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Florida House Bill H0287

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1010 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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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to required instruction in the history 2
1616 of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; amending s. 3
1717 1003.42, F.S.; requiring the history of Asian 4
1818 Americans and Pacific Islanders to be included in 5
19-specified instruction; providing requirements for such 6
20-instruction; amending ss. 1006.148 and 1014.05, F.S.; 7
21-conforming cross-references; providing an effective 8
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24-Be It Enacted by the Legislature o f the State of Florida: 11
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26- Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 1003.42, Florida 13
27-Statutes, is amended to read: 14
28- 1003.42 Required instruction. — 15
29- (2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 16
30-schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Edu cation 17
31-and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 18
32-faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 19
33-highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 20
34-following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 21
35-approved methods of instruction, the following: 22
36- (a) The history and content of the Declaration of 23
37-Independence, including national sovereignty, natural law, self -24
38-evident truth, equality of all persons, limited government, 25
19+specified instruction; amending ss. 1006.148 and 6
20+1014.05, F.S.; conforming cross -references; providing 7
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23+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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25+ Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 1003.42, Florida 12
26+Statutes, is amended to read: 13
27+ 1003.42 Required instruction. — 14
28+ (2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 15
29+schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 16
30+and the district school board, shall t each efficiently and 17
31+faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 18
32+highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 19
33+following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 20
34+approved methods of instruction, the following: 21
35+ (a) The history and content of the Declaration of 22
36+Independence, including national sovereignty, natural law, self -23
37+evident truth, equality of all persons, limited government, 24
38+popular sovereignty, and inalienable rights of life, liberty, 25
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4747 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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51-popular sovereignty, and inalienable rights of life, liberty, 26
52-and property, and how they form the philosophical foundation of 27
53-our government. 28
54- (b) The history, meaning, significance, and effect of the 29
55-provisions of the Constitution of the United States and 30
56-amendments thereto, with emphasis o n each of the 10 amendments 31
57-that make up the Bill of Rights and how the constitution 32
58-provides the structure of our government. 33
59- (c) The arguments in support of adopting our republican 34
60-form of government, as they are embodied in the most important 35
61-of the Federalist Papers. 36
62- (d) Flag education, including proper flag display and flag 37
63-salute. 38
64- (e) The elements of civil government, including the 39
65-primary functions of and interrelationships between the Federal 40
66-Government, the state, and its counties, municipali ties, school 41
67-districts, and special districts. 42
68- (f) The history of the United States, including the period 43
69-of discovery, early colonies, the War for Independence, the 44
70-Civil War, the expansion of the United States to its present 45
71-boundaries, the world wars, and the civil rights movement to the 46
72-present. American history shall be viewed as factual, not as 47
73-constructed, shall be viewed as knowable, teachable, and 48
74-testable, and shall be defined as the creation of a new nation 49
75-based largely on the universal princi ples stated in the 50
51+and property, and ho w they form the philosophical foundation of 26
52+our government. 27
53+ (b) The history, meaning, significance, and effect of the 28
54+provisions of the Constitution of the United States and 29
55+amendments thereto, with emphasis on each of the 10 amendments 30
56+that make up the Bill of Rights and how the constitution 31
57+provides the structure of our government. 32
58+ (c) The arguments in support of adopting our republican 33
59+form of government, as they are embodied in the most important 34
60+of the Federalist Papers. 35
61+ (d) Flag education, inclu ding proper flag display and flag 36
62+salute. 37
63+ (e) The elements of civil government, including the 38
64+primary functions of and interrelationships between the Federal 39
65+Government, the state, and its counties, municipalities, school 40
66+districts, and special districts . 41
67+ (f) The history of the United States, including the period 42
68+of discovery, early colonies, the War for Independence, the 43
69+Civil War, the expansion of the United States to its present 44
70+boundaries, the world wars, and the civil rights movement to the 45
71+present. American history shall be viewed as factual, not as 46
72+constructed, shall be viewed as knowable, teachable, and 47
73+testable, and shall be defined as the creation of a new nation 48
74+based largely on the universal principles stated in the 49
75+Declaration of Independenc e. 50
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8484 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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89- (g)1. The history of the Holocaust (1933 -1945), the 52
90-systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other 53
91-groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of 54
92-humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an 55
93-investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the 56
94-ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping, and an 57
95-examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful 58
96-person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of div ersity 59
97-in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting 60
98-democratic values and institutions, including the policy, 61
99-definition, and historical and current examples of anti -62
100-Semitism, as described in s. 1000.05(8), and the prevention of 63
101-anti-Semitism. Each school district must annually certify and 64
102-provide evidence to the department, in a manner prescribed by 65
103-the department, that the requirements of this paragraph are met. 66
104-The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 67
105-for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 68
106-input from the Commissioner of Education's Task Force on 69
107-Holocaust Education or from any state or nationally recognized 70
108-Holocaust educational organizations. The department may contract 71
109-with any state or nationally recognized Holocaust educational 72
110-organizations to develop training for instructional personnel 73
111-and grade-appropriate classroom resources to support the 74
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88+ (g)1. The history of the Holocaust (1933 -1945), the 51
89+systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other 52
90+groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of 53
91+humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an 54
92+investigation of human beha vior, an understanding of the 55
93+ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping, and an 56
94+examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful 57
95+person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity 58
96+in a pluralistic society and for nurtu ring and protecting 59
97+democratic values and institutions, including the policy, 60
98+definition, and historical and current examples of anti -61
99+Semitism, as described in s. 1000.05(8), and the prevention of 62
100+anti-Semitism. Each school district must annually certify a nd 63
101+provide evidence to the department, in a manner prescribed by 64
102+the department, that the requirements of this paragraph are met. 65
103+The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 66
104+for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 67
105+input from the Commissioner of Education's Task Force on 68
106+Holocaust Education or from any state or nationally recognized 69
107+Holocaust educational organizations. The department may contract 70
108+with any state or nationally recognized Holocaust educational 71
109+organizations to develop training for instructional personnel 72
110+and grade-appropriate classroom resources to support the 73
111+developed curriculum. 74
112+ 2. The second week in November shall be designated as 75
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121121 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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125- 2. The second week in November shall be designated as 76
126-"Holocaust Education Week " in this state in recognition that 77
127-November is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, widely recognized 78
128-as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust. 79
129- (h) The history of African Americans, including the 80
130-history of African peoples before the political co nflicts that 81
131-led to the development of slavery, the passage to America, the 82
132-enslavement experience, abolition, and the history and 83
133-contributions of Americans of the African diaspora to society. 84
134-Students shall develop an understanding of the ramifications o f 85
135-prejudice, racism, and stereotyping on individual freedoms, and 86
136-examine what it means to be a responsible and respectful person, 87
137-for the purpose of encouraging tolerance of diversity in a 88
138-pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting democratic 89
139-values and institutions. Instruction shall include the roles and 90
140-contributions of individuals from all walks of life and their 91
141-endeavors to learn and thrive throughout history as artists, 92
142-scientists, educators, businesspeople, influential thinkers, 93
143-members of the faith community, and political and governmental 94
144-leaders and the courageous steps they took to fulfill the 95
145-promise of democracy and unite the nation. Instructional 96
146-materials shall include the vital contributions of African 97
147-Americans to build and stren gthen American society and celebrate 98
148-the inspirational stories of African Americans who prospered, 99
149-even in the most difficult circumstances. Instructional 100
125+"Holocaust Education Week" in this state in recognition that 76
126+November is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, widely recognized 77
127+as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust. 78
128+ (h) The history of African Americans, including the 79
129+history of African peoples before the political conflicts that 80
130+led to the development of slaver y, the passage to America, the 81
131+enslavement experience, abolition, and the history and 82
132+contributions of Americans of the African diaspora to society. 83
133+Students shall develop an understanding of the ramifications of 84
134+prejudice, racism, and stereotyping on indi vidual freedoms, and 85
135+examine what it means to be a responsible and respectful person, 86
136+for the purpose of encouraging tolerance of diversity in a 87
137+pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting democratic 88
138+values and institutions. Instruction shall incl ude the roles and 89
139+contributions of individuals from all walks of life and their 90
140+endeavors to learn and thrive throughout history as artists, 91
141+scientists, educators, businesspeople, influential thinkers, 92
142+members of the faith community, and political and gove rnmental 93
143+leaders and the courageous steps they took to fulfill the 94
144+promise of democracy and unite the nation. Instructional 95
145+materials shall include the vital contributions of African 96
146+Americans to build and strengthen American society and celebrate 97
147+the inspirational stories of African Americans who prospered, 98
148+even in the most difficult circumstances. Instructional 99
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162-personnel may facilitate discussions and use curricula to 101
163-address, in an age-appropriate manner, how the individual 102
164-freedoms of persons have been infringed by slavery, racial 103
165-oppression, racial segregation, and racial discrimination, as 104
166-well as topics relating to the enactment and enforcement of laws 105
167-resulting in racial oppression, racial segregation, and racial 106
168-discrimination and how recognition of these freedoms has 107
169-overturned these unjust laws. However, classroom instruction and 108
170-curriculum may not be used to indoctrinate or persuade students 109
171-to a particular point of view inconsistent with the principles 110
172-enumerated in subsection (3) or the state academic standards. 111
173-The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 112
174-for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 113
175-input from the Commissioner of Education's African American 114
176-History Task Force. 115
177- (i) The history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 116
178-including the history of Japanese internment camps and the 117
179-incarceration of Japanese -Americans during World War II; the 118
180-immigration, citizenship, civil rights, identity, and culture of 119
181-Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; and the contributions of 120
182-Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to American society. 121
183-Instructional materials shall include the contributions of Asian 122
184-Americans and Pacific Islanders to American society. 123
185- (j)(i) The elementary principles of agriculture. 124
186- (k)(j) The true effects of all alcoholic and intoxicating 125
162+address, in an age-appropriate manner, how the individual 101
163+freedoms of persons have been infringed by slavery, racial 102
164+oppression, racial segregation, and racial discrimination, as 103
165+well as topics relating to the enactment and enforcement of laws 104
166+resulting in racial oppression, racial segregation, and racial 105
167+discrimination and how recognition of these freedoms has 106
168+overturned these unjust laws. However, classroom instruction and 107
169+curriculum may not be used to indoctrinate or persuade students 108
170+to a particular point of view inconsistent with the principles 109
171+enumerated in subsection (3) or the state ac ademic standards. 110
172+The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 111
173+for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 112
174+input from the Commissioner of Education's African American 113
175+History Task Force. 114
176+ (i) The history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 115
177+including the immigration, citizenship, civil rights, identity, 116
178+and culture of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the 117
179+contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to 118
180+American society. Instructional materials shall include the 119
181+contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to 120
182+American society. 121
183+ (j)(i) The elementary principles of agriculture. 122
184+ (k)(j) The true effects of all alcoholic and intoxicating 123
185+liquors and beverages a nd narcotics upon the human body and 124
186+mind. 125
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199-liquors and beverages and narcotics upon the human body and 126
200-mind. 127
201- (l)(k) Kindness to animals. 128
202- (m)(l) The history of the state. 129
203- (n)(m) The conservation of natural resources. 130
204- (o)(n) Comprehensive age-appropriate and developmentally 131
205-appropriate K-12 instruction on: 132
206- 1. Health education that addresses concepts of community 133
207-health, consumer health, environmental health, and family life, 134
208-including: 135
209- a. Injury prevention and safety. 136
210- b. Internet safety. 137
211- c. Nutrition. 138
212- d. Personal health. 139
213- e. Prevention and control of disease. 140
214- f. Substance use and abuse. 141
215- g. Prevention of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and 142
216-human trafficking. 143
217- 2. For students in grades 7 through 12, teen dating 144
218-violence and abuse. This component must include, but not be 145
219-limited to, the definition of dating violence and abuse, the 146
220-warning signs of dating violence and abusive behavior, the 147
221-characteristics of healthy relationships , measures to prevent 148
222-and stop dating violence and abuse, and community resources 149
223-available to victims of dating violence and abuse. 150
199+ (l)(k) Kindness to animals. 126
200+ (m)(l) The history of the state. 127
201+ (n)(m) The conservation of natural resources. 128
202+ (o)(n) Comprehensive age-appropriate and developmentally 129
203+appropriate K-12 instruction on: 130
204+ 1. Health education that addresses concepts of community 131
205+health, consumer health, environmental health, and family life, 132
206+including: 133
207+ a. Injury prevention and safety. 134
208+ b. Internet safety. 135
209+ c. Nutrition. 136
210+ d. Personal health. 137
211+ e. Prevention and control of dise ase. 138
212+ f. Substance use and abuse. 139
213+ g. Prevention of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and 140
214+human trafficking. 141
215+ 2. For students in grades 7 through 12, teen dating 142
216+violence and abuse. This component must include, but not be 143
217+limited to, the definition of d ating violence and abuse, the 144
218+warning signs of dating violence and abusive behavior, the 145
219+characteristics of healthy relationships, measures to prevent 146
220+and stop dating violence and abuse, and community resources 147
221+available to victims of dating violence and a buse. 148
222+ 3. For students in grades 6 through 12, awareness of the 149
223+benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the 150
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236- 3. For students in grades 6 through 12, awareness of the 151
237-benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the 152
238-consequences of teenage pregnancy. 153
239- 4. Life skills that build confidence, support mental and 154
240-emotional health, and enable students to overcome challenges, 155
241-including: 156
242- a. Self-awareness and self-management. 157
243- b. Responsible decisionmaking. 158
244- c. Resiliency. 159
245- d. Relationship skills and conflict resolution. 160
246- e. Understanding and respecting other viewpoints and 161
247-backgrounds. 162
248- f. For grades 9 through 12, developing leadership skills, 163
249-interpersonal skills, organization skills, and research skills; 164
250-creating a resume, including a digital resume; exploring career 165
251-pathways; using state career planning resources; developing and 166
252-practicing the skills necessary for employment interviews; 167
253-workplace ethics and workplace law; managing stress and 168
254-expectations; and self -motivation. 169
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256-Health education and life skills instruction and materials may 171
257-not contradict the principles enumerated in subsection (3). 172
258- (p)(o) Such additional materials, subjects, courses, or 173
259-fields in such grades as are prescribed by law or by rules of 174
260-the State Board of Education and the district school board in 175
236+consequences of teenage pregnancy. 151
237+ 4. Life skills that build confidence, support mental and 152
238+emotional health, and enable stude nts to overcome challenges, 153
239+including: 154
240+ a. Self-awareness and self-management. 155
241+ b. Responsible decisionmaking. 156
242+ c. Resiliency. 157
243+ d. Relationship skills and conflict resolution. 158
244+ e. Understanding and respecting other viewpoints and 159
245+backgrounds. 160
246+ f. For grades 9 through 12, developing leadership skills, 161
247+interpersonal skills, organization skills, and research skills; 162
248+creating a resume, including a digital resume; exploring career 163
249+pathways; using state career planning resources; developing and 164
250+practicing the skills necessary for employment interviews; 165
251+workplace ethics and workplace law; managing stress and 166
252+expectations; and self -motivation. 167
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254+Health education and life skills instruction and materials may 169
255+not contradict the principles enumerated in subsection (3). 170
256+ (p)(o) Such additional materials, subjects, courses, or 171
257+fields in such grades as are prescribed by law or by rules of 172
258+the State Board of Education and the district school board in 173
259+fulfilling the requirements of law. 174
260+ (q)(p) The study of Hispanic c ontributions to the United 175
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273-fulfilling the requirements of law. 176
274- (q)(p) The study of Hispanic contributions to the United 177
273+States. 176
274+ (r)(q) The study of women's contributions to the United 177
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276- (r)(q) The study of women's contributions to the United 179
277-States. 180
278- (s)(r) The nature and importance of free enterprise to the 181
279-United States economy. 182
280- (t)(s) Civic and character education on the qualities and 183
281-responsibilities of patriotism and citizenship, including 184
282-kindness; respect for authority, life, liberty, and personal 185
283-property; honesty; charity; racial, ethnic, and religious 186
284-tolerance; and cooperation and, for grades 11 and 12, voting 187
285-using the uniform primary and general election ballot described 188
286-in s. 101.151(9). 189
287- (u)(t) In order to encourage patriotism, the sacrific es 190
288-that veterans and Medal of Honor recipients have made in serving 191
289-our country and protecting democratic values worldwide. Such 192
290-instruction must occur on or before Medal of Honor Day, 193
291-Veterans' Day, and Memorial Day. Members of the instructional 194
292-staff are encouraged to use the assistance of local veterans and 195
293-Medal of Honor recipients when practicable. 196
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295-The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 198
296-and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. 199
297-Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 200
276+ (s)(r) The nature and importance of free enterprise to the 179
277+United States economy. 180
278+ (t)(s) Civic and character education on the qualities and 181
279+responsibilities of patriotism and citizenship, including 182
280+kindness; respect for authority, life, liberty, and personal 183
281+property; honesty; charity; racial, ethnic, and religious 184
282+tolerance; and cooperation and, for grades 11 and 12, voting 185
283+using the uniform primary and general election ballot described 186
284+in s. 101.151(9). 187
285+ (u)(t) In order to encourage patriotism, the sacrifices 188
286+that veterans and Medal of Honor recipients have made in serving 189
287+our country and protecting democratic values worldwide. Such 190
288+instruction must occur on or before Medal of Honor Day, 191
289+Veterans' Day, and Memorial Day. Members of the instructional 192
290+staff are encouraged to use the assistance of local veterans and 193
291+Medal of Honor recipients when practicable. 194
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293+The State Board of Education is enco uraged to adopt standards 196
294+and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. 197
295+Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 198
296+recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 199
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311-offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or 202
312-other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 203
313-initiative meets the requirements of paragrap h (u) (t). 204
314- Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 205
315-1006.148, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 206
316- 1006.148 Dating violence and abuse prohibited. — 207
317- (1) Each district school board shall adopt and implement a 208
318-dating violence and abuse po licy. The policy shall: 209
319- (c) Define dating violence and abuse and provide for a 210
320-teen dating violence and abuse component in the health education 211
321-curriculum, according to s. 1003.42(2)(o)2. s. 1003.42(2)(n)2., 212
322-with emphasis on prevention education. 213
323- Section 3. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (1) of 214
324-section 1014.05, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 215
325- 1014.05 School district notifications on parental rights. — 216
326- (1) Each district school board shall, in consultation with 217
327-parents, teachers, and adm inistrators, develop and adopt a 218
328-policy to promote parental involvement in the public school 219
329-system. Such policy must include: 220
330- (d) Procedures, pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), for a parent 221
331-to withdraw his or her minor child from any portion of the 222
332-school district's comprehensive health education required under 223
333-s. 1003.42(2)(o) s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education 224
334-or instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome education 225
310+other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 201
311+initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (u) (t). 202
312+ Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 203
313+1006.148, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 204
314+ 1006.148 Dating violence and abuse prohibited. — 205
315+ (1) Each district school board shall adopt and implement a 206
316+dating violence and abuse policy. The policy shall: 207
317+ (c) Define dating violence and abuse and provide for a 208
318+teen dating violence and abuse component in the health e ducation 209
319+curriculum, according to s. 1003.42(2)(o)2. s. 1003.42(2)(n)2., 210
320+with emphasis on prevention education. 211
321+ Section 3. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (1) of 212
322+section 1014.05, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 213
323+ 1014.05 School district not ifications on parental rights. — 214
324+ (1) Each district school board shall, in consultation with 215
325+parents, teachers, and administrators, develop and adopt a 216
326+policy to promote parental involvement in the public school 217
327+system. Such policy must include: 218
328+ (d) Procedures, pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), for a parent 219
329+to withdraw his or her minor child from any portion of the 220
330+school district's comprehensive health education required under 221
331+s. 1003.42(2)(o) s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education 222
332+or instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome education 223
333+or any instruction regarding sexuality if the parent provides a 224
334+written objection to his or her minor child's participation. 225
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348-written objection to his or her minor child's participation. 227
349-Such procedures must provide for a parent to be notified in 228
350-advance of such course content so that he or she may withdraw 229
351-his or her minor child from those portions of the course. 230
352- (f) Procedures for a p arent to learn about parental rights 231
353-and responsibilities under general law, including all of the 232
354-following: 233
355- 1. Pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), the right to opt his or 234
356-her minor child out of any portion of the school district's 235
357-comprehensive health educati on required under s. 1003.42(2)(o) 236
358-s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education instruction in 237
359-acquired immune deficiency syndrome education or any instruction 238
360-regarding sexuality. 239
361- 2. A plan to disseminate information, pursuant to s. 240
362-1002.20(6), about school choice options, including open 241
363-enrollment. 242
364- 3. In accordance with s. 1002.20(3)(b), the right of a 243
365-parent to exempt his or her minor child from immunizations. 244
366- 4. In accordance with s. 1008.22, the right of a parent to 245
367-review statewide, standardiz ed assessment results. 246
368- 5. In accordance with s. 1003.57, the right of a parent to 247
369-enroll his or her minor child in gifted or special education 248
370-programs. 249
371- 6. In accordance with s. 1006.28(2)(a)1., the right of a 250
347+Such procedures must provide for a parent to be notified in 226
348+advance of such course co ntent so that he or she may withdraw 227
349+his or her minor child from those portions of the course. 228
350+ (f) Procedures for a parent to learn about parental rights 229
351+and responsibilities under general law, including all of the 230
352+following: 231
353+ 1. Pursuant to s. 1002.20( 3)(d), the right to opt his or 232
354+her minor child out of any portion of the school district's 233
355+comprehensive health education required under s. 1003.42(2)(o) 234
356+s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education instruction in 235
357+acquired immune deficiency syndrome educ ation or any instruction 236
358+regarding sexuality. 237
359+ 2. A plan to disseminate information, pursuant to s. 238
360+1002.20(6), about school choice options, including open 239
361+enrollment. 240
362+ 3. In accordance with s. 1002.20(3)(b), the right of a 241
363+parent to exempt his or her mi nor child from immunizations. 242
364+ 4. In accordance with s. 1008.22, the right of a parent to 243
365+review statewide, standardized assessment results. 244
366+ 5. In accordance with s. 1003.57, the right of a parent to 245
367+enroll his or her minor child in gifted or special ed ucation 246
368+programs. 247
369+ 6. In accordance with s. 1006.28(2)(a)1., the right of a 248
370+parent to inspect school district instructional materials. 249
371+ 7. In accordance with s. 1008.25, the right of a parent to 250
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385- 7. In accordance with s. 1008.25, the right of a parent to 252
386-access information relating to the school district's policies 253
387-for promotion or retention, including high school graduation 254
388-requirements. 255
389- 8. In accordance with s. 1002.20(14), t he right of a 256
390-parent to receive a school report card and be informed of his or 257
391-her minor child's attendance requirements. 258
392- 9. In accordance with s. 1002.23, the right of a parent to 259
393-access information relating to the state public education 260
394-system, state standards, report card requirements, attendance 261
395-requirements, and instructional materials requirements. 262
396- 10. In accordance with s. 1002.23(4), the right of a 263
397-parent to participate in parent -teacher associations and 264
398-organizations that are sanctioned by a di strict school board or 265
399-the Department of Education. 266
400- 11. In accordance with s. 1002.222(1)(a), the right of a 267
401-parent to opt out of any district -level data collection relating 268
402-to his or her minor child not required by law. 269
403- Section 4. This act shall tak e effect July 1, 2023. 270
384+access information relating to the school district's polici es 251
385+for promotion or retention, including high school graduation 252
386+requirements. 253
387+ 8. In accordance with s. 1002.20(14), the right of a 254
388+parent to receive a school report card and be informed of his or 255
389+her minor child's attendance requirements. 256
390+ 9. In accordance with s. 1002.23, the right of a parent to 257
391+access information relating to the state public education 258
392+system, state standards, report card requirements, attendance 259
393+requirements, and instructional materials requirements. 260
394+ 10. In accordance with s. 1002.2 3(4), the right of a 261
395+parent to participate in parent -teacher associations and 262
396+organizations that are sanctioned by a district school board or 263
397+the Department of Education. 264
398+ 11. In accordance with s. 1002.222(1)(a), the right of a 265
399+parent to opt out of any d istrict-level data collection relating 266
400+to his or her minor child not required by law. 267
401+ Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 268