Florida Senate - 2016                                    SB 1160
       
       
        
       By Senator Detert
       
       28-01378A-16                                          20161160__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Art in the Capitol Competition;
    3         creating the Art in the Capitol Competition for
    4         students in specified grades; specifying procedures
    5         for student participation, notification, and the
    6         selection and display of winning submissions;
    7         authorizing rulemaking; providing an effective date.
    8          
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   10  
   11         Section 1. (1) There is created the Art in the Capitol
   12  Competition, a statewide visual arts competition for students in
   13  grades 6 through 8, to be administered by the Department of
   14  Management Services and the Department of Education.
   15         (2) The Department of Education shall notify each school
   16  district and the Department of Management Services shall notify
   17  each state representative and state senator of the Art in the
   18  Capitol Competition, including the applicable deadlines,
   19  submission rules, and selection process.
   20         (3)(a) A submission may not violate copyright laws and
   21  must:
   22         1. Be two dimensional.
   23         2. Be no larger than 28 inches wide by 28 inches long by 4
   24  inches thick.
   25         3. Weigh less than 15 pounds.
   26         4. Be original in concept, design, and execution.
   27         (b) Each submission must include:
   28         1. The student’s name, grade, and school of enrollment.
   29         2. The name of the city in which the school is located.
   30         3. The numbers of the state representative district and the
   31  state senatorial district in which the school is located.
   32         (4)(a) By January 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, a
   33  student may submit his or her artwork to the selection committee
   34  at his or her middle school. Each selection committee shall
   35  consist of five individuals selected by the principal of the
   36  school and include local artists, parents, and teachers.
   37         (b) By January 15, 2017, and annually thereafter, each
   38  selection committee must select the winning submission for the
   39  school and submit copies of the artwork to the office of the
   40  state representative and state senator of the respective
   41  districts in which the school is located.
   42         (c) By February 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, each
   43  state representative and state senator must select the winning
   44  submission for his or her district and notify the Department of
   45  Management Services, the Department of Education, and the
   46  appropriate selection committee of his or her decision. Upon
   47  such notification, the appropriate selection committee shall
   48  mail the winning submission to the Department of Management
   49  Services.
   50         (5) The Department of Management Services shall collect the
   51  winning submissions and arrange to have them displayed in the
   52  Capitol Building during the regular legislative session. Upon
   53  adjournment of the legislative session, each student may arrange
   54  with the Department of Management Services for the return of his
   55  or her artwork.
   56         (6) The Department of Management Services may adopt rules
   57  to administer this section.
   58         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.