Senate Bill sb0426c1

    Florida Senate - 2004                            CS for SB 426

    By the Committee on Education; and Senators Geller, Fasano and
    Saunders




    304-2666-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to social studies instruction;

  3         requiring the Department of Education to

  4         conduct a study; requiring recommendations for

  5         policy changes; providing an effective date.

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

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  9         Section 1.  By January 15, 2005, the Department of

10  Education shall conduct a study to determine the status of

11  social studies instruction in public schools and social

12  science instruction in community colleges and state

13  universities. The study shall include:

14         (1)  An analysis that documents compliance by each

15  school district with the social studies instruction as

16  required in section 1003.42, Florida Statutes.

17         (2)  An analysis that examines the extent to which the

18  social science component of the general education requirements

19  of each community college and state university includes civics

20  instruction.

21         (3)  Information on standards adopted by the State

22  Board of Education related to social studies instruction.

23         (4)  Any recommendations for policy changes relating to

24  the study required in subsections (1)-(3).

25         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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    Florida Senate - 2004                            CS for SB 426
    304-2666-04




 1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
 2                         Senate Bill 426

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    with a study by the Department of Education to determine the
 5  status of social studies instruction in public schools and
    social science instruction in community colleges and state
 6  universities. The committee substitute specifies the contents
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