Bill Text: FL H0523 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame [SPSC]

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 67-42)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-11 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2010-53 [H0523 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H0523-Introduced.html

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HB 523

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame;
3	creating s. 760.065, F.S.; providing legislative intent;
4	providing for the establishment and location of the hall
5	of fame; providing for the selection of hall-of-fame
6	members by the Governor upon recommendations by the
7	Florida Commission on Human Relations; providing criteria
8	for such recommendations; authorizing the commission to
9	set time periods for the nomination and selection of hall-
10	of-fame members; providing an effective date.
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12	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14	Section 1. Section 760.065, Florida Statutes, is created
15	to read:
16	760.065 Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.-
17	(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and
18	honor those persons, living or dead, who have made significant
19	contributions to this state as leaders in the struggle for
20	equality and justice for all persons.
21	(2)(a) There is hereby established the Florida Civil
22	Rights Hall of Fame. The Department of Management Services shall
23	set aside an appropriate public area of the Capitol Building for
24	the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame and shall consult with the
25	commission regarding the design and theme of such area.
26	(b) Each person who is selected as a member shall have a
27	designation placed in the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame,
28	which designation shall provide information regarding the
29	member's particular discipline or contribution and any vital
30	information relating to the member.
31	(3)(a) The commission shall annually accept nominations
32	for persons to be recommended as members of the Florida Civil
33	Rights Hall of Fame. The commission shall recommend 10 persons
34	from which the Governor shall select up to three hall-of-fame
35	members.
36	(b) In making recommendations pursuant this subsection,
37	the commission shall recommend persons who are 18 years of age
38	or older, who were born in Florida or adopted Florida as their
39	home state and base of operation, and who have made a
40	significant contribution and provided exemplary leadership
41	toward Florida's progress and achievements in civil rights.
42	(4) The commission may set specific time periods for
43	acceptance of nominations and the selection of members to
44	coincide with the appropriate activities of the Florida Civil
45	Rights Hall of Fame.
46	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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