| 1 | Representative(s) Gelber offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendments) |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 1672-1741 and insert: |
| 5 | (g)(f) The history of the Holocaust (1933-1945), the |
| 6 | systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other |
| 7 | groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of |
| 8 | humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an |
| 9 | investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the |
| 10 | ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping, and an |
| 11 | examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful |
| 12 | person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity |
| 13 | in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting |
| 14 | democratic values and institutions. |
| 15 | (h)(g) The history of African Americans, including the |
| 16 | history of African peoples before the political conflicts that |
| 17 | led to the development of slavery, the passage to America, the |
| 18 | enslavement experience, abolition, and the contributions of |
| 19 | African Americans to society. |
| 20 | (i)(h) The elementary principles of agriculture. |
| 21 | (j)(i) The true effects of all alcoholic and intoxicating |
| 22 | liquors and beverages and narcotics upon the human body and |
| 23 | mind. |
| 24 | (k)(j) Kindness to animals. |
| 25 | (k) The history of the state. |
| 26 | (l)(l) The conservation of natural resources. |
| 27 | (m)(m) Comprehensive health education that addresses |
| 28 | concepts of community health; consumer health; environmental |
| 29 | health; family life, including an awareness of the benefits of |
| 30 | sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the consequences |
| 31 | of teenage pregnancy; mental and emotional health; injury |
| 32 | prevention and safety; nutrition; personal health; prevention |
| 33 | and control of disease; and substance use and abuse. |
| 34 | (n)(n) Such additional materials, subjects, courses, or |
| 35 | fields in such grades as are prescribed by law or by rules of |
| 36 | the State Board of Education and the district school board in |
| 37 | fulfilling the requirements of law. |
| 38 | (o)(o) The study of Hispanic contributions to the United |
| 39 | States. |
| 40 | (p)(p) The study of women's contributions to the United |
| 41 | States. |
| 42 | (q) The nature and importance of free enterprise to the |
| 43 | United States economy. |
| 44 | (r)(q) A character-development program in the elementary |
| 45 | schools, similar to Character First or Character Counts, which |
| 46 | is secular in nature and stresses such character qualities as |
| 47 | attentiveness, patience, and initiative. Beginning in school |
| 48 | year 2004-2005, the character-development program shall be |
| 49 | required in kindergarten through grade 12. Each district school |
| 50 | board shall develop or adopt a curriculum for the character- |
| 51 | development program that shall be submitted to the department |
| 52 | for approval. The character-development curriculum shall stress |
| 53 | the qualities of patriotism;, responsibility;, citizenship; the |
| 54 | Golden Rule;, kindness;, respect for authority, human life, |
| 55 | liberty, and personal property;, honesty; charity;, self- |
| 56 | control;, racial, ethnic, and religious tolerance;, and |
| 57 | cooperation. |
| 58 | (s)(r) In order to encourage patriotism, the sacrifices |
| 59 | that veterans have made in serving our country and protecting |
| 60 | democratic values worldwide. Such instruction must occur on or |
| 61 | before Veterans' Day and Memorial Day. Members of the |
| 62 | instructional staff are encouraged to use the assistance of |
| 63 | local veterans when practicable. |
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| 66 | Remove line(s) 109-110 and insert: |
| 67 | amending s. 1003.43, F.S., relating to |