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An act relating to systems of law and terrorist 2
organizations; providing legislative intent and 3
findings; creating s. 2.05, F.S.; defining the terms 4
"foreign law" and "religious law"; prohibiting the 5
application or enforcement of certain laws or contract 6
clauses; providing exceptions; providing 7
applicability; amending s. 617.1420, F.S.; providing 8
that the Department of State may administratively 9
dissolve a corporation that has been designated as a 10
terrorist organization in certain situations; amending 11
s. 775.30, F.S.; defining the term "domestic terrorist 12
organization"; amending s. 775.32, F.S.; defining the 13
term "domestic terrorist organization"; providing that 14
a person who receives military training from a 15
domestic terrorist organization in certain situations 16
commits a specified crime; amending s. 775.33, F.S.; 17
defining the term "domestic terrorist organization"; 18
providing a person who knowingly provides or attempts 19
or conspires to provide material support or resources 20
to a domestic terrorist organization commits a 21
specified crime; amending s. 775.34, F.S.; defining 22
the term "domestic terrorist organization"; providing 23
that a person who willfully becomes a member of a 24
domestic terrorist organization and serves under the 25

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direction or control of such organization with a 26
specified intent commits a specified crime; amending 27
s. 874.03, F.S.; revising the definition of "terrorist 28
organization" to include a foreign terrorist 29
organization and a domestic terrorist organization; 30
creating s. 943.03102, F.S.; authorizing the Chief of 31
Domestic Security to designate an organization a 32
domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist 33
organization if certain requirements are met; 34
requiring the Chief to maintain and publish on the 35
Department of Law Enforcement's website a current list 36
of such organizations; requiring the Chief to review 37
each designation within a specified time period; 38
requiring the Chief to provide specified written 39
notice to the Governor, the Cabinet, and the 40
organization of the designation; requiring that 41
certain meeting materials be published and made 42
publicly available if the Governor and Cabinet hold a 43
meeting to consider the notice of intent; providing 44
that the Governor and the Cabinet may by a majority 45
vote approve or reject the designation; requiring the 46
Chief to publish such designation in the Florida 47
Administrative Register within a specified time period 48
after approval of the designation by the Governor and 49
the Cabinet; authorizing a designated organization to 50

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seek judicial review; prohibiting a court from 51
compelling the public disclosure of certain documents; 52
providing for removal of such designation in certain 53
circumstances; prohibiting state agencies, political 54
subdivisions, and public school districts from 55
expending certain public funds to support an 56
organization designated as a domestic terrorist 57
organization or a foreign terrorist organization, 58
contracting with a foreign terrorist organization or a 59
domestic terrorist organization, or accepting funds 60
from such organizations; providing construction; 61
requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt 62
rules; amending s. 1002.421, F.S.; revising 63
eligibility and obligations of private schools that 64
participate in the state school choice scholarship 65
program; creating s. 1003.035, F.S.; prohibiting a 66
public school from expending certain funds to promote, 67
support, or maintain certain programs or activities; 68
amending s. 1004.06, F.S.; prohibiting certain 69
institutions from expending public funds to promote, 70
support, or maintain programs or campus activities 71
that advocate for domestic terrorist organizations or 72
foreign terrorist organizations; authorizing the 73
withholding of specified funding of certain 74
institutions; amending s. 1006.61, F.S.; requiring 75

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public postsecondary educational institutions to 76
report specified information of a student in certain 77
circumstances; requiring immediate expulsion of such 78
student from the institution; defining the term 79
"promote"; amending s. 1009.01, F.S.; providing 80
definitions; amending ss. 1009.23 and 1009.24, F.S.; 81
requiring that certain students of Florida College 82
System institutions and state universities, 83
respectively, be immediately expelled and assessed 84
out-of-state fees after a determination has been made 85
such students have promoted a domestic terrorist 86
organization or a foreign terrorist organization; 87
amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; providing that certain 88
students of school districts and Florida College 89
System institutions are ineligible for specified fee 90
waivers; creating s. 1009.8963, F.S.; prohibiting 91
students who promote domestic terrorist organization 92
or foreign terrorist organizations from being awarded 93
certain public institution funds; providing an 94
effective date. 95
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WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that the United States 97
and Florida Constitutions guarantee the free exercise of 98
religion and that the United States and the State of 99
Florida have a long and cherished history of protecting 100

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religious freedom, and 101
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has 102
acknowledged that the United States Constitution does not 103
prohibit public authorities from regulating conduct or 104
actions, even if motivated by religion, that "have 105
invariably posed some substantial threat to public safety, 106
peace or order," Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U.S. 398, 403 107
(1963), and 108
WHEREAS, Section 3, Article I of the State 109
Constitution provides that "[r]eligious freedom shall not 110
justify practices inconsistent with public morals, peace or 111
safety," and 112
WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that certain practices 113
inherent in some foreign laws or foreign legal systems 114
violate fundamental due process rights, deny equal 115
protection of the laws based on sex or religious belief, or 116
authorize cruel and unusual punishments, and that such 117
practices are incompatible with the United States and 118
Florida Constitutions, and 119
WHEREAS, practices of some foreign laws or religious 120
laws that are incompatible with the United States 121
Constitution, the State Constitution, or are repugnant to 122
fundamental principles of what is decent and just include, 123
but are not limited, to practices that limit the testimony 124
or weight of a woman's testimony in judicial proceedings 125

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and practices that limit the testimony or weight of a 126
person's testimony in judicial proceedings due to the 127
person's religious beliefs, and 128
WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined that a public 129
or private authority or tribunal in the State of Florida 130
should not apply any foreign law or enforce any foreign 131
judgment or order or contractual choice of law or forum 132
selection provision that would result in a violation of a 133
person's rights guaranteed by the United States 134
Constitution or the State Constitution, NOW, THEREFORE, 135
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 137
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Section 1. Section 2.05, Florida Statutes, is created to 139
read: 140
2.05 Application of religious or foreign law.— 141
(1) For purposes of this section, the term: 142
(a) "Foreign law" means a legal code or formal system of 143
law of a foreign country or nation, or of an international 144
organization. 145
(b) "Religious law" means a legal code or formal system of 146
law that is associated with a religion and is based on the 147
sacred texts or traditions of such religion. The term includes 148
Sharia law. 149
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the terms "foreign 150

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law" and "religious law" do not include the following: 151
(a) The natural law or natural rights, as such law or 152
rights are understood within the legal tradition of the United 153
States or this state. 154
(b) A provision of the United States Constitution or a 155
constitution of one of the several states. 156
(c) A provision of federal or state law. 157
(d) The common law, including the common law as described 158
in s. 2.01. 159
(e) A provision of law of a Native American tribe within a 160
state or territory of the United States. 161
(f) A treaty that has been ratified by the United States 162
and is in effect. 163
(3) A court, administrative law judge, hearing officer, 164
agency, arbitration panel, or any other authority or tribunal 165
established by law or agreement of the parties may not apply any 166
provision of foreign law or religious law that would result in a 167
violation of a person's rights guaranteed by the United States 168
Constitution or the State Constitution. 169
(4) A court may not enforce a foreign judgment or order 170
that is the result of the application of any provision of 171
foreign law or religious law which is inconsistent with a 172
person's rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution or 173
the State Constitution or which violates the public policy of 174
the United States or this state by being repugnant to 175

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fundamental principles of what is decent and just. 176
(5) A court, administrative law judge, hearing officer, 177
agency, arbitration panel, or any other authority or tribunal 178
established by law or agreement of the parties may not enforce a 179
choice of law clause of a contract to the extent that the 180
provision will result in a violation of a person's rights 181
guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the State 182
Constitution. 183
(6) A court may not enforce a forum selection clause of a 184
contract which will likely result in the violation of a person's 185
rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the State 186
Constitution. 187
(7) This section does not apply to the governance, 188
administration, or adjudication of ecclesiastical matters of a 189
religious organization, including, but not limited to: 190
(a) The selection, appointment, discipline, or removal of 191
employees or clergy. 192
(b) The interpretation of doctrine. 193
Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 617.1420, Florida 194
Statutes, is amended to read: 195
617.1420 Grounds for administrative dissolution.— 196
(1) The Department of State may commence a proceeding 197
under s. 617.1421 to administratively dissolve a corporation if: 198
(a) The corporation has failed to file its annual report 199
and pay the annual report filing fee by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 200

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the third Friday in September; 201
(b) The corporation is without a registered agent or 202
registered office in this state for 30 days or more; 203
(c) The corporation does not notify the Department of 204
State within 30 days after its registered agent or registered 205
office has been changed, after its registered agent has 206
resigned, or after its registered office has been discontinued; 207
(d) The corporation has failed to answer truthfully and 208
fully, within the time prescribed by this act, interrogatories 209
propounded by the Department of State; or 210
(e) The corporation's period of duration stated in its 211
articles of incorporation has expired; or 212
(f) The corporation has been designated as a domestic 213
terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organization 214
pursuant to s. 943.03102, such designation has been published in 215
the Florida Administrative Register, and any timely judicial 216
challenge under that section has been resolved against the 217
organization. 218
Section 3. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 775.30, 219
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 220
775.30 Terrorism; defined; penalties.— 221
(1) As used in this chapter and the Florida Criminal Code, 222
the term: 223
(a) terms "Terrorism" or "terrorist activity" means mean 224
an activity that: 225

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1.(a) Involves: 226
a.1. A violent act or an act dangerous to human life which 227
is a violation of the criminal laws of this state or of the 228
United States; or 229
b.2. A violation of s. 815.06; and 230
2.(b) Is intended to: 231
a.1. Intimidate, injure, or coerce a civilian population; 232
b.2. Influence the policy of a government by intimidation 233
or coercion; or 234
c.3. Affect the conduct of government through destruction 235
of property, assassination, murder, kidnapping, or aircraft 236
piracy. 237
(b) "Domestic terrorist organization" means an 238
organization whose designation as such has been published in the 239
Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102. 240
(3) A person who violates commits a violation of 241
subsection (2) which results in death or serious bodily injury 242
commits a life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 243
775.083, or s. 775.084. As used in this subsection, the term 244
"serious bodily injury" means an injury to a person which 245
creates a substantial risk of death, serious personal 246
disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function 247
of a bodily member or an organ. 248
Section 4. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of subsection (1) 249
of section 775.32, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 250

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paragraphs (d), (e), and (f), respectively, subsections (2), 251
(3), and (4) are amended, and a new paragraph (c) is added to 252
subsection (1) of that section, to read: 253
775.32 Use of military-type training provided by a 254
designated foreign terrorist organizations organization.— 255
(1) As used in this section, the term: 256
(c) "Domestic terrorist organization" means an 257
organization whose designation as such has been published in the 258
Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102. 259
(2) A person who has received military-type training from 260
a designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic 261
terrorist organization may not use, attempt to use, or conspire 262
to use such military-type training with the intent to unlawfully 263
harm another person or damage a critical infrastructure 264
facility. 265
(3) A person who violates commits a violation of 266
subsection (2) commits a felony of the second degree, punishable 267
as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 268
(4) A person who violates commits a violation of 269
subsection (2) which results in the death of, or serious bodily 270
injury to, a person commits a felony of the first degree, 271
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 272
Section 5. Paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection (1) of 273
section 775.33, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs 274
(c) through (f), respectively, subsections (3) and (5) are 275

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amended, and a new paragraph (b) is added to subsection (1) of 276
that section, to read: 277
775.33 Providing material support or resources for 278
terrorism or to terrorist organizations.— 279
(1) As used in this section, the term: 280
(b) "Domestic terrorist organization" means an 281
organization whose designation as such has been published in the 282
Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102. 283
(3) A person who knowingly provides material support or 284
resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization or a 285
domestic terrorist organization, or attempts or conspires to do 286
so, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided 287
in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. To violate this 288
subsection, a person must have knowledge that the organization 289
is a designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic 290
terrorist organization, or that the organization has engaged in 291
or engages in terrorism or terrorist activity. 292
(5)(a) For purposes of prosecution under subsection (2) or 293
subsection (3), a person is deemed to provide material support 294
or resources by providing personnel if the person knowingly 295
provides, attempts to provide, or conspires to provide himself 296
or herself or another person to: 297
1. Work under the direction and control of a designated 298
foreign terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist 299
organization, or a person engaged in, or intending to engage in, 300

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an act of terrorism; or 301
2. Organize, manage, supervise, or otherwise direct the 302
operations of a designated foreign terrorist organization or a 303
domestic terrorist organization, or a person engaged in, or 304
intending to engage in, an act of terrorism. 305
(b) An individual who acts entirely independently of the 306
designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic 307
terrorist organization, or the person engaged in, or intending 308
to engage in, an act of terrorism to advance the organization's 309
or person's goals or objectives is not working under the 310
direction and control of the designated foreign terrorist 311
organization or domestic terrorist organization or person 312
engaged in, or intending to engage in, an act of terrorism. 313
Section 6. Section 775.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to 314
read: 315
775.34 Membership in a designated foreign terrorist 316
organizations organization.— 317
(1) As used in this section, the term: 318
(a) "Designated foreign terrorist organization" has the 319
same meaning as provided in s. 775.32. 320
(b) "Domestic terrorist organization" means an 321
organization whose designation as such has been published in the 322
Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102. 323
(2) A person who willfully becomes a member of a 324
designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic 325

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terrorist organization and serves under the direction or control 326
of that organization with the intent to further the illegal acts 327
of the organization commits a felony of the second degree, 328
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 329
As used in this section, the term "designated foreign terrorist 330
organization" has the same meaning as provided in s. 775.32. 331
Section 7. Subsection (7) of section 874.03, Florida 332
Statutes, is amended to read: 333
874.03 Definitions.—As used in this chapter: 334
(7) "Terrorist organization" means any organized group 335
engaged in or organized for the purpose of engaging in terrorism 336
as defined in s. 775.30. The term includes: 337
(a) A domestic terrorist organization whose designation as 338
such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register 339
in accordance with s. 943.03102. 340
(b) A foreign terrorist organization whose designation as 341
such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register 342
in accordance with s. 943.03102. 343
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This definition does not shall not be construed to prevent 345
prosecution under this chapter of individuals acting alone. 346
Section 8. Section 943.03102, Florida Statutes, is created 347
to read: 348
943.03102 Designation of terrorist organizations; effect 349
of designation.— 350

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(1)(a) In order to ensure the safety of this state, and 351
the safety of the residents of this state, the Chief of Domestic 352
Security may designate an organization: 353
1. A domestic terrorist organization if the Chief of 354
Domestic Security finds that the organization meets the 355
following criteria: 356
a. The organization is based or operates in this state or 357
the United States. 358
b. The organization is engaging in terrorist activity as 359
defined in s. 775.30. 360
c. The terrorist activity of the organization is an 361
ongoing threat to the security of this state or the United 362
States. 363
2. A foreign terrorist organization if the Chief of 364
Domestic Security finds that the organization meets the 365
following criteria: 366
a. The organization is designated as a foreign terrorist 367
organization by the United States Secretary of State pursuant to 368
s. 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 369
b. The terrorist activity of the organization is an 370
ongoing threat to the security of this state or the United 371
States. 372
(b) The Chief of Domestic Security must maintain and 373
publish on the department's website a current list of 374
organizations that he or she designates as domestic terrorist 375

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organizations or foreign terrorist organizations. 376
(c) At least once every 5 years, the Chief of Domestic 377
Security must review each designation made under paragraph (a) 378
which labels an organization a domestic terrorist organization 379
or a foreign terrorist organization. 380
(2)(a) The Chief of Domestic Security must provide written 381
notice to the Governor and Cabinet of his or her intent to 382
designate an organization as a domestic terrorist organization 383
or a foreign terrorist organization, which notice must be 384
accompanied by a summary of the basis for such designation. 385
(b) If the organization has a readily discernable location 386
or office and notice can be delivered or furnished to that 387
organization safely: 388
1. The notice of intent must be delivered or furnished to 389
the organization. The written findings regarding the basis for 390
such designation need not be included with the notice. 391
2. The notice must provide the date, time, and location of 392
any public meeting regarding the designation. 393
3. The notice must provide information on how to object to 394
the designation or appeal a designation. 395
(c) If the Governor and Cabinet hold a meeting to consider 396
the notice of intent, the meeting materials relating to the 397
notice of intent, excluding information that is confidential, 398
exempt, or otherwise protected from disclosure by state or 399
federal law, must be published and made available to the public 400

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consistent with s. 120.525. 401
(d) No earlier than 7 days after receipt of written notice 402
made pursuant to paragraph (a), the Governor and Cabinet may, by 403
a majority vote, approve or reject a designation made by the 404
Chief of Domestic Security under subsection (1). 405
(e) Within 7 days after approval by the Governor and 406
Cabinet of a designation made by the Chief of Domestic Security 407
under subsection (1), the Chief of Domestic Security must 408
publish notice of the designation in the Florida Administrative 409
Register. 410
(f) Within 30 days after publication of a notice of the 411
designation in the Florida Administrative Register, the 412
organization designated as a domestic terrorist organization or 413
a foreign terrorist organization, or any member of such 414
organization, may challenge such designation in the circuit 415
court of the Second Judicial Circuit in and for Leon County. The 416
court may not compel the public disclosure of any document that 417
is confidential or exempt under state law or that is 418
confidential, restricted, or otherwise protected from public 419
disclosure according to federal law. 420
(3)(a) An organization designated as a domestic terrorist 421
organization or a foreign terrorist organization may petition 422
the department, at any time, for the removal of such 423
designation. 424
(b) At any time, the Governor and Cabinet may remove, by a 425

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majority vote, a designation made by the Chief of Domestic 426
Security under subsection (1). 427
(4) A state agency, political subdivision, or public 428
school district authorized to expend state-appropriated funds or 429
levy ad valorem taxes may not: 430
(a) Expend such funds or taxes to support a foreign 431
terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization, or 432
a member of such organization, whose designation as such has 433
been published in the Florida Administrative Register in 434
accordance with this section. 435
(b) Contract with a foreign terrorist organization or a 436
domestic terrorist organization. 437
(c) Accept any funds from a foreign terrorist organization 438
or a domestic terrorist organization, or a member of such 439
organization, whose designation as such has been published in 440
the Florida Administrative Register in accordance with this 441
section. However, this paragraph does not prohibit the 442
acceptance of funds resulting from fines, penalties, 443
forfeitures, taxes, or payment for goods or services provided to 444
the organization or a member of the organization. 445
(5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 446
section. 447
Section 9. Paragraph (t) is added to subsection (1) of 448
section 1002.421, Florida Statutes, to read: 449
1002.421 State school choice scholarship program 450

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accountability and oversight.— 451
(1) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.—A private 452
school participating in an educational scholarship program 453
established pursuant to this chapter must be a private school as 454
defined in s. 1002.01 in this state, be registered, and be in 455
compliance with all requirements of this section in addition to 456
private school requirements outlined in s. 1002.42, specific 457
requirements identified within respective scholarship program 458
laws, and other provisions of Florida law that apply to private 459
schools, and must: 460
(t) Prohibit: 461
1. Employment of or contracting with; 462
2. Ownership or operation by; and 463
3. Acceptance of funds from 464
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a person or entity that is affiliated with or in any way 466
controlled by: 467
a. A foreign terrorist organization whose designation as 468
such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register 469
in accordance with s. 943.03102, or a member of such 470
organization; 471
b. A criminal gang or a criminal gang member as defined in 472
s. 874.03; 473
c. A terrorist organization as defined in s. 874.03; 474
d. A transnational crime organization, as defined in s. 475

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874.03, or a member of such organization; 476
e. A domestic terrorist organization as defined in s. 477
775.32; 478
f. A person or entity that has: 479
(I) Provided material support or resources, as defined in 480
s. 775.33(1), to; or 481
(II) Received such support or resources from 482
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a foreign terrorist organization whose designation as such has 484
been published in the Florida Administrative Register in 485
accordance with s. 943.03102, or a criminal gang, terrorist 486
organization, transnational crime organization, or domestic 487
terrorist organization, as those terms are defined in s. 874.03; 488
g. A person or entity that has demonstrated a pattern or 489
practice of supporting or advocating for terrorism as defined in 490
s. 775.30(1); 491
h. A school program or student group that promotes a 492
domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist 493
organization whose designation as such has been published in the 494
Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102; 495
or 496
i. A school program or student group that promotes a 497
person or entity providing material support, as defined in s. 498
775.33, to a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign 499
terrorist organization whose designation as such has been 500

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published in the Florida Administrative Register in accordance 501
with s. 943.03102. 502
503
The department shall suspend the payment of funds to a private 504
school that knowingly fails to comply with this subsection, and 505
shall prohibit the school from enrolling new scholarship 506
students, for 1 fiscal year and until the school complies. If a 507
private school fails to meet the requirements of this subsection 508
or has consecutive years of material exceptions listed in the 509
report required under paragraph (q), the commissioner may 510
determine that the private school is ineligible to participate 511
in a scholarship program. 512
Section 10. Section 1003.035, Florida Statutes, is created 513
to read: 514
1003.035 Prohibited expenditures.—A public school, 515
including a charter school, school district, charter school 516
administrator, or direct-support organization for any such 517
school or school district, may not expend any state or federal 518
funds to promote, support, or maintain any programs or campus 519
activities that: 520
(1) Promote a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign 521
terrorist organization whose designation as such has been 522
published in the Florida Administrative Register in accordance 523
with s. 943.03102. 524
(2) Promote a person or entity providing material support, 525

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as defined in s. 775.33, to a domestic terrorist organization or 526
a foreign terrorist organization whose designation as such has 527
been published in the Florida Administrative Register in 528
accordance with s. 943.03102. 529
Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 1004.06, Florida 530
Statutes, is amended to read: 531
1004.06 Prohibited expenditures.— 532
(2)(a) A Florida College System institution, state 533
university, Florida College System institution direct-support 534
organization, or state university direct-support organization 535
may not expend any state or federal funds to promote, support, 536
or maintain any programs or campus activities that: 537
1.(a) Violate s. 1000.05; or 538
2.(b) Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, or 539
promote or engage in political or social activism, as defined by 540
rules of the State Board of Education and regulations of the 541
Board of Governors; or 542
3. Promote a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign 543
terrorist organization whose designation as such has been 544
published in the Florida Administrative Register in accordance 545
with s. 943.03102. 546
(b) The State Board of Education or the Board of 547
Governors, as applicable, may withhold performance-based funding 548
of a Florida College System institution or state university that 549
violates subparagraph (a)3. 550

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(c) Student fees to support student-led organizations are 551
allowed permitted notwithstanding any speech or expressive 552
activity by such organizations which would otherwise violate 553
this subsection, provided that the public funds must be 554
allocated to student-led organizations pursuant to written 555
policies or regulations of each Florida College System 556
institution or state university, as applicable. Use of 557
institution facilities by student-led organizations is allowed 558
permitted notwithstanding any speech or expressive activity by 559
such organizations which would otherwise violate this 560
subsection, provided that such use must be granted to student-561
led organizations pursuant to written policies or regulations of 562
each Florida College System institution or state university, as 563
applicable. 564
Section 12. Subsections (3) and (4) are added to section 565
1006.61, Florida Statutes, to read: 566
1006.61 Participation by students in disruptive 567
activities, and promotion of foreign terrorist organizations, at 568
public postsecondary educational institution; penalties.— 569
(3)(a) Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. s. 214.3(g)(2), a public 570
postsecondary educational institution must report information 571
relating to the current status of a student who is attending the 572
institution on a student visa if the student promotes a foreign 573
terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization 574
whose designation as such has been published in the Florida 575

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Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102. 576
(b) After a student of a state institution of higher 577
learning has been determined to have promoted a foreign 578
terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization 579
whose designation as such has been published in the Florida 580
Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, such 581
student shall be immediately expelled from the institution. 582
(4) For purposes of this subsection, to "promote" a 583
foreign terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist 584
organization means making a statement or taking an action that 585
supports, approves, or encourages a terrorist organization's 586
extralegal violence and which in context: 587
(a) Is reasonably interpreted as a true threat of unlawful 588
violence; 589
(b) Materially disrupts the orderly learning environment; 590
(c) Involves substantial disorder or the invasion of the 591
rights of others; or 592
(d) Constitutes the provision of material support for or 593
the recruitment of members for such an organization. 594
Section 13. Section 1009.01, Florida Statutes, is amended 595
to read: 596
1009.01 Definitions.—The term: 597
(1) "Domestic terrorist organization" means an 598
organization whose designation as such has been published in the 599
Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102. 600

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(2) "Foreign terrorist organization" means an organization 601
whose designation as such has been published in the Florida 602
Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102. 603
(3) "Out-of-state fee" means the additional fee for 604
instruction charged by a public postsecondary educational 605
institution in this state, which fee is charged to a student who 606
does not qualify for the in-state tuition rate pursuant to s. 607
1009.21. A charge for any other purpose may not be included in 608
this fee. 609
(4) "Promote" a foreign terrorist organization or a 610
domestic terrorist organization, or a person or entity providing 611
material support to such organizations means making a statement 612
or taking an action that supports, approves, or encourages a 613
terrorist organization's extralegal violence and which in 614
context: 615
(a) Is reasonably interpreted as a true threat of unlawful 616
violence; 617
(b) Materially disrupts the orderly learning environment; 618
(c) Involves substantial disorder or the invasion of the 619
rights of others; or 620
(d) Constitutes the provision of material support for or 621
the recruitment of members for such an organization. 622
(5)(1) "Tuition" means the basic fee charged to a student 623
for instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational 624
institution in this state. A charge for any other purpose may 625

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shall not be included in within this fee. 626
(2) "Out-of-state fee" means the additional fee for 627
instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational 628
institution in this state, which fee is charged to a student who 629
does not qualify for the in-state tuition rate pursuant to s. 630
1009.21. A charge for any other purpose shall not be included 631
within this fee. 632
(6)(3) "Tuition differential" means the supplemental fee 633
charged to a student by a public university in this state 634
pursuant to s. 1009.24(16). 635
Section 14. Subsection (22) of section 1009.23, Florida 636
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (23), and a new subsection 637
(22) is added to that section to read: 638
1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.— 639
(22) A student who has been determined to have promoted a 640
domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist 641
organization whose designation as such has been published in the 642
Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, 643
during any term of enrollment, shall be immediately expelled 644
from the institution and assessed the out-of-state fee 645
established in subsection (3). 646
Section 15. Subsection (22) is added to section 1009.24, 647
Florida Statutes, to read: 648
1009.24 State university student fees.— 649
(22) A student who has been determined to have promoted a 650

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domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist 651
organization whose designation as such has been published in the 652
Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, 653
during any term of enrollment, shall be immediately expelled 654
from the institution and assessed the out-of-state fee 655
established in subsection (4). 656
Section 16. Subsection (22) is added to section 1009.26, 657
Florida Statutes, to read: 658
1009.26 Fee waivers.— 659
(22) A student who promotes a domestic terrorist 660
organization or a foreign terrorist organization whose 661
designation as such has been published in the Florida 662
Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, during 663
any term of enrollment, is ineligible for any fee waiver under 664
this section. 665
Section 17. Section 1009.8963, Florida Statutes, is 666
created to read: 667
1009.8963 Prohibition on awarding of scholarships, grants, 668
and other aid.—A student who promotes a domestic terrorist 669
organization or a foreign terrorist organization whose 670
designation as such has been published in the Florida 671
Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, during 672
any term of enrollment, may not be awarded any institutional or 673
state grants, financial aid, scholarships, or tuition assistance 674
under this chapter. 675

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Section 18. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 676