| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to building and facility designations; |
| 3 | amending s. 267.062, F.S.; authorizing the boards of |
| 4 | trustees of state universities to name campus buildings |
| 5 | and facilities for living persons; amending s. 1013.79, |
| 6 | F.S.; conforming a provision; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 267.062, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 267.062 Naming of state buildings and other facilities.-- |
| 13 | (1) Except as specifically provided by law, no state |
| 14 | building, road, bridge, park, recreational complex, or other |
| 15 | similar facility shall be named for any living person. However, |
| 16 | any such building or facility on the campus of a state |
| 17 | university may be named for any living person in accordance with |
| 18 | policies adopted by the university board of trustees. |
| 19 | Section 2. Subsection (11) of section 1013.79, Florida |
| 20 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 21 | 1013.79 University Facility Enhancement Challenge Grant |
| 22 | Program.-- |
| 23 | (11) The surveys, architectural plans, facility, and |
| 24 | equipment shall be the property of the State of Florida. A |
| 25 | facility constructed pursuant to this section may be named in |
| 26 | honor of a donor at the option of the university and the State |
| 27 | Board of Education. No facility shall be named after a living |
| 28 | person without prior approval by the Legislature. |
| 29 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |