Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (352294) for SB 160
       
       
       
       
       
       
                                Ì9730667Î973066                         
       
                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/01/2018           .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————




       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
       The Committee on Appropriations (Bean) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
    2  
    3         Between lines 81 and 82
    4  insert:
    5         (65)(66) IN GOD WE TRUST LICENSE PLATES.—
    6         (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
    7  to the In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., which may use a maximum
    8  of 10 percent of the proceeds to offset marketing,
    9  administration, and promotion; the balance of the fees to
   10  address the needs of the military community; the needs of the
   11  public safety community; provide educational grants and
   12  scholarships to foster self-reliance and stability in Florida’s
   13  children; and provide education in public and private schools
   14  regarding the historical significance of religion in American
   15  and Florida history to fund educational scholarships for the
   16  children of Florida residents who are members of the United
   17  States Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the United States
   18  Armed Forces Reserve and for the children of public safety
   19  employees who have died in the line of duty who are not covered
   20  by existing state law. Funds shall also be distributed to other
   21  s. 501(c)(3) organizations that may apply for grants and
   22  scholarships and to provide educational grants to public and
   23  private schools to promote the historical and religious
   24  significance of American and Florida history. The In God We
   25  Trust Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the license plate
   26  annual use fees in the following manner:
   27         1. The In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., shall retain all
   28  revenues from the sale of such plates until all startup costs
   29  for developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.
   30         2. Ten percent of the funds received by the In God We Trust
   31  Foundation, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs,
   32  promotion, and marketing of the license plate directly
   33  associated with the operations of the In God We Trust
   34  Foundation, Inc.
   35         3. All remaining funds shall be expended by the In God We
   36  Trust Foundation, Inc., for programs.
   37  
   38  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
   39  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   40         Delete line 51
   41  and insert:
   42  paragraph (b) of present subsection (66), and paragraph (b) of
   43  present subsection (80) are amended, and a
   44  
   45  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   46  And the title is amended as follows:
   47         Delete line 10
   48  and insert:
   49         of the Lighthouse Association license plate; revising
   50         the use of fees for the In God We Trust license
   51         plates; revising