Florida Senate - 2011                                    SB 1126
       
       
       
       By Senator Margolis
       
       
       
       
       35-01171-11                                           20111126__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to art in state buildings; amending s.
    3         255.043, F.S.; removing a provision allowing the
    4         purchase of works of art produced by artists or
    5         craftspersons who are not from Florida; providing an
    6         effective date.
    7  
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 255.043, Florida
   11  Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         255.043 Art in state buildings.—
   13         (1) Each appropriation for the original construction of a
   14  state building which provides public access shall include an
   15  amount of up to 0.5 percent of the total appropriation for the
   16  construction of the building, not to exceed $100,000, to be used
   17  for the acquisition of works of art produced by, but not limited
   18  to, Florida artists or craftspersons. Those works of art
   19  acquired shall be displayed for viewing in public areas in the
   20  interior or on the grounds or the exterior of the building and
   21  not in private offices or areas with limited public access.
   22         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.