No. CS/CS/HB 1471
Filed under Education.
Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations; Providing that the Department of State may administratively dissolve a corporation that has been designated as a terrorist organization in certain situations; providing that a person who receives military training from a domestic terrorist organization in certain situations commits a specified crime; providing a person who knowingly provides or attempts or conspires to provide material support or resources to a domestic terrorist organization commits a specified crime; providing that a person who willfully becomes a member of a domestic terrorist organization and serves under the direction or control of such organization with a specified intent commits a specified crime; authorizing the Chief of Domestic Security to designate an organization a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist organization if certain requirements are met; requiring the Chief to provide specified written notice to the Governor, the Cabinet, and the organization of the designation; providing that the Governor and the Cabinet may by a majority vote approve or reject the designation; requiring the Chief to publish such designation in the Florida Administrative Register within a specified time period after approval of the designation by the Governor and the Cabinet; providing that certain students of school districts and Florida College System institutions are ineligible for specified fee waivers; prohibiting students who promote domestic terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organizations from being awarded certain public institution funds, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill lets the state designate organizations as terrorist entities, triggering new felony charges for joining or supporting them. It also allows the state to administratively dissolve corporations that receive such designations.
Public schools and colleges must immediately expel students who promote designated groups. Those students also lose eligibility for fee waivers, scholarships, and state financial aid.
Courts and administrative bodies are barred from applying foreign or religious law that conflicts with constitutional rights or public policy. This restriction applies to all legal proceedings in the state.
Private schools participating in state funding programs must prohibit employment or contracts with entities affiliated with designated terrorist organizations or criminal gangs.
AIGrants the Chief of Domestic Security the power to designate domestic and foreign organizations as terrorist entities, subject to executive approval and judicial review.
AICreates felonies for receiving military training from, providing material support to, or willfully joining domestic terrorist organizations.
AIAllows the Department of State to administratively dissolve corporations designated as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations.
AIBars courts and administrative bodies from applying foreign or religious law that violates constitutional rights or public policy.
AIProhibits public schools from using state or federal funds to promote or support designated terrorist organizations.
AIRequires immediate expulsion of students who promote designated terrorist organizations and mandates reporting to federal authorities.
AIBars students who promote designated terrorist organizations from receiving fee waivers, scholarships, or state financial aid.
AIProhibits private schools from employing, contracting with, or accepting funds from entities affiliated with designated terrorist organizations or criminal gangs.