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FL S1320

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/1/2023

Primary Sponsor

Education Pre-K -12

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "sex" in state education code as classification based on reproductive role, determined by sex chromosomes, hormones, and genitalia present at birth.

  • Prohibits school employees, contractors, and students from being required to use pronouns or personal titles that do not correspond to a person's biological sex, and prevents employees from providing preferred pronouns to students.

  • Bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity from pre-K through grade 8, with any instruction in grades 9-12 requiring departmental approval; applies to charter schools.

  • Requires department approval of all materials used to teach reproductive health, diseases, and health education, and mandates instruction teach that biological male and female reproductive roles are "binary, stable, and unchangeable."

  • Expands parental objection procedures for school materials by making objection forms easily accessible on school websites, allowing removal of materials depicting sexual conduct, and requiring materials subject to pornography objections be unavailable to students during review; removes parents' right to bring declaratory judgment lawsuits.

Legislative Description

Child Protection in Public Schools

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1069 (Ch. 2023-105), HB 5101 (Ch. 2023-245)

5/2/2023

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Policy3/22/2023

Full Bill Text

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