House Bill 3407

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3407

        By Representative Barreiro






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to courses of study and

  3         instructional materials; amending s. 233.061,

  4         F.S.; including the study of Hispanic

  5         contributions to the the United States in

  6         required public school instruction; amending s.

  7         233.34, F.S.; revising provisions relating to

  8         the purchase of instructional materials not on

  9         the state-adopted list; providing an effective

10         date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Paragraph (o) is added to subsection (2) of

15  section 233.061, Florida Statutes, to read:

16         233.061  Required instruction.--

17         (2)  Members of the instructional staff of the public

18  schools, subject to the rules and regulations of the

19  commissioner, the state board, and the school board, shall

20  teach efficiently and faithfully, using the books and

21  materials required, following the prescribed courses of study,

22  and employing approved methods of instruction, the following:

23         (o)  The study of Hispanic contributions to the United

24  States.

25         Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 233.34, Florida

26  Statutes, is amended to read:

27         233.34  Use of instructional materials allocation;

28  instructional materials, library books, and reference books;

29  repair of books.--

30         (2)  Each school district shall use the annual

31  allocation for the purchase of instructional materials

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3407

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  1  included on the state-adopted list or for the purchase of

  2  instructional materials not on the state-adopted list the

  3  purchase of which is negotiated directly with textbook

  4  companies.  No less than 50 percent of the annual allocation

  5  shall be used to purchase items which will be used to provide

  6  instruction to students at the level or levels for which the

  7  materials are designed.  However, up to 50 percent of The

  8  annual allocation may be used for the purchase of

  9  instructional materials, including library and reference books

10  and nonprint materials, not included on the state-adopted list

11  and for the repair and renovation of textbooks and library

12  books. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection,

13  school districts may use 100 percent of that portion of the

14  annual allocation which is designated by the district for the

15  purchase of instructional materials for kindergarten, and 75

16  percent of that portion of the annual allocation which is

17  designated for the purchase of instructional materials for

18  first grade, to purchase materials not on the state-adopted

19  list.

20         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1 of the

21  year in which enacted.

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24                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Includes the study of Hispanic contributions to the
26    United States in required public school instruction.
      Revises provisions relating to school district purchase
27    of instructional materials not on the state-adopted list.

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