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SB 970: Education

GENERAL BILL by Thompson

Education; Citing this act as the "Florida Educational Freedoms Act"; providing that faculty of state universities and Florida College System institutions have the right to engage in collective bargaining; requiring the State Board of Education to ensure that Florida College System intuitions are not subject to political influence in academic affairs; requiring each district school board to ensure that students and personnel are not subject to ideological training or instruction; providing that K-12 students and their parents have the right not to be recorded or surveilled in the classroom without express consent, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Education Postsecondary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Postsecondary (HE)
  2. Education Pre-K -12 (ED)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/15/2023 Senate • Filed
1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Education Postsecondary; Education Pre-K -12; Rules
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Education Postsecondary