(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and honor the sacrifices endured by members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were held as prisoners of war or remain missing in action.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term “Capitol Complex” has the same meaning as in s. 281.01.
(3) There is established the POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial.
(a) The POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial shall be funded by the Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder, Inc., without appropriation of state funds.
(b) The Department of Management Services shall approve the design and placement of the POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial in the Capitol Complex. The Department of Management Services must consider recommendations from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder, Inc., and the Florida Historical Commission in determining the appropriate design and placement of the memorial. The Department of Management Services shall coordinate with the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State regarding the memorial’s design and placement subject to the division’s powers and duties under s. 267.031.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2014-126.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property
Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture
265.001 - Florida Women’s Hall of Fame.
265.003 - Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame.
265.00301 - Pow-Mia Chair of Honor Memorial.
265.0031 - Florida Veterans’ Walk of Honor and Florida Veterans’ Memorial Garden.
265.004 - Florida Tourism Hall of Fame.
265.0041 - Florida Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame.
265.005 - Florida Holocaust Memorial.
265.006 - Florida Slavery Memorial.
265.007 - Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys Memorial.
265.008 - Pow-Mia Vietnam Veterans Bracelet Memorial.
265.111 - Capitol Complex; Monuments.
265.27 - Loan of Objects of Art and Artifacts.
265.281 - Florida Arts and Culture Act; Short Title.
265.284 - Chief Cultural Officer; Director of Division; Powers and Duties.
265.285 - Florida Council on Arts and Culture; Membership, Duties.
265.286 - Art and Cultural Grants.
265.2863 - State Poet Laureate.
265.2865 - Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
265.32 - County Fine Arts Council.
265.601 - Cultural Endowment Program; Short Title.
265.603 - Definitions Relating to Cultural Endowment Program.
265.605 - Cultural Endowment Program; Rulemaking.
265.7015 - Confidentiality of Certain Donor Information; Publicly Owned Performing Arts Centers.
265.703 - Citizen Support Organizations; Use of State Administrative Services and Property; Audit.