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Committee backs specialty license plate for Miami Dade College; foundation may use up to 10% for admin costs
Summary
CS for SB 620 authorizes a Miami Dade College specialty plate; an adopted amendment allows the Miami Dade College Foundation to use up to 10% of proceeds for administrative and marketing costs, with the remainder designated for student scholarships.
Senator Rodriguez presented SB 620, which authorizes the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to create a new specialty license plate for Miami Dade College.
Committee members adopted an amendment that allows the Miami Dade College Foundation, Inc., to use up to 10% of net proceeds from plate sales for administrative and marketing costs; the balance is designated for student scholarships. Rodriguez said the amendment “authorizes the Miami Dade College Foundation, Inc. to use up to 10% of the funds from the sale of the plate for administrative and marketing costs.”
There were no appearances against the measure at the hearing; no committee debate was recorded. The committee reported CS for SB 620 favorably on a unanimous roll call.
Next steps: The bill, as amended, advances through the legislative process; proceeds will be administered by the Miami Dade College Foundation consistent with the amendment’s allocation.
