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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Florida Veterans' History 2
Program; creating s. 265.8021, F.S.; defining the term 3
"veteran"; creating the Florida Veterans' History 4
Program within the Division of Arts and Culture of the 5
Department of State as a Florida Folklife Program; 6
providing the program's purpose; authorizing the 7
division to request assistance from the Department of 8
Veterans' Affairs; requiring the division's 9
folklorists to seek out and identify certain veterans; 10
authorizing the division or a folklorist to interview 11
such veterans or invite them to submit written or 12
electronic accounts of their experiences; authorizing 13
the division to contract with a third -party vendor for 14
a specified purpose; authorizing the division to adopt 15
rules; providing an effective date. 16
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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Section 1. Section 265.8021, Florida Statutes, is created 20
to read: 21
265.8021 Florida Veteran s' History Program.— 22
(1) As used in this section, the term "veteran" has the 23
same meaning as in s. 1.01(14). 24
(2) There is created the Florida Veterans' History Program 25
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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
within the Division of Arts and Culture as a Florida Folklife 26
Program to collect and preserve the stories and experiences of 27
Florida's veterans and the State of Florida's military 28
contributions throughout the nation's history. The division may 29
request assistance with the program from the Department of 30
Veterans' Affairs. 31
(3) In order to collect and preserve the stories and 32
experiences of Florida's veterans and the State of Florida's 33
military contributions throughout the nation's history, the 34
division's folklorists shall seek out and identify those 35
veterans who are willing to share their e xperiences. The 36
division or a folklorist may interview veterans or invite 37
veterans to submit written or electronic accounts of their 38
experiences for inclusion in the program. 39
(4) As provided in s. 265.802, the division may contract 40
with a third-party vendor to fulfill its responsibilities under 41
subsection (3). 42
(5) The division may adopt rules to implement the program. 43
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 44