Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 266
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/21/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Grall) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 298 - 317
    4  and insert:
    5         (2) A Florida College System institution, state university,
    6  Florida College System institution direct-support organization,
    7  or state university direct-support organization may not expend
    8  any state or federal funds to promote, support, or maintain any
    9  programs or campus activities that:
   10         (a) Violate s. 1000.05; or
   11         (b) Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, or
   12  promote or engage in political or social activism, as defined by
   13  rules of the State Board of Education and regulations of the
   14  Board of Governors.
   15  
   16  Student fees to support student-led organizations are permitted
   17  notwithstanding any speech or expressive activity by such
   18  organizations that would otherwise violate this subsection,
   19  provided that the public funds must be allocated to student-led
   20  organizations pursuant to written policies or regulations of
   21  each Florida College System institution or state university, as
   22  applicable. Use of institution facilities by student-led
   23  organizations is permitted notwithstanding any speech or
   24  expressive activity by such organizations that would otherwise
   25  violate this subsection, provided that such use must be granted
   26  to student-led organizations pursuant to written policies or
   27  regulations of each Florida College System institution or state
   28  university, as applicable.
   29         (3) Subsection (2) does not prohibit programs, campus
   30  activities, or functions required for compliance with general or
   31  federal laws or regulations; for obtaining or retaining
   32  institutional or discipline-specific accreditation; or for
   33  access programs for military veterans, Pell Grant recipients,
   34  first generation college students, nontraditional students,
   35  "2+2" transfer students from the Florida College System,
   36  students from low-income families, or students with unique
   37  abilities.
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   40  And the title is amended as follows:
   41         Delete line 36
   42  and insert:
   43         funds for certain purposes; providing