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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to required instruction in the history 2
of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; amending s. 3
1003.42, F.S.; requiring the history of Asian 4
Americans and Pacific Islanders to be included in 5
specified instruction; amending ss. 1006.148 and 6
1014.05, F.S.; conforming cross -references to changes 7
made by the act; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Flo rida: 10
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Section 1. Paragraphs (i) through (t) of subsection (2) of 12
section 1003.42, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 13
paragraphs (j) through (u), respectively, and a new paragraph 14
(i) is added to that subsection to read: 15
1003.42 Required instructi on.— 16
(2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 17
schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 18
and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 19
faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 20
highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 21
following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 22
approved methods of instruction, the following: 23
(i) The history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 24
including the immigration, citizenship , civil rights, identity, 25
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and culture of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the 26
contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to 27
American society. Instructional materials shall include the 28
contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Island ers to 29
American society. 30
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The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 32
and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. A 33
character development program that incorporates the values of 34
the recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 35
offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or 36
other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 37
initiative meets the requirements of paragraphs (t)(s) and 38
(u)(t). 39
Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 40
1006.148, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 41
1006.148 Dating violence and abuse prohibited. — 42
(1) Each district school board shall adopt and implement a 43
dating violence and abuse policy. The policy shall: 44
(c) Define dating violence and a buse and provide for a 45
teen dating violence and abuse component in the health education 46
curriculum, according to s. 1003.42(2)(o)2. s. 1003.42(2)(n)2., 47
with emphasis on prevention education. 48
Section 3. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (1) of 49
section 1014.05, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 50
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1014.05 School district notifications on parental rights. — 51
(1) Each district school board shall, in consultation with 52
parents, teachers, and administrators, develop and adopt a 53
policy to promote parental involvement in the public school 54
system. Such policy must include: 55
(d) Procedures, pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), for a parent 56
to withdraw his or her minor child from any portion of the 57
school district's comprehensive health edu cation required under 58
s. 1003.42(2)(o) s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education 59
or instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome education 60
or any instruction regarding sexuality if the parent provides a 61
written objection to his or her minor chil d's participation. 62
Such procedures must provide for a parent to be notified in 63
advance of such course content so that he or she may withdraw 64
his or her minor child from those portions of the course. 65
(f) Procedures for a parent to learn about parental rig hts 66
and responsibilities under general law, including all of the 67
following: 68
1. Pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), the right to opt his or 69
her minor child out of any portion of the school district's 70
comprehensive health education required under s. 1003.42(2)(o) 71
s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education instruction in 72
acquired immune deficiency syndrome education or any instruction 73
regarding sexuality. 74
2. A plan to disseminate information, pursuant to s. 75
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1002.20(6), about school choice options, including open 76
enrollment. 77
3. In accordance with s. 1002.20(3)(b), the right of a 78
parent to exempt his or her minor child from immunizations. 79
4. In accordance with s. 1008.22, the right of a parent to 80
review statewide, standardized assessment results. 81
5. In accordance with s. 1003.57, the right of a parent to 82
enroll his or her minor child in gifted or special education 83
programs. 84
6. In accordance with s. 1006.28(2)(a)1., the right of a 85
parent to inspect school district instructional materials. 86
7. In accordance with s. 1008.25, the right of a parent to 87
access information relating to the school district's policies 88
for promotion or retention, including high school graduation 89
requirements. 90
8. In accordance with s. 1002.20(14), the right of a 91
parent to receive a school report card and be informed of his or 92
her minor child's attendance requirements. 93
9. In accordance with s. 1002.23, the right of a parent to 94
access information relating to the state public education 95
system, state standards, report card requirement s, attendance 96
requirements, and instructional materials requirements. 97
10. In accordance with s. 1002.23(4), the right of a 98
parent to participate in parent -teacher associations and 99
organizations that are sanctioned by a district school board or 100
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the Department of Education. 101
11. In accordance with s. 1002.222(1)(a), the right of a 102
parent to opt out of any district -level data collection relating 103
to his or her minor child not required by law. 104
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 105