Sen. Tom Leek is pushing for Florida’s Museum of Black History to be built in St. Johns County in a new bill filed Monday after lawmakers have debated where to put it. Leek’s SB 466 states that the Legislature intended to build the museum in St. Johns County and establishes a nine-person board of directors, with three gubernatorial appointees (one of whom serves as chair), three appointees each of the Senate President and House Speaker, and two …

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Tom Leek's bill declares state's Black history museum to be built in St. Johns County

A bill has been filed in the Florida Senate that would pave the way for the creation of a state-run Black history museum in St. Johns County. Senator Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, filed SB 466 on Monday, following a recommendation from a task force last… Bill Filed To Establish Florida Museum Of Black History In St. Johns County

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A sketch of the Florida Normal & Industrial Institute, which is now Florida Memorial University. Photo courtesy of FMU. The Black History Museum Task Force voted to recommend land owned by the university as the museum site. Sen. Tom Leek, a North Florida Republican, filed a bill Monday to officially name St. Johns County as the site for Florida’s Black History Museum. At its last meeting, Black history task force still argued over recommending a…

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Republican senator files bill to place Black History museum in St. Johns County • Florida Phoenix

After a task force last year called for putting a state Black history museum in St. Johns County, Sen. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, filed a bill (SB 466) on Monday that would move forward with the idea. The bill would create a Florida Museum of Black History board of directors, which would work with the Foundation for the Museum of Black History Inc., a nonprofit organization, to help create the museum. The St. Johns County Commission also would pr…

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Legislation backs Black history museum in St. Johns County

Legislation was introduced on Monday that would establish the Florida Museum of Black History, a state-supported institution dedicated to recognizing the contributions of Black Floridians. The bill, filed by Sen. Tom Leek, would establish a 13-member board responsible for the commission, construction, and operation of the museum in St. John’s County. The board would include three appointees each from the governor, Senate president, and House spe…

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Senate bill proposes Florida Museum of Black History in St. Johns County

Sen. Tom Leek, a North Florida Republican, filed a bill Monday to officially name St. Johns County as the site for Florida’s Black History Museum. Leek’s filing of SB 466 comes more than six months after a panel tasked with making recommendations for the museum’s construction issued its final report to Gov. Ron DeSantis and the leaders of the Republican-led Legislature. The post Sen. Tom Leek Files Bill to Name St. Johns County Site for Florida’…

Tom Leek's bill declares state's Black history museum to be built in St. Johns County

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