Scott signs bill to replace Kirby Smith statue (FL)

March 10, 2016
By Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster

... Gov. Rick Scott signed the bill (SB 310), which calls on the Department of State to select a prominent Floridian to replace General Edmund Kirby Smith’s statue in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.

The move to take down the statue came after renewed debate about Confederate symbols, including its battle flag.

The law calls on the Florida Arts Council and the Department of State to estimate the costs of replacing the statue, including the costs associated with designing and creating a new statue, removing the current statue, and any unveiling ceremony.

The recommendations must be presented to Scott, the Senate President and House Speaker by Jan. 1 ...

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