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11 Senator Hill moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 2. Subsections (39), (40), (41), (42), (43),
19 and (44) are added to section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to
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21 320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
22 (39) FAMILY FIRST LICENSE PLATES.--
23 (a) The department shall develop a Family First
24 license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida"
25 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Family
26 First" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
27 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Family
28 First to fund programs, projects, seminars, events, and family
29 resources that promote principles for building marriages,
30 guiding parents and single parents, and raising children.
31 Family First shall retain all revenues from the sale of the
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1 plate until all startup costs for developing and establishing
2 the plate have been recovered. Up to 5 percent of the funds
3 received by Family First may be expended for administrative
4 costs directly associated with the operations of Family First.
5 Up to 20 percent of the funds received by Family First may be
6 expended for promotion and marketing of the license plate.
7 Family First may expend all remaining funds for programs.
8 (40) UNITY LICENSE PLATES.--
9 (a) The department shall develop a UNITY license plate
10 as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must appear at
11 the top of the plate, and the word "UNITY" must appear at the
12 bottom of the plate.
13 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
14 British-American Foundation, Inc. Up to 25 percent of such
15 funds shall be used for marketing and promotion of the "UNITY"
16 concept and license plate. The remaining funds shall be used
17 in the following manner:
18 1. Twenty-five percent shall be used to establish and
19 administer advice centers that will provide informative and
20 educational informational materials and referral services to
21 assist recently arrived residents, prospective residents, and
22 individuals in adapting to living, working, and doing business
23 in the State of Florida, particularly to prevent fraudulent
24 conduct.
25 2. Twenty-five percent shall be distributed as grants
26 as determined by an internal review committee to organizations
27 whose efforts are specifically directed toward protecting
28 Florida residents from fraudulent business practices,
29 corporate scams, identity theft, and other fraud.
30 3. Ten percent shall be distributed to identified
31 agencies to assist them with efforts that are specifically
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1 directed toward providing Florida residents with a toll-free
2 hotline to fight fraud and corporate scams.
3 4. Ten percent shall be used to pay the cost of
4 professional advice and guidance to protect Florida residents
5 from fraudulent business practices, to promote ethical
6 business practices, and to provide informational seminars
7 disseminating information and materials to prevent fraudulent
8 conduct.
9 5. Five percent shall be expended by the
10 British-American Foundation, Inc., for administrative costs
11 directly associated with the foundation's operations as they
12 relate to its goals of fighting fraud.
13 (41) FAMILY VALUES LICENSE PLATES.--
14 (a) The department shall develop a Family Values
15 license plate as provided in this section. The words "Family
16 Values" must appear at the top of the plate, and the word
17 "Florida" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
18 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to
19 Sheridan House, Inc., to fund residential care programs,
20 family counseling, social services for single parents and
21 their children, resources materials, and facility
22 construction. Sheridan House, Inc., shall distribute the
23 Family Values license plate annual use fees in the following
24 manner:
25 1. Sheridan House, Inc., shall retain all revenues
26 from the sale of such plates until all startup costs for
27 developing and establishing the plates have been recovered.
28 2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by Sheridan
29 House, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs
30 directly associated with the operations of Sheridan House,
31 Inc., and up to 20 percent of the funds received shall be
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1 expended for promotion and marketing of the license plate.
2 3. All remaining funds shall be expended by Sheridan
3 House, Inc., for programs.
4 (42) PARENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE LICENSE PLATES.--
5 (a) The department shall develop a Parents Make A
6 Difference license plate as provided in this section. The
7 words "Parents Make A Difference" must appear at the top of
8 the plate, and the word "Florida" must appear at the bottom of
9 the plate.
10 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to The
11 Gathering/USA, Inc., to fund personal counseling for parents,
12 marriage seminars, Dads and Moms That Make A Difference
13 seminars, father-and-son retreats, mother-and-daughter
14 retreats, and personal parenting behavioral assessments. The
15 Gathering/USA, Inc., shall distribute the Parents Make A
16 Difference license plate annual use fees in the following
17 manner:
18 1. The Gathering/USA, Inc., shall retain all revenues
19 from the sale of such plates until all startup costs for
20 developing and establishing the plates have been recovered.
21 2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by The
22 Gathering/USA, Inc., shall be expended for administrative
23 costs directly associated with the operations of The
24 Gathering/USA, Inc., and up to 20 percent of the funds
25 received shall be expended for promotion and marketing of the
26 license plate.
27 3. All remaining funds shall be expended by The
28 Gathering/USA, Inc., for programs.
29 (43) FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD LICENSE PLATES.--
30 (a) The department shall develop a Florida National
31 Guard license plate as provided in this section. The word
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1 "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
2 "National Guard" must appear at the bottom of the plate. The
3 Florida National Guard Seal, 2 3/4 inches in diameter, must
4 appear in the center of the plate in proper colors.
5 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
6 For Giving Foundation, Inc., to fund the Florida National
7 Guard Foundation and Florida faith-based s. 501(c)
8 organizations. The For Giving Foundation, Inc., shall
9 distribute the Florida National Guard license plate annual use
10 fees in the following manner:
11 1. The For Giving Foundation, Inc., shall retain all
12 revenues from the sale of the plate until all startup costs
13 for developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.
14 2. Up to 5 percent of the funds received by the For
15 Giving Foundation, Inc., shall be expended for administrative
16 costs directly associated with the operations of the
17 foundation. Up to 20 percent of the funds received shall be
18 expended for promotion and marketing of the license plate.
19 3. Fifty percent of the funds received by the For
20 Giving Foundation, Inc., shall be distributed to the Florida
21 National Guard Foundation.
22 4. Twenty-five percent of the funds received by the
23 For Giving Foundation, Inc., shall be expended to Florida
24 faith-based s. 501(c) organizations.
25 (44) LIVE THE DREAM LICENSE PLATES.--
26 (a) The department shall develop a Live the Dream
27 license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida"
28 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Live the
29 Dream" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
30 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to The
31 Dream Foundation, Inc., which may use up to 25 percent of the
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1 proceeds to market the organization's concept and the license
2 plate. The remaining funds shall be used in the following
3 manner:
4 1. The Dream Foundation, Inc., shall retain all
5 revenues from the sale of such plates until all startup costs
6 for developing and establishing the plates have been
7 recovered;
8 2. Fifteen percent shall be distributed to the March
9 of Dimes Florida Chapter and 10 percent shall be distributed
10 to the Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions;
11 3. Twenty percent shall be distributed as grants for
12 programs that provide research, care, and treatment for Sickle
13 Cell Disease to the Florida State Sickle Cell Foundation,
14 Tampa, Florida;
15 4. Twenty percent shall be distributed to programs
16 that provide relief for poverty, hunger, and homelessness, as
17 follows; 5 percent to the Community Partnership for the
18 Homeless, Inc., Miami, Florida; 5 percent to the I.M.
19 Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc., Jacksonville,
20 Florida; 5 percent to the Anthony House for the Homeless,
21 Zellwood, Florida; and 5 percent to the Homeless Emergency
22 Project, Inc., Clearwater, Florida; and
23 5. Ten percent shall be expended by the Dream
24 Foundation, Inc., for administrative costs directly associated
25 with the foundation's operations as it relates to the programs
26 specified in this subsection.
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
3 On page 1, line 6, after the semicolon,
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6 creating the Unity license plate; providing for
7 the distribution of annual use fees received
8 from the sale of such plates; creating the
9 Family Values license plate; providing for the
10 distribution of annual use fees received from
11 the sale of such plates; creating the Parents
12 Make a Difference license plate; providing for
13 the distribution of annual use fees received
14 from the sale of such plates; creating the
15 Florida National Guard license plate; providing
16 for the distribution of annual use fees
17 received from the sale of such plates; creating
18 the Live the Dream license plate; providing for
19 the distribution of annual use fees received
20 from the sale of such plates;
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