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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to specialty license plates; amending 2
s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of 3
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Down 4
Syndrome Awareness license plate; providing for 5
distribution and use of fees collected from the sale 6
of the plate; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (119) is added to sect ion 320.08058, 11
Florida Statutes, to read: 12
320.08058 Specialty license plates. — 13
(119) DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS LICENSE PLATES. — 14
(a) The department shall develop a Down Syndrome Awareness 15
license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The 16
plate must bear the colors and design approved by the 17
department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the 18
plate, and the words "Down Syndrome Awareness" must appear at 19
the bottom of the plate. 20
(b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate sh all 21
be distributed to Our City Beautiful, Inc., a Florida nonprofit 22
corporation. Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used for 23
administrative costs and marketing of the plate. Of the 24
remaining fees: 25
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1. Fifty percent shall be used to build and maintain 26
HOLLAND, an affordable housing project for independent living 27
for persons with Down Syndrome and other intellectual 28
disabilities. 29
2. Fifteen percent shall be dedicated to Our City 30
Beautiful World Changer scholarships for Florida residents 18 31
years of age or older with Down Syndrome who wish to further 32
their education at postsecondary educational institutions 33
located in this state. 34
3. Thirty-five percent shall be used for grants to other 35
nonprofit organizations within this state to support housing, 36
educational scholarships, and employment assistance programs for 37
persons with Down Syndrome and other intellectual disabilities. 38
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 39