Florida Senate - 2018 SB 1414
By Senator Rouson
19-01527B-18 20181414__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
3 ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; directing the
4 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
5 develop certain specialty license plates; establishing
6 annual use fees for the plates; providing for
7 distribution and use of fees collected from the sale
8 of the plates; providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Paragraphs (ffff) through (oooo) are added to
13 subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
14 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
15 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
16 collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
17 (ffff) Highwaymen license plate, $25.
18 (gggg) Omega Psi Phi Fraternity license plate, $25.
19 (hhhh) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate, $25.
20 (iiii) Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority license plate, $25.
21 (jjjj) Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity license plate, $25.
22 (kkkk) Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority license plate, $25.
23 (llll) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity license plate, $25.
24 (mmmm) Zeta Phi Beta Sorority license plate, $25.
25 (nnnn) Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity license plate, $25.
26 (oooo) Iota Phi Theta Fraternity license plate, $25.
27 Section 2. Subsections (84) through (93) are added to
28 section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
29 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
30 (84) HIGHWAYMEN LICENSE PLATES.—
31 (a) The department shall develop a Highwaymen license plate
32 as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate must
33 bear the colors and design approved by the department. The word
34 “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the word
35 “Highwaymen” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
36 (b) The department shall retain all annual use fees from
37 the sale of such plates until the startup costs for developing
38 and issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
39 annual use fees shall be distributed as follows:
40 1. One hundred percent to the St. Lucie Education
41 Foundation, Inc., to fund art education and art projects in
42 public schools within St. Lucie County until completion of
43 construction of the Highwaymen Museum and African American
44 Cultural Center.
45 2. Upon completion of construction of the Highwaymen Museum
46 and African American Cultural Center, 100 percent to the center
47 to fund the day-to-day operations of the center.
48 (85) OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
49 (a) The department shall develop an Omega Psi Phi
50 Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
51 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
52 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
53 plate, and the words “Omega Psi Phi” must appear at the bottom
54 of the plate.
55 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
56 distributed to the State of Florida Omega Friendship Foundation,
57 Inc., to be used as follows:
58 1. Five percent shall be used solely for marketing of the
59 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity license plate.
60 2. Ninety-five percent shall be used for college
61 scholarships for Florida residents attending historically black
62 colleges and universities in the state.
63 (86) DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
64 (a) The department shall develop a Delta Sigma Theta
65 Sorority license plate as provided in this section and s.
66 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
67 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
68 plate, and the words “Delta Sigma Theta” must appear at the
69 bottom of the plate.
70 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
71 distributed to the Delta Research and Educational Foundation,
72 Inc., to be used as follows:
73 1. Five percent shall be used solely for marketing of the
74 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate.
75 2. Ninety-five percent shall be used for college
76 scholarships for Florida residents attending historically black
77 colleges and universities in the state.
78 (87) SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
79 (a) The department shall develop a Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
80 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
81 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
82 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
83 plate, and the words “Sigma Gamma Rho” must appear at the bottom
84 of the plate.
85 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
86 distributed to the Department of Education to be used for the
87 Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program in accordance with s.
88 1009.73.
89 (88) KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
90 (a) The department shall develop a Kappa Alpha Psi
91 Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
92 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
93 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
94 plate, and the words “Kappa Alpha Psi” must appear at the bottom
95 of the plate.
96 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
97 distributed to the Southern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi
98 Foundation, Inc., to be used as follows:
99 1. Five percent shall be used solely for marketing of the
100 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity license plate.
101 2. Ninety-five percent shall be used for college
102 scholarships for Florida residents attending historically black
103 colleges and universities in the state.
104 (89) ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
105 (a) The department shall develop an Alpha Kappa Alpha
106 Sorority license plate as provided in this section and s.
107 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
108 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
109 plate, and the words “Alpha Kappa Alpha” must appear at the
110 bottom of the plate.
111 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
112 distributed to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement
113 Foundation, Inc., to be used as follows:
114 1. Five percent shall be used solely for marketing of the
115 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority license plate.
116 2. Ninety-five percent shall be used for college
117 scholarships for Florida residents attending historically black
118 colleges and universities in the state.
119 (90) ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
120 (a) The department shall develop an Alpha Phi Alpha
121 Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
122 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
123 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
124 plate, and the words “Alpha Phi Alpha” must appear at the bottom
125 of the plate.
126 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
127 distributed to the Department of Education to be used for the JC
128 Rawls-FFAC Foundation, Inc.
129 (91) ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
130 (a) The department shall develop a Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
131 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
132 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
133 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
134 plate, and the words “Zeta Phi Beta” must appear at the bottom
135 of the plate.
136 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
137 distributed to the Department of Education to be used for the
138 Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program in accordance with s.
139 1009.73.
140 (92) PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
141 (a) The department shall develop a Phi Beta Sigma
142 Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
143 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
144 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
145 plate, and the words “Phi Beta Sigma” must appear at the bottom
146 of the plate.
147 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
148 distributed to the Department of Education to be used for the
149 Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program in accordance with s.
150 1009.73.
151 (93) IOTA PHI THETA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
152 (a) The department shall develop an Iota Phi Theta
153 Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
154 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
155 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
156 plate, and the words “Iota Phi Theta” must appear at the bottom
157 of the plate.
158 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
159 distributed to the Department of Education to be used for the
160 Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program in accordance with s.
161 1009.73.
162 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2018.