Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 518
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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01/20/2016 .
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The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Abruzzo) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 100 - 214
4 and insert:
5 320.06, may have the words “Ex-POW” stamped on the plate and the
6 likeness of the Prisoner of War medal with the words “Ex-POW”
7 followed by the serial number. Each application shall be
8 accompanied by proof that the applicant meets the qualifications
9 specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b).
10 (a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member
11 of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of
12 a nation allied with the United States who was held as a
13 prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United
14 States were engaged in combat, or his or her unremarried
15 surviving spouse, may be issued the special license plate
16 provided for in this subsection without payment of the license
17 tax imposed by s. 320.08.
18 (b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the consent
19 of the United States Government, or a person who was a member of
20 the Armed Forces of the United States while he or she was not a
21 United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war when the
22 Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in combat, or his
23 or her unremarried surviving spouse, may be issued the special
24 license plate provided for in this subsection upon payment of
25 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
26 (3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
27 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
28 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d),
29 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident
30 of this state and who is the unremarried surviving spouse of a
31 recipient of the Purple Heart medal, upon application to the
32 department accompanied by the payment of the required fees,
33 shall be issued a license plate as provided in s. 320.06 which
34 is stamped with the words “Purple Heart” and the likeness of the
35 Purple Heart medal followed by the serial number. Each
36 application shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant is
37 the unremarried surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple
38 Heart medal.
39 (4) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
40 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
41 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
42 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident
43 of this state and a current or former member of the United
44 States Armed Forces who was deployed and served in Korea during
45 the Korean War as defined in s. 1.01(14), upon application to
46 the department accompanied by proof of active membership or
47 former active duty status during the Korean War and payment of
48 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
49 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in
50 lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06,
51 is stamped with the words “Korean War Veteran” and a likeness of
52 the Korean Service Medal, followed by the registration license
53 number of the plate. Proof that the applicant was awarded the
54 Korean Service Medal is sufficient to establish eligibility for
55 the license plate.
56 (5) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
57 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
58 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
59 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident
60 of this state and a current or former member of the United
61 States military who was deployed and served in Vietnam during
62 United States military deployment in Indochina, upon application
63 to the department accompanied by proof of active membership or
64 former active duty status during these operations and payment of
65 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall
66 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in
67 lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06,
68 is stamped with the words “Vietnam War Veteran” and a likeness
69 of the Vietnam Service Medal, followed by the registration
70 license number of the plate. Proof that the applicant was
71 awarded the Vietnam Service Medal is sufficient to establish
72 eligibility for the license plate.
73 (6) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
74 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
75 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
76 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident
77 of this state and a current or former member of the United
78 States military who was deployed and served in Saudi Arabia,
79 Kuwait, or another area of the Persian Gulf during Operation
80 Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm; in Afghanistan during
81 Operation Enduring Freedom; or in Iraq during Operation Iraqi
82 Freedom, upon application to the department accompanied by proof
83 of active membership or former active duty status during one of
84 these operations and payment of the license tax for the vehicle
85 as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as
86 provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the registration license
87 number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words
88 “Operation Desert Shield,” “Operation Desert Storm,” “Operation
89 Enduring Freedom,” or “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” as appropriate,
90 and a likeness of the related campaign medal followed by the
91 registration license number of the plate. Proof that the
92 applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal, Iraq
93 Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or Global War on
94 Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is sufficient to establish
95 eligibility for the appropriate license plate.
96 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 296.11, Florida
97 Statutes, is amended to read:
98 296.11 Funds of home and disposition of moneys.—
99 (2) The home shall deposit all moneys received pursuant to
100 s. 296.15 in into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund. Such
101 moneys deposited in the Grants and Donations Trust Fund must be
102 expended for the common benefit of the residents of the home,
103 such as improved facilities, recreational equipment,
104 recreational supplies, and goods and services offered or
105 available to all residents, subject to the requirements of
106 chapter 216.
107 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 296.38, Florida
108 Statutes, is amended to read:
109 296.38 Funds of home and disposition of moneys.—
110 (2)(a) The home may shall be empowered to receive and
111 accept gifts, grants, and endowments in the name of the home.
112 All such gifts, grants, and endowments shall are to be used for
113 the benefit of the home and its residents. In the absence of a
114 specific directive from the benefactor, the administrator and,
115 together with the director may, shall have the authority to
116 determine how these gifts, grants, and endowments will could
117 best benefit the home and its residents unless the benefactor
118 requests or instructs that the gift, grant, or endowment be used
119 for a specific purpose. The home shall deposit all moneys
120 received pursuant to this subsection in into the Grants and
121 Donations Trust Fund. Such moneys deposited in the Grants and
122 Donations Trust
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125 And the title is amended as follows:
126 Delete lines 8 - 9
127 and insert:
128 Maintenance Trust Fund; conforming a cross-reference;
129 authorizing the Prisoner of War medal to be on the
130 “Ex-POW” license plate; amending ss. 296.11 and
131 296.38, F.S.; specifying requirements for expenditure
132 of moneys deposited in the Grant and Donations Trust
133 Fund under certain circumstances; requiring