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FL S1856
Resolution
Status
Introduced
4/16/2019
Primary Sponsor
Jose Rodriguez
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AI Summary
- Recognizes April 24, 2019, as "Venezuela Day" in Florida
- Approximately 3 million Venezuelans have fled Venezuela since 2014, with over 200,000 settling in Florida according to a 2018 University of Miami study
- Miami-Dade County public schools saw Venezuelan enrollment nearly double from August 2015 to August 2017, reaching 9,873 students, with Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School having 950 Venezuelan students
- Central Florida is home to 140,000 Venezuelan residents, including approximately 38,000 U.S. citizens, with growth driven by political and economic upheaval in Venezuela
- More than half of Venezuelans age 25 and older in the United States hold at least a bachelor's degree according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey
Legislative Description
Venezuela Day
Last Action
Died, not introduced
5/3/2019
Full Bill Text
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