Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1413 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Florida Museum of History at 2
16	16	the Town of Eatonville; authorizing specified entities 3
17	17	to enter into a partnership to design, construct, and 4
18	18	operate and manage the Florida Museum of History at 5
19	19	the Town of Eatonville; specifying museum 6
20	20	requirements; specifying duties of an advisory board; 7
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22	22	specifying the duties of the partnership and the 9
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28	28	directors; requiring the governing board, in 15
29	29	conjunction with the Florida Tourism Marketing 16
30	30	Corporation and others, to develop and execute a 17
31	31	marketing plan to promote the museum; specifying 18
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34	34	creation of an endowment; requiring the museum to 21
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51	51	WHEREAS, the Town of Eatonville, Florida is located in 26
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54	54	WHEREAS, the municipality of Orlando, which is located in 29
55	55	Orange County, is the number one tourist destination in the 30
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58	58	WHEREAS, Orange County is the ideal location for a newly 33
59	59	designed and constructed Florida Museum of History, and the 34
60	60	historic Town of Eatonville is the ideal location for such a 35
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63	63	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 38
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65	65	Section 1. (1) PARTNERSHIP.—The Department of State, the 40
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67	67	system, and the University of Central Florida may enter into a 42
68	68	partnership to design, construct, and operate and manage the 43
69	69	Florida Museum of History at the Town of Eatonville. The Florida 44
70	70	Museum of History at the Town of Eatonville, once constructed, 45
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72	72	Commission or an entity cre ated by the Orange County Commission 47
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74	74	(2) MUSEUM REQUIREMENTS. —The Florida Museum of History at 49
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84	84	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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88	88	arts and history museum and must consist of: 51
89	89	(a) At least 100,000 square feet of museum -quality 52
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91	91	leading museum institution, including collections care and 54
92	92	storage, exhibits, programs, large public events, large rental 55
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94	94	with appropriate space for public research. 57
95	95	(b) A parking garage or parking lot. 58
96	96	(c) A 250-500 seat performing arts center capable of 59
97	97	hosting musical productions or theatrical performances such as 60
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99	99	(d) A 250-500 seat banquet facility, including a banquet -62
100	100	capable kitchen, capable of hosting weddings, retirement events, 63
101	101	dinners, galas, awards events, lectures, and community meetings. 64
102	102	(e) An archival and storage facility for items donated to 65
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106	106	(f) An outside portioned area displaying military weapons, 69
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126	126	(3) ADVISORY BOARD.— 77
127	127	(a) An advisory board consisting of members who are 78
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130	130	the Florida Museum of History at the Town of Eatonville. 81
131	131	(b) The advisory board shall develop design specifications 82
132	132	so that the space in the museum is partitioned and divided to 83
133	133	host different exhibitions. 84
134	134	(c) The advisory board, in conjunction with the 85
135	135	partnership and the governing board of the Florida Museum of 86
136	136	History at the Town of Eatonville, shall make recommendations 87
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138	138	1. Plans for the location, design, and construction of the 89
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140	140	2. The operation and administration of the museum. 91
141	141	3. A marketing plan to promote the museum. 92
142	142	4. A transition plan for the museum to become financially 93
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144	144	5. Recommendations for archival and artifact acquisition, 95
145	145	preservation, and research; exhibits; installations; and 96
146	146	educational materials that complement and support required 97
147	147	instruction provided in pu blic schools in accordance with s. 98
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166	166	the Florida Museum of History at the Town of Eatonville. To that 105
167	167	end, the partnership and the governing board must: 106
168	168	(a) Procure architectural design. 107
169	169	(b) Procure construction management services based on the 108
170	170	final architectural design and construction budget. 109
171	171	(c) Provide recommendations for the operation and 110
172	172	administration of the museum. 111
173	173	(d) Ensure that the museum is operated as a hybrid model 112
174	174	by a nonprofit entity in combination with the Orange County 113
175	175	Commission, which may include either a state agency, a local 114
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177	177	(e) Consider relevant operational models, including the: 116
178	178	1. Avron B. Fogelman Sports M useum in Boca Raton. 117
179	179	2. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in 118
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181	181	3. Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. 120
182	182	4. Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts and 121
183	183	Culture in Charlotte, North Carolina. 122
184	184	5. John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. 123
185	185	6. Meek-Eaton Black Archives, Research Center and Museum 124
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199	199	7. Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee. 126
200	200	8. National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. 127
201	201	9. Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum in Miami. 128
202	202	(f) Make recommendations for archival and artifact 129
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204	204	installations; and educational materials that complement and 131
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206	206	accordance with s. 1003.42(2)(h). 133
207	207	(g) Develop a collections management policy to care for, 134
208	208	preserve, and curate the museum's collections as well as 135
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210	210	(5) EXHIBITION HALLS AND SPACES. — 137
211	211	(a) The governing board must ensure that 33 percent of the 138
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213	213	presentation of information specific to the history of this 140
214	214	state from its beginning to the present, including: 141
215	215	1. The history and impact of tourism on this state and its 142
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217	217	destinations such as Disney World, Silver Springs, Universal 144
218	218	Studios, and Florida's beaches. 145
219	219	2. The history and presence of the United States military 146
220	220	in this state and milita ry bases and installations in Florida. 147
221	221	3. The history and impact of agriculture in Florida and 148
222	222	its impact on this state's economy. 149
223	223	4. The history of space exploration in Florida, and the 150
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238	238	(b) In creating exhibition halls and exhibition spaces in 153
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242	242	1. Florida's Black museums. 157
243	243	2. Florida's Hispanic museums. 158
244	244	3. Florida's Jewish Holocaust museums. 159
245	245	4. Blacks in the military. 160
246	246	5. Blacks and women in aviation. 161
247	247	6. Blacks and women in space. 162
248	248	7. The history of slavery in this state and the United 163
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250	250	8. The history of the civil rights movement in this state 165
251	251	and the United States. 166
252	252	9. An exhibit hall of life -sized statues or a statue 167
253	253	garden of significant individuals in the history of this state 168
254	254	and the United States. 169
255	255	10. A library and archives of Florida's Governors to 170
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257	257	11. A Presidential Hall of Statues. 172
258	258	12. The history of the Civil War in this state. 173
259	259	13. The history of reconstruction in this state. 174
260	260	14. The impact of Henry Morrison Flagler in this state. 175
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273	273	15. A portrait gallery featuring portraits of historical 176
274	274	and significant individuals who have impacted Florida. 177
275	275	16. The history of Black towns, cities, and settlements in 178
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277	277	17. The history of the migration of the citizens of the 180
278	278	Caribbean to this state, including Cubans, Haitians, and 181
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280	280	18. A portrait gallery and archives of Black and Hispanic 183
281	281	elected officials in this state. 184
282	282	19. The history of Historically Black Colleges and 185
283	283	Universities in this state, including the lif e of Mary McCleod 186
284	284	Bethune and Bethune Cookman University, and the United States. 187
285	285	20. A gallery of Black art that includes paintings, 188
286	286	posters, prints, glass works, quilts, and figurines. 189
287	287	21. The history of Orange County. 190
288	288	22. The history of the Town of Eatonville and author Zora 191
289	289	Neale Hurston. 192
290	290	23. Historically significant and influential persons 193
291	291	including artists, musicians, poets, and athletes, and 194
292	292	historical events, including Black history events in this state 195
293	293	and the United States. 196
294	294	24. The history of Black entrepreneurs in this state and 197
295	295	the United States. 198
296	296	25. The history of the Tuskegee Airmen and the history of 199
297	297	the Tuskegee Airmen in Florida. 200
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310	310	26. The history of baseball in Florida, including the 201
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313	313	27. The impact of Cuban migrants in Florida. 204
314	314	28. Blacks in science, Black inventions, Black inventors, 205
315	315	and Black scientists. 206
316	316	(6) EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. —The governing board shall make 207
317	317	recommendations that include ed ucational materials relating to 208
318	318	the role of African American participation in defending and 209
319	319	preserving Florida and the United States, including the 210
320	320	contributions of the residents of Fort Mose, the Tuskegee 211
321	321	Airmen, and African American veterans. 212
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323	323	(a) The operating board of directors, in consultation with 214
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327	327	(b) The operating board of directors, in consultation with 218
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329	329	and other external content experts, shall develop plans for 220
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331	331	(c) The operating board of directors, in consultati on with 222
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349	349	(8) MUSEUM MARKETING PLAN. —The governing board of the 228
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352	352	the Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc., 231
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357	357	(9) CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND FUNDING. — 236
358	358	(a) Construction of the museum s hall be funded by a 237
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362	362	funds and philanthropic funds on a 2:1 ratio. 241
363	363	(b) Estimates for recurring operational costs shall be 242
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366	366	(c) In addition to receiving funds as set forth in 245
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386	386	(e) An endowment shall be created to support the 253
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389	389	(10) ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE MUSEUM. — 256
390	390	(a) The museum shall receive program support from an 257
391	391	operating board of directors, appointed by the governing board, 258
392	392	consisting of scholarly experts and other key stakeholders 259
393	393	representing community organizations. 260
394	394	(b) The governing board for the Florida Mu seum of History 261
395	395	at the Town of Eatonville shall create and execute a transition 262
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