| 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. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 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 |
| 48 | Neighborhood Center Sant La, Inc., to promote social and |
| 49 | community development. Of this amount, up to 5 percent may be |
| 50 | used for 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. |