HB 1779, Engrossed 1 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to specialty license plates; amending s.
3	320.08056, F.S.; providing annual use fees for specified
4	specialty license plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.;
5	creating the UNITY license plate, the Family Values
6	license plate, the Parents Make A Difference license
7	plate, the Florida National Guard license plate, and the
8	Family First license plate; providing for the distribution
9	of annual use fees received from the sale of such plates;
10	providing an effective date.
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12	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14	Section 1. Paragraphs (mm), (nn), (oo), (pp), and (qq) are
15	added to subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes,
16	to read:
17	320.08056 Specialty license plates.--
18	(4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
19	collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
20	(mm) UNITY license plate, $25.
21	(nn) Family Values license plate, $25.
22	(oo) Parents Make A Difference license plate, $25.
23	(pp) Family First license plate, $25.
24	(qq) Florida National Guard license plate $25.
25	Section 2. Subsections (39), (40), (41), (42), and (43)
26	are added to section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
27	320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
28	(39) UNITY LICENSE PLATES.--
29	(a) The department shall develop a UNITY license plate as
30	provided in this section. The word "Florida" must appear at the
31	top of the plate, and the word "UNITY" must appear at the bottom
32	of the plate.
33	(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
34	British-American Foundation, Inc. Up to 25 percent of such funds
35	shall be used for marketing and promotion of the "UNITY" concept
36	and license plate. The remaining funds shall be used in the
37	following manner:
38	1. Twenty-five percent shall be used to establish and
39	administer advice centers that will provide informative and
40	educational informational materials and referral services to
41	assist recently arrived residents, prospective residents, and
42	individuals in adapting to living, working, and doing business
43	in the State of Florida, particularly to prevent fraudulent
44	conduct.
45	2. Twenty-five percent shall be distributed as grants as
46	determined by an internal review committee to organizations
47	whose efforts are specifically directed toward protecting
48	Florida residents from fraudulent business practices, corporate
49	scams, identity theft, and other fraud.
50	3. Ten percent shall be distributed to identified agencies
51	to assist them with efforts that are specifically directed
52	toward providing Florida residents with a toll-free hotline to
53	fight fraud and corporate scams.
54	4. Ten percent shall be used to pay the cost of
55	professional advice and guidance to protect Florida residents
56	from fraudulent business practices, to promote ethical business
57	practices, and to provide informational seminars disseminating
58	information and materials to prevent fraudulent conduct.
59	5. Five percent shall be expended by the British-American
60	Foundation, Inc., for administrative costs directly associated
61	with the foundation's operations as they relate to its goals of
62	fighting fraud.
63	(40) FAMILY VALUES LICENSE PLATES.--
64	(a) The department shall develop a Family Values license
65	plate as provided in this section. The words "Family Values"
66	must appear at the top of the plate, and the word "Florida" must
67	appear at the bottom of the plate.
68	(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Sheridan
69	House, Inc., to fund residential care programs, family
70	counseling, social services for single parents and their
71	children, resources materials, and facility construction.
72	Sheridan House, Inc., shall distribute the Family Values license
73	plate annual use fees in the following manner:
74	1. Sheridan House, Inc., shall retain all revenues from
75	the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing
76	and establishing the plates have been recovered.
77	2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by Sheridan
78	House, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs directly
79	associated with the operations of Sheridan House, Inc., and up
80	to 20 percent of the funds received shall be expended for
81	promotion and marketing of the license plate.
82	3. All remaining funds shall be expended by Sheridan
83	House, Inc., for programs.
84	(41) PARENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE LICENSE PLATES.--
85	(a) The department shall develop a Parents Make A
86	Difference license plate as provided in this section. The words
87	"Parents Make A Difference" must appear at the top of the plate,
88	and the word "Florida" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
89	(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to The
90	Gathering/USA, Inc., to fund personal counseling for parents,
91	marriage seminars, Dads and Moms That Make A Difference
92	seminars, father-and-son retreats, mother-and-daughter retreats,
93	and personal parenting behavioral assessments. The
94	Gathering/USA, Inc., shall distribute the Parents Make A
95	Difference license plate annual use fees in the following
96	manner:
97	1. The Gathering/USA, Inc., shall retain all revenues from
98	the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing
99	and establishing the plates have been recovered.
100	2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by The
101	Gathering/USA, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs
102	directly associated with the operations of The Gathering/USA,
103	Inc., and up to 20 percent of the funds received shall be
104	expended for promotion and marketing of the license plate.
105	3. All remaining funds shall be expended by The
106	Gathering/USA, Inc., for programs.
107	(42) FAMILY FIRST LICENSE PLATES.--
108	(a) The department shall develop a Family First license
109	plate as provided in this section. The word "Family First" must
110	appear at the bottom of the plate.
111	(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Family
112	First to fund programs, projects, seminars, events, and family
113	resources that promote principles for building marriages,
114	guiding parents and single parents, and raising children. The
115	Family First Foundation shall distribute the Family First
116	license plate annual use fees in the following manner:
117	1. The Family First Foundation shall retain all revenues
118	from the sale of said plate until all startup costs for
119	developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.
120	2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by Family First
121	shall be expended for administrative costs directly associated
122	with the operations of Family First. Up to 20 percent of the
123	funds received by Family First shall be expended for promotion
124	and marketing of the license plate.
125	3. Family First shall expend all remaining funds for
126	programs.
127	(43) FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD LICENSE PLATES.--
128	(a) The department shall develop a Florida National Guard
129	license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida"
130	must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "National
131	Guard" must appear at the bottom of the plate. The Florida
132	National Guard Seal, 2 3/4" in diameter, must appear in the
133	center of the plate in proper colors.
134	(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the For
135	Giving Foundation, Inc., to fund the Florida National Guard
136	Foundation and Florida faith-based s. 501(c) organizations. The
137	For Giving Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the Florida
138	National Guard license plate annual use fees in the following
139	manner:
140	1. The For Giving Foundation, Inc., shall retain all
141	revenues from the sale of said plate until all startup costs for
142	developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.
143	2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by the For Giving
144	Foundation, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs
145	directly associated with the operations of the foundation. Up to
146	20 percent of the funds received shall be expended for promotion
147	and marketing of the license plate.
148	3. Fifty percent of the funds received by the For Giving
149	Foundation, Inc., shall be distributed to the Florida National
150	Guard Foundation.
151	4. Twenty-five percent of the funds received by the For
152	Giving Foundation, Inc., shall be expended to Florida faith-
153	based s. 501(c) organizations.
154	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.