Florida Senate - 2020                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. HB 1135, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Thurston moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (464008) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    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         iEighty-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         iiTen 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         iEighty-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         iiTen 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         iEighty-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         iiTen 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         iEighty-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         iiTen 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         iEighty-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         iiTen 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         iEighty-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         iiTen 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         iEighty-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         iiTen 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         iEighty-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         iiTen 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         iEighty-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         iiTen 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