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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to patriotic organizations; creating 2
s. 1001.433, F.S.; defining the term "patriotic 3
organization"; authorizing school districts to allow 4
representatives of patriotic organizations certain 5
opportunities to speak to students, distribute certain 6
materials, and provide certain displays relating to 7
the patriotic organizations; requiring certain school 8
districts to provide the date and time for s uch 9
patriotic organizations to speak with students, 10
distribute materials, and provide certain displays; 11
authorizing patriotic organizations to be provided 12
certain access to school buildings and properties 13
under certain circumstances; providing applicabilit y; 14
providing an effective date. 15
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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Section 1. Section 1001.433, Florida Statutes, is created 19
to read: 20
1001.433 Patriotic Organizations. — 21
(1) As used in this section, the term "patriotic 22
organization" means a youth membership organization serving 23
young people under the age of 21 that is listed in Title 36, 24
U.S.C., as it existed on January 1, 2020, with an educational 25
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purpose that promotes patriotism and civic involvement. 26
(2)(a) Each school district may: 27
1. Allow a representative of a patriotic organization the 28
opportunity, during school hours and instructional time, to 29
speak with and distribute materials in a classroom setting to 30
students to encourage participation in the patriotic 31
organization and its activities and inform students of how the 32
patriotic organization may further the students' educational 33
interests and civic involvement to better the students' school 34
and community and themselves. 35
2. Provide opportunities for a patriotic organization to 36
have displays at schools within the district to provide 37
opportunities for student recruitment. Such displays may include 38
informational flyers and the use of other existing communication 39
channels. 40
(b) If a school district authorizes a repr esentative of a 41
patriotic organization to speak with and distribute materials to 42
students and provide displays pursuant to paragraph (a), the 43
school district must provide a specific day and time for the 44
patriotic organization to speak to students at school s within 45
the district after the patriotic organization has provided 46
reasonable notice of its intent to speak to students and provide 47
displays. 48
(3) A patriotic organization may be allowed the use of any 49
school building or property for the purposes of para graphs 50
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(2)(a) and (b), if such activities occur outside of the school 51
day. 52
(4) A school district that allows a patriotic organization 53
to speak with and distribute materials to students or use school 54
buildings or property pursuant to this section is not r equired 55
to provide equal access to an organization that is not 56
designated as a patriotic organization. 57
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 58