Florida Senate - 2017                              CS for SB 994
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Transportation; and Senators Rouson and
       Thurston
       
       
       
       
       596-02450-17                                           2017994c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
    3         ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; directing the
    4         Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
    5         develop certain specialty license plates; establishing
    6         an annual use fee for the plates; providing for
    7         distribution and use of fees collected from the sale
    8         of the plates; providing an effective date.
    9          
   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   11  
   12         Section 1. Paragraphs (ffff) through (mmmm) are added to
   13  subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
   14         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
   15         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
   16  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   17         (ffff)Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity license plate, $25.
   18         (gggg)Omega Psi Phi Fraternity license plate, $25.
   19         (hhhh)Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity license plate, $25.
   20         (iiii)Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity license plate, $25.
   21         (jjjj)Zeta Phi Beta Sorority license plate, $25.
   22         (kkkk)Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate, $25.
   23         (llll)Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority license plate, $25.
   24         (mmmm)Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority license plate, $25.
   25         Section 2. Subsections (84) through (91) are added to
   26  section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
   27         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   28         (84)ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   29         (a)The department shall develop an Alpha Phi Alpha
   30  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
   31  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   32  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   33  plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
   34  of the plate.
   35         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   36  distributed as follows:
   37         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
   38  Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., and used solely for
   39  marketing of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity license plate.
   40         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
   41  Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., and used to promote
   42  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
   43  and cultural service activities within Florida.
   44         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
   45  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
   46  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
   47  colleges and universities.
   48         (85)OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   49         (a)The department shall develop an Omega Psi Phi
   50  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
   51  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   52  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   53  plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
   54  of the plate.
   55         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   56  distributed as follows:
   57         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the State of Florida
   58  Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., and used solely for marketing
   59  of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity license plate.
   60         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State of
   61  Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., and used to promote
   62  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
   63  and cultural service activities within Florida.
   64         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
   65  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
   66  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
   67  colleges and universities.
   68         (86)KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   69         (a)The department shall develop a Kappa Alpha Psi
   70  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
   71  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   72  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   73  plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
   74  of the plate.
   75         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   76  distributed as follows:
   77         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Southern
   78  Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc., and used solely
   79  for marketing of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity license plate.
   80         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Southern
   81  Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc., and used to
   82  promote community awareness and action through educational,
   83  economic, and cultural service activities within Florida.
   84         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
   85  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
   86  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
   87  colleges and universities.
   88         (87)PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
   89         (a)The department shall develop a Phi Beta Sigma
   90  Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
   91  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   92  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   93  plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
   94  of the plate.
   95         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   96  distributed as follows:
   97         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to TMB Charitable
   98  Foundation, Inc., and used solely for marketing of the Phi Beta
   99  Sigma Fraternity license plate.
  100         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to TMB
  101  Charitable Foundation, Inc., and used to promote community
  102  awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
  103  service activities within Florida.
  104         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  105  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
  106  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  107  colleges and universities.
  108         (88)ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  109         (a)The department shall develop a Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  110  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
  111  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
  112  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  113  plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
  114  the plate.
  115         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  116  distributed as follows:
  117         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to Florida Pearls,
  118  Inc., and used solely for marketing of the Zeta Phi Beta
  119  Sorority license plate.
  120         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to Florida
  121  Pearls, Inc., and used to promote community awareness and action
  122  through educational, economic, and cultural service activities
  123  within Florida.
  124         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  125  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
  126  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  127  colleges and universities.
  128         (89)DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  129         (a)The department shall develop a Delta Sigma Theta
  130  Sorority license plate as provided in this section and s.
  131  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  132  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  133  plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
  134  the plate.
  135         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  136  distributed as follows:
  137         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Delta Research
  138  and Educational Foundation, Inc., and used solely for marketing
  139  of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate.
  140         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Delta
  141  Research and Educational Foundation, Inc., and used to promote
  142  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
  143  and cultural service activities within Florida.
  144         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  145  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
  146  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  147  colleges and universities.
  148         (90)ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  149         (a)The department shall develop an Alpha Kappa Alpha
  150  Sorority license plate as provided in this section and s.
  151  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  152  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  153  plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
  154  the plate.
  155         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  156  distributed as follows:
  157         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Alpha Kappa
  158  Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., and used solely
  159  for marketing of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority license plate.
  160         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Alpha
  161  Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., and used
  162  to promote community awareness and action through educational,
  163  economic, and cultural service activities within Florida.
  164         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  165  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
  166  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  167  colleges and universities.
  168         (91)SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
  169         (a)The department shall develop a Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
  170  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
  171  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
  172  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  173  plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
  174  the plate.
  175         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  176  distributed as follows:
  177         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sigma Gamma Rho
  178  Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., and used solely for
  179  marketing of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority license plate.
  180         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sigma
  181  Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., and used to
  182  promote community awareness and action through educational,
  183  economic, and cultural service activities within Florida.
  184         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  185  College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
  186  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  187  colleges and universities.
  188         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2017.