Florida HB 1119: Materials Harmful to Minors

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to materials harmful to minors; 2
amending s. 1006.28, F.S.; defining the term "harmful 3
to minors"; revising the list of materials used in a 4
classroom which are subject to the objection process 5
by parents or residents; reenacting s. 1014.05(1)(c), 6
F.S., relating to school district notifications on 7
parental rights, to incorporate the amendment made to 8
s. 1006.28, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an 9
effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection 14
(2) of section 1006.28, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 15
1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school 16
superintendent; and school principal regarding K-12 17
instructional materials.— 18
(1) DEFINITIONS.— 19
(a) As used in this section, the term: 20
1. "Adequate instructional materials" means a sufficient 21
number of student or site licenses or sets of materials that are 22
available in bound, unbound, kit, or package form and may 23
consist of hardbacked or softbacked textbooks, electronic 24
content, consumables, learning laboratories, manipulatives, 25

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electronic media, and computer courseware or software that serve 26
as the basis for instruction in the core subject areas of 27
mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, reading, 28
and literature. 29
2. "Harmful to minors" means any reproduction, imitation, 30
characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or 31
representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, 32
sexual conduct, or sexual excitement when it: 33
a. Predominantly appeals to prurient, shameful, or morbid 34
interest; and 35
b. Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the 36
adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable 37
material or conduct for minors. 38
3.2. "Instructional materials" has the same meaning as in 39
s. 1006.29(2). 40
4.3. "Library media center" means any collection of books, 41
ebooks, periodicals, or videos maintained and accessible on the 42
site of a school, including in classrooms. 43
(b) As used in this section and s. 1006.283, the term 44
"resident" means a person who has maintained his or her 45
residence in this state for the preceding year, has purchased a 46
home that is occupied by him or her as his or her residence, or 47
has established a domicile in this state pursuant to s. 222.17. 48
(c) As used in this section and ss. 1006.283, 1006.32, 49
1006.35, 1006.37, 1006.38, 1006.40, and 1006.42, the term 50

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"purchase" includes purchase, lease, license, and acquire. 51
(2) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.—The district school board has 52
the constitutional duty and responsibility to select and provide 53
adequate instructional materials for all students in accordance 54
with the requirements of this part. The district school board 55
also has the following specific duties and responsibilities: 56
(a) Courses of study; adoption.—Adopt courses of study, 57
including instructional materials, for use in the schools of the 58
district. 59
1. Each district school board is responsible for the 60
content of all instructional materials and any other materials 61
used in a classroom, made available in a school or classroom 62
library, or included on a reading list, whether adopted and 63
purchased from the state-adopted instructional materials list, 64
adopted and purchased through a district instructional materials 65
program under s. 1006.283, or otherwise purchased or made 66
available. 67
2. Each district school board must adopt a policy 68
regarding an objection by a parent or a resident of the county 69
to the use of a specific material, which clearly describes a 70
process to handle all objections and provides for resolution. 71
The objection form, as prescribed by State Board of Education 72
rule, and the district school board's process must be easy to 73
read and understand and be easily accessible on the homepage of 74
the school district's website. The objection form must also 75

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identify the school district point of contact and contact 76
information for the submission of an objection. The process must 77
provide the parent or resident the opportunity to proffer 78
evidence to the district school board that: 79
a. An instructional material does not m