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This bill amends several sections of Florida statutes related to international affairs and the role of the Department of State. Key provisions include: 1. Requiring the Secretary of State to serve as the state protocol officer and develop, maintain, and distribute the state protocol manual. 2. Requiring certain state-funded musical, cultural, or artistic organizations to notify the Department of State, rather than the Department of Economic Opportunity, of their intentions to travel internationally. 3. Authorizing the Department of State to support the establishment of citizen support organizations to assist with the department's intergovernmental programs, and prescribing conditions for the use of state property, facilities, and personnel by such organizations. 4. Removing the requirement for the Governor to designate a state protocol officer and for the protocol officer to develop and maintain the state protocol manual, which is now the responsibility of the Secretary of State.

Government Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1212