Florida SB 790: Surrendered Infants

Bill Text

790 
Education 
2025-12-08T08:54:47Z 
Repealing a provision relating to prohibited training or instruction in specified concepts which constitutes discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex; repealing a provision relating to personal titles and pronouns; deleting a prohibition against classroom instruction, in specified grades, on sexual orientation and gender identity; authorizing and encouraging Florida College System institutions, state universities, and direct-support organizations to develop programs based on diversity, equity, and inclusion principles; authorizing school library media centers to provide materials and information presenting all points of view, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
S 
2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
GB 
General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 790 

 By Senator Davis 

 5-00493A-26 2026790__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to education; providing a short title; 
 3 repealing s. 1000.05(4), F.S., relating to prohibited 
 4 training or instruction in specified concepts which 
 5 constitutes discrimination on the basis of race, 
 6 color, national origin, or sex; repealing s. 1000.071, 
 7 F.S., relating to personal titles and pronouns; 
 8 amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; prohibiting school 
 9 districts from adopting a procedure that compels or 
 10 authorizes school personnel to share certain 
 11 information with a parent under certain circumstances; 
 12 deleting a provision authorizing school districts to 
 13 adopt procedures that permit school personnel to 
 14 withhold certain information from a parent under 
 15 certain circumstances; deleting a prohibition against 
 16 classroom instruction, in specified grades, on sexual 
 17 orientation and gender identity; deleting an 
 18 exception; deleting a provision requiring student 
 19 support services to adhere to specified guidelines; 
 20 amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; deleting a requirement for 
 21 the Board of Governors to include in its review of 
 22 state university missions a directive to each 
 23 constituent university regarding its programs for any 
 24 curriculum that violates certain provisions; repealing 
 25 s. 1001.92(5), F.S., relating to an educational 
 26 institution losing its eligibility for performance 
 27 funding if a certain violation is substantiated; 
 28 amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; requiring instruction in 
 29 LGBTQ history in public schools; conforming a cross 
 30 reference; amending s. 1004.04, F.S.; deleting 
 31 requirements for teacher preparation program courses; 
 32 amending s. 1004.06, F.S.; authorizing and encouraging 
 33 Florida College System institutions, state 
 34 universities, and direct-support organizations to 
 35 develop programs based on diversity, equity, and 
 36 inclusion principles; authorizing the expenditure of 
 37 state or federal funds to promote such programs; 
 38 deleting a prohibition against Florida College System 
 39 institutions, state universities, and direct-support 
 40 organizations expending funds on programs or 
 41 activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and 
 42 inclusion or that promote or engage in political or 
 43 social activism; deleting obsolete language; amending 
 44 s. 1004.85, F.S.; deleting a purpose provided for the 
 45 creation of an educator preparation institute; 
 46 amending s. 1006.28, F.S.; providing that certain 
 47 provisions relating to district school board duties 
 48 and materials made available in schools do not apply 
 49 to classroom libraries; revising requirements for 
 50 resolving objections to instructional materials; 
 51 deleting a requirement that any instructional material 
 52 that is subject to an objection be removed within 5 
 53 school days; deleting a requirement that a school 
 54 board discontinue use of an instructional material if 
 55 certain conditions are met; authorizing school library 
 56 media centers to provide materials and information 
 57 presenting all points of view; prohibiting the 
 58 proscribing or removal of materials due to partisan or 
 59 doctrinal disapproval; amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; 
 60 deleting certain prohibitions for general education 
 61 courses; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; deleting 
 62 requirements for professional learning certification 
 63 program courses; amending s. 1012.562, F.S.; deleting 
 64 prohibitions for school leader preparation programs; 
 65 providing an effective date. 
 66 
 67 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 68 
 69 Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Freedom to Learn 
 70 Act.” 
 71 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 1000.05, Florida 
 72 Statutes, is repealed. 
 73 Section 3. Section 1000.071, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 
 74 Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section 
 75 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 76 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The 
 77 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 
 78 powers and p