Florida Senate - 2009                                     SB 926
       
       
       
       By Senator Altman
       
       
       
       
       24-00555B-09                                           2009926__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to cemeteries; amending s. 497.260,
    3         F.S.; exempting from provisions governing cemeteries a
    4         columbarium consisting of 5 acres or less and located
    5         on the main campus of a university that is governed by
    6         the Board of Governors; requiring a university or
    7         direct-support organization that establishes the
    8         columbarium to ensure that it is constructed, kept,
    9         and maintained in a manner consistent with the intent
   10         of ch. 497, F.S.; requiring that the university or
   11         direct-support organization relocate all of the urns
   12         and remains that were placed in the columbarium if it
   13         is relocated; providing an effective date.
   14         
   15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   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 remains that
   33  were placed in the columbarium.
   34         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.