VERIFY fact sheet: Florida's 'don't say gay' bill, explained скачать в хорошем качестве

VERIFY fact sheet: Florida's 'don't say gay' bill, explained

After contentious debate and a handful of Republican state lawmaker breaking from their party to vote against it, a controversial bill limiting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity passed in the Florida House on Thursday. HB 1557, which opponents have dubbed “Don't Say Gay,” is officially known as the “Parental Rights in Education” bill. Its companion bill in the Senate, SB 1834, remains in committee. The bill has garnered national attention, including condemnation from President Joe Biden and the White House. Republican Rep. Joe Harding, the House bill’s sponsor, has argued the measure is meant to give parents more oversight of what's happening with their children while in school. The bill prohibits schools, “from discouraging or prohibiting parental notification and involvement in critical decisions affecting a student's mental, emotional, or physical well-being.” According to legislative analysis of the bill, "multiple school districts in Florida maintain policies that exclude parents from discussions and decisions on sensitive topics relating to students." The bill also gives parents the right to pursue legal options if they believe a school’s procedures are infringing on their “fundamental right…to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their children.” But the clause that has garnered the most attention pertains to restrictions on LGBTQ-related instruction. Changes were made and amendments were proposed and withdrawn prior to the passage of the bill.