Florida House Passes ‘Parental Rights in Education’ Bill
February 26, 2022 | Florida
Florida’s House of Representatives on Feb. 24 passed a bill related to parental rights in education, which, among various measures, would ban discussions in classrooms about “sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels or in a specified manner.”
The Republican-backed measure, HB 1557 (pdf), passed the House with a 69–47 vote, with mostly Republican support. It now moves to the Florida Senate for further debate.
A companion bill must also be passed in the state Senate—SB 1834 (pdf)—before the legislation goes to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.
If passed and signed into law, it will be in effect in July for the 2022–2023 school year.
The proposed legislation has several provisions, but the controversial one that has received condemnation from left-leaning entities and public figures has been the bill’s ban on discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in certain contexts… (Excerpt from the Epoch Times)
