This proposed amendment adds clarity to s. 1003.42(2)(t), F.S., by requiring specific instruction on the victims of communism

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-1.094124Required Instruction Planning and Reporting

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This proposed amendment adds clarity to s. 1003.42(2)(t), F.S., by requiring specific instruction on the victims of communism

SUMMARY: This proposed amendment adds clarity to s. 1003.42(2)(t) by requiring high school students enrolled in the United States Government classes to receive instruction on the victims of communism beginning in the 2022-2023 school year. The required instruction must include the following topics:

1. Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution;

2. Joseph Stalin and the Soviet System;

3. Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution;

4. Vladimir Lenin and the Russian Revolution;

5. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge; and

6. Nicolás Maduro and the Chavismo movement.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION:

The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: The proposed rule amendment is not expected to have any adverse impact on economic growth or business competitiveness, or increase regulatory costs or any other factor set forth in s. 120.541(2), F.S. and will not require legislative ratification. This is based upon the nature of the proposed changes.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(2)(n), 1003.42(2), F.S

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1003.42, F.S.

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: March 30, 2022, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Collier County School Board Office, 5775 Osceola Trail Naples, FL 34109.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: John Duebel, Director, Social Studies and the Arts at [e-mail]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

6A-1.094124 Required Instruction Planning and Reporting.

(1) through (6) No change.

(7) In order to encourage patriotism, honor the sacrifices that veterans and Medal of Honor recipients have made in serving our country and protecting democratic values worldwide, and remember the more than 100 million people who have fallen victim to communist regimes across the world, high school students enrolled in the United States Government class required by Section 1003.4282, F.S., must receive instruction on the victims of communism, beginning with the 2022-23 school year.

(a) Instruction on the victims of communism must include the following topics:

1. Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution;

2. Joseph Stalin and the Soviet System;

3. Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution;

4. Vladimir Lenin and the Russian Revolution;

5. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge; and

6. Nicolás Maduro and the Chavismo movement.

(b) Students must learn how victims of the regimes listed in subparagraphs (7)(a)1.-6. suffered, including through suppression of speech, poverty, starvation, migration, and systemic lethal violence.

(8)(7) By December 1 of each year, each school district must submit an implementation plan to the commissioner through the Required Instruction Reporting Portal for subsections (4)-(7)(6) of this rule, and post the plan on the school district website. The implementation plan must include:

1. The methods in which instruction will be delivered for each grade level;

2. The professional qualifications of the person delivering instruction; and

3. A description of the materials and resources utilized to deliver instruction.

(9)(8) When a school district’s plan for instruction as set forth in subsection (8)(7), or a school district’s reported instruction as set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this rule, do not meet the requirements of this rule or Section 1003.42, F.S., school districts must be provided no less than forty-five (45) days in order to submit revisions to the department.

(10)(9) Failure to comply with the requirements of this rule may result in the imposition of sanctions described in Section 1008.32, F.S.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(2)(n), 1003.42(2) FS. Law Implemented 1003.42 FS. History–New 10-24-19, Amended 12-22-20, 7-26-21,

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: John Duebel, Director, Social Studies and the Arts.

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Richard Corcoran, Commissioner, Department of Education.

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: February 23, 2022

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: December 14, 2021