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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to specialty license plates; amending 2
s. 320.08053, F.S.; revising the limit on the number 3
of specialty license plates the Department of Highway 4
Safety and Motor Vehicles may issue; amending s. 5
320.08058, F.S.; revising annual use fee distributions 6
from the sale of the Live the Dream license plate; 7
providing for the award of scholarships to certain 8
students through a competitive application process ; 9
requiring the department to develop a Blue Angels 10
motorcycle specialty license plate; specifying a 11
design requirement for the plate; requiring that the 12
number of valid Blue Angels motor vehicle and 13
motorcycle specialty license plates be added together 14
for purposes of a certain determination; requiring the 15
department to develop specified specialty license 16
plates; providing for distribution and use of fees 17
collected from the sale of such plates; providing an 18
effective date. 19
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Be It Enacted by the Legisla ture of the State of Florida: 21
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 23
320.08053, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 24
320.08053 Establishment of specialty license plates. — 25
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(3) 26
(b) If the Legislature has approved 125 150 or more 27
specialty license plates, the department may not issue any new 28
specialty license plates until a sufficient number of plates are 29
discontinued pursuant to s. 320.08056(8) such that the number of 30
plates being issued does not exceed 125 150. Notwithstanding s. 31
320.08056(8)(a), the 125-license-plate 150-license-plate limit 32
includes license plates above the minimum sales threshold and 33
those exempt from that threshold. 34
Section 2. Subsections (47) and (79) of section 320.08058, 35
Florida Statutes, are amended, and s ubsections (119) through 36
(123) are added to that section, to read: 37
320.08058 Specialty license plates. — 38
(47) LIVE THE DREAM LICENSE PLATES. — 39
(a) The department shall develop a Live the Dream license 40
plate as provided in this section. Live the Dream l icense plates 41
must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 42
word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the 43
words "Live the Dream" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 44
(b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be 45
distributed to the Dream Foundation, Inc., to be used in the 46
following manner: 47
1. Up to 5 percent may be used to administer, promote, and 48
market the license plate. 49
2. At least 40 60 percent shall be distributed equally 50
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among the sickle cell organizations th at are Florida members of 51
the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., for 52
programs that provide research, care, and treatment for sickle 53
cell disease. 54
3. At least 10 percent shall be used for programs and 55
services provided directly by the Dream Foundation, Inc., which 56
assist inmates released from the custody of a county jail in 57
this state or a Department of Corrections facility in 58
successfully reentering the community. 59
4. At least 15 percent shall be distributed as grants for 60
programs and services throughout this state which assist inmates 61
released from the custody of a county jail in this state or a 62
Department of Corrections facility in successfully reentering 63
the community. 64
5.3. At least 25 30 percent shall be distributed as 65
scholarships to graduating high school seniors in this state who 66
have at least one parent or legal guardian who is incarcerated, 67
for the purpose of attending a state university, a Florida 68
College System institution, a career center operated by a school 69
district under s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center 70
under s. 1002.34. Scholarships shall be awarded through a 71
competitive application process to Chapman Partnership, Inc., 72
for programs that provide relief from poverty, hunger, and 73
homelessness. 74
6.4. Up to 5 percent may be distributed by the department 75
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on behalf of The Dream Foundation, Inc., to The Martin Luther 76
King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., as a 77
royalty for the use of the image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 78
(79) BLUE ANGELS LICENSE PLATES. — 79
(a) The department shall develop a Blue Angels license 80
plate for display on a motor vehicle and for display on a 81
motorcycle as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The 82
plate must bear the colors and design approved by the 83
department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the 84
plate, and the words "Home of the Blue Angels" must appear at 85
the bottom of the plate. Any department-approved image must be 86
placed on the far left side of a plate for display on a 87
motorcycle. 88
(b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall 89
be distributed to the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, a 90
nonprofit Florida corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal 91
Revenue Code, to fund the maintenance, programs, marketing, and 92
projects of the foundation, including the National Naval 93
Aviation Museum and the National Flight Academy in Pensacola. Up 94
to 10 percent of the funds received by the Naval Aviation Museum 95
Foundation may be used for marketing of the plate and costs 96
directly associated wit h the administration of the foundation. 97
The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation shall distribute 50 percent 98
of the funds to eligible programs and projects associated with 99
the National Flight Academy and the remainder of the funds to 100
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eligible programs and proj ects associated with the National 101
Naval Aviation Museum. 102
(c) The number of valid specialty license plates issued 103
for display on a motor vehicle or on a motorcycle must be added 104
together to determine whether the specialty license plate must 105
be discontinued pursuant to s. 320.08056(8)(a). 106
(119) INTER MIAMI CF LICENSE PLATES. — 107
(a) The department shall develop an Inter Miami CF license 108
plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate 109
must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 110
word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the 111
words "Inter Miami CF" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 112
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (9)(b), the annual use fees 113
from the sale of the plate shall be distributed to Inter Miami 114
CF Foundation Corporation, a nonprofit corporation under s. 115
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which may use a maximum 116
of 10 percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate. 117
The remainder of the proceeds shall be used by Inter Miami CF 118
Foundation Corporation to plan and execute sports -based 119
development and direct -service community programs, initiatives, 120
and events in this state. 121
(120) FLORIDA SWIMS LICENSE PLATES. — 122
(a) The department shall develop a Florida Swims license 123
plate as provided in thi s section and s. 320.08053. The plate 124
must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 125
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word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the 126
words "Swim for Life" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 127
(b) The annual use fees from t he sale of the plate shall 128
be distributed to the Swimming Pool Education and Safety 129
Foundation, Inc., doing business as Florida Swims, a nonprofit 130
organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 131
which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds for 132
administration, promotion, and marketing of the plate. All 133
remaining proceeds shall be used by the Swimming Pool Education 134
and Safety Foundation, Inc., doing business as Florida Swims, to 135
promote swimming pool and water safety and to provide grants and 136
scholarships for childhood swimming lessons in this state. 137
(121) DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS LICENSE PLATES. — 138
(a) The department shall develop a Down Syndrome Awareness 139
license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The 140
plate must bear the co lors and design approved by the 141
department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the 142
plate, and the words "Down Syndrome Awareness" must appear at 143
the bottom of the plate. 144
(b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall 145
be distributed to Our City Beautiful, Inc., a Florida nonprofit 146
corporation. Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used for 147
administrative costs and marketing of the plate. Of the 148
remaining fees: 149
1. Fifty percent shall be used to build and maintain 150
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HOLLAND, an affordable h ousing project for independent living 151
for persons with Down syndrome or other intellectual disability. 152
2. Fifteen percent shall be dedicated to Our City 153
Beautiful World Changer scholarships for Florida residents 18 154
years of age or older with Down syndrom e who wish to further 155
their education at postsecondary educational institutions 156
located in this state. 157
3. Thirty-five percent shall be used for grants to other 158
nonprofit organizations within this state to support housing, 159
educational scholarships, and em ployment assistance programs for 160
persons with Down syndrome or other intellectual disability. 161
(122) GOPHER TORTOISE LICENSE PLATES. — 162
(a) The department shall develop a Gopher Tortoise license 163
plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plat e 164
must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 165
word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the 166
words "Protect the Gopher Tortoise" must appear at the bottom of 167
the plate. 168
(b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate s hall 169
be distributed to Wildlands Conservation, Inc., a nonprofit 170
corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to 171
fund gopher tortoise and commensal species research, education, 172
and conservation, as well as upland habitat protection, 173
restoration, and management in this state to benefit the gopher 174
tortoise and other upland species. Up to 10 percent of the funds 175
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received by Wildlands Conservation, Inc., may be used for 176
marketing of the plate and costs directly associated with the 177
administration of the gopher tortoise protection program. 178
Wildlands Conservation, Inc., shall use and distribute the funds 179
to eligible Florida-based scientific, conservation, and 180
educational organizations for gopher tortoise, commensal 181
species, and upland habitat resear ch, conservation, and 182
management. 183
(123) TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN LICENSE PLATES. — 184
(a) The department shall develop a Take Stock in Children 185
license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The 186
plate must bear the colors and design approved by the 187
department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the 188
plate, and the words "Take Stock in Children" must appear at the 189
bottom of the plate. 190
(b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall 191
be distributed to Take Stock in Children of Fl orida, a Florida 192
nonprofit corporation. Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used 193
for administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The 194
remaining funds must be distributed with the approval of, and 195
accountability to, the board of directors of Take Stock in 196
Children of Florida and must be used to promote and support 197
programs that provide mentorship for at -risk students. 198
Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 199