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FL H0037
Bill
Status
Passed
6/9/2021
Primary Sponsor
Infrastructure and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Creates the Task Force on Abandoned African-American Cemeteries, adjunct to the Department of State, to study the extent of unmarked or abandoned African-American cemeteries and burial grounds throughout Florida and recommend strategies for their identification, recording, and preservation
- Task force composed of 10 members including the Secretary of State (serving as chair), representatives from the Bureau of Archaeological Research, NAACP Florida State Conference, Florida Council of Churches, Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network, Florida Public Archaeology Network, the cemetery industry, one state senator, one state representative, and one local elected official
- Task force required to hold its first meeting by August 1, 2021, and submit a findings and recommendations report to the Governor and legislative leaders by January 1, 2022
- Duties include reviewing findings from the prior Task Force on Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries (created under chapter 98-268, Laws of Florida), examining adequacy of current preservation practices, identifying cemetery locations statewide, and recommending memorial standards for identified sites
- Task force expires March 11, 2022, with the act taking effect July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Abandoned Cemeteries
Last Action
Chapter No. 2021-60
6/9/2021
Committee Referrals
Appropriations4/21/2021
State Affairs4/9/2021
Infrastructure and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee3/29/2021
Government Operations Subcommittee1/15/2021
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