Florida HB 677: Education

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HB 677 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to education; providing a short title; 2
amending s. 1000.05, F.S.; removing provisions 3
relating to prohibited training or instruction in 4
specified concepts which constitutes discrimination on 5
the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex; 6
repealing s. 1000.071, F.S., relating to personal 7
titles and pronouns; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; 8
prohibiting school districts from adopting a procedure 9
that compels or authorizes school personnel to share 10
certain information with a parent under certain 11
circumstances; removing a provision authorizing school 12
districts to adopt procedures that permit school 13
personnel to withhold certain information from a 14
parent under certain circumstances; removing a 15
prohibition against classroom instruction on sexual 16
orientation and gender identity in specified grades; 17
removing an exception; removing a provision requiring 18
student support services to adhere to specified 19
guidelines; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; removing a 20
requirement for the Board of Governors to include in 21
its review of state university missions a directive to 22
each university regarding its programs for curricula 23
that violate certain provisions; amending s. 1001.92, 24
F.S.; removing provisions relating to a state 25

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university losing its eligibility for performance 26
funding if a certain violation is substantiated; 27
amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; requiring instruction in 28
LGBTQ history in public schools; amending s. 1004.04, 29
F.S.; removing provisions relating to teacher 30
preparation program requirements; amending s. 1004.06, 31
F.S.; authorizing and encouraging Florida College 32
System institutions, state universities, and direct-33
support organizations to develop programs and campus 34
activities based on diversity, equity, and inclusion 35
principles; authorizing the expenditure of state and 36
federal funds to promote such programs and activities; 37
removing a prohibition against such institutions, 38
universities, and organizations expending funds on 39
programs and campus activities that advocate for 40
diversity, equity, and inclusion or that promote or 41
engage in political or social activism; amending s. 42
1004.85, F.S.; removing a requirement that certain 43
instruction be included in postsecondary educator 44
preparation institutes; amending s. 1006.28, F.S.; 45
providing that certain provisions relating to district 46
school board duties and materials made available in 47
schools do not apply to classroom libraries; revising 48
requirements for resolving objections to instructional 49
materials; removing a requirement that any 50

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instructional material that is subject to an objection 51
be removed within 5 school days; removing a 52
requirement that a school board discontinue the use of 53
an instructional material if certain conditions are 54
met; providing that school libraries may provide 55
materials and information presenting all points of 56
view; providing that materials may not be proscribed 57
or removed due to partisan or doctrinal disapproval; 58
amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; removing certain 59
prohibitions for general education courses; amending 60
ss. 1012.551, 1012.56, and 1012.562, F.S.; removing 61
requirements for uniform core curricula for specified 62
teacher preparation programs, professional learning 63
certificate program courses, and school leader 64
preparation programs; providing an effective date. 65
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 67
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Freedom to Learn 69
Act." 70
Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 1000.05, Florida 71
Statutes, is amended to read: 72
1000.05 Discrimination against students and employees in 73
the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of 74
access required.— 75

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(4)(a) It shall constitute discrimination on the basis of 76
race, color, national origin, or sex under this section to 77
subject any student or employee to training or instruction that 78
espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates, or compels such 79
student or employee to believe any of the following concepts: 80
1. Members of one race, color, national origin, or sex are 81
morally superior to members of another race, color, national 82
origin, or sex. 83
2. A person,