| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss. |
| 3 | 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating an Out-of-State |
| 4 | Collegiate license plate; providing for the distribution |
| 5 | of annual use fees received from the sale of such plates; |
| 6 | providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (iii) is added to subsection (4) of |
| 11 | section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 12 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 13 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be |
| 14 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: |
| 15 | (iii) Out-of-State Collegiate license plate, $40. |
| 16 | Section 2. Subsection (61) is added to section 320.08058, |
| 17 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 18 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 19 | (61) OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 20 | (a) The department shall develop out-of-state collegiate |
| 21 | license plates as provided in this section for state and |
| 22 | independent universities located outside this state. Any out-of- |
| 23 | state collegiate license plate created or established must |
| 24 | comply with the requirements of s. 320.08053. The license plates |
| 25 | must bear the colors and design approved by the department as |
| 26 | appropriate for each university. The word "Florida" must be |
| 27 | stamped across the bottom of the plate in small letters. |
| 28 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the |
| 29 | Department of Education and deposited in the State Student |
| 30 | Financial Assistance Trust Fund, created by s. 1010.73. Such |
| 31 | fees in the trust fund shall be divided equally between: |
| 32 | 1. Scholarships to students enrolled in the university for |
| 33 | which the plate is issued who have committed to teach in public |
| 34 | schools in this state; and |
| 35 | 2. Scholarships to students who are residents of this |
| 36 | state and have committed to teach in public schools in this |
| 37 | state. |
| 38 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |