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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Live the Dream license plate; 2
amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; revising distribution of 3
the annual use fees from the sale of the Live the 4
Dream license plate; providing for the award of 5
scholarships to certain students; providing for fiscal 6
oversight; 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 (47) of section 320.080 58, Florida 11
Statutes, is amended to read: 12
320.08058 Specialty license plates. — 13
(47) LIVE THE DREAM LICENSE PLATES. — 14
(a) The department shall develop a Live the Dream license 15
plate as provided in this section. Live the Dream license plates 16
must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 17
word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the 18
words "Live the Dream" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 19
(b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be 20
distributed to the Dream Found ation, Inc., to be used in the 21
following manner: 22
1. Up to 10 5 percent may be used to administer, promote, 23
and market the license plate and for costs directly associated 24
with the administration of the foundation . 25
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2. At least 40 60 percent shall be dist ributed equally 26
among the sickle cell organizations that are Florida members of 27
the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., for 28
programs that provide research, care, and treatment for sickle 29
cell disease. 30
3. At least 10 percent shall be used fo r programs and 31
services provided directly by the Dream Foundation, Inc., which 32
assist inmates released from the custody of a county jail in 33
this state or Florida Department of Corrections facility in 34
successfully reentering the community. 35
4. At least 15 percent shall be distributed as grants for 36
programs and services throughout this state which assist inmates 37
released from the custody of a county jail in this state or 38
Florida Department of Corrections facility in successfully 39
reentering the community. 40
5.3. At least 20 30 percent shall be distributed as 41
scholarships to graduating high school seniors in this state who 42
have at least one parent or legal guardian who is incarcerated, 43
for the purpose of attending a state university, a Florida 44
College System institution, a career center operated by a school 45
district under s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center 46
under s. 1002.34 to Chapman Partnership, Inc., for programs that 47
provide relief from poverty, hunger, and homelessness . 48
Scholarships shall be awarded through a competitive application 49
process. Fiscal oversight of the scholarship program shall be 50
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performed by a certified public accounting firm. 51
6.4. Up to 5 percent may be distributed by the department 52
on behalf of the Dream Foundation, Inc., t o The Martin Luther 53
King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., as a 54
royalty for the use of the image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 55
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 56