Florida Senate - 2026 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for HB 1471
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Grall moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 138 - 553
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5 (f) A treaty that has been ratified by the United States
6 and is in effect.
7 (3) A court, administrative law judge, hearing officer,
8 agency, arbitration panel, or any other authority or tribunal
9 established by law or agreement of the parties may not apply any
10 provision of foreign law or religious law that would result in a
11 violation of a person’s rights guaranteed by the United States
12 Constitution or the State Constitution.
13 (4) A court may not enforce a foreign judgment or order
14 that is the result of the application of any provision of
15 foreign law or religious law which is inconsistent with a
16 person’s rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution or
17 the State Constitution or which violates the public policy of
18 the United States or this state by being repugnant to
19 fundamental principles of what is decent and just.
20 (5) A court, administrative law judge, hearing officer,
21 agency, arbitration panel, or any other authority or tribunal
22 established by law or agreement of the parties may not enforce a
23 choice of law clause of a contract to the extent that the
24 provision will result in a violation of a person’s rights
25 guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the State
26 Constitution.
27 (6) A court may not enforce a forum selection clause of a
28 contract which will likely result in the violation of a person’s
29 rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the State
30 Constitution.
31 (7) This section does not apply to the governance,
32 administration, or adjudication of ecclesiastical matters of a
33 religious organization, including, but not limited to:
34 (a) The selection, appointment, discipline, or removal of
35 employees or clergy.
36 (b) The interpretation of doctrine.
37 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 617.1420, Florida
38 Statutes, is amended to read:
39 617.1420 Grounds for administrative dissolution.—
40 (1) The Department of State may commence a proceeding under
41 s. 617.1421 to administratively dissolve a corporation if:
42 (a) The corporation has failed to file its annual report
43 and pay the annual report filing fee by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on
44 the third Friday in September;
45 (b) The corporation is without a registered agent or
46 registered office in this state for 30 days or more;
47 (c) The corporation does not notify the Department of State
48 within 30 days after its registered agent or registered office
49 has been changed, after its registered agent has resigned, or
50 after its registered office has been discontinued;
51 (d) The corporation has failed to answer truthfully and
52 fully, within the time prescribed by this act, interrogatories
53 propounded by the Department of State; or
54 (e) The corporation’s period of duration stated in its
55 articles of incorporation has expired; or
56 (f) The corporation has been designated as a domestic
57 terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organization
58 pursuant to s. 943.03102, such designation has been published in
59 the Florida Administrative Register, and any timely judicial
60 challenge under that section has been resolved against the
61 organization.
62 Section 3. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 775.30,
63 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
64 775.30 Terrorism; defined; penalties.—
65 (1) As used in this chapter and the Florida Criminal Code,
66 the term:
67 (a) terms “Terrorism” or “terrorist activity” means mean an
68 activity that:
69 1.(a) Involves:
70 a.1. A violent act or an act dangerous to human life which
71 is a violation of the criminal laws of this state or of the
72 United States; or
73 b.2. A violation of s. 815.06; and
74 2.(b) Is intended to:
75 a.1. Intimidate, injure, or coerce a civilian population;
76 b.2. Influence the policy of a government by intimidation
77 or coercion; or
78 c.3. Affect the conduct of government through destruction
79 of property, assassination, murder, kidnapping, or aircraft
80 piracy.
81 (b) “Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization
82 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
83 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
84 (3) A person who violates commits a violation of subsection
85 (2) which results in death or serious bodily injury commits a
86 life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
87 or s. 775.084. As used in this subsection, the term “serious
88 bodily injury” means an injury to a person which creates a
89 substantial risk of death, serious personal disfigurement, or
90 protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member
91 or an organ.
92 Section 4. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of subsection (1)
93 of section 775.32, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
94 paragraphs (d), (e), and (f), respectively, subsections (2),
95 (3), and (4) are amended, and a new paragraph (c) is added to
96 subsection (1) of that section, to read:
97 775.32 Use of military-type training provided by a
98 designated foreign terrorist organizations organization.—
99 (1) As used in this section, the term:
100 (c) “Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization
101 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
102 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
103 (2) A person who has received military-type training from a
104 designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic
105 terrorist organization may not use, attempt to use, or conspire
106 to use such military-type training with the intent to unlawfully
107 harm another person or damage a critical infrastructure
108 facility.
109 (3) A person who violates commits a violation of subsection
110 (2) commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as
111 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
112 (4) A person who violates commits a violation of subsection
113 (2) which results in the death of, or serious bodily injury to,
114 a person commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as
115 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
116 Section 5. Paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection (1) of
117 section 775.33, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs
118 (c) through (f), respectively, subsections (3) and (5) are
119 amended, and a new paragraph (b) is added to subsection (1) of
120 that section, to read:
121 775.33 Providing material support or resources for
122 terrorism or to terrorist organizations.—
123 (1) As used in this section, the term:
124 (b) “Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization
125 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
126 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
127 (3) A person who knowingly provides material support or
128 resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization or a
129 domestic terrorist organization, or attempts or conspires to do
130 so, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided
131 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. To violate this
132 subsection, a person must have knowledge that the organization
133 is a designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic
134 terrorist organization, or that the organization has engaged in
135 or engages in terrorism or terrorist activity.
136 (5)(a) For purposes of prosecution under subsection (2) or
137 subsection (3), a person is deemed to provide material support
138 or resources by providing personnel if the person knowingly
139 provides, attempts to provide, or conspires to provide himself
140 or herself or another person to:
141 1. Work under the direction and control of a designated
142 foreign terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist
143 organization, or a person engaged in, or intending to engage in,
144 an act of terrorism; or
145 2. Organize, manage, supervise, or otherwise direct the
146 operations of a designated foreign terrorist organization or a
147 domestic terrorist organization, or a person engaged in, or
148 intending to engage in, an act of terrorism.
149 (b) An individual who acts entirely independently of the
150 designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic
151 terrorist organization, or the person engaged in, or intending
152 to engage in, an act of terrorism to advance the organization’s
153 or person’s goals or objectives is not working under the
154 direction and control of the designated foreign terrorist
155 organization or domestic terrorist organization or person
156 engaged in, or intending to engage in, an act of terrorism.
157 Section 6. Section 775.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to
158 read:
159 775.34 Membership in a designated foreign terrorist
160 organizations organization.—
161 (1) As used in this section, the term:
162 (a) “Designated foreign terrorist organization” has the
163 same meaning as provided in s. 775.32.
164 (b) “Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization
165 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
166 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
167 (2) A person who willfully becomes a member of a designated
168 foreign terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist
169 organization and serves under the direction or control of that
170 organization with the intent to further the illegal acts of the
171 organization commits a felony of the second degree, punishable
172 as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. As used in
173 this section, the term “designated foreign terrorist
174 organization” has the same meaning as provided in s. 775.32.
175 Section 7. Subsection (7) of section 874.03, Florida
176 Statutes, is amended to read:
177 874.03 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
178 (7) “Terrorist organization” means any organized group
179 engaged in or organized for the purpose of engaging in terrorism
180 as defined in s. 775.30. The term includes:
181 (a) A domestic terrorist organization whose designation as
182 such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register
183 in accordance with s. 943.03102.
184 (b) A foreign terrorist organization whose designation as
185 such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register
186 in accordance with s. 943.03102.
187
188 This definition does not shall not be construed to prevent
189 prosecution under this chapter of individuals acting alone.
190 Section 8. Section 943.03102, Florida Statutes, is created
191 to read:
192 943.03102 Designation of terrorist organizations; effect of
193 designation.—
194 (1)(a) In order to ensure the safety of this state, and the
195 safety of the residents of this state, the Chief of Domestic
196 Security may designate an organization:
197 1. A domestic terrorist organization if the Chief of
198 Domestic Security finds that the organization meets the
199 following criteria:
200 a. The organization is based or operates in this state or
201 the United States.
202 b. The organization is engaging in terrorist activity as
203 defined in s. 775.30.
204 c. The terrorist activity of the organization is an ongoing
205 threat to the security of this state or the United States.
206 2. A foreign terrorist organization if the Chief of
207 Domestic Security finds that the organization meets the
208 following criteria:
209 a. The organization is designated as a foreign terrorist
210 organization by the United States Secretary of State pursuant to
211 s. 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
212 b. The terrorist activity of the organization is an ongoing
213 threat to the security of this state or the United States.
214 (b) The Chief of Domestic Security must maintain and
215 publish on the department’s website a current list of
216 organizations that he or she designates as domestic terrorist
217 organizations or foreign terrorist organizations.
218 (c) At least once every 5 years, the Chief of Domestic
219 Security must review each designation made under paragraph (a)
220 which labels an organization a domestic terrorist organization
221 or a foreign terrorist organization.
222 (2)(a) The Chief of Domestic Security must provide written
223 notice to the Governor and Cabinet of his or her intent to
224 designate an organization as a domestic terrorist organization
225 or a foreign terrorist organization, which notice must be
226 accompanied by a summary of the basis for such designation.
227 (b) If the organization has a readily discernable location
228 or office and notice can be delivered or furnished to that
229 organization safely:
230 1. The notice of intent must be delivered or furnished to
231 the organization. The written findings regarding the basis for
232 such designation need not be included with the notice.
233 2. The notice must provide the date, time, and location of
234 any public meeting regarding the designation.
235 3. The notice must provide information on how to object to
236 the designation or appeal a designation.
237 (c) If the Governor and Cabinet hold a meeting to consider
238 the notice of intent, the meeting materials relating to the
239 notice of intent, excluding information that is confidential,
240 exempt, or otherwise protected from disclosure by state or
241 federal law, must be published and made available to the public
242 consistent with s. 120.525.
243 (d) No earlier than 7 days after receipt of written notice
244 made pursuant to paragraph (a), the Governor and Cabinet may, by
245 a majority vote, approve or reject a designation made by the
246 Chief of Domestic Security under subsection (1).
247 (e) Within 7 days after approval by the Governor and
248 Cabinet of a designation made by the Chief of Domestic Security
249 under subsection (1), the Chief of Domestic Security must
250 publish notice of the designation in the Florida Administrative
251 Register.
252 (f) Within 30 days after publication of a notice of the
253 designation in the Florida Administrative Register, the
254 organization designated as a domestic terrorist organization or
255 a foreign terrorist organization, or any member of such
256 organization, may challenge such designation in the circuit
257 court of the Second Judicial Circuit in and for Leon County. The
258 court may not compel the public disclosure of any document that
259 is confidential or exempt under state law or that is
260 confidential, restricted, or otherwise protected from public
261 disclosure according to federal law.
262 (3)(a) An organization designated as a domestic terrorist
263 organization or a foreign terrorist organization may petition
264 the department, at any time, for the removal of such
265 designation.
266 (b) At any time, the Governor and Cabinet may remove, by a
267 majority vote, a designation made by the Chief of Domestic
268 Security under subsection (1).
269 (4) A state agency, political subdivision, or public school
270 district authorized to expend state-appropriated funds or levy
271 ad valorem taxes may not:
272 (a) Expend such funds or taxes to support a foreign
273 terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization, or
274 a member of such organization, whose designation as such has
275 been published in the Florida Administrative Register in
276 accordance with this section.
277 (b) Contract with a foreign terrorist organization or a
278 domestic terrorist organization.
279 (c) Accept any funds from a foreign terrorist organization
280 or a domestic terrorist organization, or a member of such
281 organization, whose designation as such has been published in
282 the Florida Administrative Register in accordance with this
283 section. However, this paragraph does not prohibit the
284 acceptance of funds resulting from fines, penalties,
285 forfeitures, taxes, or payment for goods or services provided to
286 the organization or a member of the organization.
287 (5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this
288 section.
289 Section 9. Paragraph (t) is added to subsection (1) of
290 section 1002.421, Florida Statutes, to read:
291 1002.421 State school choice scholarship program
292 accountability and oversight.—
293 (1) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.—A private
294 school participating in an educational scholarship program
295 established pursuant to this chapter must be a private school as
296 defined in s. 1002.01 in this state, be registered, and be in
297 compliance with all requirements of this section in addition to
298 private school requirements outlined in s. 1002.42, specific
299 requirements identified within respective scholarship program
300 laws, and other provisions of Florida law that apply to private
301 schools, and must:
302 (t) Prohibit:
303 1. Employment of or contracting with;
304 2. Ownership or operation by; and
305 3. Acceptance of funds from
306
307 a person or entity that is affiliated with or in any way
308 controlled by:
309 a. A foreign terrorist organization whose designation as
310 such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register
311 in accordance with s. 943.03102, or a member of such
312 organization;
313 b. A criminal gang or a criminal gang member as defined in
314 s. 874.03;
315 c. A terrorist organization as defined in s. 874.03;
316 d. A transnational crime organization, as defined in s.
317 874.03, or a member of such organization;
318 e. A domestic terrorist organization as defined in s.
319 775.32;
320 f. A person or entity that has:
321 (I) Provided material support or resources, as defined in
322 s. 775.33(1), to; or
323 (II) Received such support or resources from
324
325 a foreign terrorist organization whose designation as such has
326 been published in the Florida Administrative Register in
327 accordance with s. 943.03102, or a criminal gang, terrorist
328 organization, transnational crime organization, or domestic
329 terrorist organization, as those terms are defined in s. 874.03;
330 g. A person or entity that has demonstrated a pattern or
331 practice of supporting or advocating for terrorism as defined in
332 s. 775.30(1);
333 h. A school program or student group that promotes a
334 domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist
335 organization whose designation as such has been published in the
336 Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102;
337 or
338 i. A school program or student group that promotes a person
339 or entity providing material support, as defined in s. 775.33,
340 to a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist
341 organization whose designation as such has been published in the
342 Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
343
344 The department shall suspend the payment of funds to a private
345 school that knowingly fails to comply with this subsection, and
346 shall prohibit the school from enrolling new scholarship
347 students, for 1 fiscal year and until the school complies. If a
348 private school fails to meet the requirements of this subsection
349 or has consecutive years of material exceptions listed in the
350 report required under paragraph (q), the commissioner may
351 determine that the private school is ineligible to participate
352 in a scholarship program.
353 Section 10. Section 1003.035, Florida Statutes, is created
354 to read:
355 1003.035 Prohibited expenditures.—A public school,
356 including a charter school, school district, charter school
357 administrator, or direct-support organization for any such
358 school or school district, may not expend any state or federal
359 funds to promote, support, or maintain any programs or campus
360 activities that:
361 (1) Promote a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign
362 terrorist organization whose designation as such has been
363 published in the Florida Administrative Register in accordance
364 with s. 943.03102.
365 (2) Promote a person or entity providing material support,
366 as defined in s. 775.33, to a domestic terrorist organization or
367 a foreign terrorist organization whose designation as such has
368 been published in the Florida Administrative Register in
369 accordance with s. 943.03102.
370 Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 1004.06, Florida
371 Statutes, is amended to read:
372 1004.06 Prohibited expenditures.—
373 (2)(a) A Florida College System institution, state
374 university, Florida College System institution direct-support
375 organization, or state university direct-support organization
376 may not expend any state or federal funds to promote, support,
377 or maintain any programs or campus activities that:
378 1.(a) Violate s. 1000.05; or
379 2.(b) Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, or
380 promote or engage in political or social activism, as defined by
381 rules of the State Board of Education and regulations of the
382 Board of Governors; or
383 3. Promote a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign
384 terrorist organization whose designation as such has been
385 published in the Florida Administrative Register in accordance
386 with s. 943.03102.
387 (b) The State Board of Education or the Board of Governors,
388 as applicable, may withhold performance-based funding of a
389 Florida College System institution or state university that
390 violates subparagraph (a)3.
391 (c) Student fees to support student-led organizations are
392 allowed permitted notwithstanding any speech or expressive
393 activity by such organizations which would otherwise violate
394 this subsection, provided that the public funds must be
395 allocated to student-led organizations pursuant to written
396 policies or regulations of each Florida College System
397 institution or state university, as applicable. Use of
398 institution facilities by student-led organizations is allowed
399 permitted notwithstanding any speech or expressive activity by
400 such organizations which would otherwise violate this
401 subsection, provided that such use must be granted to student
402 led organizations pursuant to written policies or regulations of
403 each Florida College System institution or state university, as
404 applicable.
405 Section 12. Subsections (3) and (4) are added to section
406 1006.61, Florida Statutes, to read:
407 1006.61 Participation by students in disruptive activities,
408 and promotion of foreign terrorist organizations, at public
409 postsecondary educational institution; penalties.—
410 (3)(a) Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. s. 214.3(g)(2), a public
411 postsecondary educational institution must report information
412 relating to the current status of a student who is attending the
413 institution on a student visa if the student promotes a foreign
414 terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization
415 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
416 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
417 (b) After a student of a state institution of higher
418 learning has been determined to have promoted a foreign
419 terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization
420 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
421 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, such
422 student shall be immediately expelled from the institution.
423 (4) For purposes of this subsection, to “promote” a foreign
424 terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization
425 means making a statement or taking an action that supports,
426 approves, or encourages a terrorist organization’s extralegal
427 violence and which in context:
428 (a) Is reasonably interpreted as a true threat of unlawful
429 violence;
430 (b) Materially disrupts the orderly learning environment;
431 (c) Involves substantial disorder or the invasion of the
432 rights of others; or
433 (d) Constitutes the provision of material support for or
434 the recruitment of members for such an organization.
435 Section 13. Section 1009.01, Florida Statutes, is amended
436 to read:
437 1009.01 Definitions.—The term:
438 (1) “Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization
439 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
440 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
441 (2) “Foreign terrorist organization” means an organization
442 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
443 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
444 (3) “Out-of-state fee” means the additional fee for
445 instruction charged by a public postsecondary educational
446 institution in this state, which fee is charged to a student who
447 does not qualify for the in-state tuition rate pursuant to s.
448 1009.21. A charge for any other purpose may not be included in
449 this fee.
450 (4) “Promote” a foreign terrorist organization or a
451 domestic terrorist organization, or a person or entity providing
452 material support to such organizations means making a statement
453 or taking an action that supports, approves, or encourages a
454 terrorist organization’s extralegal violence and which in
455 context:
456 (a) Is reasonably interpreted as a true threat of unlawful
457 violence;
458 (b) Materially disrupts the orderly learning environment;
459 (c) Involves substantial disorder or the invasion of the
460 rights of others; or
461 (d) Constitutes the provision of material support for or
462 the recruitment of members for such an organization.
463 (5)(1) “Tuition” means the basic fee charged to a student
464 for instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational
465 institution in this state. A charge for any other purpose may
466 shall not be included in within this fee.
467 (2) “Out-of-state fee” means the additional fee for
468 instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational
469 institution in this state, which fee is charged to a student who
470 does not qualify for the in-state tuition rate pursuant to s.
471 1009.21. A charge for any other purpose shall not be included
472 within this fee.
473 (6)(3) “Tuition differential” means the supplemental fee
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476 And the title is amended as follows:
477 Delete lines 6 - 111
478 and insert:
479 application or enforcement of certain laws or contract
480 clauses; providing exceptions; providing
481 applicability; amending s. 617.1420, F.S.; providing
482 that the Department of State may administratively
483 dissolve a corporation that has been designated as a
484 terrorist organization in certain situations; amending
485 s. 775.30, F.S.; defining the term “domestic terrorist
486 organization”; amending s. 775.32, F.S.; defining the
487 term “domestic terrorist organization”; providing that
488 a person who receives military training from a
489 domestic terrorist organization in certain situations
490 commits a specified crime; amending s. 775.33, F.S.;
491 defining the term “domestic terrorist organization”;
492 providing a person who knowingly provides or attempts
493 or conspires to provide material support or resources
494 to a domestic terrorist organization commits a
495 specified crime; amending s. 775.34, F.S.; defining
496 the term “domestic terrorist organization”; providing
497 that a person who willfully becomes a member of a
498 domestic terrorist organization and serves under the
499 direction or control of such organization with a
500 specified intent commits a specified crime; amending
501 s. 874.03, F.S.; revising the definition of “terrorist
502 organization” to include a foreign terrorist
503 organization and a domestic terrorist organization;
504 creating s. 943.03102, F.S.; authorizing the Chief of
505 Domestic Security to designate an organization a
506 domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist
507 organization if certain requirements are met;
508 requiring the Chief to maintain and publish on the
509 Department of Law Enforcement’s website a current list
510 of such organizations; requiring the Chief to review
511 each designation within a specified time period;
512 requiring the Chief to provide specified written
513 notice to the Governor, the Cabinet, and the
514 organization of the designation; requiring that
515 certain meeting materials be published and made
516 publicly available if the Governor and Cabinet hold a
517 meeting to consider the notice of intent; providing
518 that the Governor and the Cabinet may by a majority
519 vote approve or reject the designation; requiring the
520 Chief to publish such designation in the Florida
521 Administrative Register within a specified time period
522 after approval of the designation by the Governor and
523 the Cabinet; authorizing a designated organization to
524 seek judicial review; prohibiting a court from
525 compelling the public disclosure of certain documents;
526 providing for removal of such designation in certain
527 circumstances; prohibiting state agencies, political
528 subdivisions, and public school districts from
529 expending certain public funds to support an
530 organization designated as a domestic terrorist
531 organization or a foreign terrorist organization,
532 contracting with a foreign terrorist organization or a
533 domestic terrorist organization, or accepting funds
534 from such organizations; providing construction;
535 requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt
536 rules; amending s. 1002.421, F.S.; revising
537 eligibility and obligations of private schools that
538 participate in the state school choice scholarship
539 program; creating s. 1003.035, F.S.; prohibiting a
540 public school from expending certain funds to promote,
541 support, or maintain certain programs or activities;
542 amending s. 1004.06, F.S.; prohibiting certain
543 institutions from expending public funds to promote,
544 support, or maintain programs or campus activities
545 that advocate for domestic terrorist organizations or
546 foreign terrorist organizations; authorizing the
547 withholding of specified funding of certain
548 institutions; amending s. 1006.61, F.S.; requiring
549 public postsecondary educational institutions to
550 report specified information of a student in certain
551 circumstances; requiring immediate expulsion of such
552 student from the institution; defining the term
553 “promote”; amending s. 1009.01, F.S.; providing
554 definitions; amending ss. 1009.23 and 1009.24, F.S.;
555 requiring that certain students of Florida College
556 System institutions and state universities,
557 respectively, be immediately expelled and assessed
558 out-of-state fees after a determination has been made
559 such students have promoted a domestic terrorist
560 organization or a foreign terrorist organization;
561 amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; providing that certain
562 students of school districts and Florida College
563 System institutions are ineligible for specified fee
564 waivers; creating s. 1009.8963, F.S.; prohibiting
565 students who promote domestic terrorist organization
566 or foreign terrorist organizations from being awarded
567 certain public institution funds; providing an
568 effective date.
569
570 WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that the United States and
571 Florida Constitutions guarantee the free exercise of religion
572 and that the United States and the State of Florida have a long
573 and cherished history of protecting religious freedom, and
574 WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has acknowledged
575 that the United States Constitution does not prohibit public
576 authorities from regulating conduct or actions, even if
577 motivated by religion, that “have invariably posed some
578 substantial threat to public safety, peace or order,” Sherbert
579 v. Verner, 374 U.S. 398, 403 (1963), and
580 WHEREAS, Section 3, Article I of the State Constitution
581 provides that “[r]eligious freedom shall not justify practices
582 inconsistent with public morals, peace or safety,” and
583 WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that certain practices
584 inherent in some foreign laws or foreign legal systems violate
585 fundamental due process rights, deny equal protection of the
586 laws based on sex or religious belief, or authorize cruel and
587 unusual punishments, and that such practices are incompatible
588 with the United States and Florida Constitutions, and
589 WHEREAS, practices of some foreign laws or religious laws
590 that are incompatible with the United States Constitution, the
591 State Constitution, or are repugnant to fundamental principles
592 of what is decent and just include, but are not limited, to
593 practices that limit the testimony or weight of a woman’s
594 testimony in judicial proceedings and practices that limit the
595 testimony or weight of a person’s testimony in judicial
596 proceedings due to the person’s religious beliefs, and
597 WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined that a public or
598 private authority or tribunal in the State of Florida should not
599 apply any foreign law or enforce any foreign judgment or order
600 or contractual choice of law or forum selection provision that
601 would result in a violation of a person’s rights guaranteed by
602 the United States Constitution or the State Constitution, NOW,
603 THEREFORE,