Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1458
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Diaz de la Portilla moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 1426 and 1427
    4  insert:
    5         Section 29. Subsection (71) of section 320.08058, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read
    7         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
    8         (71) HISPANIC ACHIEVERS LICENSE PLATES.—
    9         (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 320.08053, the
   10  department shall develop a Hispanic Achievers license plate as
   11  provided in this section. The plate must bear the colors and
   12  design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
   13  appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Hispanic
   14  Achievers” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
   15         (b) The proceeds from the license plate annual use fee
   16  shall be distributed to National Hispanic Corporate Achievers,
   17  Inc., a nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
   18  Revenue Code, to fund grants to nonprofit organizations to
   19  operate programs and provide scholarships and for marketing the
   20  Hispanic Achievers license plate. National Hispanic Corporate
   21  Achievers, Inc., shall establish a Hispanic Achievers Grant
   22  Council that shall provide recommendations for statewide grants
   23  from available Hispanic Achievers license plate proceeds to
   24  nonprofit organizations for programs and scholarships for
   25  Hispanic and minority Floridians. National Hispanic Corporate
   26  Achievers, Inc., shall also establish a Hispanic Achievers
   27  License Plate Fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the
   28  grant council as provided in this paragraph. All funds received
   29  under this subsection must be used in this state.
   30         (c) National Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc., may retain
   31  all proceeds from the annual use fee until documented startup
   32  costs for developing and establishing the plate have been
   33  recovered. Thereafter, the proceeds from the annual use fee
   34  shall be used as follows:
   35         1. Up to 5 10 percent of the proceeds may be used for the
   36  cost of administration of the Hispanic Achievers License Plate
   37  Fund, the Hispanic Achievers Grant Council, and related matters.
   38         2. Funds may be used as necessary for annual audit or
   39  compliance affidavit costs.
   40         3. Up to 20 percent of the proceeds may be used to market
   41  and promote the Hispanic Achievers license plate.
   42         4.3. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds shall be used by
   43  the Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc., located in Seminole
   44  County, for grants.
   45         5.4. The remaining proceeds shall be available to the
   46  Hispanic Achievers Grant Council to award grants for services,
   47  programs, or scholarships for Hispanic and minority individuals
   48  and organizations throughout Florida. All grant recipients must
   49  provide to the Hispanic Achievers Grant Council an annual
   50  program and financial report regarding the use of grant funds.
   51  Such reports must be available to the public.
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   53  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   54         And the title is amended as follows:
   55         Delete line 105
   56  and insert:
   57         International Registration Plan; amending s.
   58         320.08058, F.S.; revising the prescribed use of
   59         proceeds from the sale of Hispanic Achievers license
   60         plates; amending s. 320.18,