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Rep. Linda Chaney (R-St. Petersburg) is sponsoring a proposal that would require written parental consent for students to participate in sex ed classes.
Florida parents can opt their students out of sex education. Now, students would need their parents consent to receive sex education under a bill moving forward in the legislature. The measure s sponsor, Rep. Linda Chaney (R-St. Petersburg), says it s to increase transparency on what s being taught in the classroom. Chaney explains parents and grandparents in her district were denied access to view materials used in school sex education courses. Parents felt unprepared to discuss with their children what they were being exposed to in class of this sensitive material and felt they needed to make the decision for their child to participate or not just like they would for a field trip, Chaney says.
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Floridians would be asked to approve a tax break for people who elevate their homes to avoid the threat of flooding, while up to $100 million a year would be set aside to help local governments combat rising sea levels, under proposals announced Friday by House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor.
Florida lawmakers tackle flood risk with slate of climate change bills
A couple walks down Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa in 2017, where the bay had receded ahead of an expected storm surge from Hurricane Irma. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images.
Florida lawmakers unveiled a suite of bills at USF s St. Petersburg campus on Friday aimed at preparing the state for flooding caused by climate change-induced sea-level rise.
Why it matters: A study released by the First Street Foundation last week found that Florida accounts for the nation s heaviest concentration of expected economic loss due to residential flood risk, at nearly $8 billion.