Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0289 Compare Versions

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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
15		-	An act relating to 9/11 Heroes' Day; creating s. 2
	15	+	An act relating to 9/11 Heroes Day; creating s. 2
16	16		683.335, F.S.; requiring the Governor to proclaim 3
17		-	September 11 of each year as "9/11 Heroes' Day"; 4
	17	+	September 11 of each year as "9/11 Heroes Day"; 4
18	18		requiring the day to be observed in public schools and 5
19	19		by public exercise; requiring certain middle and high 6
20	20		school students to receive specified instruction; 7
21	21		requiring the State Board of Education to adopt 8
22	22		certain revised social studies standards; providi ng an 9
23	23		effective date. 10
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25	25		WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four 12
26	26		civilian aircraft, crashing two of them into the towers of the 13
27	27		World Trade Center in New York City, and a third into the 14
28	28		Pentagon outside Washington D.C., and 15
29	29		WHEREAS, the fourth hijacked aircraft crashed in 16
30	30		southwestern Pennsylvania after passengers tried to take control 17
31	31		of the aircraft to prevent the hijackers from crashing the 18
32	32		aircraft into an important symbol of democracy and freedom, and 19
33	33		WHEREAS, these attacks were b y far the deadliest terrorist 20
34	34		attacks ever launched against the United States, killing 21
35	35		thousands of innocent people, and 22
36	36		WHEREAS, in the aftermath of the attacks, the people of the 23
37	37		United States stood united in providing support for those in 24
38	38		need, NOW, THEREFORE, 25
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52	52		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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54	54		Section 1. Section 683.335, Florida Statutes, is created 29
55	55		to read: 30
56		-	683.335 9/11 Heroes' Day. — 31
	56	+	683.335 9/11 Heroes Day. — 31
57	57		(1) The Governor shall proclaim September 11 of each year 32
58		-	as "9/11 Heroes' Day," which shall be ~~s uitably~~ observed in the 33
	58	+	as "9/11 Heroes Day," which shall be suitably observed in the 33
59	59		public schools of the state as a day honoring those who perished 34
60	60		in the September 11, 2001, attacks, including 2,763 people at 35
61	61		the World Trade Center, 189 people at the Pentagon, and 44 36
62	62		people on United Airlines Flight 93 , and the 25,000 people 37
63	63		maimed or fatally injured on or after that date, and which shall 38
64	64		be suitably observed by public exercise in the State Capitol and 39
65	65		elsewhere as the Governor may designate. 40
66	66		(2) If September 11 falls on a day that is not a school 41
67		-	day, "9/11 Heroes' Day" shall be observed in the public schools 42
	67	+	day, "9/11 Heroes Day" shall be observed in the public schools 42
68	68		in the state on the preceding school day or on such school day 43
69	69		as may be designated by local school authorities. 44
70	70		(3) Beginning in the 2023 -2024 school year, middle school 45
71	71		and high school student s enrolled in the civics education class 46
72	72		required by s. 1003.4156 or the United States Government class 47
73	73		required by s. 1003.4282(3)(d), respectively, must receive at 48
74		-	least 45 minutes of instruction on "9/11 Heroes' Day" topics 49
	74	+	least 45 minutes of instruction on "9/11 Heroes Day" topics 49
75	75		involving the history and sign ificance of September 11, 2001, 50
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88	88		including remembering the sacrifice of military personnel, 51
89	89		government employees, civilians, and emergency responders who 52
90	90		were killed, wounded, or suffered sickness due to the terrorist 53
91	91		attacks on or after that date, includin g, but not limited to: 54
92	92		(a) The historical context of global terrorism. 55
93	93		(b) A timeline of events on September 11, 2001, including 56
94	94		the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United 57
95	95		Airlines Flight 93. 58
96	96		(c) The selfless heroism of police of ficers, firefighters, 59
97	97		paramedics, other first responders, and civilians involved in 60
98	98		the rescue and recovery of victims and the heroic actions taken 61
99	99		by the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93. 62
100	100		(d) The unprecedented outpouring of humanitarian, 63
101	101		charitable, and volunteer aid occurring after the events of 64
102	102		September 11, 2001. 65
103	103		(e) The global response to terrorism and importance of 66
104	104		respecting civil liberties while ensuring safety and security. 67
105	105		(4) The State Board of Education must adopt revised so cial 68
106	106		studies standards for inclusion in the civics education course 69
107	107		required by s. 1003.4156 and the United States Government class 70
108	108		required by s. 1003.4282(3)(d) which incorporate the 71
109	109		requirements of this section. 72
110	110		Section 2. This act shall take effec t July 1, 2023. 73