operations of
82	Choose Life, Inc., and activities by Choose Life, Inc., to
83	promote adoption and to market the license plate in this state.
84	Choose Life, Inc., shall administer distribution of the
85	remaining Each county shall distribute the funds to
86	nongovernmental, not-for-profit agencies within the county,
87	which agencies' services primarily consist of are limited to
88	counseling and meeting the physical needs of pregnant women who
89	are considering committed to placing their children for
90	adoption.
91	1.  Funds may not be distributed to any agency that is
92	involved or associated with abortion activities, including
93	counseling for or referrals to abortion clinics, providing
94	medical abortion-related procedures, or proabortion advertising,
95	and funds may not be distributed to any agency that charges
96	women for services received.
97	2.  Choose Life, Inc., may, from time to time, establish
98	criteria pertaining to appropriate percentages of expenditures
99	on items including, but not limited to, physical needs of women,
100	physical needs of infants awaiting adoption, counseling,
101	advertising, and training.
102	3.  Choose Life license plate funds generated in counties
103	that do not have a qualified service provider shall be
104	distributed by Choose Life, Inc., to qualified service providers
105	in other counties.
106	4.  Funds shall not be removed from a county with active
107	qualified service providers for distribution to service
108	providers in other counties unless year-end unused fund balances
109	exceed 20 percent of the county's annual Choose Life license
110	plate revenues for 3 consecutive years. If year-end fund
111	balances exceed 20 percent of a county's annual revenues for 3
112	consecutive years, such balance may be distributed by Choose
113	Life, Inc., to qualified service providers in other counties.
114	1.  Agencies that receive the funds must use at least 70
115	percent of the funds to provide for the material needs of
116	pregnant women who are committed to placing their children for
117	adoption, including clothing, housing, medical care, food,
118	utilities, and transportation. Such funds may also be expended
119	on infants awaiting placement with adoptive parents.
120	2.  The remaining funds may be used for adoption,
121	counseling, training, or advertising, but may not be used for
122	administrative expenses, legal expenses, or capital
123	expenditures.
124	5.3.  Each service provider agency that receives such funds
125	must submit an annual attestation to Choose Life, Inc., which
126	shall, upon request, make copies available to a state agency
127	charged with auditing the county. Any unused funds that exceed
128	10 percent of the funds received by an agency during its fiscal
129	year must be returned to the county, which shall distribute them
130	to other qualified agencies.
131	6.  Choose Life license plate use fees generated in this
132	state may only be spent on activities within this state.
133	(d)1.  Within 90 days after the effective date of this
134	paragraph, county commissions that have never distributed Choose
135	Life funds shall forward such funds to Choose Life, Inc., for
136	distribution.
137	2.  Within 180 days after the effective date of this
138	paragraph, county commissions that have been distributing Choose
139	Life funds shall forward fund balances to Choose Life, Inc., for
140	distribution.
141	(32)  UNITED WE STAND LICENSE PLATES.--
142	(b)  The department shall retain all revenues from the sale
143	of such plates until all startup costs for developing and
144	issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter,
145	notwithstanding s. 332.14, 100 percent of the annual use fee
146	shall be distributed to the Department of Transportation SAFE
147	Council for the development and implementation of programs to
148	fund a grant program to enhance security at airports throughout
149	the state, pursuant to s. 332.14. Up to 10 percent of the annual
150	use fee revenue may be used for administration, promotion, and
151	marketing of the plate, including annual audit and compliance
152	affidavit costs.
153	(35)  FLORIDA GOLF LICENSE PLATES.--
154	(a)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
155	shall develop a Florida Golf license plate as provided in this
156	section. The word "Florida" must appear at the bottom of the
157	plate. The Dade Amateur Golf Association, following consultation
158	with the PGA TOUR, the Florida Sports Foundation, the LPGA, and
159	the PGA of America may submit a revised sample plate for
160	consideration by the department.
161	(b)  The department shall distribute the Florida Golf
162	license plate annual use fee to the Dade Amateur Golf
163	Association, a s. 501(c)(3) organization Florida Sports
164	Foundation, a direct-support organization of the Office of
165	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. The license plate
166	annual use fees are to be annually allocated as follows:
167	1.  Up to 10 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use
168	fees may be used by the Dade Amateur Golf Association Florida
169	Sports Foundation for the administration of the Florida Junior
170	Youth Golf Program.
171	2.  The Dade Amateur Golf Association shall receive the
172	first $80,000 in proceeds from the annual use fees for the
173	operation of youth golf programs in Miami-Dade County.
174	Thereafter, 15 percent of the proceeds from the annual use fees
175	shall be provided to the Dade Amateur Golf Association for the
176	operation of youth golf programs in Miami-Dade County.
177	3.  The remaining proceeds from the annual use fees shall
178	be available for grants to nonprofit organizations to operate
179	youth golf programs and for marketing the Florida Golf license
180	plates. All grant recipients, including the Dade Amateur Golf
181	Association, shall be required to provide to the Dade Amateur
182	Golf Association Florida Sports Foundation an annual program and
183	financial report regarding the use of grant funds. Such reports
184	shall be made available to the public.
185	(c)  The Dade Amateur Golf Association shall Florida Sports
186	Foundation may establish a Florida Junior Golf Council Youth
187	Golf Program. The Florida Junior Golf Council Youth Golf Program
188	shall assist organizations for the benefit of youth, introduce
189	young people to golf, instruct young people in golf, teach the
190	values of golf, and stress life skills, fair play, courtesy, and
191	self-discipline.
192	(d)  The Dade Amateur Golf Association Florida Sports
193	Foundation shall establish a seven-member Florida Junior Golf
194	Council committee to offer advice regarding the distribution of
195	the annual use fees for grants to nonprofit organizations. The
196	council advisory committee shall consist of one member from a
197	group serving youth, one member from a group serving disabled
198	youth, and five members at large.
199	(69)  AUTISM LICENSE PLATES.--
200	(a)  The department shall develop an Autism license plate
201	as provided in this section. Autism license plates must bear the
202	colors and design approved by the department. The word "Florida"
203	must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Support
204	Autism Programs" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
205	(b)  The proceeds from the license plate annual use fee
206	shall be distributed to Achievement and Rehabilitation Centers,
207	Inc., to fund service programs for autism and related
208	disabilities throughout the state and to operate and establish
209	programs to support individuals with autism and related
210	disabilities through direct services, evaluation, training, and
211	awareness. Achievement and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., shall
212	establish an Autism Services Grant Council that shall provide
213	grants from available Autism license plate proceeds to nonprofit
214	organizations for direct services and programs for individuals
215	with autism and related disabilities and their families.
216	Consideration for participation in such services and programs
217	shall be given to applicants who are children or adults with
218	autism and related disabilities and their families and shall
219	include those who are on the Agency for Persons with
220	Disabilities waiting lists for services. Achievement and
221	Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., shall also establish an Autism
222	License Plate Fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the
223	grant council as provided in this paragraph. All funds received
224	under this subsection must be used in this state.
225	(c)  Achievement and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., may
226	retain all proceeds from the annual use fee up to $85,000 until
227	all documented startup costs for developing and establishing the
228	plate have been recovered. Thereafter, the proceeds from the
229	annual use fee shall be used as follows:
230	1.  Up to 10 percent of the proceeds from the annual use
231	fee may be used for the cost of administration, marketing, and
232	promotion of the Autism License Plate Fund, the Autism Services
233	Grant Council, and related matters, including annual audit and
234	compliance affidavit costs.
235	2.  Funds may be used as necessary for annual audit or
236	compliance affidavit costs.
237	3.  Thirty-five percent of the proceeds from the annual use
238	fee shall be used to establish and operate programs to support
239	individuals with autism and related disabilities and their
240	families through direct services, evaluation, training, and
241	awareness in the state.
242	4.  The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at the
243	University of Miami shall receive 15 percent of the proceeds
244	from the annual use fee for distribution, as determined
245	appropriate by the director of that center, to the seven
246	regional autism centers created under s. 1004.55. The regional
247	centers shall use the proceeds to support the services they
248	provide.
249	5.  The remaining proceeds from the annual use fee shall be
250	available to the Autism Services Grant Council for grants to
251	nonprofit organizations to operate direct services programs for
252	individuals with autism and related disabilities and their
253	families. All grant recipients, including Achievement and
254	Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., and the Center for Autism and
255	Related Disabilities, shall be required to provide to the Autism
256	Services Grant Council an annual program and financial report
257	regarding the use of grant funds. Such reports shall be made
258	available to the public.
259	(d)  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
260	the first $10,000 in proceeds generated from voluntary
261	contributions to the Autism License Plate Fund authorized in ss.
262	320.02 and 322.08 shall be retained by the department to offset
263	the department's implementation costs.
264	(70)  LET'S GO SURFING LICENSE PLATES.--
265	(a)  The department shall develop a Let's Go Surfing
266	license plate as provided in this section. Let's Go Surfing
267	license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
268	department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
269	plate, and the words "Let's Go Surfing" must appear at the
270	bottom of the plate.
271	(b)  The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
272	to East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., to fund
273	activities, programs, and projects to promote Florida's surfing-
274	related tourism, preserve Florida's surfing history and
275	heritage, preserve Florida's surf and shores, and honor
276	lifeguards who patrol Florida's surf and shores to protect
277	beachgoers, surfers, and others. East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame
278	and Museum, Inc., may retain all revenue from the annual use
279	fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing the
280	plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the
281	annual use fee revenue may be used for administration,
282	promotion, and marketing of the plate, including annual audit
283	and compliance affidavit costs.
284	(71)  FLORIDA HORSE PARK LICENSE PLATES.--
285	(a)  The department shall develop a Florida Horse Park
286	license plate as provided in this section. Florida Horse Park
287	license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
288	department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
289	plate, and the words "Discover Florida's Horses" must appear at
290	the bottom of the plate.
291	(b)  The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
292	Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority created by
293	s. 570.952, which shall retain all proceeds until all startup
294	costs for developing and establishing the plate have been
295	recovered. Thereafter, the proceeds shall be used as follows:
296	1.  A maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds from the annual
297	use fees may be used for the administration, promotion, and
298	marketing of the Florida Horse Park license plate.
299	2.  The remaining proceeds shall be used by the authority
300	to promote the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park located
301	in Marion County; to support continued development of the park,
302	including the construction of additional educational facilities,
303	barns, and other structures; to provide improvements to the
304	existing infrastructure at the park; and to provide for
305	operational expenses of the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse
306	Park.
307	(72)  ST. JOHNS RIVER LICENSE PLATES.--
308	(a)  The department shall develop a St. Johns River license
309	plate as provided in this section. St. Johns River license
310	plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
311	department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
312	plate, and the words "St. Johns River" must appear at the bottom
313	of the plate.
314	(b)  The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to
315	the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the license plate annual
316	use fees shall be distributed to the St. Johns River Alliance,
317	Inc., a s. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which shall
318	administer the fees as follows:
319	1.  The St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., shall retain the
320	first $60,000 of the annual use fees as direct reimbursement for
321	administrative costs, startup costs, and costs incurred in the
322	development and approval process. Thereafter, up to 10 percent
323	of the annual use fee revenue may be used for administrative
324	costs directly associated with education programs, conservation,
325	research, and grant administration of the organization and for
326	promotion and marketing of the specialty license plate.
327	2.  At least 30 percent of the fees shall be available for
328	competitive grants for targeted community-based or county-based
329	research or projects for which state funding is limited or not
330	currently available. The remaining 50 percent shall be directed
331	toward community outreach and access programs. The competitive
332	grants shall be administered and approved by the board of
333	directors of the St. Johns River Alliance, Inc. A grant advisory
334	committee shall be composed of six members chosen by the St.
335	Johns River Alliance board members.
336	3.  Any remaining funds shall be distributed with the
337	approval of and accountability to the board of directors of the
338	St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., and shall be used to support
339	activities contributing to education, outreach, and springs
340	conservation.
341	(73)  ENDLESS SUMMER LICENSE PLATES.--
342	(a)  The department shall develop an Endless Summer license
343	plate as provided in this section. Endless Summer license plates
344	must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
345	word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the
346	words "Endless Summer" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
347	(b)  The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
348	to Surfing's Evolution & Preservation Corporation to fund its
349	activities, programs, and projects aimed at preserving the sport
350	of surfing. Surfing's Evolution & Preservation Corporation may
351	retain all revenue from the annual use fees until all startup
352	costs for developing and establishing the plate have been
353	recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the annual use fee
354	revenue may be used for promotion and marketing of the specialty
355	license plate and administrative costs directly associated with
356	the corporation's programs and the specialty license plate.
357	Surfing's Evolution & Preservation Corporation shall use the
358	remaining funds as follows:
359	1.  To fund the proposed Surfing's Evolution & Preservation
360	Experience project.
361	2.  To provide funds for the provision of lifeguards or the
362	building of artificial reefs.
363	3.  To provide funds to organizations that house the
364	history and artifacts of surfing or promote the sport through
365	exhibits, lectures, and events.
366	4.  To support programs and events of other organizations
367	that support beaches and oceans and promote education on beach
368	safety, coastal pollution, and beach ecology.
369	(74)  CATCH ME, RELEASE ME LICENSE PLATES.--
370	(a)  The department shall develop a Catch Me, Release Me
371	license plate as provided in this section. Catch Me, Release Me
372	license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
373	department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
374	plate, and the words "Catch Me, Release Me" must appear at the
375	bottom of the plate.
376	(b)  The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
377	to the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, Inc., to fund marine-related
378	scientific research, including research of free-ranging pelagic
379	marine species that inhabit, use, or migrate through Florida
380	waters; conservation initiatives; and education and public
381	outreach programs targeting school-aged children in the state.
382	The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, Inc., may retain all revenue up
383	to $60,000 from the annual use fees until all startup costs for
384	developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.
385	Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the annual use fee revenue may
386	be used for administrative costs directly associated with the
387	operations of the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, Inc., and up to
388	10 percent may be used for promotion and marketing of the
389	specialty license plate.
390	(75)  FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES.--
391	(a)  The department shall develop a Fraternal Order of
392	Police license plate as provided in this section. Fraternal
393	Order of Police license plates must bear the colors and design
394	approved by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at
395	the top of the plate, and the words "Fraternal Order of Police"
396	must appear at the bottom of the plate.
397	(b)  In order to purchase the Fraternal Order of Police
398	license plate, a person must submit a certified letter from the
399	Florida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police showing
400	that he or she qualifies for the use of the Fraternal Order of
401	Police law enforcement emblem by being a member in good
402	standing.
403	(c)  The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
404	to the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Memorial
405	Foundation to fund its activities, programs, and projects aimed
406	at preserving, maintaining, and expanding the Florida Fraternal
407	Order of Police Law Enforcement Memorial. The Florida State
408	Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police may retain all revenue
409	from the annual use fees until all startup costs for developing
410	and establishing the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up
411	to 10 percent of the annual use fee revenue may be used for
412	promotion and marketing of the specialty license plate and
413	administrative costs directly associated with memorial programs
414	and the specialty license plate. The Florida State Lodge
415	Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Foundation shall use the
416	remaining funds as follows:
417	1.  To fund the Florida State Fraternal Order of Police Law
418	Enforcement Memorial projects.
419	2.  To provide funds for the expansion, maintenance, and
420	support of the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police
421	Memorial Foundation.
422	3.  To provide funds to organizations that help support the
423	families of law enforcement officers who have died in the line
424	of duty.
425	4.  To support programs and events that support the Florida
426	Fraternal Order of Police Law Enforcement Memorial.
427	(76)  GO GREEN FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.--
428	(a)  The department shall develop a Go Green Florida
429	license plate as provided in this section. Go Green Florida
430	license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
431	department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
432	plate, the words "Go Green" must appear on the bottom of the
433	plate, and the "Go Green Florida" emblem or logo must appear on
434	the plate.
435	(b)  The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to
436	the issuance of the plate. The annual use fees shall be
437	distributed to the Coalition for Renewable Energy Solutions,
438	Inc. After reimbursement for documented costs expended to
439	establish the plate, the proceeds of the annual use fees shall
440	be used in the following manner:
441	1.  Up to 10 percent may be used by the Coalition for
442	Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc., for administrative, promotion,
443	and marketing costs.
444	2.  The remainder shall be used to fund the Renewable
445	Energy and Energy-Efficient Technologies Grants Program pursuant
446	to s. 377.804, the Solar Energy System Incentives Program
447	pursuant to s. 377.806, under the Florida Energy and Climate
448	Commission, or other educational programs dedicated to providing
449	effective alternative energy practices.
450	(c)  The coalition shall comply with the financial audit
451	requirements of s. 320.08062.
452	(d)  The "Go Green Florida" emblem or logo may be
453	authorized for use by the department in recognition of energy-
454	efficient vehicle usage and practices. The display of the decal
455	for energy-efficient practices may not be considered a
456	substitute for a legal license tag.
457	(77)  FLORIDA BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION LICENSE PLATES.--
458	(a)  The department shall develop a Florida Biodiversity
459	Foundation license plate as provided in this section. Florida
460	Biodiversity Foundation license plates must bear the colors and
461	design approved by the department. The word "Florida" must
462	appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Save Wild
463	Florida" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
464	(b)  The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
465	Florida Biodiversity Foundation, Inc., which shall retain 50
466	percent of the proceeds until the startup costs to develop and
467	establish the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
468	proceeds shall be used as follows:
469	1.  A maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds may be used to
470	fund the administrative, promotion, and marketing costs of the
471	license plate program and the foundation.
472	2.  The remaining fees shall be used by the foundation to
473	fund research, education, and scientific study of the diversity
474	of animals and plants and to aid in the preservation, study,
475	conservation, and recovery of imperiled organisms.
476	Section 3.  Paragraphs (h) and (i) are added to subsection
477	(15) of section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read:
478	320.02  Registration required; application for
479	registration; forms.--
480	(15)
481	(h)  The application form for motor vehicle registration
482	and renewal of registration must include language permitting a
483	voluntary contribution of $5 to the Autism License Plate Fund
484	administered by Achievement and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc.
485	Except as provided in s. 320.08058(69)(d), such contributions
486	must be distributed by the department each month to the Autism
487	License Plate Fund administered by Achievement and
488	Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., to be used as provided in s.
489	320.08058(69).
490	(i)  The application form for motor vehicle registration
491	and renewal of registration must include language permitting a
492	voluntary contribution of $1 to Ronald McDonald Houses of
493	Florida. Such contributions must be distributed by the
494	department each month to Ronald McDonald House Charities Tampa
495	Bay, Inc., a not-for-profit organization.
496
497	For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
498	215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
499	income of a revenue nature.
500	Section 4.  Section 320.0706, Florida Statutes, is amended
501	to read:
502	320.0706  Display of license plates on trucks.--The owner
503	of any commercial truck of gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds
504	or more shall display the registration license plate on both the
505	front and rear of the truck in conformance with all the
506	requirements of s. 316.605 that do not conflict with this
507	section. The owner of a dump truck may place the rear license
508	plate on the gate no higher than 60 inches to allow for better
509	visibility. However, the owner of a truck tractor shall be
510	required to display the registration license plate only on the
511	front of such vehicle. The owner of any wrecker issued a regular
512	wrecker license plate shall display the license plate only on
513	the front of the vehicle. The owner of any wrecker issued gross
514	vehicle weight wrecker license plates shall display the license
515	plates on both the front and rear of the vehicle in conformance
516	with the requirements of s. 316.605 that do not conflict with
517	this section. A violation of this section is a noncriminal
518	traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided
519	in chapter 318.
520	Section 5.  Subsection (6) of section 322.08, Florida
521	Statutes, is amended to read:
522	322.08  Application for license.--
523	(6)  The application form for a driver's license or
524	duplicate thereof shall include language permitting the
525	following:
526	(a)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
527	contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
528	for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
529	organ and tissue donor registry.
530	(b)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
531	contribution shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the
532	Blind.
533	(c)  A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
534	shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
535	Incorporated.
536	(d)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
537	shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
538	International.
539	(e)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
540	shall be distributed to the Children's Hearing Help Fund.
541	(f)  A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
542	shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
543	(g)  A voluntary contribution of $5 per applicant, which,
544	except as provided in s. 320.08058(69)(d), shall be distributed
545	to the Autism License Plate Fund administered by Achievement and
546	Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., to be used as provided in s.
547	320.08058(69).
548
549	A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
550	funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
551	service charge provided in s. 215.20, contributions received
552	under paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), and (g) and under
553	s. 322.18(9)(a) are not income of a revenue nature.
554	Section 6.  Paragraph (zzz) is added to subsection (4) of
555	section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
556	320.08056  Specialty license plates.--
557	(4)  The following license plate annual use fees shall be
558	collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
559	(zzz)  Hispanics Settled Florida in 1565 license plate,
560	$25.
561	Section 7.  Subsection (78) is added to section 320.08058,
562	Florida Statutes, to read:
563	320.08058  Specialty license plates.--
564	(78)  HISPANICS SETTLED FLORIDA IN 1565 LICENSE PLATES.--
565	(a)  The department shall develop a Hispanics Settled
566	Florida in 1565 license plate as provided in this section.
567	(b)  Hispanics Settled Florida in 1565 license plates must
568	bear the colors and design approved by the department. The word
569	"Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
570	"HISPANICS SETTLED FLORIDA" must appear at the bottom of the
571	plate.
572	(c)  The department shall retain all revenues from the sale
573	of such plates until all startup costs for developing and
574	issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, 50 percent
575	of the annual use fees shall be distributed to National Hispanic
576	Corporate Achievers, Inc., an organization in Orlando that
577	sponsors minority job fairs. The remaining 50 percent shall be
578	distributed to Florida Hispanic Foundation. The fees shall be
579	used to support job and mentorship programs and to provide
580	scholarship grants for needy students from minority communities
581	in this state.
582	(d)  By January 1, 2010, the department shall establish a
583	method to issue a Hispanics Settled Florida in 1565 license
584	plate voucher to allow for the presale of the Hispanics Settled
585	Florida in 1565 license plate. Issuance of the vouchers is
586	contingent upon payment of an application fee of $10,000 no
587	later than December 1, 2009. The processing fee as prescribed in
588	s. 320.08056, the service charge and branch charge as prescribed
589	in s. 320.04, and the annual use fee as prescribed in s.
590	320.08056 shall be charged for the voucher. All other applicable
591	fees shall be charged at the time of issuance of the license
592	plate. The approved Hispanics Settled Florida in 1565 license
593	plate organization must, within 24 months after the
594	establishment of the presale voucher, record with the department
595	a minimum of 1,000 voucher sales before manufacture of the
596	Hispanics Settled Florida in 1565 license plate can commence.
597	If, at the conclusion of the 24-month presale period, the
598	minimum sales requirements have not been met, the Hispanics
599	Settled Florida in 1565 license plate is deauthorized and the
600	department shall discontinue development of the plate and
601	discontinue issuance of the presale vouchers as prescribed in s.
602	320.08056. Upon deauthorization of the license plate, a
603	purchaser of the Hispanics Settled Florida in 1565 license plate
604	voucher may use the annual use fee collected as a credit towards
605	any other specialty license plate or apply for a refund on a
606	form prescribed by the department. This paragraph expires
607	January 1, 2012.
608	Section 8.  This act shall take effect September 1, 2009.
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