Florida SB 464: Officer Training for Initial Certification

Bill Text

464 
Observance of Veterans’ Day by K-12 Schools 
2025-11-12T04:27:43Z 
Requiring school districts to observe Veterans’ Day as a school holiday, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 464 

 By Senator Avila 

 39-00583-26 2026464__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to observance of Veterans’ Day by K-12 
 3 schools; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; requiring school 
 4 districts to observe Veterans’ Day as a school 
 5 holiday; providing an effective date. 
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 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 9 Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subsection (4) of section 
 10 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 11 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The 
 12 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 
 13 powers and perform all duties listed below: 
 14 (4) ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATION OF SCHOOLS. 
 15 Adopt and provide for the execution of plans for the 
 16 establishment, organization, and operation of the schools of the 
 17 district, including, but not limited to, the following: 
 18 (g) Observance of school holidays and vacation periods. 
 19 Designate the observance of school holidays and vacation 
 20 periods. Each school district shall observe Veterans’ Day, as 
 21 listed in s. 110.117(1)(f), as a school holiday. 
 22 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.