Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1444
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Simpson)
recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 579 and 580
4 insert:
5 Section 18. Section 570.695, Florida Statutes, is created
6 to read:
7 570.695 Florida veteran identification card.—Beginning on
8 January 1, 2016, the department may issue Florida veteran
9 identification cards. Each card must bear a color photograph of
10 the card holder for verification purposes.
11 (1) The department shall issue a Florida veteran
12 identification card to any applicant who is a veteran as defined
13 in s. 1.01(14), resides in this state, submits a completed
14 application provided by the department with accompanying
15 documents, and pays the application fee.
16 (2) The application shall be limited to the following:
17 (a) Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last);
18 (b) Mailing address;
19 (c) Branch of service;
20 (d) Optional contact telephone number or e-mail address;
21 and
22 (e) Statement regarding Florida residency.
23 (3) The application must be signed and verified by an
24 individual under oath as provided in s. 92.525(2).
25 (4) The applicant shall submit all of the following
26 documents to the department:
27 (a) A completed application.
28 (b) A copy of the applicant’s DD Form 214, DD Form 256, or
29 WD AGO, issued by the United States Department of Defense, which
30 displays the applicant’s discharge status. Alternatively, an
31 applicant may provide a copy of his or her valid Florida driver
32 license bearing a “V” or “Veteran” designation.
33 (c) A full frontal color photograph of the applicant taken
34 within the preceding 90 days in which the head, including hair,
35 measures 7/8 of an inch wide and 11/8 inches high.
36 (5) An applicant must submit a fee of $15 to cover the cost
37 of issuing the license with any balance distributed to Friends
38 of Florida State Forests, Inc., for the sole purpose of
39 supporting the Operation Outdoor Freedom.
40 (6) Upon receipt of the fee and the documents listed in
41 subsection (4), the department shall:
42 (a) Issue the Florida veteran identification card; or
43 (b) Return the application as incomplete and allow the
44 applicant to resubmit it. The application fee shall be refunded
45 to an applicant who requests a refund based on inability to
46 provide a completed application. The determination of the
47 department that an application is incomplete is not subject to
48 the requirements contained in chapter 120.
49 (7) A Florida veteran identification card does not expire.
50 If the card is lost, a replacement card shall be issued provided
51 the applicant meets the requirements of this section.
52 (8) All moneys required to be paid under this section shall
53 be collected by the department and deposited into the Division
54 of Licensing Trust Fund. Notwithstanding s. 493.6117, all moneys
55 collected pursuant to this section shall not revert to the
56 General Revenue Fund; however, this shall not abrogate the
57 requirement for payment of the service charge imposed pursuant
58 to chapter 215.
59 Section 19. For the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the sums of
60 $114,018 in recurring funds and $140,282 in nonrecurring funds
61 are appropriated from the Division of Licensing Trust Fund to
62 the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and one
63 full-time equivalent position with associated salary rate of
64 31,109 is authorized, for the purpose of implementing section 18
65 of this act.
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68 And the title is amended as follows:
69 Delete line 81
70 and insert:
71 by such a veteran or spouse; creating 570.695, F.S.;
72 authorizing the department to issue Florida veteran
73 identification cards; providing application
74 requirements; specifying an application fee amount;
75 providing an appropriation; amending s. 616.242,