Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 994
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Transportation (Rouson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraphs (ffff) through (mmmm) are added to
    6  subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
    8         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
    9  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   10         (ffff)Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity license plate, $25.
   11         (gggg)Omega Psi Phi Fraternity license plate, $25.
   12         (hhhh)Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity license plate, $25.
   13         (iiii)Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity license plate, $25.
   14         (jjjj)Zeta Phi Beta Sorority license plate, $25.
   15         (kkkk)Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate, $25.
   16         (llll)Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority license plate, $25.
   17         (mmmm)Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority license plate, $25.
   18         Section 2. Subsections (84) through (91) are added to
   19  section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
   20         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   21         (84)ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   22         (a)The department shall develop an Alpha Phi Alpha
   23  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
   24  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   25  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   26  plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
   27  of the plate.
   28         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   29  distributed as follows:
   30         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
   31  Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., and used solely for
   32  marketing of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity license plate.
   33         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
   34  Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., and used to promote
   35  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
   36  and cultural service activities within Florida.
   37         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
   38  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
   39  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
   40  colleges and universities.
   41         (85)OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   42         (a)The department shall develop an Omega Psi Phi
   43  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
   44  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   45  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   46  plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
   47  of the plate.
   48         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   49  distributed as follows:
   50         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the State of Florida
   51  Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., and used solely for marketing
   52  of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity license plate.
   53         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State of
   54  Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., and used to promote
   55  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
   56  and cultural service activities within Florida.
   57         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
   58  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
   59  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
   60  colleges and universities.
   61         (86)KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   62         (a)The department shall develop a Kappa Alpha Psi
   63  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
   64  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   65  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   66  plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
   67  of the plate.
   68         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   69  distributed as follows:
   70         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Southern
   71  Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc., and used solely
   72  for marketing of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity license plate.
   73         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Southern
   74  Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc., and used to
   75  promote community awareness and action through educational,
   76  economic, and cultural service activities within Florida.
   77         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
   78  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
   79  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
   80  colleges and universities.
   81         (87)PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   82         (a)The department shall develop a Phi Beta Sigma
   83  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
   84  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   85  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   86  plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
   87  of the plate.
   88         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   89  distributed as follows:
   90         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to TMB Charitable
   91  Foundation, Inc., and used solely for marketing of the Phi Beta
   92  Sigma Fraternity license plate.
   93         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to TMB
   94  Charitable Foundation, Inc., and used to promote community
   95  awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
   96  service activities within Florida.
   97         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
   98  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
   99  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  100  colleges and universities.
  101         (88)ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  102         (a)The department shall develop a Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  103  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
  104  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
  105  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  106  plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
  107  the plate.
  108         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  109  distributed as follows:
  110         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to Florida Pearls,
  111  Inc., and used solely for marketing of the Zeta Phi Beta
  112  Sorority license plate.
  113         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to Florida
  114  Pearls, Inc., and used to promote community awareness and action
  115  through educational, economic, and cultural service activities
  116  within Florida.
  117         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  118  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
  119  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  120  colleges and universities.
  121         (89)DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  122         (a)The department shall develop a Delta Sigma Theta
  123  Sorority license plate as provided in this section and s.
  124  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  125  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  126  plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
  127  the plate.
  128         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  129  distributed as follows:
  130         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Delta Research
  131  and Educational Foundation, Inc., and used solely for marketing
  132  of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate.
  133         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Delta
  134  Research and Educational Foundation, Inc., and used to promote
  135  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
  136  and cultural service activities within Florida.
  137         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  138  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
  139  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  140  colleges and universities.
  141         (90)ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  142         (a)The department shall develop an Alpha Kappa Alpha
  143  Sorority license plate as provided in this section and s.
  144  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  145  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  146  plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
  147  the plate.
  148         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  149  distributed as follows:
  150         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Alpha Kappa
  151  Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., and used solely
  152  for marketing of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority license plate.
  153         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Alpha
  154  Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., and used
  155  to promote community awareness and action through educational,
  156  economic, and cultural service activities within Florida.
  157         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  158  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
  159  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  160  colleges and universities.
  161         (91)SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  162         (a)The department shall develop a Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
  163  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
  164  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
  165  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  166  plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
  167  the plate.
  168         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  169  distributed as follows:
  170         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sigma Gamma Rho
  171  Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., and used solely for
  172  marketing of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority license plate.
  173         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sigma
  174  Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., and used to
  175  promote community awareness and action through educational,
  176  economic, and cultural service activities within Florida.
  177         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  178  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
  179  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  180  colleges and universities.
  181         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2017.
  182  
  183  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  184  And the title is amended as follows:
  185         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  186  and insert:
  187                        A bill to be entitled                      
  188         An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
  189         ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; directing the
  190         Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
  191         develop certain specialty license plates; establishing
  192         an annual use fee for the plates; providing for
  193         distribution and use of fees collected from the sale
  194         of the plates; providing an effective date.