Florida Senate - 2020 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1135, 1st Eng.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Thurston moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 297 and 298
4 insert:
5 (c) Pursuant to paragraph (b), the department shall
6 maintain a waiting list of new specialty license plates in
7 sequential order which have been approved by the Legislature
8 pursuant to this section. The following specialty license
9 plates, in sequential order, are approved for design and
10 issuance as plates are discontinued pursuant to paragraph (b),
11 not to exceed 150 plates:
12 1. Divine Nine License Plates.—
13 a. The Divine Nine license plate must bear the colors and
14 design approved by the department and must include the official
15 logo as appropriate for each organization. The word “Florida”
16 must appear at the top of the plate, and the word “Divine” must
17 appear at the bottom of the plate.
18 b. The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
19 distributed as follows:
20 (I) Five percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to
21 the United Negro College Fund, Inc., for college scholarships
22 for Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
23 colleges and universities.
24 (II) The remaining 95 percent of the proceeds shall be
25 distributed to one of the following organizations as selected by
26 the purchaser of the plate who shall receive a license plate
27 with the design associated with the appropriate recipient
28 organization:
29 (A) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
30 i. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
31 Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., to promote community
32 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
33 service activities within this state.
34 ii. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
35 Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., solely for the marketing of
36 the plate.
37 (B) Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
38 i. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Alpha
39 Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., to promote
40 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
41 and cultural service activities within this state.
42 ii. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Alpha Kappa
43 Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., solely for the
44 marketing of the plate.
45 (C) Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
46 i. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Southern
47 Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., to promote
48 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
49 and cultural service activities within this state.
50 ii. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Southern
51 Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., solely for the
52 marketing of the plate.
53 (D) Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
54 i. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State of
55 Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., to promote community
56 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
57 service activities within this state.
58 ii. Ten percent shall be distributed to the State of
59 Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., solely for the
60 marketing of the plate.
61 (E) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
62 i. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Delta
63 Research and Educational Foundation, Inc., to promote community
64 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
65 service activities within this state.
66 ii. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Delta Research
67 and Educational Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of
68 the plate.
69 (F) Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
70 i. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the TMB
71 Charitable Foundation, Inc., to promote community awareness and
72 action through educational, economic, and cultural service
73 activities within this state.
74 ii. Ten percent shall be distributed to the TMB Charitable
75 Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.
76 (G) Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
77 i. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
78 Pearls, Inc., to promote community awareness and action through
79 educational, economic, and cultural service activities within
80 this state.
81 ii. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida Pearls,
82 Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.
83 (H) Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
84 i. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sigma
85 Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., to promote
86 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
87 and cultural service activities within this state.
88 ii. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sigma Gamma Rho
89 Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., solely for the marketing
90 of the plate.
91 (I) Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
92 i. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the National
93 Iota Foundation, Inc., to promote community awareness and action
94 through educational, economic, and cultural service activities
95 within this state.
96 ii. Ten percent shall be distributed to the National Iota
97 Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.
98 2. Palm beach zoo and conservation society license plates.—
99 a. The Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society license
100 plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
101 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
102 plate, and the words “Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society”
103 must appear at the bottom of the plate.
104 b. The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
105 to the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society to fund
106 educational programs for students in pre-K through grade 12,
107 conservation projects to protect endangered or threatened
108 species, and services for the health and welfare of animals in
109 the zoo’s care. The Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society may
110 retain all revenue from the annual use fees until all startup
111 costs for developing and establishing the plate have been
112 recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the annual use fee
113 revenue may be used for promotion and marketing of the specialty
114 license plate and administrative costs directly associated with
115 the programs of the society and the specialty license plate.
116 3. Solar power license plates.—
117 a. The Solar Power license plate must bear the colors and
118 design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
119 appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Powered by the
120 Sun” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
121 b. The annual fees from the sale of the plate must be
122 distributed to the Florida Solar Energy Research and Education
123 Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit Florida corporation under s.
124 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to fund programs which
125 support greater employment opportunities and job training
126 programs that promote the growth of the solar energy industry in
127 Florida. Up to 10 percent of the proceeds may be used for
128 administrative costs and to promote and market the plate.
129 4. Morehouse college license plates.—
130 a. The Morehouse College license plate must bear the colors
131 and design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
132 appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Morehouse
133 College” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
134 b. The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
135 distributed to the Morehouse College Alumni Association of
136 Broward County, which must use the proceeds for the purpose of
137 awarding scholarships to Florida residents attending Morehouse
138 College. The proceeds must be deposited in the endowment
139 required in s. 320.08056(12). Students receiving these
140 scholarships must be eligible for the Florida Bright Futures
141 Scholarship Program pursuant to s. 1009.531 and shall use the
142 scholarship funds for tuition and other expenses related to
143 attending Morehouse College.
144 5. Margaritaville license plates.—
145 a. The Margaritaville license plate must bear the colors
146 and design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
147 appear at the top of the plate, and the word “Margaritaville”
148 must appear at the bottom of the plate.
149 b. The annual use fees must be distributed to the SFC
150 Charitable Foundation, Inc., a Florida nonprofit corporation
151 doing business as the Singing for Change Foundation, to fund its
152 activities, programs, and projects. The Singing for Change
153 Foundation shall retain all revenue from the annual use fees
154 until all startup costs for developing and establishing the
155 plate have been recovered.
156 c. Thereafter, the annual use fees shall be distributed as
157 follows:
158 (I) Up to 10 percent of the annual use fee revenue may be
159 used for administration, promotion, and marketing of the
160 specialty license plate.
161 (II) The remaining proceeds must be used by the Singing for
162 Change Foundation for its educational, economic, and cultural
163 programs that assist local communities impacted by natural and
164 manmade disasters with recovery, rebuilding, and future
165 sustainability efforts, and that promote and inspire local
166 grassroots leadership that works to improve the quality of life
167 in those communities and other communities in this state.
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170 And the title is amended as follows:
171 Delete line 19
172 and insert:
173 specialty license plate; requiring the department to
174 maintain a waiting list of new specialty license
175 plates; providing that specified specialty license
176 plates are approved for design and issuance; amending
177 s. 320.08056, F.S.;