Florida Statute 760.065 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLIV
CIVIL RIGHTS

Chapter 760
DISCRIMINATION IN THE TREATMENT OF PERSONS; MINORITY REPRESENTATION

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F.S. 760.065

760.065 Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.—

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and honor those persons, living or dead, who have made significant contributions to this state as leaders in the struggle for equality and justice for all persons.

(2)(a) There is hereby established the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. The Department of Management Services shall set aside an appropriate public area of the Capitol Building for the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame and shall consult with the commission regarding the design and theme of such area.

(b) Each person who is selected as a member shall have a designation placed in the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame, which designation shall provide information regarding the member’s particular discipline or contribution and any vital information relating to the member.

(3)(a) The commission shall annually accept nominations for persons to be recommended as members of the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. The commission shall recommend up to 10 persons from which the Governor shall select up to 3 hall-of-fame members.

(b) In making recommendations pursuant to this subsection, the commission shall recommend persons who are 18 years of age or older, who were born in Florida or adopted Florida as their home state and base of operation, and who have made a significant contribution and provided exemplary leadership toward Florida’s progress and achievements in civil rights.

(4) The commission may set specific time periods for acceptance of nominations and the selection of members to coincide with the appropriate activities of the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.

(5) The commission shall be responsible for costs relating to the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame, excluding normal costs of operations, repairs, and maintenance of the public area designated for the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame, which shall be the responsibility of the Department of Management Services.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2010-53; s. 2, ch. 2020-153.

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Cases Citing Statute 760.065

Total Results: 4

Woods v. Estate of Woods

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-10-23

Citation: 681 So. 2d 903, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 11091, 1996 WL 603794

Snippet: 726, 732 (5th Cir.1944), cert. denied, 323 U.S. 760, 65 S.Ct. 94, 89 L.Ed. 608 (1944)). Mr. Woods and Captain

Kelly v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-04-19

Citation: 429 So. 2d 834, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19180

Snippet: assistance of counsel. White v. Ragen, 324 U.S. 760, 65 S.Ct. 978, 89 L.Ed. 1348 (1945); accord Hawk v

Cash v. Culver

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1960-07-08

Citation: 122 So. 2d 179

Snippet: Ct. 517, 89 L.Ed. 739; White v. Ragen, 324 U.S. 760, 65 S.Ct. 978, 89 L.Ed. 1348; Haley v. State of Ohio

State ex rel. Simpson v. Mayo

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1957-05-22

Citation: 95 So. 2d 424, 1957 Fla. LEXIS 3462

Snippet: 177, 87 L.Ed. 214; and White v. Ragen, 324 U.S. 760, 65 S.Ct. 978, 89 L.Ed. 1348. The respondent’s return