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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to proceeds funding motorcycle safety 2
education; amending s. 320.08, F.S.; requiring a 3
portion of Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund 4
proceeds to fund motorcycle safety education programs 5
administered by the Department of Highway Safety and 6
Motor Vehicles or by a certain private entity selected 7
by the department; providing program requirements; 8
requiring an annual report to the Legislature; 9
providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 14
320.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 15
320.08 License taxes. —Except as otherwise provided herein, 16
there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the 17
operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, tri -vehicles as defined in 18
s. 316.003, and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which 19
shall be paid to and collected by the department or its agent 20
upon the registration or renewal of registration of the 21
following: 22
(1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS. — 23
(c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor -driven cycle, 24
or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this 25
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subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in 26
the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such 27
additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety 28
Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement 29
program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida 30
Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255, 31
or the general operations of the department . 32
1. All proceeds from the motorcycle safety education fee 33
shall be used for one or more safety and education programs, 34
including the programs under ss. 322. 025 and 322.0255, which 35
shall be administered by the department or by a private entity 36
selected by the department which is focused primarily on 37
promoting motorcycle safety and education throughout this state. 38
2. Any such program shall promote motorcycle safety and 39
education for the purpose of reducing motorcycle injuries and 40
deaths in this state. The program may include, but is not 41
limited to, pamphlets, advertisements, public service 42
announcements, digital media, social media, a website, 43
participation in grassroots motorcycle events, advocacy, and 44
reasonable administrative expenses. 45
3. The department or the entity selected by the department 46
shall submit an annual report to the President of the Senate and 47
the Speaker of the House of Representatives outli ning the types 48
of events in which the department or entity participated, an 49
outline of the methods the department or entity selected to 50
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distribute safety and education materials or expose the public 51
to awareness programs, and an estimate of the number of p ersons 52
who were exposed to the educational efforts of the department or 53
entity. 54
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 55