House Bill hb0555

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 555

        By Representative Peterman






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public school instruction;

  3         amending s. 233.061, F.S., relating to required

  4         instruction; providing further requirements

  5         pertaining to instruction in African-American

  6         history; 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.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section

11  233.061, Florida Statutes, is amended 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         (g)  The history of African Americans, including the

20  history of African peoples before the political conflicts that

21  led to the development of slavery, the passage to America, the

22  enslavement experience, abolition, and the contributions of

23  African Americans to society. This course is to be a

24  one-semester class taught at the 9th-grade level, and

25  successful completion of the course is a requirement for high

26  school graduation.

27         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 555

    788-101-01






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  2                          SENATE SUMMARY

  3    Provides that the instruction in African-American history
      which is currently required in public schools is to be a
  4    one-semester course taught at the 9th-grade level and
      that successful completion of the course is a
  5    prerequisite for graduating from high school.

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