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11  Senator Silver moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 4, between lines 20 and 21,

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17         Section 2.  Section 265.2867, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         265.2867  Official Florida Treasures Program.--

20         (1)  It is the intent of the Legislature to honor the

21  cultural, historical, and social treasures of Florida by

22  encouraging the preservation and public display of objects of

23  significant cultural, historical and social importance to the

24  state. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to

25  encourage research of the cultures and histories of the

26  various groups that have settled in Florida and to encourage

27  the dissemination of information on these diverse cultures and

28  histories throughout the state. In furtherance of this goal,

29  it is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and honor the

30  museums that make significant contributions to the public by

31  preserving and displaying objects of cultural, historical or

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 1  social significance and by disseminating important cultural,

 2  historical, and social information.

 3         (2)  There is created within the Department of State

 4  the Official Florida Treasures Program. Under this program,

 5  the Department of State may designate a museum as an "Official

 6  Florida Treasure."

 7         (3)  An "Official Florida Treasure" is a museum that

 8  maintains, preserves and displays for public viewing objects

 9  of significant cultural, historical, or social importance,

10  that researches and disseminates information related to the

11  culture and history of one or more of the various groups of

12  people that have settled in Florida, and that has been

13  designated by the Department of State as an organization that

14  meets the requirements of this act.

15         (4)  In order for a museum to be designated as an

16  "Official Florida Treasure" by the Department of State that

17  museum must:

18         (a)  Be devoted to the maintenance, preservation, and

19  public display of objects of significant cultural, historical,

20  or social value to the state;

21         (b)  Be dedicated to preserving the history of any

22  racial, ethnic, or cultural group that has settled in Florida

23  and provide information and actively research or support

24  research related to the history in Florida of that racial,

25  ethnic, or cultural group;

26         (c)  Provide for statewide outreach programs and

27  traveling exhibits;

28         (d)  Be open to the public and, if memberships in the

29  museum or its support organization are offered, offer

30  memberships to the public regardless of race, ethnicity,

31  color, creed, gender, or national origin;

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 1         (e)  Have strong local and statewide support as

 2  evidenced by, but not limited to, qualifying for participation

 3  in the state's Cultural Endowment Program and membership from

 4  throughout the state.

 5         (f)  Be fiscally responsible and financially stable;

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 7         (g)  Be a recipient of a designation under s. 501(c)(3)

 8  of the Internal Revenue Code.

 9         (5)  The Department of State shall adopt rules to

10  implement this section, including rules prescribing the

11  process by which applications for the designation of "Official

12  Florida Treasure" are made, reviewed, and approved. This

13  process may include the designation of an advisory committee

14  to review applications and make recommendations to the

15  Secretary of State for final determination.

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17  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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21  And the title is amended as follows:

22         On page 1, line 17, after the semicolon,

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25         creating s. 265.2867, F.S.; providing

26         legislative intent; creating the Official

27         Florida Treasures Program; authorizing the

28         Department of State to designate an

29         organization that meets specific standards as

30         an Official Florida Treasure; creating the

31         standards to be followed by the department in

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 1         the review process; authorizing the department

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