15 | 15 | | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending 2 |
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16 | 16 | | s. 320.08056, F.S.; exempting collegiate license 3 |
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17 | 17 | | plates from certain discontinuation requirements for 4 |
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18 | 18 | | specialty license plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; 5 |
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19 | 19 | | exempting collegiate license plates from certain 6 |
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20 | 20 | | presale voucher requirements for specialty license 7 |
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21 | 21 | | plates; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and 8 |
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22 | 22 | | Motor Vehicles to reauthorize previously disco ntinued 9 |
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23 | 23 | | collegiate license plates under certain circumstances; 10 |
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24 | 24 | | revising the distribution and use of fees collected 11 |
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25 | 25 | | from the sale of the Live the Dream license plate; 12 |
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26 | 26 | | revising the words appearing on the American Eagle 13 |
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27 | 27 | | license plate; revising eligibility req uirements for 14 |
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28 | 28 | | issuance of a Divine Nine license plate; renaming the 15 |
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29 | 29 | | Give Kids The World license plate as the Universal 16 |
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30 | 30 | | Orlando Resort license plate; revising the words 17 |
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31 | 31 | | appearing on the license plate; directing the 18 |
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32 | 32 | | department to develop specified specialty license 19 |
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33 | 33 | | plates; providing for distribution and use of fees 20 |
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34 | 34 | | collected from the sale of the plates; providing an 21 |
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35 | 35 | | effective date. 22 |
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36 | 36 | | 23 |
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37 | 37 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 24 |
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51 | 51 | | Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (8) of section 26 |
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52 | 52 | | 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 27 |
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53 | 53 | | 320.08056 Specialty license plates. — 28 |
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54 | 54 | | (8) 29 |
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55 | 55 | | (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), on January 1 of each 30 |
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56 | 56 | | year, the department shall discontinue the specialty license 31 |
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57 | 57 | | plate with the fewest number of plates in circulati on, including 32 |
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58 | 58 | | license plates exempt from a statutory sales requirement. The 33 |
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59 | 59 | | department shall mail a warning letter to the sponsoring 34 |
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60 | 60 | | organizations of the 10 percent of specialty license plates with 35 |
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61 | 61 | | the lowest number of valid, active registrations as of Dec ember 36 |
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62 | 62 | | 1 of each year. This paragraph does not apply to collegiate 37 |
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63 | 63 | | license plates established under s. 320.08058(3). 38 |
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64 | 64 | | Section 2. Subsection (3), paragraph (b) of subsection 39 |
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65 | 65 | | (47), paragraph (a) of subsection (95), paragraph (c) of 40 |
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66 | 66 | | subsection (101), and su bsection (107) of section 320.08058, 41 |
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67 | 67 | | Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsections (127) through 42 |
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68 | 68 | | (135) are added to that section, to read: 43 |
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69 | 69 | | 320.08058 Specialty license plates. — 44 |
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70 | 70 | | (3) COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES. — 45 |
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71 | 71 | | (a) The department shall develop a colleg iate license 46 |
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72 | 72 | | plate as provided in this section for state and independent 47 |
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73 | 73 | | universities domiciled in this state. However, any collegiate 48 |
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74 | 74 | | license plate created or established after October 1, 2002, must 49 |
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75 | 75 | | comply with the requirements of s. 320.08053 , other than the 50 |
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88 | 88 | | presale voucher requirements in s. 320.08053(2)(b), and be 51 |
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89 | 89 | | specifically authorized by an act of the Legislature. Collegiate 52 |
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90 | 90 | | license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the 53 |
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91 | 91 | | department as appropriate for each state and independent 54 |
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92 | 92 | | university. The word "Florida" must be stamped across the bottom 55 |
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93 | 93 | | of the plate in small letters. 56 |
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94 | 94 | | (b) A collegiate plate annual use fee is to be distributed 57 |
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95 | 95 | | to the state or independent university foundation designated by 58 |
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96 | 96 | | the purchaser for deposit in an unrestrict ed account. The Board 59 |
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97 | 97 | | of Governors of the State University System shall require each 60 |
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98 | 98 | | state university to submit a plan for approval of the 61 |
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99 | 99 | | expenditure of all funds so designated. These funds may be used 62 |
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100 | 100 | | only for academic enhancement, including scholarships and 63 |
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101 | 101 | | private fundraising activities. 64 |
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102 | 102 | | (c) If a collegiate license plate has previously been 65 |
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103 | 103 | | discontinued pursuant to s. 320.08056(8)(f), the department must 66 |
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104 | 104 | | reauthorize the collegiate license plate if the state or 67 |
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105 | 105 | | independent university resubmits the col legiate license plate 68 |
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106 | 106 | | for authorization. 69 |
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107 | 107 | | (47) LIVE THE DREAM LICENSE PLATES. — 70 |
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108 | 108 | | (a) The department shall develop a Live the Dream license 71 |
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109 | 109 | | plate as provided in this section. Live the Dream license plates 72 |
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110 | 110 | | must bear the colors and design approved by the dep artment. The 73 |
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111 | 111 | | word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the 74 |
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112 | 112 | | words "Live the Dream" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 75 |
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125 | 125 | | (b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be 76 |
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126 | 126 | | distributed and to the Dream Foundation, Inc., to be used in the 77 |
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127 | 127 | | following manner: 78 |
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128 | 128 | | 1. Up to 5 percent may be distributed by the department to 79 |
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129 | 129 | | the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, 80 |
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130 | 130 | | Inc., also known as the King Center, as a royalty for the use of 81 |
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131 | 131 | | the image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr used to administer, 82 |
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132 | 132 | | promote, and market the license plate . 83 |
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133 | 133 | | 2. All remaining annual proceeds from the sale of the 84 |
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134 | 134 | | plate shall be deposited into a separate account within the 85 |
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135 | 135 | | Historical Resources Operating Trust Fund and must be used to 86 |
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136 | 136 | | support the Historic Cemet eries Program established in s. 87 |
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137 | 137 | | 267.21. Such funds must be used to research, identify, and 88 |
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138 | 138 | | record abandoned African -American cemeteries and provide grants 89 |
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139 | 139 | | to eligible entities pursuant to s. 267.21(2) At least 25 90 |
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140 | 140 | | percent shall be distributed equally among the sickle cell 91 |
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141 | 141 | | organizations that are Florida members of the Sickle Cell 92 |
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142 | 142 | | Disease Association of America, Inc., for programs that provide 93 |
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143 | 143 | | research, care, and treatment for sickle cell disease . 94 |
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144 | 144 | | 3. At least 8 percent shall be used for programs and 95 |
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145 | 145 | | services provided directly by the Dream Foundation, Inc., which 96 |
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146 | 146 | | assist inmates released from the custody of a county jail in 97 |
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147 | 147 | | this state or a Department of Corrections facility in 98 |
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148 | 148 | | successfully reentering the community. 99 |
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149 | 149 | | 4. At least 15 percent shall be distributed as grants for 100 |
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162 | 162 | | programs and services throughout this state which assist inmates 101 |
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163 | 163 | | released from the custody of a county jail in this state or a 102 |
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164 | 164 | | Department of Corrections facility in successfully reentering 103 |
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165 | 165 | | the community. 104 |
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166 | 166 | | 5. At least 20 percent shall be dist ributed as 105 |
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167 | 167 | | scholarships to graduating high school seniors in this state who 106 |
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168 | 168 | | have at least one parent or legal guardian who is incarcerated, 107 |
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169 | 169 | | for the purpose of attending a state university, a Florida 108 |
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170 | 170 | | College System institution, a career center operated by a school 109 |
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171 | 171 | | district under s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center 110 |
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172 | 172 | | under s. 1002.34. Scholarships shall be awarded through a 111 |
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173 | 173 | | competitive application process. Fiscal oversight of the 112 |
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174 | 174 | | scholarship program shall be performed by a certified public 113 |
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175 | 175 | | accounting firm. 114 |
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176 | 176 | | 6. At least 22 percent shall be distributed to Chapman 115 |
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177 | 177 | | Partnership, Inc., for programs that provide relief from 116 |
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178 | 178 | | poverty, hunger, and homelessness. 117 |
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179 | 179 | | 7. Up to 5 percent may be distributed by the department on 118 |
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180 | 180 | | behalf of the Dream Foundation, Inc., to The Martin Luther King, 119 |
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181 | 181 | | Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., as a royalty for 120 |
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182 | 182 | | the use of the image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 121 |
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183 | 183 | | (95) AMERICAN EAGLE LICENSE PLATES. — 122 |
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184 | 184 | | (a) The department shall develop an American Eagle license 123 |
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185 | 185 | | plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate 124 |
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186 | 186 | | must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 125 |
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199 | 199 | | word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the 126 |
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200 | 200 | | words "Protect the Eagle In God We Trust" must appear at the 127 |
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201 | 201 | | bottom of the plate. 128 |
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202 | 202 | | (101) DIVINE NINE LICENSE PLATES. — 129 |
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203 | 203 | | (c)1. As used in this paragraph, the term "immediate 130 |
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204 | 204 | | relative" means a spouse, domestic partner, or child. 131 |
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205 | 205 | | 2. To be eligible for issuance of a Divine Nine license 132 |
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206 | 206 | | plate representing an organization listed in sub -subparagraphs 133 |
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207 | 207 | | (b)3.a.-i., a person must be a resident of this state who is the 134 |
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208 | 208 | | registered owner or lessee of a motor vehicle and who is either 135 |
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209 | 209 | | a member or an immediate relative of a member of the applicable 136 |
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210 | 210 | | organization. The person must also present the following: 137 |
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211 | 211 | | a. Proof of membership in the organization, which may be 138 |
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212 | 212 | | established by: 139 |
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213 | 213 | | (I)a. A card distributed by the organization indicating 140 |
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214 | 214 | | the person's membership in the organization; or 141 |
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215 | 215 | | (II)b. A written letter on the organization's letterhead 142 |
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216 | 216 | | which is signed by the organization's national president or his 143 |
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217 | 217 | | or her designated official and which states that the person was 144 |
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218 | 218 | | inducted into the organization. 145 |
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219 | 219 | | b. If the person is a lessee of a motor vehicle, a lease 146 |
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220 | 220 | | agreement and the vehicle identification number for the motor 147 |
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221 | 221 | | vehicle being leased. 148 |
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222 | 222 | | c. If the person is an immediate relative of a member of 149 |
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223 | 223 | | the organization, a marriage license, a domestic partnership 150 |
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236 | 236 | | agreement, a birth certificate, or a record of adoption, and 151 |
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237 | 237 | | proof of membership as described in su b-subparagraph a. of the 152 |
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238 | 238 | | person's immediate relative. 153 |
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239 | 239 | | 3.2. Proof of membership in an organization listed in sub -154 |
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240 | 240 | | subparagraphs (b)3.a. -i. is required only for initial issuance 155 |
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241 | 241 | | of a Divine Nine license plate. A person need not present such 156 |
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242 | 242 | | proof for renewal of the license plate. 157 |
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243 | 243 | | 158 |
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244 | 244 | | License plates created pursuant to this subsection shall have 159 |
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245 | 245 | | their plate sales combined for the purpose of meeting the 160 |
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246 | 246 | | minimum license plate sales threshold in s. 320.08056(8)(a) and 161 |
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247 | 247 | | for determining the license plate limit in s. 3 20.08053(3)(b). 162 |
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248 | 248 | | License plates created pursuant to this subsection must be 163 |
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249 | 249 | | ordered directly from the department. 164 |
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250 | 250 | | (107) UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT GIVE KIDS THE WORLD LICENSE 165 |
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251 | 251 | | PLATES.— 166 |
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252 | 252 | | (a) The department shall develop a Universal Orlando 167 |
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253 | 253 | | Resort Give Kids The World license plate as provided in this 168 |
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254 | 254 | | section and s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and 169 |
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255 | 255 | | design approved by the department. The word "Florida" must 170 |
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256 | 256 | | appear at the top of the plate, and the words " Universal Orlando 171 |
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257 | 257 | | Resort Give Kids The World" must appear at the bottom of the 172 |
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258 | 258 | | plate. 173 |
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259 | 259 | | (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall 174 |
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260 | 260 | | be distributed to Give Kids The World, Inc., a nonprofit 175 |
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273 | 273 | | organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Up 176 |
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274 | 274 | | to 10 percent of the proceeds may be used for the promotion and 177 |
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275 | 275 | | marketing of the plate. The remainder of the proceeds shall be 178 |
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276 | 276 | | used by Give Kids The World, Inc., to support their mission of 179 |
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277 | 277 | | providing week-long, cost-free vacations to children with 180 |
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278 | 278 | | critical illnesses and their families. 181 |
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279 | 279 | | (127) MARGARITAVILLE LICENSE PLATES. — 182 |
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280 | 280 | | (a) The department shall develop a Margaritaville license 183 |
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281 | 281 | | plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate 184 |
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282 | 282 | | must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 185 |
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283 | 283 | | word "Florida" must appear at th e top of the plate, and the word 186 |
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284 | 284 | | "Margaritaville" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 187 |
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285 | 285 | | (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 188 |
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286 | 286 | | distributed to the SFC Charitable Foundation, Inc., also known 189 |
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287 | 287 | | as Singing for Change, which may use up to 10 percent of such 190 |
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288 | 288 | | fees for administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The 191 |
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289 | 289 | | balance of the fees must be used by the SFC Charitable 192 |
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290 | 290 | | Foundation, Inc., and must be distributed with the approval of 193 |
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291 | 291 | | and accountability to the board of directors of the SFC 194 |
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292 | 292 | | Charitable Foundation, Inc., to provide grants to nonprofit 195 |
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293 | 293 | | organizations in communities impacted by natural or manmade 196 |
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294 | 294 | | disasters for recovery, rebuilding, and future sustainability in 197 |
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295 | 295 | | those communities and to promote and inspire local grassroots 198 |
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296 | 296 | | leadership that will work to improve the quality of life in 199 |
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297 | 297 | | those communities and others in this state. 200 |
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310 | 310 | | (128) CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM LICENSE PLATES. — 201 |
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311 | 311 | | (a) The department shall develop a Clearwater Marine 202 |
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312 | 312 | | Aquarium license plate as provided in this section and s. 203 |
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313 | 313 | | 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by 204 |
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314 | 314 | | the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the 205 |
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315 | 315 | | plate, and the words "Clearwater Marine Aquarium" must appear at 206 |
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316 | 316 | | the bottom of the plate. 207 |
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317 | 317 | | (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 208 |
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318 | 318 | | distributed to Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Inc., a Florida 209 |
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319 | 319 | | nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 210 |
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320 | 320 | | Code, which may use up to 10 percent of the fees for the 211 |
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321 | 321 | | administration, promotion, and marketing of the plate. The 212 |
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322 | 322 | | remaining fees must be used by Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Inc., 213 |
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323 | 323 | | to fund its efforts to rescue, rehabilitate, and release marine 214 |
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324 | 324 | | life; provide environmental education; conduct research; and 215 |
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325 | 325 | | promote conservation s trategies. 216 |
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326 | 326 | | (129) GENERAL AVIATION LICENSE PLATES. — 217 |
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327 | 327 | | (a) The department shall develop a General Aviation 218 |
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328 | 328 | | license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The 219 |
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329 | 329 | | plate must bear the colors and design approved by the 220 |
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330 | 330 | | department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the 221 |
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331 | 331 | | plate, and the words "Support General Aviation" must appear at 222 |
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332 | 332 | | the bottom of the plate. 223 |
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333 | 333 | | (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 224 |
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334 | 334 | | distributed to the Aerospace Center for Excellence located in 225 |
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347 | 347 | | Lakeland. The Aerospace Center for Excellence may use up to 10 226 |
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348 | 348 | | percent of such fees for administrative costs and marketing of 227 |
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349 | 349 | | the plate. The balance of the fees must be used by the Aerospace 228 |
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350 | 350 | | Center for Excellence to fund scholarships for students in this 229 |
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351 | 351 | | state who are pursuing careers in the field of aviation. 230 |
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352 | 352 | | (130) THE VILLAGES: MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE LICENSE 231 |
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353 | 353 | | PLATES.— 232 |
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354 | 354 | | (a) The department shall develop a The Villages: May All 233 |
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355 | 355 | | Your Dreams Come True license plate as provided in this section 234 |
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356 | 356 | | and s. 320.08053. The p late must bear the colors and design 235 |
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357 | 357 | | approved by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at 236 |
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358 | 358 | | the top of the plate, and the words "The Villages: May All Your 237 |
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359 | 359 | | Dreams Come True" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 238 |
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360 | 360 | | (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 239 |
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361 | 361 | | distributed to The Villages Charter School, Inc., a Florida 240 |
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362 | 362 | | nonprofit corporation. Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used 241 |
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363 | 363 | | for administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The 242 |
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364 | 364 | | remaining funds must be distributed with the appr oval of, and 243 |
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365 | 365 | | accountability to, the board of directors of The Villages 244 |
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366 | 366 | | Charter School, Inc., and must be used to provide support to The 245 |
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367 | 367 | | Villages Charter School as it provides K -12 education. 246 |
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368 | 368 | | (131) CURE DIABETES LICENSE PLATES. — 247 |
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369 | 369 | | (a) The department shall develop a Cure Diabetes license 248 |
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370 | 370 | | plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate 249 |
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371 | 371 | | must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 250 |
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384 | 384 | | word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the 251 |
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385 | 385 | | words "Cure Diabetes" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 252 |
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386 | 386 | | (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 253 |
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387 | 387 | | distributed equally to the following organizations: 254 |
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388 | 388 | | 1. The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, which 255 |
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389 | 389 | | supports the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of 256 |
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390 | 390 | | Miami Miller School of Medicine; 257 |
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391 | 391 | | 2. The JDRF International Incorporated, which supports the 258 |
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392 | 392 | | JDRF Northern Florida Chapter; and 259 |
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393 | 393 | | 3. The University of Florida Foundation, Inc., which 260 |
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394 | 394 | | supports the University of Florida Diabetes Institute. 261 |
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395 | 395 | | (c) Each organization may use up to 10 percent of the 262 |
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396 | 396 | | proceeds received by the organization to promote and market the 263 |
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397 | 397 | | plate. All remaining proceeds must be used for the purpose of 264 |
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398 | 398 | | funding research to cure Type 1 diabetes. 265 |
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399 | 399 | | (132) RECYCLE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES. — 266 |
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400 | 400 | | (a) The department shall develop a Recycle Florida license 267 |
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401 | 401 | | plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate 268 |
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402 | 402 | | must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 269 |
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403 | 403 | | word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the 270 |
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404 | 404 | | words "Recycle Florida" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 271 |
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405 | 405 | | (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 272 |
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406 | 406 | | distributed to the Recycle Florida Today Foundation, Inc., which 273 |
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407 | 407 | | may use up to 10 percent of such fees for administrative costs 274 |
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408 | 408 | | and marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees must be used 275 |
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421 | 421 | | by the Recycle Florida Today Foundation, Inc., to increase 276 |
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422 | 422 | | public awareness about the importance of recycling, resource 277 |
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423 | 423 | | conservation, and environmental stewardship; to promote robust, 278 |
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424 | 424 | | comprehensive, and sustainab le recycling programs; and to 279 |
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425 | 425 | | support the professional development of persons employed in 280 |
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426 | 426 | | fields relating to recycling, conservation, and sustainability. 281 |
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427 | 427 | | (133) BOATING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD LICENSE PLATES. — 282 |
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428 | 428 | | (a) The department shall develop a Boating Cap ital of the 283 |
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429 | 429 | | World license plate as provided in this section and s. 284 |
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430 | 430 | | 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by 285 |
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431 | 431 | | the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the 286 |
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432 | 432 | | plate, and the words "Boating Capital of the World" must ap pear 287 |
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433 | 433 | | at the bottom of the plate. 288 |
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434 | 434 | | (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 289 |
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435 | 435 | | distributed to Captain Sandy Yawn, Inc., which may use up to 10 290 |
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436 | 436 | | percent of such fees for administrative costs and marketing of 291 |
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437 | 437 | | the plate. The balance of the fees must be used by Captain Sandy 292 |
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438 | 438 | | Yawn, Inc., to increase public awareness of employment 293 |
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439 | 439 | | opportunities in the maritime industry; to fund maritime 294 |
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440 | 440 | | workforce instruction and training; to promote professional 295 |
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441 | 441 | | development and job placement in all sectors of mariti me 296 |
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442 | 442 | | employment; and to support the advancement of education of 297 |
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443 | 443 | | trainees in the maritime industry, both at sea and on land. 298 |
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444 | 444 | | (134) PROJECT ADDICTION: REVERSING THE STIGMA LICENSE 299 |
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445 | 445 | | PLATES.— 300 |
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458 | 458 | | (a) The department shall develop a Project Addiction: 301 |
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459 | 459 | | Reversing the Stigma license plate as provided in this section 302 |
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460 | 460 | | and s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design 303 |
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461 | 461 | | approved by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at 304 |
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462 | 462 | | the top of the plate, and the words " Overdose Awareness" must 305 |
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463 | 463 | | appear at the bottom o f the plate. 306 |
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464 | 464 | | (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 307 |
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465 | 465 | | distributed to Project Addiction: Reversing the Stigma, Inc., a 308 |
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466 | 466 | | Florida nonprofit corporation, as follows: 309 |
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467 | 467 | | 1. Up to 10 percent of the annual use fees may be used for 310 |
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468 | 468 | | the promotion and marketing costs of the license plate. 311 |
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469 | 469 | | 2. The remaining funds must be distributed with the 312 |
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470 | 470 | | approval of and accountability to the board of directors of 313 |
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471 | 471 | | Project Addiction: Reversing the Stigma, Inc., and must be used 314 |
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472 | 472 | | to promote and support awareness of and education about 315 |
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473 | 473 | | substance use disorder and mental illness. 316 |
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474 | 474 | | (135) UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (USO) LICENSE PLATES. — 317 |
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475 | 475 | | (a) The department shall develop a United Service 318 |
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476 | 476 | | Organizations (USO) license plate as provided in this section 319 |
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477 | 477 | | and s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design 320 |
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478 | 478 | | approved by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at 321 |
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479 | 479 | | the top of the plate, and the acronym "USO" must appear at the 322 |
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480 | 480 | | bottom of the plate. 323 |
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481 | 481 | | (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 324 |
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482 | 482 | | distributed to United Service Organizations, Inc., a nonprofit 325 |
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495 | 495 | | corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 326 |
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496 | 496 | | which may use up to 10 percent of the fees for administrative 327 |
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497 | 497 | | costs and marketing of the plate. United Service Organizations, 328 |
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498 | 498 | | Inc., must distribute the remainder of the fees equally among 329 |
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499 | 499 | | its ten locations in this state to be used to promote its 330 |
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500 | 500 | | mission of supporting members of the United States Armed Forces 331 |
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501 | 501 | | and their families through its various programs, services, and 332 |
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502 | 502 | | events. 333 |
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503 | 503 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024. 334 |
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