Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 464
       
       
        
       By Senator Avila
       
       
       
       
       
       39-00583-26                                            2026464__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to observance of Veterans’ Day by K-12
    3         schools; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; requiring school
    4         districts to observe Veterans’ Day as a school
    5         holiday; providing an effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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    9         Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subsection (4) of section
   10  1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   11         1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
   12  district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
   13  powers and perform all duties listed below:
   14         (4) ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATION OF SCHOOLS.
   15  Adopt and provide for the execution of plans for the
   16  establishment, organization, and operation of the schools of the
   17  district, including, but not limited to, the following:
   18         (g) Observance of school holidays and vacation periods.
   19  Designate the observance of school holidays and vacation
   20  periods. Each school district shall observe Veterans’ Day, as
   21  listed in s. 110.117(1)(f), as a school holiday.
   22         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.