Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida

Speaking at a high school in Osceola County alongside Republican allies and a local pastor, the governor touted the measure (HB 931) as bolstering existing resources that could help students with their mental health.

The lessons would have to be “age appropriate and developmentally appropriate” and incorporate various topics related to communism, including the “history of communism in the United States and domestic communist movements” and “their histories and tactics.”

It will require that any “resident of the county who is not the parent or guardian of a student with access to school district materials may not object to more than one material per month.”

Tommy Gregory, R-Lakewood Ranch, who chairs the state House Judiciary Committee, will become president of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota.

New College of Florida is in line to receive $1.1 million in what is known as performance-based funding after state university system officials on Wednesday signed off on a "student success plan monitoring report" presented by the school's president, Richard Corcoran.

It would account for only a portion of nearly $4.2 million in state performance-based funding that could have been available to New College.

The Florida House on Friday passed a measure that supporters say is designed to keep "identity politics" out of teacher preparation programs that lead to educators getting professional certificates --- as Democratic members likened the bill to academic censorship.

Supporters of the measure say allowing chaplains would add another tool to help schools address children’s mental health issues. The bill would need approval from the Senate.

A bill that would allow people who have dropped out of high school to get tuition waivers to pursue diplomas and workforce credentials at Florida colleges got unanimous backing Wednesday from a key House committee.

A bill that seeks to keep what supporters describe as “identity politics” out of teacher-preparation programs is ready for consideration by the Florida House, as critics warn it will stifle accurate teaching of history.