Florida Senate - 2023 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1606
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
(Powell) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 267.0722, Florida Statutes, is created
6 to read:
7 267.0722 Florida Museum of Black History.—
8 (1) There is created within the division the Florida Museum
9 of Black History Task Force for the purpose of providing
10 recommendations to the division for the planning, construction,
11 operation, and administration of a Florida Museum of Black
12 History. The museum shall be a multipurpose facility capable of
13 generating self-sustaining revenues, with archival research and
14 storage facilities, meeting rooms, full-service banquet
15 facilities that include a kitchen capable of serving at least
16 250 people at a single event, and a performing arts theater that
17 shall be made available for private events.
18 (2) The task force shall be composed of nine members. Three
19 members shall be appointed by the Governor, three members shall
20 be appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members
21 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
22 Representatives. At least three of the appointed members must
23 have 5 or more years of experience in one of the following
24 areas: history, as tenured faculty at a Florida public or
25 private university; historical research and publication;
26 archival design or preservation; multipurpose public building
27 design or construction; the hospitality and service industry;
28 business; finance; marketing; law; or education. All
29 appointments shall be made no later than July 31, 2023.
30 (3) Members of the task force shall serve without
31 compensation or honorarium but shall be entitled to receive
32 reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses as provided in s.
33 112.061.
34 (4) The division shall provide the task force with staff
35 and expend funds as necessary to assist the task force in the
36 performance of its duties.
37 (5) The task force shall develop the following:
38 (a) Plans for the location, design, and construction of the
39 museum and all necessary facilities.
40 (b) Recommendations for the operation and administration of
41 the museum upon completion of construction.
42 (c) A marketing plan that may be executed by the Florida
43 Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation to promote the museum.
44 (d) A transition plan under which the museum will become
45 financially self-sufficient.
46 (e) Recommendations for archival and artifact acquisition,
47 preservation, and research; exhibits; installations; and
48 educational materials that complement and support required
49 instruction provided in public schools in accordance with s.
50 1003.42(2)(h). The recommendations must include materials
51 relating to:
52 1. The role of African-American participation in defending
53 and preserving Florida and the United States, including, by way
54 of example and without limitation, the contributions of the
55 residents of Fort Mose, the Tuskegee Airmen, and all African
56 American veterans.
57 2. The history of slavery in this state.
58 3. The history of segregation in this state.
59 4. Notable African Americans in this state.
60 5. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, including the founding of
61 Bethune Cookman University.
62 6. The history of historically black colleges and
63 universities in this state.
64 7. The inherent worth and dignity of human life, with a
65 focus on the prevention of genocide.
66 (6) Before July 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a
67 report detailing its plans and recommendations to the Governor,
68 the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
69 Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the
70 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Upon submission
71 of the report, the task force shall expire.
72 (7) After receiving the report of the task force, the
73 Legislature may consider legislation pertaining to the
74 commissioning, construction, operation, and administration of
75 the museum.
76 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
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78 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
79 And the title is amended as follows:
80 Delete everything before the enacting clause
81 and insert:
82 A bill to be entitled
83 An act relating to the Florida Museum of Black
84 History; creating s. 267.0722, F.S.; creating the
85 Florida Museum of Black History Task Force within the
86 Division of Historical Resources of the Department of
87 State; providing for the appointment of task force
88 members by the Governor and the Legislature; providing
89 requirements for members of the task force;
90 prohibiting compensation for members of the task
91 force; providing that task force members are entitled
92 to receive reimbursement for per diem and travel
93 expenses; requiring the division to provide staff and
94 expend funds as necessary to assist the task force;
95 requiring the task force to develop certain plans and
96 recommendations; requiring the task force to submit a
97 report to the Governor and the Legislature before a
98 certain date; providing for the expiration of the task
99 force; authorizing the Legislature to consider the
100 commissioning, construction, operation, and
101 administration of a Florida Museum of Black History;
102 providing an effective date.