| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the naming of state buildings and other |
| 3 | facilities; amending s. 267.062, F.S.; authorizing |
| 4 | buildings and other facilities of state universities to be |
| 5 | named for living persons under certain conditions; |
| 6 | amending s. 1013.79, F.S.; conforming provisions relating |
| 7 | to the naming of facilities under the Alec P. Courtelis |
| 8 | University Facility Enhancement Challenge Grant Program; |
| 9 | providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 267.062, Florida |
| 14 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 15 | 267.062 Naming of state buildings and other facilities.-- |
| 16 | (1) Except as specifically provided by law, no state |
| 17 | building, road, bridge, park, recreational complex, or other |
| 18 | similar facility shall be named for any living person. However, |
| 19 | any such building, road, bridge, park, recreational complex, or |
| 20 | other similar facility of a state university may be named for |
| 21 | any living person in accordance with rules adopted by the Board |
| 22 | of Governors of the State University System. |
| 23 | Section 2. Subsection (11) of section 1013.79, Florida |
| 24 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 25 | 1013.79 University Facility Enhancement Challenge Grant |
| 26 | Program.-- |
| 27 | (11) The surveys, architectural plans, facility, and |
| 28 | equipment shall be the property of the State of Florida. A |
| 29 | facility constructed pursuant to this section may be named in |
| 30 | honor of a donor at the option of the university board of |
| 31 | trustees. The naming of a facility for a living person shall be |
| 32 | in accordance with s. 267.062(1) and the State Board of |
| 33 | Education. No facility shall be named after a living person |
| 34 | without prior approval by the Legislature. |
| 35 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |