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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to a Florida Museum of Black History; 2
creating s. 267.0722, F.S.; creating a Florida Museum 3
of Black History Task Force within the Division of 4
Historical Resources of the Department of State; 5
providing for the appointment of task force members by 6
the Legislature; prohibiting compensation for members 7
of the task force; providing that task force members 8
are entitled to receive reimbursement for per diem and 9
travel expenses; requiring the division to provide 10
staff and authorizing the division to expend funds as 11
necessary to assist the task force; requiring the task 12
force to develop certain plans and recommendations; 13
requiring the task force to submit a report to the 14
Governor and the Legislature before a certain date; 15
providing for the expiration of the task force; 16
requiring the division, at the direction of the 17
Legislature, to oversee the construction, operation, 18
and administration of a Florida Museum of Black 19
History; requiring the Legislature to provide certain 20
appropriations to the division; providing an effective 21
date. 22
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 24
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Section 1. Section 267.0722, Florida Statutes, is created 26
to read: 27
267.0722 Florida Museum of Black History. — 28
(1) There is created within the division the Florida 29
Museum of Black History Task Force for the purpose of providing 30
recommendations to the division for the planning, construction, 31
operation, and administr ation of a Florida Museum of Black 32
History. The museum shall be a multipurpose facility capable of 33
generating self-sustaining revenues, with meeting rooms, a 250 34
to 500 seat banquet hall, a banquet kitchen, and a performing 35
arts theater that shall be made available for private events. 36
(2) The members of the task force shall be appointed by 37
the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 38
Representatives. 39
(3) Members of the task force shall serve without 40
compensation or honorarium but shall be entitled to receive 41
reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses as provided in s. 42
112.061. 43
(4) The division shall provide the task force with staff 44
and may expend funds as necessary to assist the task force in 45
the performance of its duties. 46
(5) The task force shall develop the following: 47
(a) Plans for the location, design, and construction of 48
the museum. 49
(b) Recommendations for the operation and administration 50
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of the museum upon completion of construction. 51
(c) A marketing plan that may be exec uted by the Florida 52
Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation to promote the museum. 53
(d) A transition plan under which the museum will become 54
financially self-sufficient. 55
(e) Recommendations for exhibits, installations, and 56
educational materials that comp lement and support required 57
instruction provided in public schools in accordance with s. 58
1003.42(2)(h). The recommendations must include materials 59
relating to: 60
1. The Tuskegee Airmen, in Tuskegee, Alabama, and at Dale 61
Mabry Army Air Field in Tallahassee, and a replica of a "Red 62
Tail" World War II aircraft flown by the Tuskegee Airmen. 63
2. General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr., of Pensacola. 64
3. The history of slavery in the state. 65
4. The history of Jim Crow in the state. 66
5. The Groveland Four. 67
6. Ax Handle Saturday in Jacksonville. 68
7. Zora Neale Hurston. 69
8. Notable African Americans in this state. 70
9. The Tallahassee bus boycott. 71
10. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, including the founding of 72
Bethune Cookman University. 73
11. The history of historicall y black colleges and 74
universities in this state. 75
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12. The inherent worth and dignity of human life, with a 76
focus on the prevention of genocide. 77
(6) Before July 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a 78
report detailing its plans and recommendations to the Governor, 79
the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 80
Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the 81
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Upon submission 82
of the report, the task force shall expire. 83
(7) After receiving the report of the task force, the 84
Legislature shall direct the division to oversee the 85
construction, operation, and administration of the museum. 86
(8) The Legislature shall provide to the division a 87
$500,000 appropriation for the planning, construction, 88
operation, and administration of the museum, and annually 89
thereafter shall provide to the division a $1 million 90
appropriation for the operation and administration of the 91
museum. 92
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 93