SB 1524 — Department of State

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 providing activities and programs for which the division may award grants;

providingauthorizing requirementsthe council and secretary to provide a separate list for prioritizedcertain funding;activities and programs;

providing anapplicability; expiration date for certain purposes;

providing expiration dates for certain purposes;

revisingreducing the number of members the secretary may name to the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in any nomination year;

revisingdeleting thean purposesauthorization for whichcertain grant funds mayto be used;used to acquire cultural facilities;

authorizing the Pagesecretary 2to ofreview 29a CODING:specified list and provide comments to the Legislature;

requiring that grant funds meet certain criteria and are used for certain purposes;

defining the term “harmful to minors”;

requiring the secretary to submit a recommended list to the Legislature for funding considerations;

authorizing the council and secretary to provide a separate list for certain activities and programs;

providing applicability;

providing expiration dates for a certain purpose;

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 secretaryamending tos. review a specified list to ensure that specified grant funds meet certain criteria and are used for certain purposes;

requiring the secretary to make certain recommendations to the Legislature before a certain date;

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revising the programmatic set-up and functions of the Florida Folklife Council;

authorizing the secretary to review specified lists to ensure that specified grant funds meet certain criteria and areprovide usedcomments forto certainthe purposes;Legislature;

requiring that grant funds meet certain criteria and are used for certain purposes;

defining the term “harmful to minors”;

revising mechanisms by which state funds to assist abandoned African-AmericanAfrican- American cemeteries may be awardedawarded; specified grant funds;

authorizing the secretary to review a specified list to ensure that specified grant funds meet certain criteria and areprovide usedcomments forto certainthe purposes;Legislature;

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requiring the secretary to submit a recommended list to the Legislature for funding consideration;

defining the term “harmful to minors”;

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 submitamending as. recommended list to the Legislature for funding consideration;

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revising the programmatic duties and make-upcomposition of the Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council;

96 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

98 Section 1.

Section 113.01, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

Section 2.

Section 113.02, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

Section 3.

Section 113.03, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

Section 4.

Section 113.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

113.051 Grants and commissions.—All grants and commissions shall be in the name and under the authority of the State of Florida, sealed with the great seal of the state, signed by the Governor, and countersigned by the Secretary of State.

A commission may not be issued by the Governor or attested to by the Secretary of State and may not bear the seal of the state until the oath of office is filed as required by s.

113.06.

Section 5.

Subsection (2) of section 117.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

117.01 Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, and oath.— (2) The application for appointment must shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant and must shall be accompanied by a fee of $25, together with the $10 commission fee required by s.

113.01, and a surcharge of $4, which $4 is appropriated to the Page 5 of 34 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 Executive Office of the Governor to be used to educate and assist notaries public.

The Executive Office of the Governor may contract with private vendors to provide the services set forth in this section.

However, a no commission fee is not shall be required for the issuance of a commission as a notary public to a veteran who served during a period of wartime service, as defined in s.

1.01(14), and who has been rated by the United States Government or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a disability rating of 50 percent or more;

such a disability is subject to verification by the Secretary of State, who has authority to adopt reasonable procedures to implement this act.

The oath of office and notary bond required by this section must shall also accompany the application and must shall be in a form prescribed by the Department of State which must shall require, but is not be limited to, the following information:

full name, residence address and telephone number, business address and telephone number, date of birth, race, sex, social security number, citizenship status, driver license number or the number of other official state-issued identification, affidavit of good character from someone unrelated to the applicant who has known the applicant for 1 year or more, a list of all professional licenses and commissions issued by the state during the previous 10 years and a statement as to whether or not the applicant has had such license or commission revoked or suspended, and a statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of a felony, and, if there has been a conviction, a statement of the nature of the felony and restoration of civil rights.

The applicant may not use a fictitious or assumed name other than a Page 6 of 34 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 nickname on an application for commission.

The application must shall be maintained by the Department of State for the full term of a notary commission.

A notary public shall notify, in writing, the Department of State of any change in his or her business address, home telephone number, business telephone number, home address, or criminal record within 60 days after such change.

The Governor may require any other information he or she deems necessary for determining whether an applicant is eligible for a notary public commission.

Each applicant must swear or affirm on the application that the information on the application is true and correct.

Section 6.

Subsection (3) of section 117.225, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

117.225 Registration;

qualifications.—A notary public, a civil-law notary appointed under chapter 118, or a commissioner of deeds appointed under part IV of chapter 721 may complete registration as an online notary public with the Department of State by:

(3) Paying a notary public registration fee as required by s.

113.01.

Section 7.

Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 117.295, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

117.295 Standards for electronic and online notarization;

rulemaking authority.— (2) The Department of State shall:

(b) Publish on its website a list containing each online notary public, the online notary public’s RON service providers from January 1, 2022, and thereafter, the effective dates during which the online notary public used each RON service provider, Page 7 of 34 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 as identified pursuant to ss.

117.225(4) and 117.265(5)(b) ss.

117.225(5) and 117.265(5)(b), any secure repositories to which the online notary public may have delegated his or her duties pursuant to s.

117.245(4) from January 1, 2022, and thereafter, and the effective dates of that delegation.

Section 8.

Section 2.9.

The secretary may review and editidentify the funding recommendation list to ensureidentify thatwhether federal grant funds Pageawarded 4under ofthis 29section CODING:are expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and are used only for activities and programs that are not harmful to minors.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, Page 8 of 34 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 awardedcharacterization, underdescription, thisexhibition, sectionpresentation, areor expendedrepresentation, in complianceany withmanner allor federal,form, state,depicting andsexual localconduct lawsor andsexual regulationsexcitement andas arethose usedterms only for activities and programs that are appropriatedefined forin alls. age groups.

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Section 4.11.

257.191 Construction grants.— (1) The Division of Library and Information Services may accept and administer library construction moneys appropriated to it and shall allocate such appropriation to municipal, county, and regional libraries in the form of library Page 59 of 2934 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 county, and regional libraries in the form of library construction grants on a matching basis.

(2)(2)(a) The secretary mustshall ensureidentify thatwhether the library construction grants awarded under this section are expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and are used only for activities and programs that are appropriatenot forharmful allto ageminors. groups.

TheFor secretarypurposes shallof submitthis aparagraph, recommendedthe listterm “harmful to theminors” Legislaturemeans forany fundingreproduction, consideration.imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, in any manner or form, depicting sexual conduct or sexual excitement as those terms are defined in s.

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(b) The secretary shall submit a recommended list to the Legislature for funding consideration.

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257.14-257.25 shall apply therefor to the Division of Library and Information ServicesPage on10 or before October 1 of each34 yearCODING: on a form to be provided by the division.

The application shall be signed by the chair of the board of county commissioners and attested by the clerk of the circuit court or the appropriate officer in a Page 6 of 29 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 charterServices county,on byor thebefore chiefOctober executive1 officer of aeach municipalityyear andon attesteda byform theto clerkbe ofprovided the municipality, or by the chairdivision. of the governing body and attested by the chief financial officer of a special district or a special tax district.

The application shall be signed by the chair of the board of county commissioners and attested by the clerk of the circuit court or the appropriate officer in a charter county, by the chief executive officer of a municipality and attested by the clerk of the municipality, or by the chair of the governing body and attested by the chief financial officer of a special district or a special tax district.

(2) The secretary shall ensureidentify thatwhether any grants awarded under this section are expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and are used only for activities and programs that are appropriatenot forharmful allto ageminors. groups.

SectionFor 6.purposes of this subsection, the term “harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, in any manner or form, depicting sexual conduct or sexual excitement as those terms are defined in s.

847.001.

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Section 7.14.

257.42 Library cooperative grants.— (1) The administrative unit of a library cooperative is eligiblePage to11 receive an annual grant from the state for the purpose of sharing34 libraryCODING: resources based upon an annual plan of service and expenditure and an annually updated 5-year, long- range plan of cooperative library resource sharing.

Those plans, which must include a component describing how the cooperative will share technology and the use of technology, must be submitted to the division for evaluation and possible recommendation for funding in the division’s legislative budget request.

Grant funds may not be used to supplant local funds or Page 7 of 29 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 othereligible funds.to receive an annual grant from the state for the purpose of sharing library resources based upon an annual plan of service and expenditure and an annually updated 5-year, long- range plan of cooperative library resource sharing.

Those plans, which must include a component describing how the cooperative will share technology and the use of technology, must be submitted to the division for evaluation and possible recommendation for funding in the division’s legislative budget request.

Grant funds may not be used to supplant local funds or other funds.

(2) The secretary mustshall ensureidentify thatwhether state grant funds awarded under this section are expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and are used only for activities and programs that are appropriatenot forharmful allto ageminors. groups.

SectionFor 8.purposes of this subsection, the term “harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, in any manner or form, depicting sexual conduct or sexual excitement as those terms are defined in s.

Subsections847.001. (12), (16), and (17) of section 265.283, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

Section 15.

Subsections (12), (16) and (17) of section 265.283, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

(17)Page “Underserved12 artsof community34 assistanceCODING: program grants” means grants used by qualified organizations under the Rural Economic Development Initiative, pursuant to ss.

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 (17) “Underserved arts community assistance program grants” means grants used by qualified organizations under the Rural Economic Development Initiative, pursuant to ss.

Section 9.16.

Section 10.17.

Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (1) and paragraphs (c), (e), (f), and (g) of subsection (2) of section Page265.285, 8Florida ofStatutes, 29are CODING:amended to read:

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1524 29-01072A-25 20251524__ 265.285, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

The council shall be composed of, consisting of 15 members.

NineSeven members shall be appointed by the Governor in consultation with the Secretary of State, threefour members shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and threefour members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Of the nineseven members appointed by the Governor, one member must be a licensed architect who has expertise in cultural facilities;

one member must be a university-affiliateduniversity affiliated folklorist;

and one member must be a practicing or former professional artist.artist;

The remaining four members appointed by the Governor and thePage three13 members appointed by the President of the34 SenateCODING: and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, must be representatives of the public with demonstrated interest in and knowledge of the arts, culture, museums, folklore, and cultural heritage traditions, consisting of 15 members.

Seven members shall be appointed by the Governor, four members shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The appointments that are, to be made in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall recognize the need for geographical representation.

Effective July 1, 2025, the first vacancy existing or occurring in a council seat previously occupied by a member appointed by Page 9 of 29 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 theone Speakermember ofmust thebe House of Representatives and the first vacancy existing or occurring in a councilretired seatchief previouslyexecutive occupiedofficer byof a memberFlorida-based appointedaccredited bymuseum. the President of the Senate shall be filled by the Governor.

The remaining member appointed by the Governor and the four members appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, must be representatives of the public with demonstrated interest in and knowledge of the arts, culture, museums, folklore, and cultural heritage traditions.

The appointments that are, to be made in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall recognize the need for geographical representation.

In addition, it is desirable that members have successfully served on boards of cultural institutions such as museums and performing arts centers or are recognized as patronsPage 14 of the34 arts.CODING:

A member may not receive financial compensation as an employee or officer of an entity that has received grant funds or as an applicant for division grant funding recommendations.

This prohibition does not apply to an employee or officer of a state college or university.

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 (c)patrons Members of the councilarts. and panels may not receive any compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for travel and expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, as provided in s.

A member may not receive financial compensation as an employee or officer of an entity that has received grant funds or an applicant for division grant funding recommendations.

This prohibition does not apply to an employee or officer of a state college or university.

(c) Members of the council and panels may not receive any compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for travel and expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, as provided in s.

(f) Advise the secretary in matters concerning the awarding of grants for arts and culture as authorized in this act and make funding recommendations for activities and programs that are appropriatenot forharmful allto ageminors. groups.

(g)For Promotepurposes andof assistthis withparagraph, division programs such as the Majorterm John“harmful Leroyto Haynesminors” Floridameans Veterans’any Historyreproduction, Program,imitation, thecharacterization, Artsdescription, andexhibition, Culturepresentation, recognitionor awardrepresentation, program,in andany themanner apprenticeshipor programform, thedepicting reading,sexual writing,conduct andor appreciationsexual ofexcitement poetry throughout the state and accept nominations and recommend nominees for appointment as thethose Stateterms Poetare Laureatedefined underin s.

265.2863.847.001.

Section(g) 11.Promote and assist with division programs, such as the Major John Leroy Haynes Florida Veterans’ History Program, the Arts and Culture recognition award program, and the apprenticeship program the reading, writing, and appreciation of poetry throughout the state and accept nominations and recommend Page 15 of 34 CODING:

Section 265.286, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

265.286 Arts Art and cultural grants.— (1) The division may accept applications for arts and cultural grants for activities and programs identified in subsection (7) and based on the rules adopted under this section.

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(a)265.2863. Be a nonprofit, tax-exempt Florida corporation, or a local or state governmental entity, school district, community college, college, university, agency of state government, or artist engaged in or concerned with arts and cultural activities.

(b)Section Conduct18. activities and programs that are appropriate for all age groups.

Section 265.286, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

265.286 Arts Art and cultural grants.— (1) For purposes of this section, the term “harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, in any manner or form, depicting sexual conduct or sexual excitement as those terms are defined in s.

847.001.

(2) The division shall accept applications for arts and cultural grants for activities and programs identified in subsection (8) and based on the rules adopted under this section.

(3) To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must:

(a) Be a nonprofit, tax-exempt Florida corporation or a local or state governmental entity, school district, community college, college, university, agency of state government, or artist engaged in or concerned with arts and cultural activities.

(b) Conduct activities and programs that are not harmful to minors.

(3)(1)(4)(1) The secretary may appoint reviewers review panels consisting of members from various art and cultural disciplines and programs to assist the council in the grant application review process.

Each panel shall consistPage 16 of practicing34 artistsCODING: or other professionals actively involved in the specific discipline or program for which the panel has been appointed.

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 consist of practicing artists or other professionals actively involved in the specific discipline or program for which the panel has been appointed.

(4)(2)(5)(2) The council and each panel shall provide a forum for public comment before voting on any grant application.

(5)(3)(6)(3) After the council reviews the recommended lists of eligible applicants submitted by each review panel, it shall develop a list of recommended arts and culture grants two lists, one of which must consist of eligible applicants for general program support funding and one of which must consist of Pageeligible 12applicants offor 29specific CODING:cultural project funding, and submit the list lists to the secretary.

The secretary may review and provide comments to the Legislature concerning the recommended applicants.

Funds awarded under this section must be expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and used only for activities and programs that are not harmful to minors.

The secretary shall submit the recommended list to the Legislature annually for funding consideration shall review the council’s recommendations and, beginning July 1, 2010, include the lists of approved applicants in the department’s legislative budget request submitted to the Legislature.

(7)(4) Arts and cultural Project grants shall be funded from the secretary’s submitted approved list by score until all appropriated funds are depleted.

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The secretary may review and edit the list to ensure that any grant funds awarded under this section are expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and are used only for activities and programs that are appropriate for all age groups.

The secretary shall submit the recommended list to the Legislature annually for funding consideration shall review the council’s recommendations and, beginning July 1, 2010, include the lists of approved applicants in the department’s legislative budget request submitted to the Legislature.

(6)(4) Arts and cultural Project grants shall be funded from the secretary’s submitted approved list by score until all appropriated funds are depleted.

If specific project grant funds are returned to the division, it shall award such funds to the next grant applicant on the secretary’s list of approved applicants.

(7)(5)(8)(5) The division shall administer awarded grants fund:

(b) To activities and programs that have substantial Pageartistic 13and cultural significance and emphasize creativity and professional excellence Grants for specific cultural projects for arts in education, museums, Culture Builds Florida, or nonprofit public or private organizations having cultural project activity in any of 29the CODING:art and cultural disciplines.

(c) To activities and programs that meet the professional standards or standards of authenticity of significant merit, regardless of origin Grants for a touring program that has a selection procedure that ensures the maximum opportunity for Florida artists and cultural groups.

(d) To activities and programs that are not harmful to minors An individual artist fellowship program.

The division shall establish a selection procedure that identifies individual artists of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability and Page 18 of 34 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 SBCS 1524 29-01072A-25 20251524__ artistic and cultural significance and emphasize creativity and professional excellence Grants for specificSB cultural1524 projects585-03150-25 for20251524c1 artsdistribute ingrant education,appropriations museums,as Cultureprovided Buildsby Florida,rule. or nonprofit public or private organizations having cultural project activity in any of the art and cultural disciplines.

(c) To activities and programs that meet the professional standards or standards of authenticity of significant merit, regardless of origin Grants for a touring program that has a selection procedure that ensures the maximum opportunity for Florida artists and cultural groups.

(d) To activities and programs that are appropriate for all age groups An individual artist fellowship program.

The division shall establish a selection procedure that identifies individual artists of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability and distribute grant appropriations as provided by rule.

(8)(6)(9)(6) The division may shall adopt rules establishing:

Page(c) 14The panel review process, including, but not limited to, criteria for reviewing grant applications to identify whether there is ensure compliance with applicable federal and state law, including those related to discrimination and conflicts of 29interest CODING:and whether the activities and programs are harmful to minors.

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1524 29-01072A-25 20251524__ (c) The panel review process, including, but not limited to, criteria for reviewing grant applications to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state law, including those related to discrimination and conflicts of interest and appropriateness of content for all age groups.

(a)Page To19 supplement the financial support of artistic34 andCODING: cultural activities and programs that, without the assistance, may otherwise be unavailable to Florida residents.

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 (a) To supplement the financial support of artistic and cultural activities and programs that, without the assistance, may otherwise be unavailable to Florida residents.

Page(10)(9) 15In oforder 29to CODING:equitably distribute limited state funding, applicants may apply for and be awarded only one grant per annual grant cycle, except for cultural facilities, a cultural endowment, or touring program grants and individual artist fellowships.

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1524 29-01072A-25 20251524__ (9) In order to equitably distribute limited state funding, applicants may apply for and be awarded only one grant per annual grant cycle, except for cultural facilities, a cultural endowment, or touring program grants and individual artist fellowships.

(10) Of the total amount of grant funds available from all sources for grants, except cultural facilities and cultural endowments, 70 percent shall be awarded on at least a dollar-to- dollar matching basis.

(11)(12) An applicant seeking a recommendation from a reviewer forPage grant20 fundingof may34 notCODING: have a substantial interest as set forth in s.

120.569 in any of its requested recommendations.

(12)(11) The division may shall adopt rules to administer and implement this section.

(13) Effective upon this act becoming a law, the secretary shall request, and the council shall submit, an updated list of activities and programs that comply with the requirements of this section.

After reviewing and making edits, the secretary shall submit a recommended list to the Legislature for funding consideration in the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025-2026.

The council and the secretary must give priority to activities and programs that support America250 and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

This subsection applies only if the date this act becomes law occurs before the Legislature passes the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025-2026.

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Section120.569 12.in any of its requested recommendations.

(13)(11) The division may shall adopt rules to administer and implement this section.

(14) Effective upon this act becoming a law, the secretary shall request, and the council shall submit, an updated list of activities and programs that comply with the requirements of this section.

After reviewing and making comments, the secretary shall submit a recommended list to the Legislature for funding consideration in the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025-2026.

This subsection expires July 1, 2026.

(15) The council and the secretary may provide a separate list for activities and programs that support America250 and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

This subsection applies only if the date this act becomes law occurs before the Legislature passes the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025-2026.

This subsection expires July 4, 2026.

Section 19.

The council’s recommended council shall recommend as members to of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame must be persons who were born in Florida or adopted Florida as their home state and base of operation and whoPage have21 made a significant contribution to the enhancement of the34 artsCODING: in this state.

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 who have made a significant contribution to the enhancement of the arts in this state.

Section 13.20.

Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section 265.701, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsectionsubsections (6) isand (7) are added to that section, to read:

allocation.— (1) The Division of Arts and Culture may accept and administer moneys appropriated to it for providing grants to counties, municipalities, and qualifying nonprofit corporations for the acquisition, renovation, or construction of cultural Pagefacilities. 17 of 29 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1524 29-01072A-25 20251524__ facilities.

The state grant must be matched by a contribution from the county, municipality, orPage nonprofit22 corporation in an amount to be determined by the Department of State.34 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 or nonprofit corporation in an amount to be determined by the Department of State.

The secretary may review and editprovide thecomments list to ensurethe thatLegislature stateconcerning grantthe fundsrecommended awardedapplicants. under this section are expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and are used only for activities and programs that are appropriate for all age groups.

Funds awarded under this section must be expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and used only for activities and programs that are not harmful to minors.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, in any manner or form, depicting sexual conduct or sexual excitement as those terms are defined in s.

847.001.

Projects approved and recommended by the PageSecretary 18 of 29State CODING:which are not funded by the Legislature shall be retained on the project list for the following grant cycle only.

All projects that are retained shall be required to submit such information as may be required by the department as of the established deadline date of the latest grant cycle in order to adequately reflect the most current status of the project.

(6) Effective upon this act becoming a law, the secretary Page 23 of 34 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 Secretaryshall ofrequest, Stateand which are not funded by the Legislaturecouncil shall besubmit, retainedan onupdated thelist projectof listprojects forthat comply with the followingrequirements grantof cyclethis only.section.

AllAfter projectsreviewing thatand aremaking retainedcomments, shallthe besecretary requiredshall to submit such information as may be required by the departmentrecommended aslist ofto the establishedLegislature deadlinefor datefunding ofconsideration the latest grant cycle in order to adequately reflect the mostGeneral currentAppropriations statusAct offor thefiscal project.year 2025-2026.

(6) Effective upon this act becoming a law, the secretary shall request, and the council shall submit, an updated list of projects that comply with the requirements of this section.

After reviewing and making edits, the secretary shall submit the recommended list to the Legislature for funding consideration in the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025-2026.

The council and the secretary shall give priority in their funding recommendations to projects that support America250 and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

This subsection applies only if the date this act becomes law occurs before the Legislature passes the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025-2026.

Section(7) 14.The council and the secretary may provide a separate list for activities and programs that support America250 and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

This subsection applies only if the date this act becomes law occurs before the Legislature passes the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025-2026.

This subsection expires July 4, 2026.

Section 21.

For the purposes of this section, a “citizen support organization” means an Pageorganization 19which ofis: 29 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1524 29-01072A-25 20251524__ organization which is:

request and receive grants, gifts, and bequestsPage 24 of money;34 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 bequests of money;

Section 15.22.

265.285 Department of State, to be composed of consist of seven members appointed by the Secretary of State from the membership of the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

The Secretary of State shall fill any vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term within Page90 20days ofafter 29the CODING:vacancy occurs.

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1524 29-01072A-25 20251524__ 90 days after the vacancy occurs.

Section 16.23.

membership;Page 25 of 34 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 membership;

Special category historic preservation grants-in-aid recommendations of the commission Pageshall 21be reviewed by the Secretary of 29State CODING:as provided in s.

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1524 29-01072A-25 20251524__ shall be reviewed by the Secretary of State as provided in s.

Section 17.24.

267.0617 Historic Preservation Grant Program.— (2) The division is authorized to conduct and carry out a programPage of26 historic preservation grants-in-aid, including matching grants, to any department or agency of the34 state;CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 585-03150-25 20251524c1 program of historic preservation grants-in-aid, including matching grants, to any department or agency of the state;

Special category historic preservation grants-in-aid are those reviewed and recommended by Pagethe 22Secretary of 29State CODING:for submission for legislative funding consideration.

Grant review panels appointed by the Secretary of State and chaired by a member of the Florida Historical Commission or a designee appointed by the commission’s presiding officer shall review each application for other historic preservation grants-in-aid.

Each The reviewing body shall submit Page 27 of 34 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 annually to the Secretary of State for submissionapproval lists of all historic preservation grant-in-aid applications that are recommended by the reviewing body for legislativethe fundingaward consideration.of grants, arranged in order of priority.

GrantThe review panels appointed by the Secretary of State andmay chairedreview byand aprovide membercomments ofto the FloridaLegislature Historicalconcerning Commission or a designee appointed by the commission’srecommended presidingapplicants. officer shall review each application for other historic preservation grants-in-aid.

EachFunds Theawarded reviewingunder bodythis shallsection submitmust annuallybe toexpended thein Secretarycompliance ofwith State for approval lists of all historicfederal, preservationstate, grant-in-aidand applicationslocal thatlaws areand recommendedregulations byand theused reviewingonly body for theactivities awardand ofprograms grants,that arrangedare innot orderharmful ofto priority.minors.

The Secretary of State may review and edit the recommended lists to ensure that state grant funds awarded under this section are expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and are used only for activities and programs that are appropriate for all age groups.

SectionFor 18.purposes of this subsection, the term “harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, in any manner or form, depicting sexual conduct or sexual excitement as those terms are defined in s.

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Section 25.

Section 19.26.

The utilization of The Grove as a museum of history shall emphasize the lives and accomplishments of The Grove’s first owner, Richard Keith Call, Florida’s last Territorial Governor, and LeRoy Collins, Florida’s 33rd Governor, who, with his wife, Mary Call Darby Collins, were the Page 2328 of 2934 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 Governor, who, with his wife, Mary Call Darby Collins, were the last owners of The Grove.

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 Of the citizen members, at least one member shall have professional curatorial and museum expertise, one member shall have professional architectural expertise in the preservation of historic buildings, and one member shall have professional landscape expertise.

(d) Members of the council shall serve without compensation Page 2530 of 2934 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 (d) Members of the council shall serve without compensation or honorarium but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses as provided in s.

No furniture, furnishings, fixtures, or decorative objects acquired from the Collins family or any of Page 2631 of 2934 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 decorative objects acquired from the Collins family or any of its members shall be used for any purpose except as a permanent part of The Grove’s furniture, furnishings, fixtures, or decorative objects, and any such item not so utilized shall forthwith revert to the Collins family member or members from whom it was acquired.

Section 20.27.

The council shall submit annually to the Secretary of State a list of all abandoned African-American cemeteries applications that it recommends for the award of Page 2732 of 2934 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 SBCS 1524 29-01072A-25 20251524__ cemeteries grant applications it recommends for theSB award1524 of585-03150-25 20251524c1 grants, arranged in order of priority.

The Secretary of State may review and editprovide thecomments list to ensurethe thatLegislature stateconcerning grantthe fundsrecommended awardedapplicants. under this section are expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and are used only for activities and programs that are appropriate for all age groups.

Funds awarded under this section must be expended in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and used only for activities and programs that are not harmful to minors.

SectionFor 21.purposes of this paragraph, the term “harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, in any manner or form, depicting sexual conduct or sexual excitement as those terms are defined in s.

847.001.

Section 28.

267.0612 division and shall be composed consist of at least five but no more than nine members appointed by the Florida Historical Commission Secretary of State after considering the recommendations of the director of the division.

New appointments to the council may not be made until the retirement, resignation, removal, or expiration of the terms of thePage initial33 membersof results34 inCODING: fewer than five members remaining.

Members shall serve 4-year terms;

however, for the purpose of providing staggered terms, four of the appointees initially shall be appointed to 2-year terms and the remaining five shall be appointed to 4-year terms.

All new Page 28 of 29 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1524 29-01072A-25585-03150-25 20251524__20251524c1 subsequentthe appointmentsinitial shallmembers beresults forin 2-yearfewer 4-yearthan terms.five members remaining.

Members shall serve 4-year terms;

however, for the purpose of providing staggered terms, four of the appointees initially shall be appointed to 2-year terms and the remaining five shall be appointed to 4-year terms.

All new subsequent appointments shall be for 2-year 4-year terms.

The council shallmust also evaluate proposals for awards of abandoned African-American cemeteries grants, as authorized by s.

Abandoned African-American cemeteries grantgrants recommendations of the council shall be reviewed by the Secretary of State in accordance with s.

Section 22.29.

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