Florida Senate - 2017 SB 994
By Senator Rouson
19-00633-17 2017994__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
3 s. 320.08056, F.S.; establishing an annual use fee for
4 National Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority or Fraternity
5 license plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing
6 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
7 develop the license plates; providing for distribution
8 and use of fees collected from the sale of the plates;
9 providing an effective date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Paragraph (ffff) is added to subsection (4) of
14 section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
15 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
16 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
17 collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
18 (ffff) National Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority or Fraternity
19 license plate, $25.
20 Section 2. Subsection (84) is added to section 320.08058,
21 Florida Statutes, to read:
22 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
23 (84) NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL SORORITY OR FRATERNITY
24 LICENSE PLATES.—The department shall develop a National Pan
25 Hellenic Council Sorority or Fraternity license plate as
26 provided in this section and s. 320.08053 for each of the
27 sororities and fraternities specified in this subsection.
28 National Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority or Fraternity license
29 plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
30 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
31 plate, and the name of the respective sorority or fraternity
32 must appear at the bottom of the plate.
33 (a) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.—The department shall
34 retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
35 all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
36 been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
37 the plate shall be distributed as follows:
38 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
39 Federation of Alpha Chapters, a charitable, not-for-profit
40 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
41 and used solely for marketing of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
42 Inc., license plate.
43 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
44 Federation of Alpha Chapters and used to promote community
45 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
46 service activities.
47 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
48 College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
49 residents attending historically black colleges and
50 universities.
51 (b) Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.—The department shall
52 retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
53 all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
54 been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
55 the plate shall be distributed as follows:
56 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the State of Florida
57 Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit
58 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
59 and used solely for marketing of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
60 Inc., license plate.
61 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State of
62 Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., and used to promote
63 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
64 and cultural service activities.
65 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
66 College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
67 residents attending historically black colleges and
68 universities.
69 (c) Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.—The department shall
70 retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
71 all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
72 been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
73 the plate shall be distributed as follows:
74 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Southern
75 Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc., a charitable, not
76 for-profit organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
77 Revenue Code, and used solely for marketing of the Kappa Alpha
78 Psi Fraternity, Inc., license plate.
79 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Southern
80 Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc., and used to
81 promote community awareness and action through educational,
82 economic, and cultural service activities.
83 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
84 College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
85 residents attending historically black colleges and
86 universities.
87 (d) Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.—The department shall
88 retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
89 all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
90 been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
91 the plate shall be distributed as follows:
92 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to TMB Charitable
93 Foundation, Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit organization
94 under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and used solely
95 for marketing of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., license
96 plate.
97 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to TMB
98 Charitable Foundation, Inc., and used to promote community
99 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
100 service activities.
101 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
102 College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
103 residents attending historically black colleges and
104 universities.
105 (e) Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.—The department shall
106 retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
107 all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
108 been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
109 the plate shall be distributed as follows:
110 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to Florida Pearls,
111 Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit organization under s.
112 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and used solely for
113 marketing of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., license plate.
114 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to Florida
115 Pearls, Inc., and used to promote community awareness and action
116 through educational, economic, and cultural service activities.
117 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
118 College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
119 residents attending historically black colleges and
120 universities.
121 (f) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.—The department shall
122 retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
123 all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
124 been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
125 the plate shall be distributed as follows:
126 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Delta Research
127 and Educational Foundation, a charitable, not-for-profit
128 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
129 and used solely for marketing of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
130 Inc., license plate.
131 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Delta
132 Research and Educational Foundation and used to promote
133 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
134 and cultural service activities.
135 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
136 College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
137 residents attending historically black colleges and
138 universities.
139 (g) Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.—The department shall
140 retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
141 all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
142 been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
143 the plate shall be distributed as follows:
144 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Alpha Kappa
145 Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., a charitable,
146 not-for-profit organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
147 Revenue Code, and used solely for marketing of the Alpha Kappa
148 Alpha Sorority, Inc., license plate.
149 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to Alpha Kappa
150 Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., and used to
151 promote community awareness and action through educational,
152 economic, and cultural service activities.
153 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
154 College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
155 residents attending historically black colleges and
156 universities.
157 (h) Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.—The department shall
158 retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
159 all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
160 been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
161 the plate shall be distributed as follows:
162 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sigma Gamma Rho
163 Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., a charitable, not-for
164 profit organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
165 Code, and used solely for marketing of the Sigma Gamma Rho
166 Sorority, Inc., license plate.
167 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sigma
168 Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., and used to
169 promote community awareness and action through educational,
170 economic, and cultural service activities.
171 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
172 College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
173 residents attending historically black colleges and
174 universities.
175 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2017.