Florida Senate - 2017                                     SB 994
       
       
        
       By Senator Rouson
       
       
       
       
       
       19-00633-17                                            2017994__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
    3         s. 320.08056, F.S.; establishing an annual use fee for
    4         National Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority or Fraternity
    5         license plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing
    6         the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
    7         develop the license plates; providing for distribution
    8         and use of fees collected from the sale of the plates;
    9         providing an effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. Paragraph (ffff) is added to subsection (4) of
   14  section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
   15         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
   16         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
   17  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   18         (ffff)National Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority or Fraternity
   19  license plate, $25.
   20         Section 2. Subsection (84) is added to section 320.08058,
   21  Florida Statutes, to read:
   22         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   23         (84)NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL SORORITY OR FRATERNITY
   24  LICENSE PLATES.—The department shall develop a National Pan
   25  Hellenic Council Sorority or Fraternity license plate as
   26  provided in this section and s. 320.08053 for each of the
   27  sororities and fraternities specified in this subsection.
   28  National Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority or Fraternity license
   29  plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
   30  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   31  plate, and the name of the respective sorority or fraternity
   32  must appear at the bottom of the plate.
   33         (a)Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.—The department shall
   34  retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
   35  all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
   36  been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
   37  the plate shall be distributed as follows:
   38         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
   39  Federation of Alpha Chapters, a charitable, not-for-profit
   40  organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
   41  and used solely for marketing of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
   42  Inc., license plate.
   43         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
   44  Federation of Alpha Chapters and used to promote community
   45  awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
   46  service activities.
   47         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
   48  College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
   49  residents attending historically black colleges and
   50  universities.
   51         (b)Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.—The department shall
   52  retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
   53  all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
   54  been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
   55  the plate shall be distributed as follows:
   56         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the State of Florida
   57  Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit
   58  organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
   59  and used solely for marketing of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
   60  Inc., license plate.
   61         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State of
   62  Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., and used to promote
   63  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
   64  and cultural service activities.
   65         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
   66  College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
   67  residents attending historically black colleges and
   68  universities.
   69         (c)Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.—The department shall
   70  retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
   71  all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
   72  been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
   73  the plate shall be distributed as follows:
   74         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Southern
   75  Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc., a charitable, not
   76  for-profit organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
   77  Revenue Code, and used solely for marketing of the Kappa Alpha
   78  Psi Fraternity, Inc., license plate.
   79         2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Southern
   80  Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc., and used to
   81  promote community awareness and action through educational,
   82  economic, and cultural service activities.
   83         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
   84  College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
   85  residents attending historically black colleges and
   86  universities.
   87         (d)Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.—The department shall
   88  retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
   89  all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
   90  been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
   91  the plate shall be distributed as follows:
   92         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to TMB Charitable
   93  Foundation, Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit organization
   94  under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and used solely
   95  for marketing of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., license
   96  plate.
   97         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to TMB
   98  Charitable Foundation, Inc., and used to promote community
   99  awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
  100  service activities.
  101         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  102  College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
  103  residents attending historically black colleges and
  104  universities.
  105         (e)Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.—The department shall
  106  retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
  107  all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
  108  been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
  109  the plate shall be distributed as follows:
  110         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to Florida Pearls,
  111  Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit organization under s.
  112  501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and used solely for
  113  marketing of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., license plate.
  114         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to Florida
  115  Pearls, Inc., and used to promote community awareness and action
  116  through educational, economic, and cultural service activities.
  117         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  118  College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
  119  residents attending historically black colleges and
  120  universities.
  121         (f)Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.—The department shall
  122  retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
  123  all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
  124  been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
  125  the plate shall be distributed as follows:
  126         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Delta Research
  127  and Educational Foundation, a charitable, not-for-profit
  128  organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
  129  and used solely for marketing of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
  130  Inc., license plate.
  131         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Delta
  132  Research and Educational Foundation and used to promote
  133  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
  134  and cultural service activities.
  135         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  136  College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
  137  residents attending historically black colleges and
  138  universities.
  139         (g)Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.—The department shall
  140  retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
  141  all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
  142  been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
  143  the plate shall be distributed as follows:
  144         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Alpha Kappa
  145  Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., a charitable,
  146  not-for-profit organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
  147  Revenue Code, and used solely for marketing of the Alpha Kappa
  148  Alpha Sorority, Inc., license plate.
  149         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to Alpha Kappa
  150  Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., and used to
  151  promote community awareness and action through educational,
  152  economic, and cultural service activities.
  153         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  154  College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
  155  residents attending historically black colleges and
  156  universities.
  157         (h)Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.—The department shall
  158  retain all annual use fees from the sale of such plates until
  159  all startup costs for developing and issuing the plates have
  160  been recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fees from the sale of
  161  the plate shall be distributed as follows:
  162         1.Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sigma Gamma Rho
  163  Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., a charitable, not-for
  164  profit organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
  165  Code, and used solely for marketing of the Sigma Gamma Rho
  166  Sorority, Inc., license plate.
  167         2.Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sigma
  168  Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., and used to
  169  promote community awareness and action through educational,
  170  economic, and cultural service activities.
  171         3.Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
  172  College Fund to be used for college scholarships for Florida
  173  residents attending historically black colleges and
  174  universities.
  175         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2017.