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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 3
proceeds of the motorcycle safety education fee 4
collected by the Department of Highway Safety and 5
Motor Vehicles to be used to fund motorcycle safety 6
and education programs administered by a not -for-7
profit corporation; providing program administrator 8
requirements; requiring the department to enter into a 9
contract with the program administrator; providing 10
program requirements; requiring the program 11
administrator to submit an annual report to the 12
Legislature; providing report requirements; requiring 13
the department to select a program administrator and 14
enter into a contract by a specified date; requiring 15
quarterly transmission of proceeds to the program 16
administrator beginning on a specified date; providing 17
an effective date. 18
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 22
320.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 23
320.08 License taxes. —Except as otherwise provided herein, 24
there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the 25
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operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, tri -vehicles as defined in 26
s. 316.003, and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which 27
shall be paid to and collected by the department or its agent 28
upon the registration or renewal of registration of the 29
following: 30
(1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS. — 31
(c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, 32
or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this 33
subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in 34
the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of the safety 35
education such additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway 36
Safety Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver 37
improvement program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the 38
Florida Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 39
322.0255, or the general operations of the departmen t. 40
1. All proceeds of the motorcycle safety education fee 41
shall be used to fund motorcycle safety and education programs 42
administered by a Florida not -for-profit corporation. The 43
program administrator must: 44
a. Be a charity registered with the Departmen t of 45
Agriculture and Consumer Services. 46
b. Have a history of actively advocating for motorcycle 47
safety and education in this state for at least 30 years. 48
c. Be a motorcycle grassroots organization that has 49
actively worked with the motorcycle community in this state for 50
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at least 30 years. 51
d. Be focused primarily on promoting motorcycle safety and 52
education throughout this state. 53
e. Have at least 3,000 active members drawn from the 54
motorcycle community throughout this state. 55
2. The department shall enter into a 5-year contract with 56
the program administrator to use the proceeds of the safety 57
education fee to fund motorcycle safety and education programs. 58
The programs must promote motorcycle safety and education for 59
the purpose of reducing motorcycle i njuries and deaths in this 60
state. The programs may include pamphlets, advertisements, 61
public service announcements, digital media, social media, a 62
website, participation at grassroots motorcycle events, 63
advocacy, and reasonable administrative expenses. 64
3. The program administrator shall submit an annual report 65
to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 66
Representatives outlining the types of events the program 67
administrator attended, if any, the methods selected to 68
distribute safety awa reness and education materials or to expose 69
the public to the programs, and the estimated number of persons 70
who were exposed to the program administrator's educational 71
efforts. 72
Section 2. By October 1, 2023, the Department of Highway 73
Safety and Motor Vehicles shall select a qualified program 74
administrator and enter into the contract as specified in this 75
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act. The department shall transmit the proceeds of the safety 76
education fee quarterly to the administrator, with the first 77
payment being payable October 1, 2023. 78
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 79