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Florida House Bill H0447

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1010 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
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1515 An act relating to disability history and awareness 2
1616 instruction; providing a short title; amending s. 3
17-1003.4205, F.S.; requiring that disability history and 4
18-awareness instruction include specified material; 5
19-providing an effective date. 6
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21-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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23- Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Evin B. Hartsell 10
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25- Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2 ) of section 12
26-1003.4205, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13
27- 1003.4205 Disability history and awareness instruction. — 14
28- (2)(a) During this 2 -week period, students may be provided 15
29-intensive instruction to expand their knowledge, understanding, 16
30-and awareness of individuals with disabilities, the history of 17
31-disability, and the disability rights movement. Disability 18
32-history may include the events and timelines of the development 19
33-and evolution of services to, and the civil rights of, 20
34-individuals with disabili ties. Disability history may also 21
35-include the contributions of specific individuals with 22
36-disabilities, including the contributions of acknowledged 23
37-national leaders. The instruction must include the following 24
38-material: 25
17+1003.4205, F.S.; requiring, rather than authorizing, 4
18+disability history and awareness instruction; 5
19+requiring that disability history and awareness 6
20+instruction include specified material; authorizing a 7
21+district school board to consult with the Evin B. 8
22+Hartsell Foundation to further develop material; 9
23+providing an effective date. 10
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25+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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27+ Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Evin B. Hartsell 14
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29+ Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 16
30+1003.4205, Florida Statutes, is amended to rea d: 17
31+ 1003.4205 Disability history and awareness instruction. — 18
32+ (2)(a) During this 2 -week period, students must may be 19
33+provided intensive instruction to expand their knowledge, 20
34+understanding, and awareness of individuals with disabilities, 21
35+the history of disability, and the disability rights movement. 22
36+Disability history may include the events and timelines of the 23
37+development and evolution of services to, and the civil rights 24
38+of, individuals with disabilities. Disability history may also 25
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4747 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
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51- 1. For kindergarten through grade 3: 26
52- a. Conversations on bullying. Such conversations may 27
53-address what students should do if they are being bullied; what 28
54-they should do if they see someone being bullied; why bullying 29
55-is not the victim's fault; what different types of bullying look 30
56-like; the possibility that a friend could be a bully; or the 31
57-school's antibullying policy. 32
58- b. Activities to teach about physical disabilities. 33
59- 2. For grades 4 through 6, information about autism 34
60-spectrum disorder. 35
61- 3. For grades 7 through 9, information about hearing 36
62-impairments. 37
63- 4. For grades 10 through 12, information on different 38
64-types of learning and intellectual disabilities. 39
65- Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 40
51+include the contribu tions of specific individuals with 26
52+disabilities, including the contributions of acknowledged 27
53+national leaders. 28
54+ 1. Instruction must include the following material: 29
55+ a. For grades K-3: 30
56+ (I) Conversations on bullying. Such conversations may 31
57+address what students should do if they are being bullied, what 32
58+they should do if they see someone being bullied, why bullying 33
59+is not the victim's fault, what different types of bullying look 34
60+like, the possibility that a friend could be a bully, or the 35
61+school's antibullying policy. 36
62+ (II) Activities to teach about physical disabilities. Such 37
63+activities may include having students take turns using a 38
64+wheelchair, having students try to complete tasks using only one 39
65+hand, or having students try to complete tasks with a blind fold 40
66+while other students act as guides. 41
67+ b. For grades 4-6: 42
68+ (I) Information about autism spectrum disorder. 43
69+ (II) Activities that demonstrate what life with an autism 44
70+spectrum disorder is like. Such activities may include requiring 45
71+students to attempt to communicate with one another without 46
72+speaking. 47
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74+ (I) Information about hearing impairments. 49
75+ (II) Activities that demonstrate what life with hearing 50
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88+impairment is like. Such activities may include requiring 51
89+students to wear ear plugs and attempt to listen as the teacher 52
90+reads aloud while noise plays in the background or requiring 53
91+students to attempt to read one another's lips. 54
92+ d. For grades 10-12: 55
93+ (I) Information on different types of learning and 56
94+intellectual disabilities. 57
95+ (II) Activities that demonstrate what life with a learning 58
96+or intellectual disability is like. Such activities may include 59
97+requiring students to read sentences written backwards. 60
98+ 2. A district school board may consult with the Evin B. 61
99+Hartsell Foundation to further develop the curricula in 62
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101+ Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 64