| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to cemeteries; amending s. 497.260, F.S.; |
| 3 | exempting from provisions governing cemeteries a |
| 4 | columbarium of a specified size located on the main campus |
| 5 | of a university that is governed by the Board of |
| 6 | Governors; requiring a university or direct-support |
| 7 | organization that establishes the columbarium to ensure |
| 8 | that it is constructed, kept, and maintained in a manner |
| 9 | consistent with the intent of ch. 497, F.S.; requiring |
| 10 | that the university or direct-support organization |
| 11 | relocate all of the urns and human remains that were |
| 12 | placed in the columbarium if it is relocated; providing an |
| 13 | effective date. |
| 14 |
|
| 15 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
| 16 |
|
| 17 | Section 1. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (1) of |
| 18 | section 497.260, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 19 | 497.260 Cemeteries; exemption; investigation and |
| 20 | mediation.-- |
| 21 | (1) The provisions of this chapter relating to cemeteries |
| 22 | and all rules adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to all |
| 23 | cemeteries except for: |
| 24 | (i) A columbarium consisting of 5 acres or less which is |
| 25 | located on the main campus of a university that is governed by |
| 26 | the Board of Governors as of July 1, 2009. The university or |
| 27 | direct-support organization that establishes the columbarium |
| 28 | shall ensure that the columbarium is constructed and perpetually |
| 29 | kept and maintained in a manner consistent with the intent of |
| 30 | this chapter. If the university or direct-support organization |
| 31 | relocates the columbarium, the university or direct-support |
| 32 | organization shall relocate all of the urns and human remains |
| 33 | that were placed in the columbarium. |
| 34 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |