15 | 15 | | An act relating to a Florida Museum of Black History; 2 |
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16 | 16 | | creating s. 267.0722, F.S.; creating a Florida Museum 3 |
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17 | 17 | | of Black History Task Force within the Division of 4 |
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18 | 18 | | Historical Resources of the Department of State; 5 |
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19 | 19 | | providing for the appointment of task force members by 6 |
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20 | 20 | | the Governor and the Legislature; providing 7 |
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21 | 21 | | requirements for members of the task force; 8 |
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22 | 22 | | prohibiting compensation for members of the task 9 |
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23 | 23 | | force; providing that task force members are entitled 10 |
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24 | 24 | | to receive reimbursement for per diem and travel 11 |
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25 | 25 | | expenses; requiring the division to provide staff and 12 |
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26 | 26 | | expend funds as necessary to assist the task force; 13 |
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27 | 27 | | requiring the task force to develop certain plans and 14 |
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28 | 28 | | recommendations; requiring the task force to submit a 15 |
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29 | 29 | | report to the Governor and the Legislature before a 16 |
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30 | 30 | | certain date; providing for the expiration of the task 17 |
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31 | 31 | | force; authorizing the Legislature to consider the 18 |
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32 | 32 | | commissioning, construction, operation, and 19 |
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33 | 33 | | administration of a Florida Museum of Black History; 20 |
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34 | 34 | | providing an effective date. 21 |
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36 | 36 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 23 |
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37 | 37 | | 24 |
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38 | 38 | | Section 1. Section 267.0722, Florida Statutes, is created 25 |
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47 | 47 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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51 | 51 | | to read: 26 |
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52 | 52 | | 267.0722 Florida Museum of Black History. — 27 |
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53 | 53 | | (1) There is created within the division the Florida 28 |
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54 | 54 | | Museum of Black History Task Force for the purpose of providing 29 |
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55 | 55 | | recommendations to the division for the planning, construction, 30 |
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56 | 56 | | operation, and administration of a Florida Museum of Black 31 |
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57 | 57 | | History. The museum shall be a multipurpose facility capable of 32 |
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58 | 58 | | generating self-sustaining revenues, with archival research and 33 |
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59 | 59 | | storage facilities, meeting rooms, full service banquet 34 |
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60 | 60 | | facilities that include a kitchen capable of serving at least 35 |
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61 | 61 | | 250 people at a single eve nt, and a performing arts theater that 36 |
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62 | 62 | | shall be made available for private events. 37 |
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63 | 63 | | (2) The task force shall be composed of nine members. 38 |
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64 | 64 | | Three members shall be appointed by the Governor, three members 39 |
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65 | 65 | | shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, an d three 40 |
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66 | 66 | | members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 41 |
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67 | 67 | | Representatives. At least three of the appointed members must 42 |
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68 | 68 | | have 5 or more years of experience in one of the following 43 |
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69 | 69 | | areas: tenured faculty in history at a Florida public or private 44 |
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70 | 70 | | university; historical research and publication; archival design 45 |
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71 | 71 | | or preservation; multipurpose public building design or 46 |
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72 | 72 | | construction; the hospitality and service industry; business; 47 |
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73 | 73 | | finance; marketing; law; or education. All appointments shall be 48 |
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74 | 74 | | made no later than July 31, 2023. 49 |
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75 | 75 | | (3) Members of the task force shall serve without 50 |
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88 | 88 | | compensation or honorarium but shall be entitled to receive 51 |
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89 | 89 | | reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses as provided in s. 52 |
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90 | 90 | | 112.061. 53 |
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91 | 91 | | (4) The division shall provide the task force with staff 54 |
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92 | 92 | | and expend funds as necessary to assist the task force in the 55 |
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93 | 93 | | performance of its duties. 56 |
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94 | 94 | | (5) The task force shall develop the following: 57 |
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95 | 95 | | (a) Plans for the location, design, and construction of 58 |
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96 | 96 | | the museum and all necessary facilities. 59 |
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97 | 97 | | (b) Recommendations for the operation and administration 60 |
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98 | 98 | | of the museum upon completion of construction. 61 |
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99 | 99 | | (c) A marketing plan that may be executed by the Florida 62 |
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100 | 100 | | Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation to promote the museum. 63 |
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101 | 101 | | (d) A transition plan under which the museum will become 64 |
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102 | 102 | | financially self-sufficient. 65 |
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103 | 103 | | (e) Recommendations for archival and artifact acquisition, 66 |
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104 | 104 | | preservation, and research; exhibits; installations; and 67 |
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105 | 105 | | educational materials that complement and support required 68 |
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106 | 106 | | instruction provided in pub lic schools in accordance with s. 69 |
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107 | 107 | | 1003.42(2)(h). The recommendations must include materials 70 |
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108 | 108 | | relating to: 71 |
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109 | 109 | | 1. The role of African -American participation in defending 72 |
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110 | 110 | | and preserving Florida and the United States, including, by way 73 |
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111 | 111 | | of example and without limitation, the contributions of the 74 |
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112 | 112 | | residents of Fort Mose, the Tuskegee Airmen, and all African -75 |
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125 | 125 | | American veterans. 76 |
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126 | 126 | | 2. The history of slavery in the state. 77 |
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127 | 127 | | 3. The history of segregation in the state. 78 |
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128 | 128 | | 4. Notable African Americans in this state. 79 |
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129 | 129 | | 5. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, including the founding of 80 |
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130 | 130 | | Bethune Cookman University. 81 |
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131 | 131 | | 6. The history of historically black colleges and 82 |
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132 | 132 | | universities in this state. 83 |
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133 | 133 | | 7. The inherent worth and dignity of human life, with a 84 |
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134 | 134 | | focus on the prevention of genocide. 85 |
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135 | 135 | | (6) Before July 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a 86 |
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136 | 136 | | report detailing its plans and recommendations to the Governor, 87 |
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137 | 137 | | the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 88 |
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138 | 138 | | Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the 89 |
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139 | 139 | | Minority Leader of t he House of Representatives. Upon submission 90 |
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140 | 140 | | of the report, the task force shall expire. 91 |
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141 | 141 | | (7) After receiving the report of the task force, the 92 |
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142 | 142 | | Legislature may consider legislation pertaining to the 93 |
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143 | 143 | | commissioning, construction, operation, and administrati on of 94 |
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144 | 144 | | the museum. 95 |
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145 | 145 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 96 |
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