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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 to speak to 5
students, distribute certain materials, and provide 6
opportunities for certain displays relating to the 7
patriotic organizations; requiring certain school 8
districts to provide a date and time for such 9
patriotic organizations to speak with students, 10
distribute materials, and provide certain displays; 11
specifying certain requirements if a school district 12
allows a patriotic organization to present at the 13
school; prohibiting a school district from 14
discriminating against certain organizations in the 15
use of a school building or property under certain 16
circumstances; authorizing patriotic organizations to 17
be provided certain access to school buildings and 18
properties under certain circumstances; providing 19
construction; providing an effective date. 20
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22
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Section 1. Section 1001.433, Florida Statutes, is created 24
to read: 25
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1001.433 Patriotic organizations. — 26
(1) As used in this section, the term "patriotic 27
organization" means a youth membership organization serving 28
young people under the age of 21 with an educational purpose 29
that promotes patriotism and civic involvement which is listed 30
in Title 36, U.S.C. ss. 30101, 30901, 31101, 40301, 70901, 31
80301, 130501, 140101, and 154101. 32
(2)(a) Each school district may: 33
1. Allow a representative of a patriotic organization the 34
opportunity, during school hours and instructional time, to 35
speak with and distribute informational materials in a classroom 36
setting to students, to encourage participation in the patriotic 37
organization and its activities, and to inform students of how 38
the patriotic organization may further the students' educational 39
interests and civic involvement and better the students' school 40
and community and themselves. 41
2. Provide opportunities for a patriotic organization to 42
provide displays at schools within the district for student 43
recruitment. Such displays may include informational flyers and 44
the use of other existing communication channels. 45
(b) If a school district authorizes a representative of a 46
patriotic organization to speak with and distribute 47
informational materials to students and provide displays 48
pursuant to paragraph (a), the school district: 49
1. Must provide a specific date and time fo r the patriotic 50
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organization to speak to students at schools within the district 51
after the patriotic organization has provided reasonable notice 52
of its intent to speak to students and provide displays. 53
2. Must notify parents or guardians of each patrioti c 54
organization's expected presentation and the option to withhold 55
consent for their child participating in such presentation. 56
(3) A school district may not discriminate against an 57
organization in subsection (1) in the use of any school building 58
or property for the purposes of paragraphs (2)(a) and (b), if 59
such activities occur outside of the school day. 60
(4) A school district that allows a patriotic organization 61
to speak with and distribute informational materials to students 62
or use school buildings or p roperty pursuant to this section is 63
not required to provide equal access to an organization that is 64
not designated as a patriotic organization. 65
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 66