Florida HB 315: Enforcement of School Attendance

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HB 315 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to immigration, law enforcement, and 2
state-issued identification; providing a short title 3
and purpose of the act; amending s. 20.60, F.S.; 4
establishing the Office for New Americans in the 5
Department of Commerce; providing responsibilities of 6
the Office for New Americans; amending s. 322.08, 7
F.S.; requiring proof of a specified identification 8
number for certain applicants for a driver license; 9
deleting a provision authorizing the Department of 10
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to require 11
applicants to produce certain documents from the 12
United States Department of Homeland Security for 13
certain purposes; authorizing additional specified 14
documents issued by foreign governments to satisfy 15
proof-of-identity requirements; providing that a 16
driver license or temporary permit issued based on 17
specified documents is valid for a specified period; 18
deleting a provision authorizing applications to 19
include fingerprints and other unique biometric means 20
of identity; amending s. 322.12, F.S.; prohibiting the 21
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from 22
waiving certain tests for applicants who provide proof 23
of identity using specified foreign documents; 24
amending s. 322.142, F.S.; providing a short title; 25

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defining the term "agency that primarily enforces 26
immigration law"; prohibiting the Department of 27
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from disclosing or 28
making accessible certain photographs and related 29
information to any agency that primarily enforces 30
immigration law or to any employee or agent of such 31
agency; providing exceptions; requiring that the 32
department notify a person about whom certain 33
information was requested; requiring that the 34
department require a person or entity to certify 35
specified information before such person or entity 36
receives or has access to certain information; 37
requiring such person or entity to keep certain 38
records for a specified period; requiring that such 39
records be maintained in a manner and form prescribed 40
by department rule and be available for inspection by 41
the department; amending ss. 322.17, 322.18, and 42
322.19, F.S.; requiring a licensee to obtain a 43
duplicate or replacement instruction permit or driver 44
license, renew a driver license, or change his or her 45
name or address, respectively, in person and upon 46
submission of specified identification documents under 47
certain circumstances; providing that a license or 48
permit issued based on specified identification 49
documents is valid for a specified period; repealing 50

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s. 395.3027, F.S., relating to patient immigration 51
status data collection; amending s. 402.308, F.S.; 52
prohibiting certain entities from denying a license to 53
a child care facility based on immigration status; 54
amending s. 448.095, F.S.; removing requirement for 55
certain private employers to use the E-Verify System; 56
removing prohibition on employers from continuing to 57
employ certain persons; authorizing employers, state 58
contractors, and subcontractors to use the Employment 59
Eligibility Verification form to verify work 60
authorization status; removing provisions requiring 61
subcontractors to provide a certain affidavit, 62
terminating certain contracts, and providing a cause 63
of action; amending s. 454.021, F.S.; removing 64
provisions relating to a person's immigration status 65
when admitting persons to practice law in this state; 66
amending ss. 760.01, 760.05, 760.07, 760.08, 760.10, 67
760.23, 760.24, 760.25, 760.26, 760.29, and 760.60, 68
F.S.; providing that discrimination based on a 69
person's immigration status is unlawful; creating s. 70
760.45, F.S.; prohibiting a person or entity from 71
discriminating against an individual because the 72
individual holds or presents a driver license that 73
does not comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005; 74
prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to 75

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present a driver license; providing exceptions; 76
providing construction; prohibiting the state or a 77
local government, an agent acting on behalf of the 78
state or a local government, or a program or activity 79
that receives financial assistance from the state from 80
discriminating against an individual because the 81
individual