Senate Bill 1488

    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 1488

    By Senators Saunders, Latvala and Lee





    25-503B-99                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to courses of study; amending

  3         s. 233.061, F.S.; including instruction

  4         regarding the sacrifices of veterans in

  5         required public school instruction; providing

  6         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.  Paragraph (q) is added to subsection (2) of

11  section 233.061, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, to read:

12         233.061  Required instruction.--

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

14  schools, subject to the rules and regulations of the

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

16  teach efficiently and faithfully, using the books and

17  materials required, following the prescribed courses of study,

18  and employing approved methods of instruction, the following:

19         (q)  The sacrifices that veterans have made in serving

20  our country and protecting democratic values worldwide, for

21  the purpose of encouraging patriotism. Such instruction shall

22  take place on or prior to Veterans' Day and Memorial Day.

23  Members of the instructional staff are encouraged to utilize

24  local veterans, when practicable.

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

26  law.

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29                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Revises required public school instruction to include
31    instruction regarding the sacrifices of veterans.

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