Florida Senate - 2016 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/CS/SB 1394, 1st Eng.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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Floor: WD/3R .
03/07/2016 04:26 PM .
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Senator Evers moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 1300 and 1301
4 insert:
5 Section 26. Subsection (66) of section 320.08058, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
8 (66) IN GOD WE TRUST LICENSE PLATES.—
9 (a) The department shall develop an In God We Trust license
10 plate as provided in this section. However, the requirements of
11 s. 320.08053 must be met before the plates are issued. In God We
12 Trust license plates must bear the colors and design approved by
13 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
14 plate, and the words “In God We Trust” must appear in the body
15 of the plate.
16 (b) The annual use fees from the plate shall be distributed
17 as a charitable donation to the In God We Trust Foundation,
18 Inc., which may use a maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds to
19 offset marketing, administration, and promotion, and which may
20 use the balance of the fees to address the needs of military
21 service members and their spouses and dependents; provide
22 education in public and private schools regarding the historical
23 significance of religion in American and Florida history;
24 provide educational grants in public and private schools;
25 address the needs of public safety employees and their spouses
26 and dependents; and foster self-reliance and stability in
27 Florida’s children and families.
28 (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
29 to the In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., to fund educational
30 scholarships for the children of Florida residents who are
31 members of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard,
32 and the United States Armed Forces Reserve and for the children
33 of public safety employees who have died in the line of duty who
34 are not covered by existing state law. Funds shall also be
35 distributed to other s. 501(c)(3) organizations that may apply
36 for grants and scholarships and to provide educational grants to
37 public and private schools to promote the historical and
38 religious significance of American and Florida history. The In
39 God We Trust Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the license
40 plate annual use fees in the following manner:
41 1. The In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., shall retain all
42 revenues from the sale of such plates until all startup costs
43 for developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.
44 2. Ten percent of the funds received by the In God We Trust
45 Foundation, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs,
46 promotion, and marketing of the license plate directly
47 associated with the operations of the In God We Trust
48 Foundation, Inc.
49 3. All remaining funds shall be expended by the In God We
50 Trust Foundation, Inc., for programs.
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53 And the title is amended as follows:
54 Delete line 145
55 and insert:
56 Legislature; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; revising the
57 distribution requirements for annual use fees for the
58 In God We Trust specialty license plate; providing
59 effective dates.