Bill Text: FL S1440 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Florida Educator Hall of Fame

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-03-11 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government [S1440 Detail]

Download: Florida-2016-S1440-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2016                                    SB 1440
       
       
        
       By Senator Montford
       
       3-01118-16                                            20161440__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Florida Educator Hall of Fame;
    3         creating s. 265.005, F.S.; establishing the Florida
    4         Educator Hall of Fame; designating a location for the
    5         display of inductee plaques; providing procedures for
    6         the nomination, selection, and induction of members by
    7         the Florida Education Foundation and the Commissioner
    8         of Education; providing that a person inducted before
    9         a certain date remains in the Hall of Fame;
   10         authorizing the commissioner to request a specific
   11         appropriation related to the Florida Educator Hall of
   12         Fame; providing an effective date.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   16         Section 1. Section 265.005, Florida Statutes, is created to
   17  read:
   18         265.005 Florida Educator Hall of Fame.—
   19         (1) The Florida Educator Hall of Fame is established to
   20  recognize and honor those persons, living or dead, who have made
   21  significant contributions to education in this state.
   22         (2) The Florida Educator Hall of Fame shall be located in
   23  an area on the Plaza Level of the Capitol Building set aside by
   24  the Department of Management Services.
   25         (a) The Florida Education Foundation shall make a
   26  recommendation for the design and theme of the Florida Educator
   27  Hall of Fame. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation
   28  with the Department of Management Services, shall approve or
   29  disapprove the foundation’s recommendation.
   30         (b) A plaque must be displayed in the designated area of
   31  the Capitol Building for each member of the Florida Educator
   32  Hall of Fame. The plaque must indicate the member’s particular
   33  discipline or contribution and any vital information relating to
   34  the member. Each member shall also receive a standard memento of
   35  his or her induction.
   36         (3) The Florida Education Foundation shall accept
   37  nominations annually for membership in the Florida Educator Hall
   38  of Fame. Floridians who have made a significant contribution to
   39  education in this state, as determined and documented by the
   40  Florida Education Foundation, are eligible for membership. The
   41  foundation shall recommend to the Commissioner of Education
   42  persons to be named as members of the Florida Educator Hall of
   43  Fame.
   44         (a) The Commissioner of Education may annually name up to
   45  four members to the Florida Educator Hall of Fame.
   46         (b) A person inducted into the Florida Educator Hall of
   47  Fame administered by the Florida Education Foundation and the
   48  Department of Education before July 1, 2016, shall remain in the
   49  Florida Educator Hall of Fame.
   50         (4) The Commissioner of Education and the Florida Education
   51  Foundation shall develop and adopt written policies to
   52  administer this section, including procedures to accept
   53  nominations, make recommendations regarding the selection of
   54  members, provide inductees’ travel expenses, and provide funding
   55  for the Florida Educator Hall of Fame.
   56         (5) The Commissioner of Education may annually request an
   57  appropriation from the Legislature sufficient to administer this
   58  section. The Florida Education Foundation may also provide funds
   59  to cover any or all expenses related to the Florida Educator
   60  Hall of Fame.
   61         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.