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FL H1467
Bill
Status
Passed
3/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations Committee
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AI Summary
- School board members are limited to 12 consecutive years in office, with terms beginning before November 8, 2022, excluded from the count
- Parents and county residents may object to any instructional material, library book, or reading list item that is pornographic, prohibited under s. 847.012, not suited to student needs, or inappropriate for the grade level; districts must discontinue materials found to violate these standards
- Beginning January 1, 2023, school librarians, media specialists, and other personnel involved in selecting library materials must complete an online training program developed by the Department of Education before reviewing or selecting materials; each book made available to students must be selected by an employee holding a valid educational media specialist certificate
- Elementary schools must publish a searchable online list of all library media center materials and reading list books; district school boards must publish all instructional materials online and may not approve materials as part of a consent agenda, requiring instead a separate agenda line item with public comment
- District school boards must annually report to the Commissioner of Education (beginning June 30, 2023) all materials that received objections, materials removed or discontinued, and the associated grade levels and courses; the Department of Education must publish and disseminate a statewide list of removed or discontinued materials
Legislative Description
K-12 Education
Last Action
Chapter No. 2022-21
3/28/2022
Committee Referrals
Appropriations1/21/2022
Education & Employment Committee1/16/2022
Full Bill Text
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