Florida Senate - 2024                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 716
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and
       Economic Development (Rodriguez) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 51 - 86
    4  and insert:
    5         (3)(a) The Florida Women’s Historical Marker Selection
    6  Committee, an advisory committee as defined in s. 20.03(5), is
    7  created within the division. The purpose of the committee is to
    8  provide guidance and recommendations to the Secretary of State
    9  regarding the women who have made significant historical
   10  contributions to this state and who should be recognized by the
   11  initiative.
   12         (b) The committee must recommend at least 25 women for
   13  recognition each fiscal year.
   14         (c) From the women recommended by the committee, the
   15  Secretary of State shall select 100 women to be recognized under
   16  this initiative.
   17         (4)(a) The committee shall be composed of 11 members
   18  appointed by the Secretary of State. The committee shall consist
   19  of:
   20         1. Two noted Florida historians.
   21         2. One member of the Florida Commission on the Status of
   22  Women.
   23         3. One member of the Division of Historical Resources.
   24         4. One member of the State Historical Marker Council.
   25         5. Six members of the general public.
   26         (b) The members shall be appointed for 2-year terms, except
   27  for an appointment to fill an unexpired term, in which event the
   28  appointments shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term
   29  only. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
   30  committee shall operate in a manner consistent with s. 20.052.
   31         (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 20.03 limiting the
   32  duration of a committee to 3 years, the committee shall expire
   33  no later than June 30, 2028, or 30 days after the Secretary of
   34  State has selected 100 women under this section.
   35         (d) In recommending women to be recognized by the
   36  initiative, the committee shall conduct its own research and
   37  solicit input from the general public.
   38         (5)(a) For a woman to be recommended by the Florida Women’s
   39  Historical Marker Committee, she must have been born in, resided
   40  in, or been employed in this state and must have significantly
   41  contributed to the State of Florida or her county or specific
   42  community within this state.
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   45  And the title is amended as follows:
   46         Delete line 10
   47  and insert:
   48         period; establishing the Florida Women’s Historical
   49         Marker