Educational Instruction of Historical Events
Summary
Educational Instruction of Historical Events; Directing the Commissioner of Education's African American History Task Force to determine ways in which the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots will be included in required instruction on African-American history; directing the Secretary of State to take certain action regarding the inclusion of the history of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots in museum exhibits; directing the Secretary of Environmental Protection to assess naming opportunities for state parks, or a portion of a facility therein, in recognizing victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots; encouraging district school boards to assess naming opportunities for naming school facilities in recognition of victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots; including certain instruction related to anti-Semitism in the required instruction relating to the Holocaust; designating a certain week as "Holocaust Education Week", etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 23, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2020 · House Mar 12, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 11, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
16
Committee
10
Jun 23, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (484636)
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 681, 682
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (484636)
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (573623)
lower
Mar 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (292289) -HJ 867, 868
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Reed Hall
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Education Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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