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FL S1660

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Perry Thurston

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Education to annually verify that school districts, charter schools, and private schools (accepting state scholarship students) implement instruction on the history of the Holocaust and history of African Americans beginning in the 2021-2022 school year

  • Mandates schools develop and adopt implementation plans, ongoing professional development for instructional staff, integrated curricula with adequate resources, and partnerships with state universities and community members

  • Requires district superintendents, charter school principals, and private school directors to submit compliance evidence to the department by August 1 annually, with superintendent salaries withheld for failure to comply

  • Amends statewide standardized assessments to include curricula content from the history of the Holocaust and history of African Americans in English Language Arts reading passages and writing prompts when appropriate

  • Authorizes the State Board of Education to adopt rules to administer the requirements, effective July 1, 2020

Legislative Description

Required Instruction

Last Action

Died in Education

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Education1/17/2020

Full Bill Text

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