Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1139 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to required instruction in the history 2
16	16	of African Americans; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; 3
17	17	revising required instruction in the history of 4
18	18	African Americans to include a comprehensive account 5
19	19	of the sociopolitical circumstances surrounding 6
20	20	slavery, including which political parties supported 7
21	21	slavery by adopting pro -slavery tenets as part of 8
22	22	their platform; providing an effective date. 9
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24	24	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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26	26	Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section 13
27	27	1003.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14
28	28	1003.42 Required instruction. — 15
29	29	(2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 16
30	30	schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 17
31	31	and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 18
32	32	faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 19
33	33	highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 20
34	34	following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 21
35	35	approved methods of instruction, the following: 22
36	36	(h) The history of African Americans, including the 23
37	37	history of African peoples before the political conflicts that 24
38	38	led to the development of slavery ;, the passage to America;, the 25
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51	51	enslavement experience ; a comprehensive account of the 26
52	52	sociopolitical circumstances surrounding slavery, including 27
53	53	which political parties supported slavery by adopting pro -28
54	54	slavery tenets to their party platform; , abolition;, and the 29
55	55	history and contributions of Americans of the African diaspora 30
56	56	to society. Students shall develop an understanding of the 31
57	57	ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping on 32
58	58	individual freedoms, and examine what it means to be a 33
59	59	responsible and respectful person, for the purpose of 34
60	60	encouraging tolerance of diversity in a pluralistic society and 35
61	61	for nurturing and protecting democratic values and institutions. 36
62	62	Instruction shall include the roles and contributions of 37
63	63	individuals from all walks of life and thei r endeavors to learn 38
64	64	and thrive throughout history as artists, scientists, educators, 39
65	65	businesspeople, influential thinkers, members of the faith 40
66	66	community, and political and governmental leaders and the 41
67	67	courageous steps they took to fulfill the promise of democracy 42
68	68	and unite the nation. Instructional materials shall include the 43
69	69	vital contributions of African Americans to build and strengthen 44
70	70	American society and celebrate the inspirational stories of 45
71	71	African Americans who prospered, even in the most difficu lt 46
72	72	circumstances. Instructional personnel may facilitate 47
73	73	discussions and use curricula to address, in an age -appropriate 48
74	74	manner, how the individual freedoms of persons have been 49
75	75	infringed by slavery, racial oppression, racial segregation, and 50
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88	88	racial discrimination, as well as topics relating to the 51
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91	91	how recognition of these freedoms has overturned these unjust 54
92	92	laws. However, classroom instructi on and curriculum may not be 55
93	93	used to indoctrinate or persuade students to a particular point 56
94	94	of view inconsistent with the principles enumerated in 57
95	95	subsection (3) or the state academic standards. Each school 58
96	96	district must annually certify and provide evide nce to the 59
97	97	department, in a manner prescribed by the department, that the 60
98	98	requirements of this paragraph are met. The department shall 61
99	99	prepare and offer standards and curriculum for the instruction 62
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101	101	Commissioner of Education's African American History Task Force 64
102	102	or from any state or nationally recognized African -American 65
103	103	educational organizations. The department may contract with any 66
104	104	state or nationally recognized African -American educational 67
105	105	organizations to develop training for instructional personnel 68
106	106	and grade-appropriate classroom resources to support the 69
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109	109	The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 72
110	110	and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. 73
111	111	Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 74
112	112	recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 75
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127	127	initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (u). 78
128	128	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 79