Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 1008 — Required Instruction in the History of the Holocaust and the History of African Americans

Last action — Died in Education Pre-K -12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103)

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Required Instruction in the History of the Holocaust and the History of African Americans; Authorizing the Department of Education to seek input from certain entities for specified purposes relating to instruction in the history of African Americans; requiring the department to annually verify that school districts, charter schools, and specified private schools implement certain instruction relating to the history of the Holocaust and the history of African Americans and providing requirements therefor; requiring certain statewide, standardized assessments to include curricula content from the history of the Holocaust and the history of African Americans, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Education Pre-K -12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103)

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Appropriations Committee on Education; Fiscal Policy

  4. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1008 do?
Required Instruction in the History of the Holocaust and the History of African Americans; Authorizing the Department of Education to seek input from certain entities for specified purposes relating to instruction in the history of African Americans; requiring the department to annually verify that school districts, charter schools, and specified private schools implement certain instruction relating to the history of the Holocaust and the history of African Americans and providing requirements therefor; requiring certain statewide, standardized assessments to include curricula content from the history of the Holocaust and the history of African Americans, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1008?
SB 1008 is sponsored by Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri".
What is the current status of SB 1008?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 1008?
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