HB 549 2025
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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
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 the Gulf of America; requiring 2
state agencies to update geographic materials to 3
reflect the new federal designation of the "Gulf of 4
Mexico" as the "Gulf of America"; requiring district 5
school boards and charter school governing boards to, 6
beginning on a specified date, adopt and acquire 7
specified materials and collections that reflect the 8
new federal designation of the "Gulf of Mexico" as the 9
"Gulf of America"; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. (1) Each state agency shall update its 14
geographic materials to reflect the new federal designation of 15
the "Gulf of Mexico" as the "Gulf of America." 16
(2) Each district school board and charter school 17
governing board, beginning July 1, 2025, shall adopt and acquire 18
instructional materials, as defined in s. 1006.28(1)(a), Florida 19
Statutes, and library media center collectio ns that reflect the 20
new federal designation of the "Gulf of Mexico" as the "Gulf of 21
America." 22
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 23