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FL S1660

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/3/2011

Primary Sponsor

Maria Sachs

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires entities bidding on contracts with the Florida Rail Enterprise or fixed-guideway transportation systems to certify whether they had direct involvement in deporting individuals to camps in Europe between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944.

  • Defines "direct involvement" as ownership or operation of trains used to deport persons to extermination, work, concentration, or prisoner-of-war camps during the specified period.

  • Entities admitting direct involvement must certify whether they possess records related to those deportations and whether they have provided restitution to identifiable victims.

  • Allows entities to provide mitigating circumstances in narrative or documentary form regarding wartime conduct.

  • Requires the Florida Rail Enterprise or other fixed-guideway transportation system to acknowledge receipt of certification information when awarding contracts; effective July 1, 2011.

Legislative Description

Public Contracts

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/10/2011

Full Bill Text

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