Florida Senate - 2012                                    SB 1444
       
       
       
       By Senator Braynon
       
       
       
       
       33-01217-12                                           20121444__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
    3         ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a Sun,
    4         Sea, and Smiles license plate; establishing an annual
    5         use fee for the plate; providing for the distribution
    6         of use fees received from the sale of such plates;
    7         providing an effective date.
    8  
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   10  
   11         Section 1. Paragraph (aaaa) is added to subsection (4) of
   12  section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
   13         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
   14         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
   15  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   16         (aaaa) Sun, Sea, and Smiles license plate, $25.
   17         Section 2. Subsection (79) is added to section 320.08058,
   18  Florida Statutes, to read:
   19         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   20         (79) SUN, SEA, AND SMILES LICENSE PLATES.—
   21         (a) The department shall develop a Sun, Sea, and Smiles
   22  license plate as provided in this section. Sun, Sea, and Smiles
   23  license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
   24  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   25  plate, and the words “Sun Sea Smiles” must appear at the bottom
   26  of the plate.
   27         (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
   28  as follows:
   29         1. Five percent shall be distributed to Florida Caribbean
   30  Charitable Foundation, Inc., strictly for marketing of the Sun,
   31  Sea, and Smiles license plate.
   32         2. Forty percent shall be distributed to Florida Caribbean
   33  Charitable Foundation, Inc. Of this amount, up to 5 percent may
   34  be used for administrative expenses, and the remainder shall be
   35  used as follows:
   36         a. Sixty percent shall be used for a college scholarship
   37  program.
   38         b. Fifteen percent shall be used to promote health and
   39  wellness among Florida residents of Caribbean descent.
   40         c. Twenty-five percent shall be used to promote awareness
   41  of Caribbean culture within the state.
   42         3. Twenty percent shall be distributed to The American
   43  Friends of Jamaica, Inc., for use as grants to promote social
   44  and community development among Florida residents. Of this
   45  amount, up to 5 percent may be used for administrative and
   46  marketing expenses.
   47         4. Ten percent shall be distributed to Haitian Neighborhood
   48  Center Sant La, Inc., to promote social and community
   49  development. Of this amount, up to 5 percent may be used for
   50  administrative expenses.
   51         5. Ten percent shall be distributed to FANM Ayisyen Nan
   52  Miyami, Inc., to promote social and community development. Of
   53  this amount, up to 5 percent may be used for administrative
   54  expenses.
   55         6. Ten percent shall be distributed to Greater Caribbean
   56  American Cultural Coalition, Inc., to promote awareness of
   57  Caribbean culture within the state. Of this amount, up to 5
   58  percent may be used for administrative expenses.
   59         7. Five percent shall be distributed to Little Haiti
   60  Optimist Foundation, Inc., to promote awareness of Caribbean
   61  culture and youth development within the state. Of this amount,
   62  up to 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses.
   63         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.