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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to education; providing a short title; 2
amending s. 1000.05, F.S.; deleting provisions 3
relating to prohibited training or instruction in 4
specified concepts which constitutes discrimination on 5
the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex ; 6
repealing s. 1000.071, F.S., relating to personal 7
titles and pronouns; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; 8
prohibiting school districts from adopting a procedure 9
that compels or authorizes school personnel to share 10
certain information with a parent under certain 11
circumstances; deleting a provision authorizing school 12
districts to adopt procedures that permit school 13
personnel to withhold certain information from a 14
parent under certain circumstances; deleting a 15
prohibition against classroom instruction on sexual 16
orientation and gender identity in specified grades; 17
deleting an exception; deleting a provision requiring 18
student support services to adhere to specified 19
guidelines; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; deleting a 20
requirement for the Board of Governors to include in 21
its review of state university missions a directive to 22
each university regarding its programs for curricula 23
that violate certain provisions; amending s. 1001.92, 24
F.S.; deleting provisions relating to a state 25
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university losing its eligibility for performance 26
funding if a certain violation is substantiated; 27
amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; requiring instruction in 28
LGBTQ history in public schools; conforming a cross -29
reference; amending s. 1004.06, F.S.; authorizing and 30
encouraging Florida College System institutions, state 31
universities, and direct -support organizations to 32
develop programs based on diversity, equity, and 33
inclusion principles; authorizing the expenditure of 34
state or federal funds to promote such programs; 35
deleting a prohibition against Florida College S ystem 36
institutions, state universities, and direct -support 37
organizations expending funds on programs or 38
activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and 39
inclusion or that promote or engage in political or 40
social activism; deleting obsolete language; ame nding 41
s. 1006.28, F.S.; providing that certain provisions 42
relating to district school board duties and materials 43
made available in schools do not apply to classroom 44
libraries; revising requirements for resolving 45
objections to instructional materials; delet ing a 46
requirement that any instructional material that is 47
subject to an objection be removed within 5 school 48
days; deleting a requirement that a school board 49
discontinue use of an instructional material if 50
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certain conditions are met; providing that school 51
libraries may provide materials and information 52
presenting all points of view; providing that 53
materials may not be proscribed or removed due to 54
partisan or doctrinal disapproval; amending s. 55
1007.25, F.S.; deleting certain prohibitions for 56
general education courses; providing an effective 57
date. 58
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 60
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Freedom to Learn 62
Act." 63
Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 1000.05, Florida 64
Statutes, is amended to read: 65
1000.05 Discrimination against students and employees in 66
the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of 67
access required.— 68
(4)(a) It shall constitute discrimination on the basis of 69
race, color, national origin, or sex under this section to 70
subject any student or employee to training or instruction that 71
espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates, or compels such 72
student or employee to believe any of the following concepts: 73
1. Members of one race, color, national origin, or sex are 74
morally superior to members of another race, color, national 75
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origin, or sex. 76
2. A person, by virtue of his or her race, color, national 77
origin, or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, 78
whether consciously or unconsciously. 79
3. A person's moral character or status as either 80
privileged or oppressed is necessarily determined by his or her 81
race, color, national origin, or sex. 82
4. Members of one race, color, national origin, or sex 83
cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to 84
race, color, national origin, or sex. 85
5. A person, by virtue of his or her race, color, national 86
origin, or sex, bears responsibility for, or should be 87
discriminated against or receive adverse treatment because of, 88
actions committed in the past by other members of the same race, 89
color, national origin, or sex. 90
6. A person, by virtue of his or her race, color, national 91
origin, or sex, should be discriminated against or receive 92
adverse treatment to achieve diversity, equity, or inclusion. 93
7. A person, by virtue of his or her race, color, sex, or 94
national origin, bears personal responsibility for and must feel 95
guilt, anguish, or other forms of psychological distress because 96
of actions, in which the person played no part, committed in the 97
past by other members of the same race, color, national origin, 98
or sex. 99
8. Such virtues as merit, excellence, hard work, fairness, 100
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neutrality, objectivity, and racial colorblindness are racist or 101
sexist, or were created by members of a particular race, color, 102
national origin, or sex to oppress members of another race, 103
color, national origin, or sex. 104
(b) Paragraph (a) may not be construed to prohibit 105
discussion of the concepts listed therein as part of a larger 106
course of training or instruction, provided such training or 107
instruction is given in an objective manner without endorsement 108
of the concepts. 109
Section 3. Section 1000.071, Florida Statutes, is 110
repealed. 111
Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section 112
1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 113
1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. —The 114
district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 115
powers and perform all duties listed below: 116
(8) STUDENT WELFARE. — 117
(c)1. In accordance with the rights of parents enumerated 118
in ss. 1002.20 and 1014.04, adopt procedures for notifying a 119
student's parent if there is a change in the student's services 120
or monitoring related to the student's mental, emotional, or 121
physical health or well -being and the school's ability to 122
provide a safe and suppo rtive learning environment for the 123
student. The procedures must reinforce the fundamental right of 124
parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control 125
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of their children by requiring school district personnel to 126
encourage a student to discuss iss ues relating to his or her 127
well-being with his or her parent or to facilitate discussion of 128
the issue with the parent. The procedures may not prohibit 129
parents from accessing any of their student's education and 130
health records created, maintained, or used b y the school 131
district, as required by s. 1002.22(2). 132
2. A school district may not adopt procedures or student 133
support forms that prohibit school district personnel from 134
notifying a parent about his or her student's mental, emotional, 135
or physical health o r well-being, or a change in related 136
services or monitoring, or that encourage or have the effect of 137
encouraging a student to withhold from a parent such 138
information. School district personnel may not discourage or 139
prohibit parental notification of and inv olvement in critical 140
decisions affecting a student's mental, emotional, or physical 141
health or well-being. A school district may not adopt a 142
procedure that compels or authorizes school personnel to provide 143
such information to a parent if a reasonably pruden t person 144
would believe that disclosure would result in harm to the 145
student, including, but not limited to, This subparagraph does 146
not prohibit a school district from adopting procedures that 147
permit school personnel to withhold such information from a 148
parent if a reasonably prudent person would believe that 149
disclosure would result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect, as 150
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those terms are defined in s. 39.01. 151
3. Classroom instruction by school personnel or third 152
parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur 153
in prekindergarten through grade 8, except when required by ss. 154
1003.42(2)(n)3. and 1003.46. If such instruction is provided in 155
grades 9 through 12, the instruction must be age -appropriate or 156
developmentally appropriate for students in accord ance with 157
state standards. This subparagraph applies to charter schools. 158
4. Student support services training developed or provided 159
by a school district to school district personnel must adhere to 160
student services guidelines, standards, and frameworks 161
established by the Department of Education. 162
5. At the beginning of the school year, each school 163
district shall notify parents of each health care service 164
offered at their student's school and the option to withhold 165
consent or decline any specific service i n accordance with s. 166
1014.06. Parental consent to a health care service does not 167
waive the parent's right to access his or her student's 168
educational or health records or to be notified about a change 169
in his or her student's services or monitoring as provid ed by 170
this paragraph. 171
4.6. Before administering a student well -being 172
questionnaire or health screening form to a student in 173
kindergarten through grade 3, the school district must provide 174
the questionnaire or health screening form to the parent and 175
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obtain the permission of the parent. 176
5.7. Each school district shall adopt procedures for a 177
parent to notify the principal, or his or her designee, 178
regarding concerns under this paragraph at his or her student's 179
school and the process for resolving those conce rns within 7 180
calendar days after notification by the parent. 181
a. At a minimum, the procedures must require that within 182
30 days after notification by the parent that the concern 183
remains unresolved, the school district must either resolve the 184
concern or provide a statement of the reasons for not resolving 185
the concern. 186
b. If a concern is not resolved by the school district, a 187
parent may: 188
(I) Request the Commissioner of Education to appoint a 189
special magistrate who is a member of The Florida Bar in good 190
standing and who has at least 5 years' experience in 191
administrative law. The special magistrate shall determine facts 192
relating to the dispute over the school district procedure or 193
practice, consider information provided by the school district, 194
and render a recommended decision for resolution to the State 195
Board of Education within 30 days after receipt of the request 196
by the parent. The State Board of Education must approve or 197
reject the recommended decision at its next regularly scheduled 198
meeting that is more than 7 calendar days and no more than 30 199
days after the date the recommended decision is transmitted. The 200
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costs of the special magistrate shall be borne by the school 201
district. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules, 202
including forms, necessary to i mplement this subparagraph. 203
(II) Bring an action against the school district to obtain 204
a declaratory judgment that the school district procedure or 205
practice violates this paragraph and seek injunctive relief. A 206
court may award damages and shall award rea sonable attorney fees 207
and court costs to a parent who receives declaratory or 208
injunctive relief. 209
c. Each school district shall adopt and post on its 210
website policies to notify parents of the procedures required 211
under this subparagraph. 212
d. Nothing contained in this subparagraph shall be 213
construed to abridge or alter rights of action or remedies in 214
equity already existing under the common law or general law. 215
Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 216
1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended t o read: 217
1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors. — 218
(5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTABILITY. — 219
(a) The Legislature intends that the Board of Governors 220
shall align the missions of each constituent university with the 221
academic success of its students; the existing and emerging 222
economic development needs of the state; the national reputation 223
of its faculty and its academic and research programs; the 224
quantity of externally generated research, patents, and 225
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licenses; and the strategic and accountability plans required in 226
paragraphs (b) and (c). The Board of Governors shall 227
periodically review the mission of each constituent university 228
and make updates or revisions as needed. Upon completion of a 229
review of the mission, the board shall revie w existing academic 230
programs for alignment with the mission. The board shall include 231
in its review a directive to each constituent university 232
regarding its programs for any curriculum that violates s. 233
1000.05 or that is based on theories that systemic raci sm, 234
sexism, oppression, and privilege are inherent in the 235
institutions of the United States and were created to maintain 236
social, political, and economic inequities. The mission 237
alignment and strategic plan must consider peer institutions at 238
the constituent universities. The mission alignment and 239
strategic plan must acknowledge that universities that have a 240
national and international impact have the greatest capacity to 241
promote the state's economic development through: new 242
discoveries, patents, licenses, and technologies that generate 243
state businesses of global importance; research achievements 244
through external grants and contracts that are comparable to 245
nationally recognized and ranked universities; the creation of a 246
resource rich academic environment that a ttracts high-technology 247
business and venture capital to the state; and this generation's 248
finest minds focusing on solving the state's economic, social, 249
environmental, and legal problems in the areas of life sciences, 250
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water, sustainability, energy, and heal th care. A nationally 251
recognized and ranked university that has a global perspective 252
and impact must be afforded the opportunity to enable and 253
protect the university's competitiveness on the global stage in 254
fair competition with other institutions of other states in the 255
highest Carnegie Classification. 256
Section 6. Subsection (5) of section 1001.92, Florida 257
Statutes, is amended to read: 258
1001.92 State University System Performance -Based 259
Incentive.— 260
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sectio n, 261
if any institution is found to have a substantiated violation of 262
s. 1000.05(4)(a), the institution shall be ineligible to receive 263
performance funding during the next fiscal year following the 264
year in which the violation is substantiated. Substantiated 265
findings are those as determined by a court of law, a standing 266
committee of the Legislature, or the Board of Governors. 267
Section 7. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 268
1003.42, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (v) is 269
added to that subsection, to read: 270
1003.42 Required instruction. — 271
(2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 272
schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 273
and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 274
faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 275
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highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 276
following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 277
approved methods of instruction, the following: 278
(g)1. The history of the Holocaust (1933 -1945), the 279
systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other 280
groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of 281
humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an 282
investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the 283
ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping, and an 284
examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful 285
person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity 286
in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting 287
democratic values and institutions, i ncluding the policy, 288
definition, and historical and current examples of anti -289
Semitism, as described in s. 1000.05(7) s. 1000.05(8), and the 290
prevention of anti-Semitism. Each school district must annually 291
certify and provide evidence to the department, in a manner 292
prescribed by the department, that the requirements of this 293
paragraph are met. The department shall prepare and offer 294
standards and curriculum for the instruction required by this 295
paragraph and may seek input from the Commissioner of 296
Education's Task Force on Holocaust Education or from any state 297
or nationally recognized Holocaust educational organizations. 298
The department may contract with any state or nationally 299
recognized Holocaust educational organizations to develop 300
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training for instructional pe rsonnel and grade-appropriate 301
classroom resources to support the developed curriculum. 302
2. The second week in November shall be designated as 303
"Holocaust Education Week" in this state in recognition that 304
November is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, widely recognized 305
as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust. 306
(v) The study of LGBTQ history in Florida and the LGBTQ 307
community's contributions to the United States, which may 308
include important United States Supreme Court cases, such as 309
Obergefell v. Hodges and Windsor v. United States ; the Florida 310
Legislative Investigation Committee; and the tragedy at Pulse 311
Nightclub. 312
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The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 314
and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. 315
Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 316
recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 317
offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or 318
other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 319
initiative meets the req uirements of paragraph (u). 320
Section 8. Subsection (4) of section 1004.06, Florida 321
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (3), and subsections (2) 322
and (3) of that section are amended to read: 323
1004.06 Prohibited expenditures. — 324
(2) A Florida College Sy stem institution, state 325
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university, Florida College System institution direct -support 326
organization, or state university direct -support organization 327
may, and is encouraged to, develop programs and campus 328
activities anchored in the principles of diversity, e quity, and 329
inclusion. Programs and courses may not expend any state or 330
federal funds to promote, support, or maintain any such programs 331
or campus activities that: 332
(a) Violate s. 1000.05; or 333
(b) Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, or 334
promote or engage in political or social activism, as defined by 335
rules of the State Board of Education and regulations of the 336
Board of Governors. 337
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Student fees to support student -led organizations are permitted 339
notwithstanding any speech or expressive activity by such 340
organizations which would otherwise violate this subsection , 341
provided that the public funds must be allocated to student -led 342
organizations pursuant to written policies or regulations of 343
each Florida College System institution or state university, as 344
applicable. Use of institution facilities by student -led 345
organizations is permitted notwithstanding any speech or 346
expressive activity by such organizations which would otherwise 347
violate this subsection , provided that such use must be granted 348
to student-led organizations pursuant to written policies or 349
regulations of each Florida College System institution or state 350
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university, as applicable. 351
(3) Subsection (2) does not prohibit programs, campus 352
activities, or functions required for compliance with general o r 353
federal laws or regulations; for obtaining or retaining 354
institutional or discipline -specific accreditation with the 355
approval of either the State Board of Education or the Board of 356
Governors; or for access programs for military veterans, Pell 357
Grant recipients, first generation college students, 358
nontraditional students, "2+2" transfer students from the 359
Florida College System, students from low -income families, or 360
students with unique abilities. 361
Section 9. Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (2) of 362
section 1006.28, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 363
1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school 364
superintendent; and school principal regarding K -12 365
instructional materials. — 366
(2) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD. —The district school board has 367
the constitutional duty and responsibility to select and provide 368
adequate instructional materials for all students in accordance 369
with the requirements of this part. The district school board 370
also has the following specific duties and responsibilities: 371
(a) Courses of study; adoption. —Adopt courses of study, 372
including instructional materials, for use in the schools of the 373
district. 374
1. Each district school board is responsible for the 375
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content of all instructional materials and any other materials 376
used in a classroom, made available in a school or classroom 377
library, or included on a reading list, whether adopted and 378
purchased from the state -adopted instructional materials list, 379
adopted and purchased through a district instructional materials 380
program under s. 1006.28 3, or otherwise purchased or made 381
available. 382
2. Each district school board must adopt a policy 383
regarding an objection by a parent or a resident of the county 384
to the use of a specific material, which clearly describes a 385
process to handle all objections an d provides for resolution. 386
The objection form, as prescribed by State Board of Education 387
rule, and the district school board's process must be easy to 388
read and understand and be easily accessible on the homepage of 389
the school district's website. The object ion form must also 390
identify the school district point of contact and contact 391
information for the submission of an objection. The process must 392
provide the parent or resident the opportunity to proffer 393
evidence to the district school board that: 394
a. An instructional material does not meet the criteria of 395
s. 1006.31(2) or s. 1006.40(3)(d) if it was selected for use in 396
a course or otherwise made available to students in the school 397
district but was not subject to the public notice, review, 398
comment, and hearing procedures under s. 1006.283(2)(b)8., 9., 399
and 11. 400
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b. Any material used in a classroom, made available in a 401
school or classroom library, or included on a reading list 402
contains content which: 403
(I) Is pornographic or prohibited under s. 847.012; 404
(II) Depicts or describes sexual conduct as defined in s. 405
847.001(19), unless such material is for a course required by s. 406
1003.46, s. 1003.42(2)(n)1.g., or s. 1003.42(2)(n)3., or 407
identified by State Board of Education rule; 408
(III) Is not suited to student needs and their ability to 409
comprehend the material presented; or 410
(III)(IV) Is inappropriate for the grade level and age 411
group for which the material is used. 412
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Any material that is subject to an objection on the basis of 414
sub-sub-subparagraph b.(I) or sub -sub-subparagraph b.(II) must 415
be removed within 5 school days of receipt of the objection and 416
remain unavailable to students of that school until the 417
objection is resolved. Parents shall have the right to read 418
passages from any material that is subject to an obje ction. If 419
the school board denies a parent the right to read passages due 420
to content that meets the requirements under sub -sub-421
subparagraph b.(I), the school district shall discontinue the 422
use of the material. If the district school board finds that any 423
material meets the requirements under sub -subparagraph a. or 424
that any other material contains prohibited content under sub -425
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sub-subparagraph b.(I), the school district shall discontinue 426
use of the material. If the district school board finds that any 427
other material contains prohibited content under sub -sub-428
subparagraphs b.(II) -(IV), the school district shall discontinue 429
use of the material for any grade level or age group for which 430
such use is inappropriate or unsuitable. 431
3. Each district school board must e stablish a process by 432
which the parent of a public school student or a resident of the 433
county may contest the district school board's adoption of a 434
specific instructional material. The parent or resident must 435
file a petition, on a form provided by the scho ol board, within 436
30 calendar days after the adoption of the instructional 437
material by the school board. The school board must make the 438
form available to the public and publish the form on the school 439
district's website. The form must be signed by the parent or 440
resident, include the required contact information, and state 441
the objection to the instructional material based on the 442
criteria of s. 1006.31(2) or s. 1006.40(3)(d). Within 30 days 443
after the 30-day period has expired, the school board must, for 444
all petitions timely received, conduct at least one open public 445
hearing before an unbiased and qualified hearing officer. The 446
hearing officer may not be an employee or agent of the school 447
district. The hearing is not subject to the provisions of 448
chapter 120; however, the hearing must provide sufficient 449
procedural protections to allow each petitioner an adequate and 450
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fair opportunity to be heard and present evidence to the hearing 451
officer. The school board's decision after convening a hearing 452
is final and not subjec t to further petition or review. 453
4. Meetings of committees convened for the purpose of 454
ranking, eliminating, or selecting instructional materials for 455
recommendation to the district school board must be noticed and 456
open to the public in accordance with s. 286.011. Any committees 457
convened for such purposes must include parents of students who 458
will have access to such materials. 459
5. Meetings of committees convened for the purpose of 460
resolving an objection by a parent or resident to specific 461
materials must be noticed and open to the public in accordance 462
with s. 286.011. Any committees convened for such purposes must 463
include parents of students who will have access to such 464
materials. 465
6. If a parent disagrees with the determination made by 466
the district school board on the objection to the use of a 467
specific material, a parent may request the Commissioner of 468
Education to appoint a special magistrate who is a member of The 469
Florida Bar in good standing and who has at least 5 years' 470
experience in administrative law. The special magistrate shall 471
determine facts relating to the school district's determination, 472
consider information provided by the parent and the school 473
district, and render a re commended decision for resolution to 474
the State Board of Education within 30 days after receipt of the 475
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request by the parent. The State Board of Education must approve 476
or reject the recommended decision at its next regularly 477
scheduled meeting that is more t han 7 calendar days and no more 478
than 30 days after the date the recommended decision is 479
transmitted. The costs of the special magistrate shall be borne 480
by the school district. The State Board of Education shall adopt 481
rules, including forms, necessary to im plement this 482
subparagraph. 483
(d) School library media services; establishment and 484
maintenance.—Establish and maintain a program of school library 485
media services for all public schools in the district, including 486
school library media centers, or school libra ry media centers 487
open to the public, and, in addition such traveling or 488
circulating libraries as may be needed for the proper operation 489
of the district school system. Beginning January 1, 2023, school 490
librarians, media specialists, and other personnel invo lved in 491
the selection of school district library materials must complete 492
the training program developed pursuant to s. 1006.29(6) before 493
reviewing and selecting age -appropriate materials and library 494
resources. Upon written request, a school district shall provide 495
access to any material or book specified in the request that is 496
maintained in a district school system library and is available 497
for review. 498
1. Each book made available to students through a school 499
district library media center or included in a re commended or 500
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assigned school or grade -level reading list must be selected by 501
a school district employee who holds a valid educational media 502
specialist certificate, regardless of whether the book is 503
purchased, donated, or otherwise made available to student s. 504
2. Each district school board shall adopt procedures for 505
developing library media center collections and post the 506
procedures on the website for each school within the district. 507
School libraries may provide materials and information 508
presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. 509
Materials may not be proscribed or removed because of partisan 510
or doctrinal disapproval. The procedures must: 511
a. Require that book selections meet the criteria in s. 512
1006.40(3)(d). 513
b. Require consultation of reputable, professionally 514
recognized reviewing periodicals and school community 515
stakeholders. 516
c. Provide for library media center collections, including 517
classroom libraries, based on reader interest, support of state 518
academic standards and aligned curri culum, and the academic 519
needs of students and faculty. 520
d. Provide for the regular removal or discontinuance of 521
books based on, at a minimum, physical condition, rate of recent 522
circulation, alignment to state academic standards and relevancy 523
to curriculum, out-of-date content, and required removal 524
pursuant to subparagraph (a)2. 525
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3. Each elementary school must publish on its website, in 526
a searchable format prescribed by the department, a list of all 527
materials maintained and accessible in the school library media 528
center or a classroom library or required as part of a school or 529
grade-level reading list. 530
4. Each district school board shall adopt and publish on 531
its website the process for a parent to limit his or her 532
student's access to materials in the schoo l or classroom 533
library. 534
Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 535
1007.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 536
1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites; 537
other degree requirements. — 538
(3) The chair of the State Board of E ducation and the 539
chair of the Board of Governors, or their designees, shall 540
jointly appoint faculty committees to review and recommend to 541
the Articulation Coordinating Committee for approval by the 542
State Board of Education and the Board of Governors statew ide 543
general education core course options for inclusion in the 544
statewide course numbering system established under s. 1007.24. 545
Faculty committees shall, by July 1, 2024, and by July 1 every 4 546
years thereafter, review and submit recommendations to the 547
Articulation Coordinating Committee and the commissioner for the 548
removal, alignment, realignment, or addition of general 549
education core courses that satisfy the requirements of this 550
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subsection. 551
(c) General education core courses may not distort 552
significant historical events or include a curriculum that 553
teaches identity politics, violates s. 1000.05, or is based on 554
theories that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege 555
are inherent in the institutions of the United States and were 556
created to maintain social, political, and economic inequities. 557
Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 558