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FL H1355
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Michele Rayner-Goolsby
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AI Summary
- Repeals provisions that classified certain training or instruction on race-related concepts (such as systemic racism, privilege, and collective racial guilt) as discrimination in Florida's K-20 public education system, and removes the associated penalty of state universities losing performance-based funding eligibility for violations
- Removes the prohibition on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in prekindergarten through grade 8, and repeals s. 1000.071, F.S., relating to required use of personal titles and pronouns
- Prohibits school districts from adopting procedures that compel or authorize school personnel to disclose a student's mental, emotional, or physical health information to a parent if a reasonably prudent person would believe disclosure could result in harm, including abuse, abandonment, or neglect
- Requires instruction in LGBTQ history in public schools, including topics such as Obergefell v. Hodges, Windsor v. United States, the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, and the Pulse Nightclub tragedy; and authorizes Florida College System institutions and state universities to develop and fund diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
- Exempts classroom libraries from certain instructional materials review provisions, limits objection standing to parents (removing county residents), removes the requirement to pull challenged materials within 5 school days, and adds protections stating school library materials may not be proscribed or removed due to partisan or doctrinal disapproval
Legislative Description
Education
Last Action
Died in Education Quality Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Education Quality Subcommittee1/13/2024
Full Bill Text
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