Florida Statute 255.043 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 255
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS

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F.S. 255.043

255.043 Art in state buildings.—

(1) Each appropriation for the original construction of a state building which provides public access shall include an amount of up to 0.5 percent of the total appropriation for the construction of the building, not to exceed $100,000, to be used for the acquisition of works of art produced by, but not limited to, Florida artists or craftspersons. Those works of art acquired shall be displayed for viewing in public areas in the interior or on the grounds or the exterior of the building and not in private offices or areas with limited public access.

(2) The Department of Management Services or other state agencies receiving appropriations for original constructions shall notify the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the user agency of any construction project which is eligible under the provisions of this section. The Department of Management Services or other state agency shall determine the amount to be made available for purchase or commission of works of art for each project and shall report these amounts to the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the user agency. Payments therefor shall be made from funds appropriated for fixed capital outlay according to law.

(3) The selection of artists or craftspersons shall be the responsibility of the user agency. The final approval of any recommendation for the purchase of or commissioning of works of art shall be consistent with the art selection process pursuant to rule promulgated by the Department of State. The approval of any invoice for payment for any purchase of or commissioning of works of art shall be the responsibility of the user agency.

(4) The Department of State shall be authorized to promulgate rules to implement this section.

History.—s. 1, ch. 79-188; s. 125, ch. 83-217; s. 1, ch. 90-224; s. 13, ch. 90-267; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 175, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 147, ch. 95-148; s. 2, ch. 95-235; s. 1, ch. 2000-208; s. 31, ch. 2007-217; s. 38, ch. 2010-5.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 255.043

Total Results: 4

State, Department of Financial Services v. Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-03-01

Citation: 108 So. 3d 723, 2013 WL 764965, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 3325

Snippet: for art in public buildings, pursuant to section 255.043, Florida Statutes (2012).2 The Department resubmitted

Reinish v. Clark

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-07-20

Citation: 765 So. 2d 197, 2000 WL 991017

Snippet: 1001, 35 L.Ed.2d 351 (1973); Heisler, 260 U.S. at 255, 43 S.Ct. 83; Watson v. State Comptroller of New York

Board of Public Instruction v. State Ex Rel. Tanger Investment Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1935-10-11

Citation: 164 So. 697, 121 Fla. 703

Snippet: court in Gunnison County v. Rollins, 173 U.S. 255, 43 L. Ed. 689, 19 S.C. 390, and also in Chaffee County

Lasher v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1920-11-22

Citation: 80 Fla. 712, 86 So. 689

Snippet: 14 R. C. L. 167; Starling v. State, 90 Miss. 255, 43 South. Rep. 952, 13 Ann. Cas. 776 and Note; State