Florida legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Florida S540: Disability History and Awareness Instruction
Status: Introduced, February 7, 2025
Citing this act as the "Evin B. Hartsell Act"; requiring the Department of Education to develop specified curricula; authorizing the department to consult with the Evin B. Hartsell Foundation to further develop such curricula, etc.
Sponsors
- Jay Collins (R, SD-014) · primary sponsor
- Burgess, Danny (R, SD-023)
- Harrell, Gayle (R, SD-031)
- Wright, Tom (R, SD-008)
- Gaetz, Don (R, SD-001)
- Albritton, Ben (R, SD-027)
- Arrington, Kristen (D, SD-025)
- Bryan Avila (R, 39)
- Berman, Lori (D, SD-026)
- Bernard, Mack (D, SD-024)
- Boyd, Jim (R, SD-020)
- Bradley, Jennifer (R, SD-006)
Votes
- Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 (April 28, 2025): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Rules (April 16, 2025): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Education Pre-K - 12 (March 31, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S540?
- S540 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Disability History and Awareness Instruction.
- What does S540 do?
- Citing this act as the "Evin B. Hartsell Act"; requiring the Department of Education to develop specified curricula; authorizing the department to consult with the Evin B. Hartsell Foundation to further develop such curricula, etc.
- What is the status of S540?
- Introduced as of February 7, 2025.
- Who sponsored S540?
- Jay Collins (R, SD-014), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S540?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/540
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