Bill Text: FL S1320 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Purple Heart Recipient Parking Spaces
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-04-30 - Died in Transportation [S1320 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S1320-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1320 By Senator Hutson 7-01539-21 20211320__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to Purple Heart recipient parking 3 spaces; amending s. 316.1967, F.S.; authorizing 4 counties and municipalities to provide by ordinance 5 that the clerk of the court or the traffic violations 6 bureau supply information in a specified format 7 regarding certain violations to the Department of 8 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; requiring counties 9 to provide by ordinance that the clerk of the court or 10 the traffic violations bureau supply information in a 11 specified format relating to such violations to the 12 department; requiring the department to mark specified 13 registration records; creating s. 316.1968, F.S.; 14 defining the terms “Purple Heart recipient parking 15 space” or “space”; prohibiting a person from stopping, 16 standing, or parking a vehicle within, or obstructing, 17 any Purple Heart recipient parking space unless 18 certain conditions are met; prohibiting violations of 19 such provision from being dismissed under certain 20 circumstances; authorizing warnings to be issued under 21 certain circumstances; requiring law enforcement 22 officers, parking enforcement specialists, and owners 23 and lessees of Purple Heart recipient parking spaces 24 to have vehicles in violation removed; providing that 25 the cost of removal and parking constitutes a lien 26 against such vehicles under specified conditions; 27 requiring law enforcement officers and parking 28 enforcement specialists to charge the operator or 29 person in charge of such vehicle with a noncriminal 30 traffic infraction; providing an exemption; requiring 31 the clerk of the court to report convictions for such 32 violations to the department; authorizing law 33 enforcement officers and parking enforcement 34 specialists to demand to be shown a person’s Purple 35 Heart parking permit or license plate and driver 36 license or state identification card when 37 investigating certain violations; providing a penalty; 38 authorizing persons chauffeuring Purple Heart 39 recipients to stand temporarily in such parking spaces 40 for specified purposes; providing a time limit for 41 vehicles that are transporting Purple Heart recipients 42 to park in such spaces; providing an exception; 43 creating s. 316.1969, F.S.; specifying that any motor 44 vehicle parked in a designated Purple Heart recipient 45 parking space is prima facie evidence that the vehicle 46 was parked and left in the space by the person, firm, 47 or corporation in whose name the vehicle is registered 48 and licensed; amending s. 318.18, F.S.; providing a 49 penalty; providing for a law enforcement officer or 50 agency or a parking enforcement specialist or agency 51 to validate compliance for the disposition of a 52 citation issued for illegally parking in a space 53 provided for Purple Heart recipients; requiring the 54 clerk of the circuit court to dismiss citations 55 resulting from violations for illegally parking in a 56 parking space provided for Purple Heart recipients 57 upon payment of a specified dismissal fee; providing 58 for a clerk of the circuit court to designate a local 59 governmental entity for disposition of certain parking 60 citations; amending s. 320.089, F.S.; providing for 61 the issuance of Purple Heart parking permits; 62 specifying requirements for the issuance of such 63 permits; amending ss. 316.1951, 316.622, 318.121, 64 318.21, and 395.4036, F.S.; conforming cross 65 references; providing an effective date. 66 67 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 68 69 Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 316.1967, Florida 70 Statutes, is amended to read: 71 316.1967 Liability for payment of parking ticket violations 72 and other parking violations.— 73 (6) Any county or municipality may provide by ordinance 74 that the clerk of the court or the traffic violations bureau 75 shall supply the department with a magnetically encoded computer 76 tape reel or cartridge or send by other electronic means data 77 which is machine readable by the installed computer system at 78 the department, listing persons who have three or more 79 outstanding parking violations, including violations of ss. 80 316.1955 and 316.1968s. 316.1955. Each county shall provide by 81 ordinance that the clerk of the court or the traffic violations 82 bureau shall supply the department with a magnetically encoded 83 computer tape reel or cartridge or send by other electronic 84 means data that is machine readable by the installed computer 85 system at the department, listing persons who have any 86 outstanding violations of s. 316.1955 or any similar local 87 ordinance that regulates parking in spaces designated for use by 88 persons who have disabilities or of s. 316.1968. The department 89 shall mark the appropriate registration records of persons who 90 are so reported. Section 320.03(8) applies to each person whose 91 name appears on the list. 92 Section 2. Section 316.1968, Florida Statutes, is created 93 to read: 94 316.1968 Parking spaces for Purple Heart recipients; 95 enforcement of parking requirements.— 96 (1) For purposes of this section, the terms “Purple Heart 97 recipient parking space” or “space” mean a parking space 98 designated for a Purple Heart recipient which is painted in a 99 manner that is consistent with the standards of the controlling 100 jurisdiction for other spaces and is prominently outlined with 101 purple paint to be clearly distinguishable as a parking space 102 designated for Purple Heart recipients or is posted with a 103 permanent above-grade sign that bears the symbol of the Purple 104 Heart and the caption “COMBAT WOUNDED.” 105 (2) It is unlawful for a person to stop, stand, or park a 106 vehicle within, or to obstruct, any such specially designated 107 and marked Purple Heart recipient parking space unless the 108 vehicle displays a Purple Heart parking permit or a Purple Heart 109 license plate issued under s. 320.089 and the vehicle is 110 transporting the person to whom the displayed permit or plate is 111 issued. A violation of this section may not be dismissed if the 112 Purple Heart recipient parking space does not meet the 113 definition of such space provided in subsection (1) but is 114 otherwise clearly distinguishable as a designated accessible 115 parking space for Purple Heart recipients. Only a warning may be 116 issued for unlawfully parking in a space designated for Purple 117 Heart recipients if there is no above-grade sign providing such 118 designation. 119 (a) A law enforcement officer, a parking enforcement 120 specialist, or the owner or lessee of a space designated for 121 Purple Heart recipients shall remove a vehicle found in 122 violation of this section to any lawful parking space or 123 facility or require the operator or other person in charge of 124 the vehicle to immediately remove such vehicle from the parking 125 space. Whenever any vehicle is removed under this section to a 126 storage lot, garage, or other safe parking space, the cost of 127 the removal and parking constitutes a lien against the vehicle. 128 (b) The officer or specialist shall charge the operator or 129 other person in charge of a vehicle in violation of this section 130 with a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as provided in 131 s. 318.18(16). The owner of a leased vehicle is not responsible 132 for a violation of this section if the vehicle is registered in 133 the name of the lessee. 134 (c) The clerk of the court must report all convictions for 135 violations of this section to the Department of Highway Safety 136 and Motor Vehicles. 137 (d) A law enforcement officer or a parking enforcement 138 specialist may demand to be shown a person’s Purple Heart 139 parking permit or license plate and driver license or state 140 identification card when investigating a potential violation of 141 this section. If such request is refused, the person in charge 142 of the vehicle may be charged with resisting an officer without 143 violence, as provided in s. 843.02. 144 (3) A person chauffeuring a Purple Heart recipient may, 145 without need for a Purple Heart parking permit or license plate, 146 stand temporarily in any such designated parking space for the 147 purpose of loading or unloading the Purple Heart recipient. A 148 penalty may not be imposed upon the driver for such temporary 149 standing. 150 (4)(a) A vehicle transporting a Purple Heart recipient may 151 be parked for a maximum of 30 minutes in any space reserved for 152 Purple Heart recipients. 153 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a theme park or an 154 entertainment complex as defined in s. 509.013(9) which provides 155 parking in designated areas for Purple Heart recipients may 156 allow any vehicle transporting a Purple Heart recipient to 157 remain parked in any space reserved for Purple Heart recipients 158 throughout the period the theme park is open to the public for 159 that day. 160 Section 3. Section 316.1969, Florida Statutes, is created 161 to read: 162 316.1969 Parking violations; designated parking spaces for 163 Purple Heart recipients.—When evidence is presented in any court 164 of the fact that a motor vehicle was parked in a properly 165 designated parking space for Purple Heart recipients in 166 violation of s. 316.1968, it is prima facie evidence that the 167 vehicle was parked and left in the space by the person, firm, or 168 corporation in whose name the vehicle is registered and licensed 169 according to the records of the department. 170 Section 4. Present subsections (16) through (22) of section 171 318.18, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (17) 172 through (23), respectively, and a new subsection (16) is added 173 to that section, to read: 174 318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a 175 noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal 176 offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: 177 (16) One hundred dollars, plus court costs for illegally 178 parking, under s. 316.1968, in a parking space provided for 179 Purple Heart recipients. However, this fine must be waived if a 180 person provides to the law enforcement officer or agency or the 181 parking enforcement specialist or agency that issued the 182 citation for such a violation proof that the person committing 183 the violation has a valid Purple Heart parking permit or license 184 plate issued under s. 320.089 or a signed affidavit that the 185 owner of the Purple Heart parking permit or license plate was 186 present at the time the violation occurred, and that such 187 parking permit or license plate was valid at the time the 188 violation occurred. The law enforcement officer or agency or the 189 parking enforcement specialist or agency, upon determining that 190 all required documentation has been submitted to verify that 191 such parking permit or license plate was valid at the time of 192 the violation, shall sign an affidavit of compliance. Upon 193 provision of the affidavit of compliance and payment of a 194 dismissal fee of up to $7.50 to the clerk of the circuit court 195 by the person issued a citation, the clerk shall dismiss the 196 citation. However, the clerk may designate a local governmental 197 entity to receive the affidavit and dismissal fee, and that 198 local governmental entity may keep the fee. 199 Section 5. Section 320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended to 200 read: 201 320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members 202 of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal 203 recipients; Bronze Star recipients; active or retired United 204 States Armed Forces reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat 205 Medical Badge, or Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action 206 Ribbon recipients; Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients; 207 Distinguished Flying Cross recipients; former prisoners of war; 208 Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert 209 Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation 210 Enduring Freedom Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans; 211 Women Veterans; World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners; 212 special license plates; Purple Heart parking permits; fee.— 213 (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 214 private use or recreational vehicle as specified in s. 215 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial 216 use, who is a resident of the state and a veteran of the United 217 States Armed Forces, a Woman Veteran, a World War II Veteran, a 218 Navy Submariner, an active or retired member of the Florida 219 National Guard, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a 220 recipient of the Purple Heart medal, a recipient of the Bronze 221 Star, an active or retired member of any branch of the United 222 States Armed Forces Reserve, or a recipient of the Combat 223 Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge, 224 Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or 225 Distinguished Flying Cross, upon application to the department, 226 accompanied by proof of release or discharge from any branch of 227 the United States Armed Forces, proof of active membership or 228 retired status in the Florida National Guard, proof of 229 membership in the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or proof of 230 active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof 231 of being a Purple Heart medal recipient, proof of being a Bronze 232 Star recipient, proof of active or retired membership in any 233 branch of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or proof of 234 membership in the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., proof 235 of being a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat 236 Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air 237 Force Combat Action Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross, and 238 upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle as provided in 239 s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as provided by s. 240 320.06 which, in lieu of the serial numbers prescribed by s. 241 320.06, is stamped with the words “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,” 242 “WWII Veteran,” “Navy Submariner,” “National Guard,” “Pearl 243 Harbor Survivor,” “Combat-wounded veteran,” “Bronze Star,” “U.S. 244 Reserve,” “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,” 245 “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat 246 Action Medal,” or “Distinguished Flying Cross,” as appropriate, 247 and a likeness of the related campaign medal or badge, followed 248 by the serial number of the license plate. Additionally, the 249 Purple Heart plate may have the words “Purple Heart” stamped on 250 the plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing 251 on the plate. 252 (b) The military members listed in paragraph (a) are 253 eligible to be issued special veteran’s motorcycle license 254 plates. The veteran’s motorcycle license plate design shall be 255 the same as the design for the motor vehicle “Veteran” and 256 “Woman Veteran” special license plate. The word “Veteran” or 257 “Woman Veteran” shall be displayed at the bottom of the 258 motorcycle license plate. 259 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 260 contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually 261 thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from 262 the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be 263 deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described 264 in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law 265 for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated 266 from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the 267 Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund within the Department of 268 Veterans’ Affairs and used to support program operations that 269 benefit veterans or the operation, maintenance, or construction 270 of domiciliary and nursing homes for veterans, subject to the 271 requirements of chapter 216. 272 (d) Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran 273 license plates must be deposited into the Operations and 274 Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the Department of 275 Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(3) and must be used 276 solely for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to 277 benefit women veterans. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to 278 the contrary, an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license 279 plate or a Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a 280 disabled veteran’s license plate under s. 320.084 shall be 281 issued the appropriate special license plate without payment of 282 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08. 283 (2) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 284 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 285 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d), 286 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident 287 of this state and who is a former prisoner of war, or his or her 288 unremarried surviving spouse, upon application to the 289 department, shall be issued a license plate as provided in s. 290 320.06, stamped with the words “Ex-POW” followed by the serial 291 number. Each application shall be accompanied by proof that the 292 applicant meets the qualifications specified in paragraph (a) or 293 paragraph (b). 294 (a) A citizen of the United States who served as a member 295 of the Armed Forces of the United States or the armed forces of 296 a nation allied with the United States who was held as a 297 prisoner of war at such time as the Armed Forces of the United 298 States were engaged in combat, or his or her unremarried 299 surviving spouse, may be issued the special license plate 300 provided for in this subsection without payment of the license 301 tax imposed by s. 320.08. 302 (b) A person who was serving as a civilian with the consent 303 of the United States Government, or a person who was a member of 304 the Armed Forces of the United States while he or she was not a 305 United States citizen and was held as a prisoner of war when the 306 Armed Forces of the United States were engaged in combat, or his 307 or her unremarried surviving spouse, may be issued the special 308 license plate provided for in this subsection upon payment of 309 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08. 310 (3) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 311 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 312 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d), 313 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident 314 of this state and who is the unremarried surviving spouse of a 315 recipient of the Purple Heart medal, upon application to the 316 department accompanied by the payment of the required fees, 317 shall be issued a license plate as provided in s. 320.06 which 318 is stamped with the words “Purple Heart” and the likeness of the 319 Purple Heart medal followed by the serial number. Each 320 application shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant is 321 the unremarried surviving spouse of a recipient of the Purple 322 Heart medal. 323 (4) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 324 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 325 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d) 326 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident 327 of this state and a current or former member of the United 328 States Armed Forces who was deployed and served in Korea during 329 the Korean War as defined in s. 1.01(14), upon application to 330 the department accompanied by proof of active membership or 331 former active duty status during the Korean War and payment of 332 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall 333 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in 334 lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06, 335 is stamped with the words “Korean War Veteran” and a likeness of 336 the Korean Service Medal, followed by the registration license 337 number of the plate. Proof that the applicant was awarded the 338 Korean Service Medal is sufficient to establish eligibility for 339 the license plate. 340 (5) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 341 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 342 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d) 343 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident 344 of this state and a current or former member of the United 345 States military who was deployed and served in Vietnam during 346 United States military deployment in Indochina, upon application 347 to the department accompanied by proof of active membership or 348 former active duty status during these operations and payment of 349 the license tax for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall 350 be issued a license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in 351 lieu of the registration license number prescribed by s. 320.06, 352 is stamped with the words “Vietnam War Veteran” and a likeness 353 of the Vietnam Service Medal, followed by the registration 354 license number of the plate. Proof that the applicant was 355 awarded the Vietnam Service Medal is sufficient to establish 356 eligibility for the license plate. 357 (6) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 358 private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a 359 recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d) 360 which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident 361 of this state and a current or former member of the United 362 States military who was deployed and served in Saudi Arabia, 363 Kuwait, or another area of the Persian Gulf during Operation 364 Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm; in Afghanistan during 365 Operation Enduring Freedom; or in Iraq during Operation Iraqi 366 Freedom, upon application to the department accompanied by proof 367 of active membership or former active duty status during one of 368 these operations and payment of the license tax for the vehicle 369 as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as 370 provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the registration license 371 number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words 372 “Operation Desert Shield,” “Operation Desert Storm,” “Operation 373 Enduring Freedom,” or “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” as appropriate, 374 and a likeness of the related campaign medal followed by the 375 registration license number of the plate. Proof that the 376 applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal, Iraq 377 Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or Global War on 378 Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is sufficient to establish 379 eligibility for the appropriate license plate. 380 (7)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for 381 private use or a recreational vehicle as specified in s. 382 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial 383 use, who is a resident of this state and a recipient of the 384 Purple Heart medal, upon application to the department, 385 accompanied by proof of being a Purple Heart medal recipient, 386 shall be issued a Purple Heart parking permit for a period of up 387 to 5 years, which period ends on the applicant’s birthday. There 388 shall be no fee for the Purple Heart parking permit. 389 (b) The Purple Heart parking permit is a placard that can 390 be placed in a motor vehicle so as to be visible from the front 391 and rear of the vehicle. One side of the placard must display 392 the applicant’s driver license number or state identification 393 card number along with a warning that the applicant must have 394 such identification at all times while using the parking permit. 395 A validation sticker must also be issued with each Purple Heart 396 parking permit showing the month and year of expiration on each 397 side of the placard. Validation stickers must be of the size 398 specified by the department and must be affixed to the Purple 399 Heart parking permits. The Purple Heart parking permits must use 400 the same colors as license plate validations. 401 Section 6. Subsection (4) of section 316.1951, Florida 402 Statutes, is amended to read: 403 316.1951 Parking for certain purposes prohibited; sale of 404 motor vehicles; prohibited acts.— 405 (4) A local government may adopt an ordinance to allow the 406 towing of a motor vehicle parked in violation of this section. A 407 law enforcement officer, compliance officer, code enforcement 408 officer from any local government agency, or supervisor of the 409 department may issue a citation and cause to be immediately 410 removed at the owner’s expense any motor vehicle found in 411 violation of subsection (1), except as provided in subsections 412 (2) and (3), or in violation of subsection (5), subsection (6), 413 subsection (7), or subsection (8), and the owner shall be 414 assessed a penalty as provided in s. 318.18(22)s. 318.18(21)by 415 the government agency or authority that orders immediate removal 416 of the motor vehicle. A motor vehicle removed under this section 417 shall not be released from an impound or towing and storage 418 facility before a release form prescribed by the department has 419 been completed verifying that the fine has been paid to the 420 government agency or authority that ordered immediate removal of 421 the motor vehicle. However, the owner may pay towing and storage 422 charges to the towing and storage facility pursuant to s. 713.78 423 before payment of the fine or before the release form has been 424 completed. 425 Section 7. Subsection (7) of section 316.622, Florida 426 Statutes, is amended to read: 427 316.622 Farm labor vehicles.— 428 (7) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic 429 infraction, punishable as provided in s. 318.18(17)s.430318.18(16). 431 Section 8. Section 318.121, Florida Statutes, is amended to 432 read: 433 318.121 Preemption of additional fees, fines, surcharges, 434 and costs.—Notwithstanding any general or special law, or 435 municipal or county ordinance, additional fees, fines, 436 surcharges, or costs other than the court costs and surcharges 437 assessed under s. 318.18(11), (13), (19), (20), and (23)s.438318.18(11), (13), (18), (19), and (22)may not be added to the 439 civil traffic penalties assessed under this chapter. 440 Section 9. Subsections (16) through (19) and (21) of 441 section 318.21, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 442 318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county courts.—All 443 civil penalties received by a county court pursuant to the 444 provisions of this chapter shall be distributed and paid monthly 445 as follows: 446 (16) The proceeds from the fines described in s. 318.18(17) 447s. 318.18(16)shall be remitted to the law enforcement agency 448 that issues the citation for a violation of s. 316.622. The 449 funds must be used for continued education and enforcement of s. 450 316.622 and other related safety measures contained in chapter 451 316. 452 (17) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the proceeds 453 from the surcharge imposed under s. 318.18(18)s. 318.18(17)454 shall be distributed as provided in that subsection. This 455 subsection expires July 1, 2021. 456 (18) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the proceeds 457 from the administrative fee imposed under s. 318.18(19)s.458318.18(18)shall be distributed as provided in that subsection. 459 (19) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the proceeds 460 from the Article V assessment imposed under s. 318.18(20)s.461318.18(19)shall be distributed as provided in that subsection. 462 (21) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the proceeds 463 from the additional penalties imposed pursuant to s. 464 318.18(5)(c) and (21)s. 318.18(5)(c) and (20)shall be 465 distributed as provided in that section. 466 Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 467 395.4036, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 468 395.4036 Trauma payments.— 469 (1) Recognizing the Legislature’s stated intent to provide 470 financial support to the current verified trauma centers and to 471 provide incentives for the establishment of additional trauma 472 centers as part of a system of state-sponsored trauma centers, 473 the department shall utilize funds collected under s. 318.18 and 474 deposited into the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund of the 475 department to ensure the availability and accessibility of 476 trauma services throughout the state as provided in this 477 subsection. 478 (b) Funds collected under s. 318.18(5)(c) and (21)s.479318.18(5)(c) and (20)shall be distributed as follows: 480 1. Thirty percent of the total funds collected shall be 481 distributed to Level II trauma centers operated by a public 482 hospital governed by an elected board of directors as of 483 December 31, 2008. 484 2. Thirty-five percent of the total funds collected shall 485 be distributed to verified trauma centers based on trauma 486 caseload volume for the most recent calendar year available. The 487 determination of caseload volume for distribution of funds under 488 this subparagraph shall be based on the hospital discharge data 489 for patients who meet the criteria for classification as a 490 trauma patient reported by each trauma center pursuant to s. 491 408.061. 492 3. Thirty-five percent of the total funds collected shall 493 be distributed to verified trauma centers based on severity of 494 trauma patients for the most recent calendar year available. The 495 determination of severity for distribution of funds under this 496 subparagraph shall be based on the department’s International 497 Classification Injury Severity Scores or another statistically 498 valid and scientifically accepted method of stratifying a trauma 499 patient’s severity of injury, risk of mortality, and resource 500 consumption as adopted by the department by rule, weighted based 501 on the costs associated with and incurred by the trauma center 502 in treating trauma patients. The weighting of scores shall be 503 established by the department by rule. 504 Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.