| 1 | Representative Schwartz offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 270-271 insert: |
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| 6 | Section 1. Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (2) of |
| 7 | section 265.285, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 8 | 265.285 Florida Arts Council; membership, duties.-- |
| 9 | (2) The duties of the council shall be to: |
| 10 | (j) Promote reading, writing, and appreciation of poetry |
| 11 | throughout the state by recommending nominations for the Florida |
| 12 | Poet Laureate to the Secretary of State for selection by the |
| 13 | Governor. |
| 14 | Section 2. Section 265.2863, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 15 | to read: |
| 16 | 265.2863 Florida Poet Laureate.-- |
| 17 | (1)(a) The honorary position of Florida Poet Laureate is |
| 18 | hereby created. |
| 19 | (b)1. The Florida Poet Laureate shall be appointed by the |
| 20 | Governor from a list of no more than three nominees provided by |
| 21 | the Secretary of State and recommended by the Florida Arts |
| 22 | Council pursuant to s. 265.285 and this section. |
| 23 | 2. The Florida Poet Laureate shall not receive |
| 24 | compensation. |
| 25 | (c) The Florida Arts Council shall solicit nominations |
| 26 | from a broad array of literary sources and individuals, |
| 27 | including, but not limited to: |
| 28 | 1. University and college literature departments. |
| 29 | 2. Literary organizations, societies, and centers. |
| 30 | 3. Poetry book publishers and poetry editors. |
| 31 | 4. Other state poets laureate. |
| 32 | (2) Each nominee for Florida Poet Laureate submitted to |
| 33 | the Governor by the Secretary of State and recommended by the |
| 34 | Florida Arts Council must be a permanent Florida resident and a |
| 35 | published literary poet of significant standing in Florida and |
| 36 | elsewhere, must be willing and physically able to engage in |
| 37 | outreach and mentoring for the benefit of schools and |
| 38 | communities throughout the state, and must perform such other |
| 39 | duties as required. The Florida Poet Laureate may give readings |
| 40 | of his or her own poetry as requested. |
| 41 | (3)(a) The term of service of the Florida Poet Laureate |
| 42 | shall be 4 years, beginning with the third year of a |
| 43 | gubernatorial term of office and ending at the conclusion of the |
| 44 | second year of the following gubernatorial term of office. The |
| 45 | Florida Poet Laureate must serve until a new Florida Poet |
| 46 | Laureate is appointed. |
| 47 | (b) Any vacancy in the appointment of the Florida Poet |
| 48 | Laureate shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term |
| 49 | in the same manner as the original appointment. |
| 50 | (4) The Division of Cultural Affairs of the Department of |
| 51 | State shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of |
| 52 | this section, including, but not limited to, procedures for |
| 53 | accepting nominations, making recommendations for appointments |
| 54 | of the Florida Poet Laureate, and providing travel expenses for |
| 55 | such appointment. |
| 56 | (5) The Secretary of State shall annually request an |
| 57 | appropriation sufficient to carry out the purposes of this |
| 58 | section, if such resources are not available through the citizen |
| 59 | support organization created in s. 265.703 or through other |
| 60 | public or private funding sources. |
| 61 | Section 3. The Poet Laureate for the State of Florida |
| 62 | serving on the effective date of this act shall, upon the |
| 63 | appointment of the Florida Poet Laureate pursuant to s. |
| 64 | 265.2863, Florida Statutes, as created by this act, be |
| 65 | designated the Florida Poet Laureate Emeritus in recognition of |
| 66 | his service to the state. |
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| 73 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 74 | Remove line 2 and insert: |
| 75 | An act relating to the arts and growth management; amending s. |
| 76 | 265.285, F.S.; specifying that duties of the Florida Arts |
| 77 | Council include the promotion of poetry literature by |
| 78 | recommending nominations for the Florida Poet Laureate; creating |
| 79 | s. 265.2863, F.S.; creating the honorary position of Florida |
| 80 | Poet Laureate; providing for appointment; providing that the |
| 81 | Florida Poet Laureate does not receive compensation; providing |
| 82 | for the nomination process; providing responsibilities of the |
| 83 | Florida Arts Council; providing criteria for the Florida Poet |
| 84 | Laureate position; providing term of service; providing for the |
| 85 | filling of a vacancy; requiring the Division of Cultural Affairs |
| 86 | of the Department of State to adopt rules; requiring the |
| 87 | Secretary of State to annually request an appropriation to carry |
| 88 | out the purposes of the section if certain other sources of |
| 89 | funding are not available; providing for designation of Florida |
| 90 | Poet Laureate Emeritus; amending s. 125.379, |
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