STORAGE NAME: h0549b.SAC
DATE: 3/18/2025
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FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BILL ANALYSIS
This bill analysis was prepared by nonpartisan committee staff and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
BILL #: CS/HB 549
TITLE: Gulf of America
SPONSOR(S): Porras
COMPANION BILL: CS/SB 1058 (Gruters)
LINKED BILLS: None
RELATED BILLS: None
Committee References
Education & Employment
16 Y, 2 N, As CS
State Affairs
Budget
SUMMARY
Effect of the Bill:
The bill requires state agencies to update geographic materials to reflect the new federal designation of the “Gulf of
Mexico” as the “Gulf of America.” Moreover, public school and charter school instructional materials and library
media center collections adopted or acquired on or after July 1, 2025, must reflect the new federal designation.
Fiscal or Economic Impact:
To the extent that a given state agency has any materials that may be rendered obsolete by the passage of the bill,
additional costs and workload may be incurred by the agency related to the need to update such materials.
However, any costs are likely insignificant.
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ANALYSIS
EFFECT OF THE BILL:
The bill requires each state agency to update their geographic materials to reflect the new federal designation of
the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America.” (Section 1).
Any instructional materials and library media center collections adopted or acquired by district school boards and
charter school governing boards on or after July 1, 2025, must reflect the new designation. (Section 1).
The effective date of the bill is July 1, 2025. (Section 2).
FISCAL OR ECONOMIC IMPACT:
STATE GOVERNMENT:
To the extent that a given state agency has any materials that may be rendered obsolete by the passage of the bill,
additional costs and workload may be incurred by the agency related to the need to update such materials.
However, any costs are likely insignificant.
RELEVANT INFORMATION
SUBJECT OVERVIEW:
Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14172, titled “Restoring Names that Honor
American Greatness.”
1 The order restores the name “Mount McKinley” in place of “Mount Denali” and changes the
name of the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.” The Order directs the Secretary of the Interior to take all
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Exec. Order No. 14172, 90 CFR 8629 (2025). JUMP TO SUMMARY ANALYSIS RELEVANT INFORMATION BILL HISTORY
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necessary steps to carry out these name changes.
2 The stated goal of the Order is to promote the extraordinary
heritage of our Nation and ensure that future generations celebrate the legacy of American heroes and honor the
contributions of visionary and patriotic Americans in our nation’s rich past.
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Instructional Materials
Each district school board has the constitutional duty and responsibility to select and provide adequate
instructional materials for all students for core courses in mathematics, language arts, science, social studies,
reading, and literature for kindergarten through grade 12.
4 Instructional materials are items having intellectual
content that by design serve as a major tool for assisting in the instruction of a subject or course.
5 These items may
be available in bound, unbound, kit, or package form and may consist of hardbacked or softbacked textbooks,
electronic content, consumables, learning laboratories, manipulatives, electronic media, and computer courseware
or software.
6 A publisher may offer sections of state-adopted instructional materials in digital or electronic
versions at reduced rates to districts, schools, and teachers.
7 Publishers must make sample student editions of
state-adopted instructional materials electronically available, at a discount below publisher cost, for use by teacher
preparation programs
8 and by educator preparation institutes
9 for each adoption cycle, to enable educators to
practice teaching with currently adopted instructional materials aligned to state academic standards.
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Generally, the Commissioner of Education (commissioner) adopts instructional materials according to a 5-year
rotating schedule. The commissioner may approve a shorter schedule if the content area requires more frequent
revision.
11 The Department of Education (DOE) annually publishes an official schedule of subject areas calling for
adoption for each of the succeeding two years and a tentative schedule for years three through five. Under
extenuating circumstances, the commissioner may direct the DOE to add one or more subject areas to the official
schedule.
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Before adopting instructional materials in a certain subject area, the DOE publishes specifications for the materials.
These specifications detail the courses for which materials are sought and the standards the materials must meet.
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Beginning with the 2026-2027 instructional materials adoption cycle and thereafter, the DOE must publish an
instructional materials adoption timeline which must include, but is not limited to, publishing bid specifications,
advertising in the Florida Administrative Register, and deadlines for the submission of bids. The adoption cycle
must include at least 6 months between the release of the bid specifications and the deadline for the submission of
bids, and publication of an initial list of state-adopted instructional materials no later than July 31 in the year
preceding the adoption.
14 For the 2025-2026 instructional materials adoption cycle, the DOE must publish an
initial list of state-adopted instructional materials no later than December 1, 2025.
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The following chart shows the adoption schedule for instructional materials through Fiscal Year 2028-2029:
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Adoption
Year
Subject Area Specifications
and Criteria
Available
State
Adoption
Process
Effective Date of Contract
April 1-March 31
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Id.
3
Id.
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See section 1006.28(2), F.S.
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Section 1006.29(2), F.S.
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Id.
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Id.; see also section 1006.28(1), F.S.
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See section 1004.04, F.S.
9
See section 1004.85(1), F.S.
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Section 1006.38(3), F.S.
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Section 1006.36(1), F.S.
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Section 1006.36(2), F.S.
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Florida Department of Education, Policies and Procedures for the Florida Instructional Materials Adoption, at 3, available at
https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5574/urlt/PoliciesandProceduresSpecifications-FINAL.pdf.
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Section 1006.33(1)(a)1, F.S.
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Section 1006.33(1)(a)2, F.S.
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Florida Department of Education, Florida Instructional Materials Adoption Schedule For Adoption Years 2024-2025 Through
2028-2029 (2024), available at https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5574/urlt/AdoptionCycle.pdf. JUMP TO SUMMARY ANALYSIS RELEVANT INFORMATION BILL HISTORY
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2024-2025 English Language Arts, K-12;
Personal Financial Literacy and
Money Management, 9-12;
Mathematics Intervention
Materials, K-4 and English
Language Arts Intervention
Materials, K-3
November 2023 April 2024-
2025
2025-2030
2025-2026 Career and Technical Education,
World Languages, Art, Music,
Dance and Health, K-12; 6-12
Additional English Language
Arts
June 2024 November
2024-
December
2025
2026-2031
2026-2027 Mathematics and Computer
Science, K-12
January 2025 June 2025-
July 2026
2027-2032
2027-2028 Social Studies, K-12 January 2026 June 2026-
July 2027
2028-2033
2028-2029 Science, K-12 January 2027 June 2027-
2028
2029-2034
Funding for Instructional Materials
Funding for instructional materials is provided annually by the Legislature in the General Appropriations Act and is
included in the base student allocation.
17 Each school district must certify to the Commissioner of Education the
estimated allocation of state funds for instructional materials for the ensuing fiscal year, on or before July 1 each
year.
18 Unless a school district has implemented its own instructional materials program
19, any instructional
materials purchased using state funds must be aligned with the state academic standards
20 and included on the
state-adopted instructional materials list.
21 Up to 50 percent of the amount the school district has budgeted for
instructional materials may be used to:
purchase library and reference books and nonprint materials;
purchase other materials having intellectual content that assist in the instruction of a subject or course; or
repair or renovate textbooks and library books and replace items that were part of previously purchased
instructional materials.
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BILL HISTORY
COMMITTEE REFERENCE ACTION DATE
STAFF
DIRECTOR/
POLICY CHIEF
ANALYSIS
PREPARED BY
Education & Employment
Committee
16 Y, 2 N, As CS 3/13/2025 Hassell Blank
THE CHANGES ADOPTED BY THE
COMMITTEE:
Clarifies that the requirement regarding instructional materials and
library media center collections applies only to materials adopted or
acquired on or after July 1, 2025.
State Affairs Committee Williamson Villa
Budget Committee
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Florida Department of Education, Funding for Florida’s School Districts, 2024-2025, at 16, available at
https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7507/urlt/Fefpdist.pdf.
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Section 1006.40(1), F.S.
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See section 1006.283(1), F.S.
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See section 1003.41(1), F.S.
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Section 1006.40(3)(a), F.S. Materials not on the state adopted list include library books, reference books, and nonprint
materials.
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Section 1006.40(3)(b), F.S. JUMP TO SUMMARY ANALYSIS RELEVANT INFORMATION BILL HISTORY
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