PROVIDED SUMMARY
Materials Harmful to Minors; Defines "harmful to minors"; & revises list of materials used in classroom which are subject to objection process by parents or residents.
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Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATED
Schools must remove materials harmful to minors within five days of objection.
Schools must remove materials deemed harmful to minors within five school days of an objection, keeping them unavailable until the objection is resolved.
School districts may not use literary, artistic, political, or scientific value as a reason to retain material that is harmful to minors.
The State Board of Education must audit districts for compliance and may withhold state funds if a district fails to meet the new removal requirements.
The definition of "harmful to minors" is added, requiring content to appeal to prurient interest and be patently offensive to prevailing adult standards.
KEY PROVISIONS
AICreates a new legal standard for materials that can be objected to and removed from schools.
“Harmful to minors means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, sexual”
AIAllows parents and residents to object to materials that are harmful to minors, not just those that are pornographic or prohibited under state law.
“Is pornographic (II) Is harmful to minors; (III)(II) Depicts or describes sexual conduct as defined in s. 847.001(19), unless such material is specifically authorized”
AIRequires schools to remove objected materials within 5 days and forbids using literary or artistic value as a reason to keep them if they are harmful to minors.
“must be removed within 5 school days after receipt of the objection and remain unavailable to students of that school until the objection is resolved. The school district may not”
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AIRequires the State Board of Education to audit districts for compliance and allows withholding state funds if a district fails to comply with removal requirements.
“The State Board of Education shall monitor district compliance with the requirements of sub-sub-subparagraphs b.(I)-(III) through regular audits and reporting. Upon finding that a”
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TIMELINE
2/12/2026
Referred to Rules
2/11/2026
Passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 28
2/11/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/11/2026
Amendment 643557 Failed
2/11/2026
Amendment 064645 Failed
2/11/2026
Amendment 497233 Failed
2/11/2026
Amendment 870913 Failed
2/11/2026
Amendment 700789 Failed
2/11/2026
Amendment 256239 Failed
2/11/2026
Amendment 201239 Failed
2/11/2026
Amendment 321021 Failed
2/5/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
1/27/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
1/27/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
1/27/2026
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
1/27/2026
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
1/23/2026
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
1/21/2026
Now in Education & Employment Committee
1/21/2026
Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
1/21/2026
Favorable by Education Administration Subcommittee
1/16/2026
Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2026
Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
1/12/2026
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
1/12/2026
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
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