Senate Bill 1440c1

    Florida Senate - 1999                           CS for SB 1440

    By the Committee on Education and Senator Lee





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to courses of study; amending

  3         s. 233.061, F.S.; authorizing certain

  4         exemptions from required reproductive health or

  5         HIV/AIDS instructional activities; conforming

  6         terminology; providing an effective date.

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

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 233.061, Florida

11  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

12         233.061  Required instruction.--

13         (3)  Any student child whose parent or guardian makes

14  written request presents to the school principal shall be

15  exempted from a signed statement that the teaching of

16  reproductive health or any disease, its symptoms, development,

17  and treatment, including HIV/AIDS.  A student, and the viewing

18  of pictures or motion pictures that teach about disease,

19  conflict with the religious teachings of the child's religious

20  affiliation, is exempt from such instruction; and a child so

21  exempted may not be penalized by reason of that exemption.

22  Course descriptions for comprehensive health education shall

23  not interfere with the local determination of appropriate

24  curriculum which reflects local values and concerns.

25         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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    Florida Senate - 1999                           CS for SB 1440
    304-2179-99




  1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
  2                             SB 1440

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  4  The following reflects the differences between the committee
    substitute and the original bill:
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    Broadens the current exemption in s. 233.061(3), F.S,. for
  6  students from instruction in certain subject areas, upon
    written request by the parent or guardian to the school
  7  principal;

  8  Eliminates the references to providing disease instruction
    through photographs or movies; and
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    Provides that course descriptions rather than curriculum
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    appropriate curriculum.
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