Category: Florida state legislature

Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill Passes Committee, Heads to Senate Floor

PUNTA GORDA, Florida–The Parental Rights in Education bill passed its final committee hearing, and has moved to the Senate floor for a full vote this week. The Parental Rights in Education legislation passed the House committee by a vote of 69 to 47, and was advanced by the state Senate Appropriations Committee on a 12-to-8 vote. If…


Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill Approved by Committee, Heads to Full Senate

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A proposal in Florida that would bar educators in the state from speaking about sexual orientation and gender identity to primary-school-age students in ways that aren’t considered “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students” is on its way to the floor of the state Senate for consideration. The measure, called the Parental Rights in Education Bill, was approved…