SB 160 — Specialty License Plates

Florida Senate - 2018 CS for SB 160 By Senatorthe BeanCommittee 4-00283-18on 2018160__Appropriations; A bill to be entitled An act relating to specialty license plates;

and Senator Bean 576-02711B-18 2018160c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to specialty license plates;

establishingdeleting anthe annual use fee for the DucksDonate UnlimitedOrgans-Pass It On license plate;

establishing an annual use fee for certain specialty license plates;

conforming cross-references;

revising the design of the Special Olympics Florida license plate;

deleting the Donate Organs-Pass It On license plate;

revising the design of the Lighthouse Association license plate;

revising the use of fees for the In God We Trust license plates;

requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop acertain Ducksspecialty Unlimited license plate;plates;

providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of thesuch plates;

1320 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

1522 Section 1. Paragraph (ffff)(eee) isof added to subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended, present paragraphs (fff) through (eeee) of that subsection are redesignated as paragraphs (eee) through (dddd), respectively, a new paragraph (eeee) and paragraphs (ffff) through (iiii) are added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of that section is amended, to read:

(ffff) Ducks(eee) Donate UnlimitedOrgans-Pass licenseIt plate,On License Plate, $25.

Section(eeee) Ducks 2.  ParagraphUnlimited (b)license ofplate, subsection$25. (80) of section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, is amended and subsection (84) is added to that section, to read:

320.08058 Specialty(ffff) Dan licenseMarino plates.—Campus (80) FALLENlicense LAWplate, ENFORCEMENT$25. OFFICERS LICENSE PLATES.— (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc., which may use up to a maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds for marketing to promote and market the plate.

(gggg) Donate Life Florida license plate, $25.

(hhhh) Florida State Beekeepers Association license plate, $25.

(iiii) America the Beautiful license plate, $25.

(10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as authorized by s.

320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or report required by s.

320.08062(1).

The fees and any interest earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty license plates pursuant to paragraphs (4)(d), (bb), (ll), (jjj) (kkk), and (xxx) (yyy) and s.

320.0891.

Section 2. Present subsections (58) through (83) of section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (57) through (82), respectively, paragraph (a) of subsection (7), subsection (57), paragraph (a) of present subsection (65), paragraph (b) of present subsection (66), and paragraph (b) of present subsection (80) are amended, and a new subsection (83) and subsections (84) through (87) are added to that section, to read:

320.08058 Specialty license plates.— (7) SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.— (a) Special Olympics Florida license plates must contain the official Special Olympics Florida logo and must bear a design and colors that are approved by the department.

The word “Florida” must be centered at the top bottom of the plate, and the words “Be a Fan” “Everyone Wins” must be centered at the bottom top of the plate.

(57) DONATE ORGANS-PASS IT ON LICENSE PLATES.— (a) The department shall develop a Donate Organs-Pass It On license plate as provided in this section.

The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Donate Organs-Pass It On” must appear at the bottom of the plate.

(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Transplant Foundation, Inc., and shall use up to 10 percent of the proceeds from the annual use fee for marketing and administrative costs that are directly associated with the management and distribution of the proceeds.

The remaining proceeds shall be used to provide statewide grants for patient services, including preoperative, rehabilitative, and housing assistance;

organ donor education and awareness programs;

and statewide medical research.

(64)(65) LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.— (a) The department shall develop a Lighthouse Association license plate as provided in this section.

The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “SaveOurLighthouses.org Visit Our Lights” must appear at the bottom of the plate.

(65)(66) IN GOD WE TRUST LICENSE PLATES.— (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed to the In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., which may use a maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds to offset marketing, administration, and promotion, and the balance of the fees to address the needs of the military community, the needs of the public safety community, provide educational grants and scholarships to foster self-reliance and stability in Florida’s children, and provide education in public and private schools regarding the historical significance of religion in American and Florida history to fund educational scholarships for the children of Florida residents who are members of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the United States Armed Forces Reserve and for the children of public safety employees who have died in the line of duty who are not covered by existing state law.

Funds shall also be distributed to other s.

501(c)(3) organizations that may apply for grants and scholarships and to provide educational grants to public and private schools to promote the historical and religious significance of American and Florida history.

The In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the license plate annual use fees in the following manner:

1. The In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., shall retain all revenues from the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.