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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to required instruction in the history 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | of African Americans; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | providing that instructional staff of public schools 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | are encouraged to include the history of local 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | African-American cemeteries in the study of the 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | history of African Americans when practicable; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | providing an effective date. 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 1003.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 1003.42 Required instruction. — 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | and the district school bo ard, shall teach efficiently and 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | approved methods of instruction, the f ollowing: 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (h) The history of African Americans, including the 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | history of African peoples before the political conflicts that 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | led to the development of slavery, the passage to America, the 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | enslavement experience, abolition, and the contributions of 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | African Americans to society. Instructional materials shall 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | include the contributions of African Americans to American 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | society. Members of the instructional staff are encouraged to 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | include the history of local African -American cemeteries in the 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | study of the history of African Americans when practicable. 30 |
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| 57 | 57 | | The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. A 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | character development program that incorporates the values of 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | the recipients of the Co ngressional Medal of Honor and that is 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | initiative meets the requirements of paragraphs (s) and (t). 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 39 |
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