Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0387 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to prohibited discrimination based on 2
16	16	hairstyle; providing a short title; amending s. 3
17	17	1000.05, F.S.; defining the term "protected 4
18	18	hairstyle"; prohibiting discrimination based on 5
19	19	protected hairstyle in the K -20 public education 6
20	20	system; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; defining the terms 7
21	21	"race" and "protected hairstyles" for purposes of 8
22	22	public K-12 nondiscrimination requirements; amending 9
23	23	s. 1002.421, F.S.; defining the terms "race" and 10
24	24	"protected hairstyles" for purposes of 11
25	25	antidiscrimination requirements for private schools 12
26	26	participating in the state school choice scholarship 13
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29	29	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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31	31	Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Creating a 18
32	32	Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act" or "CROWN Act." 19
33	33	Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 1000.05, Florida 20
34	34	Statutes, is amended to read: 21
35	35	1000.05 Discriminat ion against students and employees in 22
36	36	the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of 23
37	37	access required.— 24
38	38	(2)(a) As used in this section, the term "protected 25
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52	52	with race, such as hair texture and styles, including, but not 27
53	53	limited to, afros, braids, locks, or twists. 28
54	54	(b) Discrimination on the basis of race, color, national 29
55	55	origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status against a 30
56	56	student or an employee in the state system of public K-20 31
57	57	education is prohibited. No person in this state shall, on the 32
58	58	basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, 33
59	59	religion, or marital status, be excluded from participation in, 34
60	60	be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination 35
61	61	under any public K-20 education program or activity, or in any 36
62	62	employment conditions or practices, conducted by a public 37
63	63	educational institution that receives or benefits from federal 38
64	64	or state financial assistance. Additionally, discrimination on 39
65	65	the basis of a protected hairstyle against a student in the 40
66	66	state system of public K -20 education is prohibited. A student 41
67	67	may not be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits 42
68	68	of, or subjected to discrimination under any public K -20 43
69	69	education program or activity on the basis of a protected 44
70	70	hairstyle. 45
71	71	(c)(b) The criteria for admission to a program or course 46
72	72	may shall not have the effect of restricting access by students 47
73	73	persons of a particular race, color, national origin, sex, 48
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88	88	(d)(c) All public K-20 education classes must shall be 51
89	89	available to all students without regard to race, color, 52
90	90	protected hairstyle, national origin, sex, disability, religion, 53
91	91	or marital status; however, this is not intended to eliminate 54
92	92	the provision of programs designed to meet the needs of students 55
93	93	with limited proficiency in English, gifted students, or 56
94	94	students with disabilities or programs tailored to students with 57
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96	96	(e)(d) Students may be separated by sex for a single -59
97	97	gender program, for any portion of a class that deals with human 60
98	98	reproduction, or during participation in bodily contact sports. 61
99	99	For the purpose of this section, bodily contact sports include 62
100	100	wrestling, boxing, rugby, ice hockey, football, basketball, and 63
101	101	other sports in which the purpose or major activity involves 64
102	102	bodily contact. 65
103	103	(f)(e) Guidance services, counseling services, and 66
104	104	financial assistance services in the state public K -20 education 67
105	105	system shall be available to students equally. Guidance and 68
106	106	counseling services, materials, and promotional events shall 69
107	107	stress access to academic and career opportunities for students 70
108	108	without regard to race, color, protected hairstyle, national 71
109	109	origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status. 72
110	110	Section 3. Subsection (7) of section 1002.20, Florida 73
111	111	Statutes, is amended to read: 74
112	112	1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. —Parents of public 75
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125	125	school students must receive accurate and timely information 76
126	126	regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed 77
127	127	of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K -12 78
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129	129	rights including, but not limited to, the following: 80
130	130	(7) NONDISCRIMINATION. —All education programs, activities, 81
131	131	and opportunities offered by public educational institutions 82
132	132	must be made available without discrimination on the basis of 83
133	133	race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, religion, 84
134	134	or marital status, in accordance with the provisions of s. 85
135	135	1000.05. For purposes of this subsection, the term "race" is 86
136	136	inclusive of traits historically associated with race, 87
137	137	including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, and 88
138	138	protected hairstyles. The term "protected hairstyles" includes, 89
139	139	but is not limited to, afros, braids, locks, or twists. 90
140	140	Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 91
141	141	1002.421, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 92
142	142	1002.421 State school choice scholarship program 93
143	143	accountability and oversight. — 94
144	144	(1) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS. —A private 95
145	145	school participating in an educational scholarship program 96
146	146	established pursuant to this chapter must be a private school as 97
147	147	defined in s. 1002.01 in this state, be registered, and be in 98
148	148	compliance with all requirements of this section in addition to 99
149	149	private school requirements outlined in s. 1002.42, specific 100
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162	162	requirements identified within respective scholarship program 101
163	163	laws, and other provisions of Florida law that apply to private 102
164	164	schools, and must: 103
165	165	(a) Comply with the antidiscrimination provisions of 42 104
166	166	U.S.C. s. 2000d. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "race" 105
167	167	as used in 42 U.S.C. s. 2000d is inclusive of traits 106
168	168	historically associated with race, including, but not limited 107
169	169	to, hair texture, hair type, and protected hairstyles. The term 108
170	170	"protected hairstyles" includes, but is not limited to, afros, 109
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173	173	The department shall suspend the payment of funds to a private 112
174	174	school that knowingly fails to comply with this subsec tion, and 113
175	175	shall prohibit the school from enrolling new scholarship 114
176	176	students, for 1 fiscal year and until the school complies. If a 115
177	177	private school fails to meet the requirements of this subsection 116
178	178	or has consecutive years of material exceptions listed in th e 117
179	179	report required under paragraph (q), the commissioner may 118
180	180	determine that the private school is ineligible to participate 119
181	181	in a scholarship program. 120
182	182	Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 121