Florida SB 1072: School Discipline Report Cards

Bill Text

1072 
Antisemitism Task Force 
2026-03-04T06:27:01Z 
Creating the Antisemitism Task Force adjunct to the Office of Civil Rights within the Department of Legal Affairs for a specified purpose; requiring the department to provide administrative and staff support to the task force; requiring the task force to meet quarterly; requiring the task force to annually submit a report and policy recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; specifying that the term “antisemitism” does not include certain criticism of the state of Israel, etc. 
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 SB 1072 First Engrossed 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the Antisemitism Task Force; 
 3 creating s. 16.571, F.S.; creating the Antisemitism 
 4 Task Force adjunct to the Office of Civil Rights 
 5 within the Department of Legal Affairs for a specified 
 6 purpose; requiring the department to provide 
 7 administrative and staff support to the task force; 
 8 providing for appointment and terms of task force 
 9 members; providing for per diem and travel expenses; 
 10 requiring the task force to meet quarterly; 
 11 authorizing more frequent meetings at the call of the 
 12 co-chairs; providing duties of the task force; 
 13 requiring the task force to annually submit a report 
 14 and policy recommendations to the Governor and the 
 15 Legislature by a specified date; specifying that the 
 16 term “antisemitism” does not include certain criticism 
 17 of the state of Israel; providing construction; 
 18 providing for future repeal; providing an effective 
 19 date. 
 20 
 21 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 22 
 23 Section 1. Section 16.571, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 24 read: 
 25 16.571 Antisemitism Task Force.— 
 26 (1) The Antisemitism Task Force, a task force as defined in 
 27 s. 20.03(5), is created adjunct to the Office of Civil Rights 
 28 within the Department of Legal Affairs for the express purpose 
 29 of combating antisemitism in this state. Except as otherwise 
 30 provided in this section, the task force shall operate in a 
 31 manner consistent with s. 20.052. The department shall provide 
 32 administrative and staff support relating to the functions of 
 33 the task force. 
 34 (2)(a) The task force is composed of the following members: 
 35 1. Three members appointed by the President of the Senate, 
 36 one of whom must be a representative of a Jewish community 
 37 organization in this state and one of whom must have expertise 
 38 in combating antisemitism. The President of the Senate shall 
 39 designate one of his or her appointees as co-chair of the task 
 40 force. 
 41 2. Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
 42 Representatives, one of whom must be a representative of a 
 43 Jewish community organization in this state and one of whom must 
 44 have expertise in combating antisemitism. The Speaker of the 
 45 House of Representatives shall designate one of his or her 
 46 appointees as co-chair of the task force. 
 47 3. One member of the Senate, appointed by the Minority 
 48 Leader of the Senate. 
 49 4. One member of the House of Representatives, appointed by 
 50 the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. 
 51 5. Two members appointed by the Governor, one of whom must 
 52 have legal expertise in civil rights law. 
 53 6. The Attorney General or his or her designee. 
 54 7. The Commissioner of Education or his or her designee. 
 55 8. The chair of the Florida Commission on Human Relations 
 56 or his or her designee. 
 57 9. One member appointed by the Florida Association of 
 58 Counties. 
 59 10. One member appointed by the Florida League of Cities. 
 60 11. One member appointed by the Florida Prosecuting 
 61 Attorneys Association. 
 62 12. One member appointed by the Florida Police Chiefs 
 63 Association. 
 64 13. One member appointed by the Florida Association of 
 65 District School Superintendents. 
 66 (b) Members of the task force shall serve 2-year terms. A 
 67 vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term 
 68 in the same manner as the original appointment. 
 69 (c) Members of the task force shall serve without 
 70 compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and 
 71 travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061. 
 72 (3) The task force shall hold its first meeting by August 
 73 1, 2026. The task force shall convene at least once quarterly 
 74 but, at the call of the co-chairs, may meet more often as 
 75 necessary to complete the duties prescribed in this section. 
 76 (4) The task force shall: 
 77 (a) Identify and acknowledge the growing threat of 
 78 antisemitism in this state by conducting a comprehensive review 
 79 of the prevalence of antisemitism within this state. 
 80 (b) Strengthen community relations by identifying and 
 81 creating opportunities for new connections between state and 
 82 local gov