Florida Senate - 2020 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1135, 1st Eng.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Floor: 1a/F/2R .
03/11/2020 06:09 PM .
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Senator Thurston moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (464008) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Between lines 215 and 216
5 insert:
6 (c) Pursuant to paragraph (b), the department shall
7 maintain a waiting list of new specialty license plates in
8 sequential order which have been approved by the Legislature
9 pursuant to this section. The following specialty license
10 plates, in sequential order, are approved for design and
11 issuance as plates are discontinued pursuant to paragraph (b),
12 not to exceed 150 plates:
13 1. Divine Nine license plates.—
14 a. The Divine Nine license plate must bear the colors and
15 design approved by the department and must include the official
16 logo as appropriate for each organization. The word “Florida”
17 must appear at the top of the plate, and the word “Divine” must
18 appear at the bottom of the plate.
19 b. The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
20 distributed as follows:
21 (I) Five percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to
22 the United Negro College Fund, Inc., for college scholarships
23 for Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
24 colleges and universities.
25 (II) The remaining 95 percent of the proceeds shall be
26 distributed to one of the following organizations as selected by
27 the purchaser of the plate who shall receive a license plate
28 with the design associated with the appropriate recipient
29 organization:
30 (A) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
31 i Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
32 Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., to promote community
33 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
34 service activities within this state.
35 ii Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
36 Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., solely for the marketing of
37 the plate.
38 (B) Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
39 i Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Alpha
40 Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., to promote
41 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
42 and cultural service activities within this state.
43 ii Ten percent shall be distributed to the Alpha Kappa
44 Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., solely for the
45 marketing of the plate.
46 (C) Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
47 i Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Southern
48 Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., to promote
49 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
50 and cultural service activities within this state.
51 ii Ten percent shall be distributed to the Southern
52 Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., solely for the
53 marketing of the plate.
54 (D) Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
55 i Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State of
56 Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., to promote community
57 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
58 service activities within this state.
59 ii Ten percent shall be distributed to the State of Florida
60 Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of
61 the plate.
62 (E) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
63 i Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Delta
64 Research and Educational Foundation, Inc., to promote community
65 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
66 service activities within this state.
67 ii Ten percent shall be distributed to the Delta Research
68 and Educational Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of
69 the plate.
70 (F) Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
71 i Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the TMB
72 Charitable Foundation, Inc., to promote community awareness and
73 action through educational, economic, and cultural service
74 activities within this state.
75 ii Ten percent shall be distributed to the TMB Charitable
76 Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.
77 (G) Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
78 i Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
79 Pearls, Inc., to promote community awareness and action through
80 educational, economic, and cultural service activities within
81 this state.
82 ii Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida Pearls,
83 Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.
84 (H) Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
85 i Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sigma
86 Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., to promote
87 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
88 and cultural service activities within this state.
89 ii Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sigma Gamma Rho
90 Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., solely for the marketing
91 of the plate.
92 (I) Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
93 i Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the National
94 Iota Foundation, Inc., to promote community awareness and action
95 through educational, economic, and cultural service activities
96 within this state.
97 ii Ten percent shall be distributed to the National Iota
98 Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.
99 2. Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society license plates.—
100 a. The Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society license
101 plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
102 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
103 plate, and the words “Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society”
104 must appear at the bottom of the plate.
105 b. The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
106 to the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society to fund
107 educational programs for students in pre-K through grade 12,
108 conservation projects to protect endangered or threatened
109 species, and services for the health and welfare of animals in
110 the zoo’s care. The Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society may
111 retain all revenue from the annual use fees until all startup
112 costs for developing and establishing the plate have been
113 recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the annual use fee
114 revenue may be used for promotion and marketing of the specialty
115 license plate and administrative costs directly associated with
116 the programs of the society and the specialty license plate.
117 3. Solar Power license plates.—
118 a. The Solar Power license plate must bear the colors and
119 design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
120 appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Powered by the
121 Sun” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
122 b. The annual fees from the sale of the plate must be
123 distributed to the Florida Solar Energy Research and Education
124 Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit Florida corporation under s.
125 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to fund programs which
126 support greater employment opportunities and job training
127 programs that promote the growth of the solar energy industry in
128 Florida. Up to 10 percent of the proceeds may be used for
129 administrative costs and to promote and market the plate.
130 4. Morehouse College license plates.—
131 a. The Morehouse College license plate must bear the colors
132 and design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
133 appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Morehouse
134 College” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
135 b. The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
136 distributed to the Morehouse College Alumni Association of
137 Broward County, which must use the proceeds for the purpose of
138 awarding scholarships to Florida residents attending Morehouse
139 College. The proceeds must be deposited in the endowment
140 required in s. 320.08056(12). Students receiving these
141 scholarships must be eligible for the Florida Bright Futures
142 Scholarship Program pursuant to s. 1009.531 and shall use the
143 scholarship funds for tuition and other expenses related to
144 attending Morehouse College.
145 5. Margaritaville license plates.—
146 a. The Margaritaville license plate must bear the colors
147 and design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
148 appear at the top of the plate, and the word “Margaritaville”
149 must appear at the bottom of the plate.
150 b. The annual use fees must be distributed to the SFC
151 Charitable Foundation, Inc., a Florida nonprofit corporation
152 doing business as the Singing for Change Foundation, to fund its
153 activities, programs, and projects. The Singing for Change
154 Foundation shall retain all revenue from the annual use fees
155 until all startup costs for developing and establishing the
156 plate have been recovered.
157 c. Thereafter, the annual use fees shall be distributed as
158 follows:
159 (I) Up to 10 percent of the annual use fee revenue may be
160 used for administration, promotion, and marketing of the
161 specialty license plate.
162 (II) The remaining proceeds must be used by the Singing for
163 Change Foundation for its educational, economic, and cultural
164 programs that assist local communities impacted by natural and
165 manmade disasters with recovery, rebuilding, and future
166 sustainability efforts, and that promote and inspire local
167 grassroots leadership that works to improve the quality of life
168 in those communities and other communities in this state.
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171 And the title is amended as follows:
172 Delete line 1519
173 and insert:
174 plate; requiring the department to maintain a waiting
175 list of new specialty license plates; providing that
176 specified specialty license plates are approved for
177 design and issuance; amending s. 320.08056, F.S.;
178 allowing the