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The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development

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Appropriations (Webster) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 1027-1028

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insert:

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     Section 23.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section

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320.0894, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     320.0894  Motor vehicle license plates to Gold Star family

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members.--The department shall develop a special license plate

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honoring the family members of servicemembers who have been

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killed while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.

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The license plate shall be officially designated as the Gold Star

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license plate and shall be developed and issued as provided in

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this section.

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     (4)(a)1.a. The Gold Star license plate shall be issued only

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to family members of a servicemember who resided in Florida at

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the time of the death of the servicemember.

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     b. Any family member, as defined in subparagraph 2., of a

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servicemember killed while serving may be issued a Gold Star

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license plate upon payment of the license tax and appropriate

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fees as provided in paragraph (3)(a) without regard to the state

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of residence of the servicemember.

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     2.  To qualify for issuance of a Gold Star license plate,

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the applicant must be directly related to a fallen servicemember

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as spouse, legal mother or father, or stepparent who is currently

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married to the mother or father of the fallen servicemember.

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     3.  A servicemember is deemed to have been killed while in

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service as listed by the United States Department of Defense and

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may be verified from documentation directly from the Department

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of Defense or from its subordinate agencies, such as the Coast

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Guard, Reserve, or National Guard.

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 117, after the semicolon

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insert:

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amending s. 320.0894, F.S.; providing for issuance of Gold

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Star license plates to certain family members;

4/9/2008  11:13:00 AM     TR.TA.07116