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Introduced
12/18/2023
12/18/2023
In Committee
01/05/2024
01/05/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/08/2024
03/08/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to academic freedom; creating s. 447.3019, F.S.; providing Legislative findings relating to certain collective bargaining rights; amending s. 1001.03, F.S.; deleting a provision prohibiting the State Board of Education from shielding certain persons from certain speech; requiring the state board to ensure Florida College System institutions are free from specified influences and interference; amending s. 1001.64, F.S.; authorizing Florida College System institution boards of trustees to design, develop, and implement certain programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; deleting a provision prohibiting the Board of Governors from shielding certain persons from certain speech; requiring the board to ensure state universities are free from specified influences and interference; creating s. 1001.7461, F.S.; authorizing state university boards of trustees to design, develop, and implement certain programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion; creating s. 1004.022, F.S.; providing that students at state universities and Florida College System institutions have specified rights relating to education access; amending s. 1004.06, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1004.097, F.S.; deleting a provision authorizing students to record video or audio of class lectures for specified purposes; creating s. 1012.802, F.S.; authorizing faculty members at state universities and Florida College System institutions to negotiate certain assignments; providing requirements for such negotiations; authorizing the state board and Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively; creating s. 1012.9451, F.S.; requiring certain state university faculty to have access to continuing contracts; providing requirements for such contracts; authorizing the Board of Governors to adopt regulations; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill aims to enhance academic freedom and faculty rights in Florida's public postsecondary institutions. It creates a new statute affirming the collective bargaining rights of faculty, requires the State Board of Education and Board of Governors to ensure institutions are free from undue political influence, authorizes colleges and universities to develop diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, protects students' rights to pursue education across disciplines without interference, prohibits the use of state funds to promote political or social activism, allows faculty to negotiate their own assignments, and grants non-tenure track faculty access to continuing contracts with due process protections.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Died in Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee (on 03/08/2024)
Bill Topics
Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
- ‐ General Civil Rights
Education
- ‐ Higher Education
Labor and Employment
- ‐ Employee Relations, Unions, and Collective Bargaining
Official Document
bill text
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/899 | 12/18/2023 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/899/BillText/Filed/PDF | 12/18/2023 |
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