FL S1754

Authorizes the Department of State, Orange County Commission, Orange County public schools, and the University of Central Florida to partner in designing, constructing, and operating the Florida Museum of History in the Town of Eatonville, the oldest Black incorporated municipality in the United States

Requires at least 100,000 square feet of museum-quality exhibition space, a 250–500 seat performing arts center, a 250–500 seat banquet facility, archival storage, parking, and an outdoor military display area, with an optional 5,000–7,500 seat amphitheater and full-sized slave ship replica

Mandates 33 percent of exhibition space be dedicated to Florida state history—including tourism, military presence, agriculture, and NASA—with additional exhibition halls covering topics such as slavery, civil rights, HBCUs, Black and Hispanic history, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the history of Eatonville and Zora Neale Hurston

Caps state legislative appropriations at $75 million over 5 years, to be matched by local government and philanthropic funds on a 2:1 ratio, with an endowment to be created for collections acquisition and care, and revenue generated through admission fees, events, retail partnerships, and facility rentals

Establishes a governance structure consisting of an advisory board of experts in history, curation, architecture, and museum design; a governing board responsible for procurement and operations; and an operating board of directors to plan exhibitions, educational materials, and artifact acquisition, with an effective date of July 1, 2025