Florida SB 1692: Materials Harmful to Minors

Bill Text

1692 
Materials Harmful to Minors 
2026-01-09T10:24:45Z 
Defining the term “harmful to minors”; revising the list of materials used in a classroom which are subject to the objection process by parents or residents, 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 1692 

 By Senator McClain 

 9-00475-26 20261692__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to materials harmful to minors; 
 3 amending s. 1006.28, F.S.; defining the term “harmful 
 4 to minors”; revising the list of materials used in a 
 5 classroom which are subject to the objection process 
 6 by parents or residents; reenacting s. 1014.05(1)(c), 
 7 F.S., relating to school district notifications on 
 8 parental rights, to incorporate the amendment made to 
 9 s. 1006.28, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an 
 10 effective date. 
 11 
 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 13 
 14 Section 1. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection 
 15 (2) of section 1006.28, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 
 16 1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school 
 17 superintendent; and school principal regarding K-12 
 18 instructional materials.— 
 19 (1) DEFINITIONS.— 
 20 (a) As used in this section, the term: 
 21 1. “Adequate instructional materials” means a sufficient 
 22 number of student or site licenses or sets of materials that are 
 23 available in bound, unbound, kit, or package form and may 
 24 consist of hardbacked or softbacked textbooks, electronic 
 25 content, consumables, learning laboratories, manipulatives, 
 26 electronic media, and computer courseware or software that serve 
 27 as the basis for instruction in the core subject areas of 
 28 mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, reading, 
 29 and literature. 
 30 2. “Harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, 
 31 characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or 
 32 representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, 
 33 sexual conduct, or sexual excitement when it: 
 34 a. Predominantly appeals to prurient, shameful, or morbid 
 35 interest; and 
 36 b. Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the 
 37 adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable 
 38 material or conduct for minors. 
 39 3. “Instructional materials” has the same meaning as in s. 
 40 1006.29(2). 
 41 4.3. “Library media center” means any collection of books, 
 42 ebooks, periodicals, or videos maintained and accessible on the 
 43 site of a school, including in classrooms. 
 44 (b) As used in this section and s. 1006.283, the term 
 45 “resident” means a person who has maintained his or her 
 46 residence in this state for the preceding year, has purchased a 
 47 home that is occupied by him or her as his or her residence, or 
 48 has established a domicile in this state pursuant to s. 222.17. 
 49 (c) As used in this section and ss. 1006.283, 1006.32, 
 50 1006.35, 1006.37, 1006.38, 1006.40, and 1006.42, the term 
 51 “purchase” includes purchase, lease, license, and acquire. 
 52 (2) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.—The district school board has 
 53 the constitutional duty and responsibility to select and provide 
 54 adequate instructional materials for all students in accordance 
 55 with the requirements of this part. The district school board 
 56 also has the following specific duties and responsibilities: 
 57 (a) Courses of study; adoption.—Adopt courses of study, 
 58 including instructional materials, for use in the schools of the 
 59 district. 
 60 1. Each district school board is responsible for the 
 61 content of all instructional materials and any other materials 
 62 used in a classroom, made available in a school or classroom 
 63 library, or included on a reading list, whether adopted and 
 64 purchased from the state-adopted instructional materials list, 
 65 adopted and purchased through a district instructional materials 
 66 program under s. 1006.283, or otherwise purchased or made 
 67 available. 
 68 2. Each district school board must adopt a policy regarding 
 69 an objection by a parent or a resident of the county to the use 
 70 of a specific material, which clearly describes a process to 
 71 handle all objections and provides for resolution. The objection 
 72 form, as prescribed by State Board of Education rule, and the 
 73 district school board’s process must be easy to read and 
 74 understand and be easily accessible on the homepage of the 
 75 school district’s website. The objection form must also identify 
 76 the school district point of contact and contact information for 
 77 the submission of an objection. The process must provide the 
 78 parent or resident the opportunity to proffer evidence to the 
 79 district school board that: 
 80 a. An instructional material does not meet the criteria of 
 81 s. 1006.31(2) or s. 1006.40(3)(c) if it was selected for use in 
 82 a course or otherwise made avai