Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1243 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Florida Museum of Black 2
16	16	History; amending s. 267.0722, F.S.; specifying 3
17	17	functions and activities of the Florida Museum of 4
18	18	Black History; providing for legislative designation 5
19	19	of the permanent and temporary locations of the 6
20	20	museum; requiring a specified nonprofit organization 7
21	21	to create the exhibits for the temporary museum; 8
22	22	establishing a governing board for certain purposes; 9
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32	32	Section 1. Section 267.0722, Florida Statutes, is amended 19
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34	34	267.0722 Florida Museum of Black History. — 21
35	35	(1) There is created within the division the Florida 22
36	36	Museum of Black History . The museum, once constructed, shall be 23
37	37	a multipurpose facility capable of generating revenues to offset 24
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53	53	(2) Based on the report delivered by the Florida Museum of 28
54	54	Black History governing board to the Governor, the President of 29
55	55	the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 30
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57	57	House of Representatives, the Legislature: 32
58	58	(a) Determines that the City of Opa -locka shall be the 33
59	59	permanent location of the Florida Museum of Black History. 34
60	60	(b) Designates the Opa -locka Historic City Hal l and Fire 35
61	61	Station as the interim location for a temporary museum. 36
62	62	(c) Designates the Ten North Group, a nonprofit 37
63	63	organization located in Opa -locka, as the entity responsible for 38
64	64	creating exhibits at the temporary museum. 39
65	65	(3)(a) A governing board is established to oversee the 40
66	66	predevelopment activities and the development and governance of 41
67	67	the museum. The governing board shall consist of no more than 25 42
68	68	members, appointed by July 31, 2025, as follows: 43
69	69	1. Two members appointed by the Executive Office of the 44
70	70	Governor. 45
71	71	2. Two members appointed by the President of the Senate. 46
72	72	3. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 47
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74	74	4. Two members appointed by the Mayor of Miami -Dade 49
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88	88	5. Two members appointed by the chair of the Miami -Dade 51
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90	90	6. Two members appointed by a member of the Miami -Dade 53
91	91	County Commission, District 1. 54
92	92	7. Six members appointed by a majority vote of the Mayor 55
93	93	of the City of Opa-locka and the Opa-locka City Commission. 56
94	94	8. No more than seven members appointed by a majority vote 57
95	95	of the governing board members. At least three of these members 58
96	96	must have 5 or more years of experience as academic scholars in 59
97	97	Black studies or African -American history. 60
98	98	(b) Members of the governing board shall serve for a term 61
99	99	of 3 years or until replaced. 62
100	100	(c) Members of the governing board shall serve without 63
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102	102	diem and travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061. 65
103	103	(d) The governing board must hold its first meeting by 66
104	104	October 1, 2025. 67
105	105	(e) In conducting the predevelopment activities, the 68
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109	109	the governing board may take an active role in securing 72
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126	126	(f) By March 1, 2026, the governing board shall submit a 77
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128	128	permanent museum to the G overnor, the President of the Senate, 79
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130	130	(4)(a) The Department of State shall provide support, 81
131	131	including administrative support, to implement the 82
132	132	predevelopment activities of the museum. The department shall 83
133	133	also make historical artifacts, as requested by the Ten North 84
134	134	Group, available as part of the exhibits for the temporary 85
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136	136	(b) The Ten North Group must create at least two exhibits 87
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138	138	museum's existence. Task Force for the purpose of providing 89
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140	140	operation, and administration of a Florida Museum of Black 91
141	141	History. The museum shall be a multipurpose facility capable of 92
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144	144	facilities that include a kitchen capable of serving at least 95
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146	146	shall be made availabl e for private events. 97
147	147	(2) The task force shall be composed of nine members. 98
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166	166	university; historical research and publication; archival design 105
167	167	or preservation; multipurpose public building design or 106
168	168	construction; the hospitality and service industry; business; 107
169	169	finance; marketing; law; or education. All appointments shall be 108
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171	171	(3) Members of the task force shall s erve without 110
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173	173	reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses as provided in s. 112
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175	175	(4) The division shall provide the task force with staff 114
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178	178	(5) The task force shall develop the following: 117
179	179	(a) Plans for the location, design, and construction of 118
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181	181	(b) Recommendations for the operation and administration 120
182	182	of the museum upon completion of construction. 121
183	183	(c) A marketing plan that may be executed by the Florida 122
184	184	Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation to promote the museum. 123
185	185	(d) A transition plan under which the museum will become 124
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199	199	(e) Recommendations for archival and artifact acquisition, 126
200	200	preservation, and research; exhibits; installations; and 127
201	201	educational materials that complement and support required 128
202	202	instruction provided in public schools in accordance with s. 129
203	203	1003.42(2)(h). The recommen dations must include materials 130
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205	205	1. The role of African -American participation in defending 132
206	206	and preserving Florida and the United States, including, by way 133
207	207	of example and without limitation, the contributions of the 134
208	208	residents of Fort Mose, the Tuskegee Airmen, and all African -135
209	209	American veterans. 136
210	210	2. The history of slavery in the state. 137
211	211	3. The history of segregation in the state. 138
212	212	4. Notable African Americans in this state. 139
213	213	5. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, including the founding of 140
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215	215	6. The history of historically black colleges and 142
216	216	universities in this state. 143
217	217	7. The inherent worth and dignity of human life, with a 144
218	218	focus on the prevention of genocide. 145
219	219	(6) Before July 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a 146
220	220	report detailing its plans and recommendations to the Governor, 147
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237	237	(7) After receiving the report of the task force, the 152
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241	241	Section 2. For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the sum of 156
242	242	$750,000 in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General 157
243	243	Revenue Fund to the Florida Museum of Black History governing 158
244	244	board for predevelopment activities, with no more than 10 159
245	245	percent of the funds to be used for administrative expenses. 160
246	246	Section 3. For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the sum of 161
247	247	$750,000 in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General 162
248	248	Revenue Fund to the Florida Museum of Black History governing 163
249	249	board for use by the Ten North Group for expenses incurred in 164
250	250	creating the exhibits for the temporary museum. 165
251	251	Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 166