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Florida HB 855<\/a>, which has been dubbed a “book banning” bill by nearly everyone with an ounce of common sense, is scheduled for its first hearing in the house PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entire bill is overflowing with horrible ideas meant to bully school boards across the state into submission when the bill’s originator, the Florida Citizens Alliance, comes calling to demand removal of anything they deem to be inappropriate. They are targeting the coverage of religions in history courses, the alleged presence of porn in literature, and the presence of evolution and climate change in science textbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For background information on this bill (and its companion in the senate SB 1454<\/a>), please read our first alert about it: New Instructional Materials bill includes \u00e2\u20ac\u0153controversial issues\u00e2\u20ac\u009d requirement<\/a>. That post breaks down many of the key issues of the bill and reveals a little background about the bill sponsor, Rep. Walter Byran \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mike\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hill from Pensacola. Then read the update post: Getting ready for another wild ride in Tallahassee<\/a>. That post has a brief bullet point list of the bill’s many problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bills have been taking a beating in the media and elsewhere:<\/p>\n\n\n\n