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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 Holocaust Remembrance Day; creating 2
s. 683.196, F.S.; requiring the Governor to proclaim a 3
specified day annually as "Holocaust Remembrance Day"; 4
authorizing "Holocaust Remembrance Day" to be observed 5
in this state's public schools and be observed by 6
public exercise as the Governor may designate; 7
providing construction; authorizing specified 8
instruction; providing an effective date. 9
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WHEREAS, more than 79 years have passed since the Holocaust 11
ended, yet anti-Semitism and unfounded hatred of Jews continues 12
to spread throughout the world, and 13
WHEREAS, millions of Jews, Soviet civilians, and p ersons 14
with disabilities were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as 15
people targeted for their ethnicity, religion, political 16
beliefs, and sexual orientation, and 17
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2005, the United Nations General 18
Assembly designated January 27, the anniversary of the 19
liberation of Auschwitz -Birkenau, as International Holocaust 20
Remembrance Day, and 21
WHEREAS, the tragedy of the Holocaust and the ongoing 22
effects of anti-Semitism continue to impact Jewish communities 23
in this state, NOW, THEREFORE, 24
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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
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 26
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Section 1. Section 683.196, Florida Statutes, is created 28
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683.196 Holocaust Remembrance Day. — 30
(1) In honor of the millions of victims killed in the 31
Holocaust, the Governor shall an nually proclaim January 27 to be 32
"Holocaust Remembrance Day," which may be observed in the public 33
schools of this state and by public exercise at the State 34
Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor may designate. 35
(2) If January 27 falls on a day that is not a school day, 36
"Holocaust Remembrance Day" may be observed in the public 37
schools on the following school day or as otherwise designated 38
by the district school board having jurisdiction. 39
(3) Instruction on the harmful impacts of the Holocaust 40
and anti-Semitism and the positive contributions of the Jewish 41
community to humanity may be provided as part of the public 42
school instruction on "Holocaust Remembrance Day." 43
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 44