Florida Senate - 2025                       CS for CS for SB 620
       
       
        
       By the Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and
       Economic Development; the Committee on Transportation; and
       Senator Rodriguez
       
       
       
       606-02529-25                                           2025620c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
    3         s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of
    4         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Miami
    5         Dade College license plate and a St. Petersburg
    6         College license plate; providing for distribution and
    7         use of fees collected from the sale of the plates;
    8         providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Subsections (136) and (137) are added to section
   13  320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
   14         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   15         (136) MIAMI DADE COLLEGE LICENSE PLATE.—
   16         (a) The department shall develop a Miami Dade College
   17  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
   18  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
   19  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   20  plate, and the words “Miami Dade College” must appear at the
   21  bottom or side of the plate.
   22         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
   23  distributed to the Miami Dade College Foundation, Inc., which
   24  may use up to 10 percent of such fees for administrative costs
   25  and marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees must be used
   26  by the Miami Dade College Foundation, Inc., to fund student
   27  scholarships.
   28         (137) ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE LICENSE PLATE.—
   29         (a) The department shall develop a St. Petersburg College
   30  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
   31  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
   32  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   33  plate, and the words “St. Petersburg College” must appear at the
   34  bottom of the plate.
   35         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
   36  distributed to the St. Petersburg College Foundation, Inc., and
   37  allocated as follows:
   38         1. Ten percent may be used for administrative costs related
   39  to the promotion and marketing of the plate.
   40         2. Forty percent must be dedicated to funding student
   41  scholarships to ensure access to quality education for students
   42  in need.
   43         3. Fifty percent must be used to fund initiatives that
   44  embolden student success, particularly in emerging technologies
   45  and workforce development programs, to prepare students for
   46  high-demand careers and the future economy.
   47         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.