Bill Text: FL S1930 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Specialty License Plates Marketed and Sold by Private Vendors
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-04-30 - Died in Transportation [S1930 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S1930-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1930 By Senator Rodriguez 39-00736A-21 20211930__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to specialty license plates marketed 3 and sold by private vendors; amending ss. 320.06 and 4 320.08053, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 5 by the act; exempting specialty license plates 6 marketed and sold by private vendors from certain 7 requirements; amending s. 320.08056, F.S.; requiring 8 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to 9 contract with certain private vendors through a 10 competitive bidding process for the right to market 11 and sell specialty license plates; providing contract 12 term requirements; requiring a contract to provide for 13 recovery of certain department costs; requiring the 14 department to certify an estimate of such costs to the 15 Chief Financial Officer; prohibiting certain actions 16 by the department with respect to private vendors; 17 prohibiting the marketing or sale of certain specialty 18 license plates by a private vendor without specific 19 approval; providing for invalidity of a noncompliant 20 contract; authorizing the department to approve 21 designs and color combinations for specialty license 22 plates marketed and sold by private vendors; providing 23 that such designs and color combinations are property 24 of the department; providing exceptions; authorizing 25 the department to publish designs and color 26 combinations on its website for certain purposes; 27 prohibiting restriction of designs and color 28 combinations by the department except under certain 29 circumstances; requiring the department to approve 30 issuance of such specialty license plates for certain 31 periods; providing conditions under which the 32 department may cancel or discontinue such a specialty 33 license plate or the design or color combination 34 thereof; authorizing specialty license plate 35 sponsoring organizations to have license plates 36 marketed and sold by private vendors under certain 37 circumstances; authorizing dealer and fleet specialty 38 license plates marketed and sold by a private vendor 39 to be ordered directly from the vendor; requiring the 40 department to discontinue issuance of a specialty 41 license plate marketed and sold by a private vendor if 42 valid registrations of the plate fall below a certain 43 number; exempting specialty license plates marketed 44 and sold by private vendors from certain requirements; 45 amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; conforming a cross 46 reference; providing an effective date. 47 48 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 49 50 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 51 320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 52 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and 53 validation stickers generally.— 54 (1) 55 (b)1. Except as provided in s. 320.08056(3), registration 56 license plates bearing a graphic symbol and the alphanumeric 57 system of identification shall be issued for a 10-year period. 58 At the end of the 10-year period, upon renewal, the plate shall 59 be replaced. The department shall extend the scheduled license 60 plate replacement date from a 6-year period to a 10-year period. 61 The fee for such replacement is $28, $2.80 of which shall be 62 paid each year before the plate is replaced, to be credited 63 toward the next $28 replacement fee. The fees shall be deposited 64 into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. A credit or refund 65 may not be given for any prior years’ payments of the prorated 66 replacement fee if the plate is replaced or surrendered before 67 the end of the 10-year period, except that a credit may be given 68 if a registrant is required by the department to replace a 69 license plate under s. 320.08056(11)(a)s. 320.08056(8)(a). With 70 each license plate, a validation sticker shall be issued showing 71 the owner’s birth month, license plate number, and the year of 72 expiration or the appropriate renewal period if the owner is not 73 a natural person. The validation sticker shall be placed on the 74 upper right corner of the license plate. The license plate and 75 validation sticker shall be issued based on the applicant’s 76 appropriate renewal period. The registration period is 12 77 months, the extended registration period is 24 months, and all 78 expirations occur based on the applicant’s appropriate 79 registration period. A vehicle that has an apportioned 80 registration shall be issued an annual license plate and a cab 81 card that denote the declared gross vehicle weight for each 82 apportioned jurisdiction in which the vehicle is authorized to 83 operate. 84 2. In order to retain the efficient administration of the 85 taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee increase 86 in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009-71, Laws of 87 Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804. 88 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph 89 (b) of subsection (3) of section 320.08053, Florida Statutes, 90 are amended to read: 91 320.08053 Establishment of specialty license plates.— 92 (2) 93 (b) Within 24 months after the presale specialty license 94 plate voucher is established, the approved specialty license 95 plate organization must record with the department a minimum of: 96 1. Three thousand3,000voucher sales;, or97 2. In the case of an out-of-state college or university 98 license plate, 4,000 voucher sales; or 99 3. In the case of a specialty license plate marketed and 100 sold by a private vendor as provided in s. 320.08056, 200 101 voucher sales,102 103 before manufacture of the license plate may commence. If, at the 104 conclusion of the 24-month presale period, the minimum sales 105 requirement has not been met, the specialty plate is 106 deauthorized and the department shall discontinue development of 107 the plate and discontinue issuance of the presale vouchers. Upon 108 deauthorization of the license plate, a purchaser of the license 109 plate voucher may use the annual use fee collected as a credit 110 towards any other specialty license plate or apply for a refund 111 on a form prescribed by the department. 112 (3) 113 (b) If the Legislature has approved 150 or more specialty 114 license plates, the department may not make any new specialty 115 license plates available for design or issuance until a 116 sufficient number of plates are discontinued pursuant to s. 117 320.08056(11)s. 320.08056(8)such that the number of plates 118 being issued does not exceed 150. Notwithstanding s. 119 320.08056(11)(a)s. 320.08056(8)(a), the 150-license-plate limit 120 includes license plates above the minimum sales threshold and 121 those exempt from that threshold. This paragraph does not apply 122 to specialty license plates marketed and sold by private 123 vendors. 124 Section 3. Section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended 125 to read: 126 320.08056 Specialty license plates.— 127 (1) The department is responsible for developing the 128 specialty license plates authorized in s. 320.08053 and shall 129 enter into a contract with an experienced private vendor whose 130 proposal is most advantageous to the state, as determined from 131 competitive sealed proposals that satisfy the requirements of 132 this section, for the exclusive vendor rights to market and sell 133 specialty license plates. 134 (a) The department shall enter into a contract with an 135 experienced private vendor based on competitive bid for an 136 initial term of at least 5 years, renewable with the same 137 private vendor for up to two successive terms of 5 years each, 138 after which the contract must be competitively bid. 139 (b) A contract entered into with a private vendor shall 140 provide for the department to recover all costs incurred by the 141 department in implementing subsections (2) and (3). Under the 142 contract, the department may require the private vendor to 143 reimburse the department in advance for up to 50 percent of the 144 department’s anticipated costs in connection with the contract 145 and the department’s anticipated costs in connection with the 146 introduction of a new specialty license plate under the 147 contract. 148 (c) The department shall certify to the Chief Financial 149 Officer an estimate, with a detailed explanation of the basis on 150 which the estimate is calculated, of all reasonable costs to the 151 department associated with the evaluation of competitive sealed 152 proposals received by the department under this subsection and 153 with the implementation and enforcement of a contract entered 154 into under this subsection, including direct, indirect, and 155 administrative costs for the issuance or renewal of specialty 156 license plates under subsection (5). 157 (d) The department may not unreasonably disapprove or limit 158 any aspect of the private vendor’s marketing and sales plan; 159 unreasonably interfere with the selection, assignment, or 160 management by the private vendor of the private vendor’s 161 employees, agents, or subcontractors; or require the private 162 vendor to market and sell specialty license plates. 163 (e) Except as otherwise provided, the private vendor may 164 not market or sell specialty license plates that compete 165 directly for sales with any other similar specialty license 166 plate issued under this chapter without the approval of the 167 department and the sponsoring organization of the other 168 specialty license plate. 169 (f) A contract awarded by the department to a private 170 vendor is not valid to the extent that the contract does not 171 comply with this section. 172 (2)(a) The department may approve new designs and color 173 combinations for specialty license plates that are marketed and 174 sold by a private vendor under a contract entered into with the 175 private vendor. Each approved license plate design and color 176 combination remains the property of the department. 177 (b) The department may approve new designs and color 178 combinations for specialty license plates authorized by this 179 chapter, including specialty license plates that may be 180 personalized which are marketed and sold by the private vendor 181 under a contract entered into with the private vendor. Each 182 approved license plate design and color combination remains the 183 property of the department. Except as otherwise provided by this 184 chapter, this paragraph does not authorize the department to 185 approve a new design or color combination for a specialty 186 license plate that is inconsistent with the design or color 187 combination specified for the license plate by s. 320.08058, and 188 this subsection does not authorize the private vendor to market 189 and sell a specialty license plate with a design or color 190 combination that is inconsistent with the design or color 191 combination specified by that section. 192 (c) The department may publish for public comment on its 193 website for up to 10 days a proposed design or color combination 194 for a specialty license plate marketed or sold by a private 195 vendor. The department may not restrict the background color, 196 color combinations, or color alphanumeric license plate numbers 197 of such a specialty license plate, except as determined by the 198 department as necessary for law enforcement purposes. 199 (3) Notwithstanding s. 320.06, a specialty license plate 200 marketed and sold by a private vendor must be approved by the 201 department for issuance for a term of 1, 3, 5, or 10 years. 202 Subject to the limitations provided in subsection (11) and s. 203 320.08053(2)(b), the department may cancel a specialty license 204 plate or require the discontinuation of a specialty license 205 plate design or color combination that is marketed and sold by 206 the private vendor under contract at any time if the department 207 determines that the cancellation or discontinuation is in the 208 best interest of this state or the motoring public. 209 (4) An organization to which specialty license plate annual 210 use fees are distributed under s. 320.08058 on or before June 211 30, 2021, may elect to have its respective specialty license 212 plate marketed and sold by a private vendor after July 1, 2021. 213 Any previously paid deposit or fee shall be credited toward the 214 private vendor for the term to which it applies. 215 (5)(2)(a) The department shall issue a specialty license 216 plate to the owner or lessee of any motor vehicle, except a 217 vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan, a 218 commercial truck required to display two license plates pursuant 219 to s. 320.0706, or a truck tractor, upon request and payment of 220 the appropriate license tax and fees. 221 (b) The department may authorize dealer and fleet specialty 222 license plates. With the permission of the sponsoring specialty 223 license plate organization, a dealer or fleet company may 224 purchase specialty license plates to be used on dealer and fleet 225 vehicles. 226 (c) Notwithstanding s. 320.08058, a dealer or fleet 227 specialty license plate must include the letters “DLR” or “FLT” 228 on the right side of the license plate. Dealer and fleet 229 specialty license plates must be ordered directly from the 230 department unless marketed and sold by a private vendor, in 231 which case they may be ordered directly from the vendor. 232 (6)(3)Each request for a specialty license plate must be 233 made annually to the department or an authorized agent serving 234 on behalf of the department, accompanied by the following tax 235 and fees: 236 (a) The license tax required for the vehicle as set forth 237 in s. 320.08. 238 (b) A processing fee of $5, to be deposited into the 239 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 240 (c) A license plate fee as required by s. 320.06(1)(b). 241 (d) Unless the amount of an annual use fee is otherwise 242 specified in subsection (7)(4)for a particular specialty 243 license plate, an annual use fee of $25 for any specialty 244 license plate that is required to be developed under s. 245 320.08058. 246 247 A request may be made any time during a registration period. If 248 a request is made for a specialty license plate to replace a 249 current valid license plate, the specialty license plate must be 250 issued with appropriate decals attached at no tax for the plate, 251 but all fees and service charges must be paid. If a request is 252 made for a specialty license plate at the beginning of the 253 registration period, the tax, together with all applicable fees 254 and service charges, must be paid. 255 (7)(4)The following license plate annual use fees shall be 256 collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: 257 (a) Challenger/Columbia license plate, $25, except that a 258 person who purchases 1,000 or more of such license plates shall 259 pay an annual use fee of $15 per plate. 260 (b) Florida Salutes Veterans license plate, $15. 261 (c) Florida United States Olympic Committee license plate, 262 $15. 263 (d) Florida Special Olympics license plate, $15. 264 (e) Florida educational license plate, $20. 265 (f) Florida Indian River Lagoon license plate, $15. 266 (g) Invest in Children license plate, $20. 267 (h) Florida arts license plate, $20. 268 (i) Florida Agricultural license plate, $20. 269 (j) Police Athletic League license plate, $20. 270 (k) Boy Scouts of America license plate, $20. 271 (l) Sea Turtle license plate, $23. 272 (m) Protect Wild Dolphins license plate, $20. 273 (n) Everglades River of Grass license plate, $20. 274 (o) Tampa Bay Estuary license plate, $15. 275 (p) Florida Wildflower license plate, $15. 276 (q) United States Marine Corps license plate, $15. 277 (r) Choose Life license plate, $20. 278 (s) Share the Road license plate, $15. 279 (t) Florida Firefighters license plate, $20. 280 (u) Police Benevolent Association license plate, $20. 281 (v) Military Services license plate, $15. 282 (w) Fish Florida license plate, $22. 283 (x) Save Our Seas license plate, $25, except that for an 284 owner purchasing the specialty license plate for more than 10 285 vehicles registered to that owner, the annual use fee shall be 286 $10 per plate. 287 (y) Aquaculture license plate, $25, except that for an 288 owner purchasing the specialty license plate for more than 10 289 vehicles registered to that owner, the annual use fee shall be 290 $10 per plate. 291 (8)(5)If a vehicle owner or lessee to whom the department 292 has issued a specialty license plate acquires a replacement 293 vehicle within the owner’s registration period, the department 294 must authorize a transfer of the specialty license plate to the 295 replacement vehicle in accordance with s. 320.0609. The annual 296 use fee or processing fee may not be refunded. 297 (9)(6)Specialty license plates must bear the design 298 required by law for the appropriate specialty license plate, and 299 the designs and colors must conform to the department’s design 300 specifications. In addition to a design, the specialty license 301 plates may bear the imprint of numerals from 1 to 999, 302 inclusive, capital letters “A” through “Z,” or a combination 303 thereof. The department shall determine the maximum number of 304 characters, including both numerals and letters. All specialty 305 license plates must be otherwise of the same material and size 306 as standard license plates issued for any registration period. A 307 specialty license plate may bear an appropriate slogan, emblem, 308 or logo in a size and placement that conforms to the 309 department’s design specifications. The sponsoring 310 organization’s Internet domain name may appear on the plate. 311 (10)(7)The department shall annually retain from the first 312 proceeds derived from the annual use fees collected an amount 313 sufficient to defray each specialty plate’s pro rata share of 314 the department’s costs directly related to the specialty license 315 plate program. Such costs shall include inventory costs, 316 distribution costs, direct costs to the department, costs 317 associated with reviewing each organization’s compliance with 318 audit and attestation requirements of s. 320.08062, and any 319 applicable increased costs of manufacturing the specialty 320 license plate. Any cost increase to the department related to 321 actual cost of the plate, including a reasonable vendor profit, 322 shall be verified by the Department of Management Services. The 323 balance of the proceeds from the annual use fees collected for 324 that specialty license plate shall be distributed as provided by 325 law. 326 (11)(8)(a) The department must discontinue the issuance of 327 an approved specialty license plate if the number of valid 328 specialty plate registrations falls below 1,000 plates, or, in 329 the case of an approved specialty license plate marketed and 330 sold by a private vendor, 200 plates, for at least 12 331 consecutive months. A warning letter shall be mailed to the 332 sponsoring organization following the first month in which the 333 total number of valid specialty plate registrations is below 334 1,000 plates. This paragraph does not apply to collegiate 335 license plates established under s. 320.08058(3). 336 (b) The department mayis authorized todiscontinue the 337 issuance of a specialty license plate and distribution of 338 associated annual use fee proceeds if the organization no longer 339 exists, if the organization has stopped providing services that 340 are authorized to be funded from the annual use fee proceeds, if 341 the organization does not meet the presale requirements as 342 prescribed in s. 320.08053, or pursuant to an organizational 343 recipient’s request. Organizations shall notify the department 344 immediately to stop all warrants for plate sales if any of the 345 conditions in this section exist and must meet the requirements 346 of s. 320.08062 for any period of operation during a fiscal 347 year. 348 (c) A vehicle owner or lessee issued a specialty license 349 plate that has been discontinued by the department may keep the 350 discontinued specialty license plate for the remainder of the 35110-yearlicense plate replacement period provided in subsection 352 (3) or s. 320.06, as applicable, and must pay all other 353 applicable registration fees. However, such owner or lessee is 354 exempt from paying the applicable specialty license plate annual 355 use fee under paragraph (6)(3)(d) or subsection (7)(4)for the 356 remainder of the10-yearlicense plate replacement period. 357 (d) If the department discontinues issuance of a specialty 358 license plate, all annual use fees held or collected by the 359 department shall be distributed within 180 days after the date 360 the specialty license plate is discontinued. Of those fees, the 361 department shall retain an amount sufficient to defray the 362 applicable administrative and inventory closeout costs 363 associated with discontinuance of the plate. All remaining 364 proceeds shall be distributed to the appropriate organization or 365 organizations pursuant to s. 320.08058. 366 (e) If an organization that is the intended recipient of 367 the funds pursuant to s. 320.08058 no longer exists, the 368 department shall deposit any undisbursed proceeds into the 369 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. 370 (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), on January 1 of each 371 year, the department shall discontinue the specialty license 372 plate with the fewest number of plates in circulation, including 373 license plates exempt from a statutory sales requirement. The 374 department shall mail a warning letter to the sponsoring 375 organizations of the 10 percent of specialty license plates with 376 the lowest number of valid, active registrations as of December 377 1 of each year. This paragraph does not apply to specialty 378 license plates marketed and sold by private vendors. 379 (12)(9)The organization that requested the specialty 380 license plate may not redesign the specialty license plate 381 unless the inventory of those plates has been depleted. However, 382 the organization may purchase the remaining inventory of the 383 specialty license plates from the department at cost. 384 (13)(10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee 385 collected and distributed under this chapter, or any interest 386 earned from those fees, may not be used for commercial or for 387 profit activities nor for general or administrative expenses, 388 except as authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the 389 audit or report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any 390 interest earned from the fees may be expended only for use in 391 this state unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of 392 United States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty 393 license plates pursuant to paragraph (6)(3)(d) for the Support 394 Our Troops and American Legion license plates; paragraphs 395 (7)(4)(b), (q), and (v) for the Florida Salutes Veterans, United 396 States Marine Corps, and Military Services license plates, 397 respectively; and s. 320.0891 for the U.S. Paratrooper license 398 plate. This paragraph does not apply to specialty license plates 399 marketed and sold by private vendors. 400 (b) As used in this subsection, the term “administrative 401 expenses” means those expenditures which are considered as 402 direct operating costs of the organization. Such costs include, 403 but are not limited to, the following: 404 1. Administrative salaries of employees and officers of the 405 organization who do not or cannot prove, via detailed daily time 406 sheets, that they actively participate in program activities. 407 2. Bookkeeping and support services of the organization. 408 3. Office supplies and equipment not directly utilized for 409 the specified program. 410 4. Travel time, per diem, mileage reimbursement, and 411 lodging expenses not directly associated with a specified 412 program purpose. 413 5. Paper, printing, envelopes, and postage not directly 414 associated with a specified program purpose. 415 6. Miscellaneous expenses such as food, beverage, 416 entertainment, and conventions. 417 (14)(11)The annual use fee from the sale of specialty 418 license plates, the interest earned from those fees, or any fees 419 received by any entity as a result of the sale of specialty 420 license plates may not be used for the purpose of marketing to, 421 or lobbying, entertaining, or rewarding, an employee of a 422 governmental agency that is responsible for the sale and 423 distribution of specialty license plates, or an elected member 424 or employee of the Legislature. This paragraph does not apply to 425 specialty license plates marketed and sold by private vendors. 426 (15)(12)Notwithstanding s. 320.08058(3)(a), the 427 department, in cooperation with the independent colleges or 428 universities as defined in s. 1009.89 or s. 1009.891, shall 429 create a standard template specialty license plate with a unique 430 logo or graphic identifying each independent college or 431 university. Each independent college or university may elect to 432 use this standard template specialty license plate in lieu of 433 its own specialty license plate. Annual use fees from the sale 434 of these license plates shall be distributed to the independent 435 college or university for which the logo or graphic is displayed 436 on the license plate and shall be used as provided in s. 437 320.08058(3). Independent colleges or universities opting to use 438 the standard template specialty license plate shall have their 439 plate sales combined for purposes of meeting the minimum license 440 plate sales threshold in paragraph (11)(8)(a) and for 441 determining the license plate limit in s. 320.08053(3)(b). 442 Specialty license plates created pursuant to this subsection 443 must be ordered directly from the department. This paragraph 444 does not apply to specialty license plates marketed and sold by 445 private vendors. 446 (16)(13)For out-of-state college or university license 447 plates created pursuant to this section, documentation 448 acceptable to the department that the department has the 449 college’s or university’s consent to use an appropriate image on 450 a license plate shall be on file with the department prior to 451 development of the out-of-state college or university license 452 plate. This paragraph does not apply to specialty license plates 453 marketed and sold by private vendors. 454 (17)(14)Before the issuance of vouchers for the presale of 455 an out-of-state college or university license plate, the 456 department shall determine whether the state in which the out 457 of-state college or university is located has authorized any 458 license plates for colleges or universities located in this 459 state. The department may not issue any out-of-state college or 460 university license plate unless the state in which the college 461 or university is located has authorized license plates for 462 colleges or universities located in this state. This paragraph 463 does not apply to specialty license plates marketed and sold by 464 private vendors. 465 (18)(15)The application form for a specialty license plate 466 shall provide the applicant the option to instruct the 467 department to provide his or her name, address, and renewal date 468 to the sponsoring organization. 469 Section 4. Subsection (101) of section 320.08058, Florida 470 Statutes, is amended to read: 471 320.08058 Specialty license plates.— 472 (101) DIVINE NINE LICENSE PLATES.— 473 (a) The department shall develop a Divine Nine license 474 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053 using a 475 standard template and a unique logo, graphic, or color for each 476 of the organizations listed in sub-subparagraphs (b)2.a.-i. The 477 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the 478 department, and must include the official logo, graphic, or 479 color as appropriate for each organization. The word “Florida” 480 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Divine Nine” 481 must appear at the bottom of the plate. 482 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be 483 distributed as follows: 484 1. Five percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to the 485 United Negro College Fund, Inc., for college scholarships for 486 Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black 487 colleges and universities. 488 2. The remaining 95 percent of the proceeds shall be 489 distributed to one of the following organizations as selected by 490 the purchaser of the plate who shall receive a license plate 491 with the logo, graphic, or color associated with the appropriate 492 recipient organization: 493 a. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 494 (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida 495 Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., to promote community 496 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural 497 service activities within this state. 498 (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida 499 Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., solely for the marketing of 500 the plate. 501 b. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 502 (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Alpha 503 Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., to promote 504 community awareness and action through educational, economic, 505 and cultural service activities within this state. 506 (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Alpha Kappa 507 Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., solely for the 508 marketing of the plate. 509 c. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. 510 (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the 511 Southern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., to 512 promote community awareness and action through educational, 513 economic, and cultural service activities within this state. 514 (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Southern 515 Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., solely for the 516 marketing of the plate. 517 d. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 518 (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State 519 of Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., to promote 520 community awareness and action through educational, economic, 521 and cultural service activities within this state. 522 (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the State of 523 Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., solely for the 524 marketing of the plate. 525 e. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 526 (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Delta 527 Research and Educational Foundation, Inc., to promote community 528 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural 529 service activities within this state. 530 (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Delta Research 531 and Educational Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of 532 the plate. 533 f. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 534 (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the TMB 535 Charitable Foundation, Inc., to promote community awareness and 536 action through educational, economic, and cultural service 537 activities within this state. 538 (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the TMB Charitable 539 Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate. 540 g. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. 541 (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida 542 Pearls, Inc., to promote community awareness and action through 543 educational, economic, and cultural service activities within 544 this state. 545 (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida 546 Pearls, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate. 547 h. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. 548 (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sigma 549 Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., to promote 550 community awareness and action through educational, economic, 551 and cultural service activities within this state. 552 (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sigma Gamma 553 Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., solely for the 554 marketing of the plate. 555 i. Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. 556 (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the 557 National Iota Foundation, Inc., to promote community awareness 558 and action through educational, economic, and cultural service 559 activities within this state. 560 (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the National Iota 561 Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate. 562 563 License plates created pursuant to this subsection shall have 564 their plate sales combined for the purpose of meeting the 565 minimum license plate sales threshold in s. 320.08056(11)(a)s.566320.08056(8)(a)and for determining the license plate limit in 567 s. 320.08053(3)(b). License plates created pursuant to this 568 subsection must be ordered directly from the department. 569 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.