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FL H0251

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Debra Tendrich

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates section 683.196, Florida Statutes, requiring the Governor to annually proclaim January 27 as "Holocaust Remembrance Day," aligning with the date the United Nations designated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau)
  • Authorizes public schools to observe Holocaust Remembrance Day and permits the Governor to designate public exercises at the State Capitol and other locations
  • Allows public schools to observe the day on the next school day if January 27 falls on a non-school day, or on another date designated by the local district school board
  • Authorizes public school instruction on the harmful impacts of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism, as well as the positive contributions of the Jewish community to humanity, as part of the observance
  • Effective date of July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 356 (Ch. 2025-86)

4/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Education & Employment Committee3/18/2025
Government Operations Subcommittee3/11/2025
Student Academic Success Subcommittee2/6/2025

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