SB 1608: Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle
GENERAL BILL by Bracy
Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle; Citing this act as the "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act" or "CROWN Act"; prohibiting discrimination based on protected hairstyle in the K-20 public education system; defining the terms “race” and “protective hairstyles” for purposes of antidiscrimination requirements for private schools participating in the state school choice scholarship program, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/6/2022 Senate • Filed
1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 139
1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 138
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Community Affairs
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SB 1608, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2022 at 12:02 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1253 Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle Brown Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1000.05 Discrimination against students and employees in the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of access required. Page 2 (pdf) 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 4 (pdf) 1002.421 State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight. Page 4 (pdf)