Florida Senate - 2024                              CS for SB 592
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
       and Senator Burgess
       
       
       
       
       585-02364-24                                           2024592c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to historical preservation programs;
    3         creating s. 267.0724, F.S.; requiring the Department
    4         of State to partner with the Florida African American
    5         Heritage Preservation Network for a specified purpose;
    6         specifying preservation efforts that may be undertaken
    7         through the partnership; requiring the department and
    8         the network to determine other eligible expenditures
    9         necessary to further the partnership’s mission and
   10         goals; 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 267.0724, Florida Statutes, is created
   15  to read:
   16         267.0724 Florida African American Heritage Preservation
   17  Network.—Subject to the appropriation of funds by the
   18  Legislature, the Department of State shall, in accordance with
   19  s. 267.071, partner with the Florida African American Heritage
   20  Preservation Network to preserve the history, culture, and
   21  contributions of Florida’s black and African-American residents.
   22  Such preservation efforts must include, but are not limited to,
   23  providing funding to support member museums and affiliates and
   24  institutions served; supporting galleries and archives;
   25  providing funding in the areas of technology, equipment
   26  acquisition, content and exhibit development, fabrication, and
   27  installation; preserving documents and artifacts; providing
   28  professional and resource development services, including
   29  conducting conferences and workshops; and providing funding for
   30  training, tourism, and marketing to promote visitation to and
   31  viewership of Florida’s black and African-American history
   32  museums, places, and other spaces. The department and the
   33  Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network shall
   34  determine other eligible expenditures related to the
   35  partnership’s stated mission and goals, which may include
   36  providing funding for an internship, field training sessions,
   37  virtual communication methods to maintain connectivity among the
   38  museums, traveling exhibits, and living history presentations.
   39         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.