PCS for CS/HB 67 — An Act Relating to Specialty License Plates (2022)

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PCS for CS/HB 67 (2022), a bill text entitled an act relating to specialty license plates. Section 1 amends subsections (47) and (79) of section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, which cover Live the Dream and Blue Angels license plates, and adds subsections (119) through (123). The added subsections direct the department to develop Inter Miami CF, Florida Swims, Down Syndrome Awareness, Gopher Tortoise and Take Stock in Children license plates, with annual use fees distributed to named nonprofit organizations. Section 2 provides that the act takes effect October 1, 2022.

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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
3 s. 320.08058, F.S.; revising annual use fee
4 distributions from the sale of the Live the Dream
5 license plate; providing for the award of scholarships
6 to certain students through a competitive application
7 process; providing for fiscal oversight by a certified
8 public accounting firm; requiring the department to
9 develop a Blue Angels motorcycle specialty license
10 plate; specifying a design requirement for the plate;
11 requiring that the number of valid Blue Angels motor
12 vehicle and motorcycle specialty license plates be
13 added together for purposes of a certain
14 determination; requiring the Department of Highway
15 Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop specified
16 specialty license plates; providing for distribution
17 and use of fees collected from the sale of such
18 plates; providing an effective date.
19
20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22 Section 1. Subsections (47) and (79) of section 320.08058,
23 Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsections (119) through
24 (123) are added to that section, to read:
25 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—

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26 (47) LIVE THE DREAM LICENSE PLATES.—
27 (a) The department shall develop a Live the Dream license
28 plate as provided in this section. Live the Dream license plates
29 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
30 word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the
31 words "Live the Dream" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
32 (b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be
33 distributed to the Dream Foundation, Inc., to be used in the
34 following manner:
35 1. Up to 5 percent may be used to administer, promote, and
36 market the license plate.
37 2. At least 40 60 percent shall be distributed equally
38 among the sickle cell organizations that are Florida members of
39 the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., for
40 programs that provide research, care, and treatment for sickle
41 cell disease.
42 3. At least 10 percent shall be used for programs and
43 services provided directly by the Dream Foundation, Inc., which
44 assist inmates released from the custody of a county jail in
45 this state or a Department of Corrections facility in
46 successfully reentering the community.
47 4. At least 15 percent shall be distributed as grants for
48 programs and services throughout this state which assist inmates
49 released from the custody of a county jail in this state or a
50 Department of Corrections facility in successfully reentering

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51 the community.
52 5. At least 25 30 percent shall be distributed as
53 scholarships to graduating high school seniors in this state who
54 have at least one parent or legal guardian who is incarcerated,
55 for the purpose of attending a state university, a Florida
56 College System institution, a career center operated by a school
57 district under s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center
58 under s. 1002.34. Scholarships shall be awarded through a
59 competitive application process to Chapman Partnership, Inc.,
60 for programs that provide relief from poverty, hunger, and
61 homelessness.
62 6.4. Up to 5 percent may be distributed by the department
63 on behalf of the Dream Foundation, Inc., to The Martin Luther
64 King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., as a
65 royalty for the use of the image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
66 (79) BLUE ANGELS LICENSE PLATES.—
67 (a) The department shall develop a Blue Angels license
68 plate for display on a motor vehicle and for display on a
69 motorcycle as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
70 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
71 department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
72 plate, and the words "Home of the Blue Angels" must appear at
73 the bottom of the plate. Any department-approved image must be
74 placed on the far left side of a plate for display on a
75 motorcycle.

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76 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall
77 be distributed to the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, a
78 nonprofit Florida corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
79 Revenue Code, to fund the maintenance, programs, marketing, and
80 projects of the foundation, including the National Naval
81 Aviation Museum and the National Flight Academy in Pensacola. Up
82 to 10 percent of the funds received by the Naval Aviation Museum
83 Foundation may be used for marketing of the plate and costs
84 directly associated with the administration of the foundation.
85 The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation shall distribute 50 percent
86 of the funds to eligible programs and projects associated with
87 the National Flight Academy and the remainder of the funds to
88 eligible programs and projects associated with the National
89 Naval Aviation Museum.
90 (c) The number of valid specialty license plates issued
91 for display on a motor vehicle or on a motorcycle must be added
92 together to determine whether the specialty license plate must
93 be discontinued pursuant to s. 320.08056(8)(a).
94 (119) INTER MIAMI CF LICENSE PLATES.—
95 (a) The department shall develop an Inter Miami CF license
96 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate
97 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
98 word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the
99 words "Inter Miami CF" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
100 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (9)(b), the annual use fees

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101 from the sale of the plate shall be distributed to Inter Miami
102 CF Foundation Corporation, a nonprofit corporation under s.
103 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which may use a maximum
104 of 10 percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate.
105 The remainder of the proceeds shall be used by Inter Miami CF
106 Foundation Corporation to plan and execute sports-based
107 development and direct-service community programs, initiatives,
108 and events in this state.
109 (120) FLORIDA SWIMS LICENSE PLATES.—
110 (a) The department shall develop a Florida Swims license
111 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate
112 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
113 word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the
114 words "Swim for Life" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
115 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shal l
116 be distributed to the Swimming Pool Education and Safety
117 Foundation, Inc., doing business as Florida Swims, a nonprofit
118 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
119 which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds for
120 administration, promotion, and marketing of the plate. All
121 remaining proceeds shall be used by the Swimming Pool Education
122 and Safety Foundation, Inc., doing business as Florida Swims, to
123 promote swimming pool and water safety and to provide grants and
124 scholarships for childhood swimming lessons in this state.
125 (121) DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS LICENSE PLATES.—

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126 (a) The department shall develop a Down Syndrome Awareness
127 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
128 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
129 department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
130 plate, and the words "Down Syndrome Awareness" must appear at
131 the bottom of the plate.
132 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall
133 be distributed to Our City Beautiful, Inc., a Florida nonprofit
134 corporation. Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used for
135 administrative costs and marketing of the plate. Of the
136 remaining fees:
137 1. Fifty percent shall be used to build and maintain
138 HOLLAND, an affordable housing project for independent living
139 for persons with Down syndrome or other intellectual disability.
140 2. Fifteen percent shall be dedicated to Our City
141 Beautiful World Changer scholarships for Florida residents 18
142 years of age or older with Down syndrome who wish to furth er
143 their education at postsecondary educational institutions
144 located in this state.
145 3. Thirty-five percent shall be used for grants to other
146 nonprofit organizations within this state to support housing,
147 educational scholarships, and employment assistance programs for
148 persons with Down syndrome or other intellectual disability.
149 (122) GOPHER TORTOISE LICENSE PLATES.—
150 (a) The department shall develop a Gopher Tortoise license

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151 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate
152 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
153 word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the
154 words "Protect the Gopher Tortoise" must appear at the bottom of
155 the plate.
156 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall
157 be distributed to Wildlands Conservation, Inc., a nonprofit
158 corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to
159 fund gopher tortoise and commensal species research, education,
160 and conservation, as well as upland habitat protection,
161 restoration, and management in this state to benefit the gopher
162 tortoise and other upland species. Up to 10 percent of the funds
163 received by Wildlands Conservation, Inc., may be used for
164 marketing of the plate and costs directly associated with the
165 administration of the gopher tortoise protection program.
166 Wildlands Conservation, Inc., shall use and distribute the funds
167 to eligible Florida-based scientific, conservation, and
168 educational organizations for gopher tortoise, commensal
169 species, and upland habitat research, conservation, a nd
170 management.
171 (123) TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN LICENSE PLATES.—
172 (a) The department shall develop a Take Stock in Children
173 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
174 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
175 department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the

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176 plate, and the words "Take Stock in Children" must appear at the
177 bottom of the plate.
178 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall
179 be distributed to Take Stock in Children of Florida, a Florida
180 nonprofit corporation. Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used
181 for administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The
182 remaining funds must be distributed with the approval of, and
183 accountability to, the board of directors of Take Stock in
184 Children of Florida, and must be used to promote and support
185 programs that provide mentorship for at risk students.
186 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022.

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