Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 364 By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Bean 596-02309-22 2022364c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending 3 s. 320.08053, F.S.; revising presale voucher sales 4 requirements for specialty license plates; requiring 5 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to 6 extend the presale period by a specified amount of 7 time for certain approved specialty license plate 8 organizations; amending s. 320.08056, F.S.; revising 9 the calculation of certain independent college and 10 university combined specialty license plate sales for 11 certain determinations; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; 12 revising annual use fee distributions from the sale of 13 the Live the Dream license plate; providing for the 14 award of scholarships to certain students through a 15 competitive application process; providing for fiscal 16 oversight by a certified public accounting firm; 17 requiring the department to develop a Blue Angels 18 motorcycle specialty license plate; specifying a 19 design requirement for the plate; requiring that the 20 number of valid Blue Angels motor vehicle and 21 motorcycle specialty license plates be added together 22 for purposes of a certain determination; directing the 23 department to develop Inter Miami CF, Safe Haven for 24 Newborns, Pap Corps Champions for Cancer Research, 25 Learn to Fly, Florida Swims, Ethical Ecotourism, and 26 Down Syndrome Awareness license plates; providing for 27 distribution and use of fees collected from the sale 28 of such license plates; providing a directive to the 29 Division of Law Revision; providing effective dates. 30 31 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 32 33 Section 1.Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 34 320.08053, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 35 320.08053Establishment of specialty license plates. 36 (2) 37 (b)Within 24 months after the presale specialty license 38 plate voucher is established, the approved specialty license 39 plate organization must record with the department a minimum of 40 2,500 3,000 voucher sales, or in the case of an out-of-state 41 college or university license plate, 4,000 voucher sales, before 42 manufacture of the license plate may commence. The department 43 shall extend this presale period by an additional 24 months for 44 an approved specialty license plate organization that, as of the 45 effective date of this act, is in the presale period but has not 46 recorded at least 2,500 voucher sales. If, at the conclusion of 47 the 24-month presale period, the minimum sales requirement has 48 not been met, the specialty plate is deauthorized, and the 49 department shall discontinue development of the plate and 50 discontinue issuance of the presale vouchers. Upon 51 deauthorization of the license plate or if the plate has met the 52 presale requirement but has not been issued, a purchaser of the 53 license plate voucher may use the annual use fee collected as a 54 credit towards any other specialty license plate or apply for a 55 refund on a form prescribed by the department. 56 Section 2.Subsection (12) of section 320.08056, Florida 57 Statutes, is amended to read: 58 320.08056Specialty license plates. 59 (12)Notwithstanding s. 320.08058(3)(a), the department, in 60 cooperation with the independent colleges or universities as 61 described in s. 1009.89, shall create a standard template 62 specialty license plate with a unique logo or graphic 63 identifying each independent college or university. Each 64 independent college or university may elect to use this standard 65 template specialty license plate in lieu of its own specialty 66 license plate. Annual use fees from the sale of these license 67 plates shall be distributed to the independent college or 68 university for which the logo or graphic is displayed on the 69 license plate and shall be used as provided in s. 320.08058(3). 70 Independent colleges or universities opting to use the standard 71 template specialty license plate shall have their plate sales 72 combined with previous individual independent college or 73 university license plate sales for purposes of meeting the 74 minimum license plate sales threshold in paragraph (8)(a) and 75 for determining the license plate limit in s. 320.08053(3)(b). 76 Specialty license plates created pursuant to this subsection 77 must be ordered directly from the department. If the independent 78 college or university elects to use the standard template 79 specialty license plate, the department shall discontinue the 80 existing specialty license plate. 81 Section 3.Effective October 1, 2022, subsections (47) and 82 (79) of section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 83 subsections (119) through (125) are added to that section, to 84 read: 85 320.08058Specialty license plates. 86 (47)LIVE THE DREAM LICENSE PLATES. 87 (a)The department shall develop a Live the Dream license 88 plate as provided in this section. Live the Dream license plates 89 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 90 word Florida must appear at the top of the plate, and the 91 words Live the Dream must appear at the bottom of the plate. 92 (b)The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be distributed 93 to the Dream Foundation, Inc., to be used in the following 94 manner: 95 1.Up to 5 percent may be used to administer, promote, and 96 market the license plate. 97 2.At least 40 60 percent shall be distributed equally 98 among the sickle cell organizations that are Florida members of 99 the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., for 100 programs that provide research, care, and treatment for sickle 101 cell disease. 102 3.At least 10 percent shall be used for programs and 103 services provided directly by the Dream Foundation, Inc., which 104 assist inmates released from the custody of a county jail in 105 this state or a Department of Corrections facility in 106 successfully reentering the community. 107 4.At least 15 percent shall be distributed as grants for 108 programs and services throughout this state which assist inmates 109 released from the custody of a county jail in this state or a 110 Department of Corrections facility in successfully reentering 111 the community. 112 5.At least 25 30 percent shall be distributed as 113 scholarships to graduating high school seniors in this state who 114 have at least one parent or legal guardian who is incarcerated, 115 for the purpose of attending a state university, a Florida 116 College System institution, a career center operated by a school 117 district under s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center 118 under s. 1002.34. Scholarships shall be awarded through a 119 competitive application process. Fiscal oversight of the 120 scholarship program shall be performed by a certified public 121 accounting firm to Chapman Partnership, Inc., for programs that 122 provide relief from poverty, hunger, and homelessness. 123 6.4.Up to 5 percent may be distributed by the department 124 on behalf of the Dream Foundation, Inc., to The Martin Luther 125 King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., as a 126 royalty for the use of the image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 127 (79)BLUE ANGELS LICENSE PLATES. 128 (a)The department shall develop a Blue Angels license 129 plate for display on a motor vehicle and for display on a 130 motorcycle as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The 131 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the 132 department. The word Florida must appear at the top of the 133 plate, and the words Home of the Blue Angels must appear at 134 the bottom of the plate. Any department-approved image must be 135 placed on the far left side of a plate for display on a 136 motorcycle. 137 (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be 138 distributed to the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, a nonprofit 139 Florida corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 140 Code, to fund the maintenance, programs, marketing, and projects 141 of the foundation, including the National Naval Aviation Museum 142 and the National Flight Academy in Pensacola. Up to 10 percent 143 of the funds received by the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation 144 may be used for marketing of the plate and costs directly 145 associated with the administration of the foundation. The Naval 146 Aviation Museum Foundation shall distribute 50 percent of the 147 funds to eligible programs and projects associated with the 148 National Flight Academy and the remainder of the funds to 149 eligible programs and projects associated with the National 150 Naval Aviation Museum. 151 (c)The number of valid specialty license plates issued for 152 display on a motor vehicle or on a motorcycle must be added 153 together to determine whether the specialty license plate must 154 be discontinued pursuant to s. 320.08056(8)(a). 155 (119)INTER MIAMI CF LICENSE PLATES. 156 (a)The department shall develop an Inter Miami CF license 157 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate 158 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 159 word Florida must appear at the top of the plate, and the 160 words Inter Miami CF must appear at the bottom of the plate. 161 (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be 162 distributed to Inter Miami CF Foundation Corporation, a 163 nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 164 Code, which may use a maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds to 165 promote and market the plate. The remainder of the proceeds 166 shall be used by Inter Miami CF Foundation Corporation to plan 167 and execute sports-based development and direct-service 168 community programs, initiatives, and events. 169 (120)SAFE HAVEN FOR NEWBORNS LICENSE PLATES. 170 (a)The department shall develop a Safe Haven for Newborns 171 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The 172 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the 173 department. The word Florida must appear at the top of the 174 plate, and the words A Safe Haven for Newborns must appear at 175 the bottom of the plate. 176 (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be 177 distributed to the Gloria M. Silverio Foundation, Incorporated, 178 a Florida nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the 179 Internal Revenue Code, the mission of which is to prevent infant 180 abandonment through awareness, education, and direct assistance. 181 Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used for marketing and 182 administration of the plate. The remaining funds shall be used 183 by the foundation to prevent infant abandonment through 184 awareness, education, and direct assistance. 185 (121)PAP CORPS CHAMPIONS FOR CANCER RESEARCH LICENSE 186 PLATES. 187 (a)The department shall develop a Pap Corps Champions for 188 Cancer Research license plate as provided in this section and s. 189 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by 190 the department. The word Florida must appear at the top of the 191 plate, and the words To Imagine and Help Create a World Without 192 Cancer must appear at the bottom of the plate. 193 (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be 194 distributed to the Papanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research, Inc., 195 a Florida nonprofit corporation, as follows: 196 1.Up to 10 percent of the annual use fees must be used 197 for: 198 a.Promotion and marketing costs of the license plate; and 199 b.Reimbursing the corporation for administrative costs, 200 startup costs, and costs incurred in the development and 201 approval process of the license plate. 202 2.The remaining funds must be distributed with the 203 approval of and accountability to the board of directors of the 204 Pap Corps and must be used to promote and support awareness of 205 critical lifesaving cancer research by the Sylvester 206 Comprehensive Cancer Center through education, outreach, and 207 clinical research. 208 (122)LEARN TO FLY LICENSE PLATES. 209 (a)The department shall develop a Learn to Fly license 210 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate 211 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 212 word Florida must appear at the top of the plate, and the 213 words Learn to Fly must appear at the bottom of the plate. 214 (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be 215 distributed to Floridas Lifted Youth Inc., a Florida nonprofit 216 corporation, which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds to 217 promote and market the plate. The remainder of the proceeds 218 shall be used by Floridas Lifted Youth Inc., to assist 219 underprivileged youth and the children of fallen heroes to 220 establish careers in aviation. 221 (123)FLORIDA SWIMS LICENSE PLATES. 222 (a)The department shall develop a Florida Swims license 223 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate 224 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 225 word Florida must appear at the top of the plate, and the 226 words Swim for Life must appear at the bottom of the plate. 227 (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be 228 distributed to the Swimming Pool Education and Safety 229 Foundation, Inc., doing business as Florida Swims, a nonprofit 230 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 231 which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds for 232 administration, promotion, and marketing of the plate. All 233 remaining proceeds shall be used by the Swimming Pool Education 234 and Safety Foundation, Inc., doing business as Florida Swims, to 235 promote swimming pool and water safety and to provide grants and 236 scholarships for childhood swimming lessons in this state. 237 (124)ETHICAL ECOTOURISM LICENSE PLATE. 238 (a)The department shall develop an Ethical Ecotourism 239 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The 240 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the 241 department. The word Florida must appear at the top of the 242 plate, and the words Ethical Ecotourism must appear at the 243 bottom of the plate. 244 (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be 245 distributed equally between the Florida Society for Ethical 246 Ecotourism, Inc., and Paddle Florida, Inc., each of which may 247 use up to 10 percent of its proceeds for administrative costs 248 and the marketing of the plate. The remaining proceeds must be 249 used by the Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism, Inc., to 250 provide environmental education and awareness that encourage 251 behaviors that contribute to the sustainability of Floridas 252 natural ecosystems and resources and by Paddle Florida, Inc., to 253 raise awareness about water conservation, wildlife preservation, 254 restoration of springs, and protection of waterways in this 255 state. 256 (125)DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS LICENSE PLATES. 257 (a)The department shall develop a Down Syndrome Awareness 258 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The 259 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the 260 department. The word Florida must appear at the top of the 261 plate, and the words Down Syndrome Awareness must appear at 262 the bottom of the plate. 263 (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be 264 distributed to Our City Beautiful, Inc., a Florida nonprofit 265 corporation. Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used for 266 administrative costs and marketing of the plate. Of the 267 remaining fees: 268 1.Fifty percent shall be used to build and maintain 269 HOLLAND, an affordable housing project for independent living 270 for persons with Down syndrome or other intellectual disability. 271 2.Fifteen percent shall be dedicated to Our City Beautiful 272 World Changer scholarships for Florida residents 18 years of age 273 or older with Down syndrome who wish to further their education 274 at postsecondary educational institutions located in this state. 275 3.Thirty-five percent shall be used for grants to other 276 nonprofit organizations within this state to support housing, 277 educational scholarships, and employment assistance programs for 278 persons with Down syndrome or other intellectual disability. 279 Section 4.The Division of Law Revision is directed to 280 replace the phrase the effective date of this act wherever it 281 occurs in this act with the date this act becomes a law. 282 Section 5.Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 283 act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.