“In enacting HB 1069, the state has mandated that school districts impose a regime of strict censorship in school libraries,” the lawsuit said. “HB 1069 requires school districts to remove library books without regard to their literary, artistic, political, scientific, or educational value when taken as a whole.
In May 2024, the school district of Florida's Indian River County banned the book in a 3–2 vote after a challenge from a member of the conservative group Moms for Liberty, a move Gratz had anticipated in 2017; their vote "overruled its own district book-review committee's decision to keep it." The challenger—who had ...
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK ORDINANCE Pursuant to Palm Beach County Code Section 2-371 through 2-377, the Palm Beach County Criminal History Records Check Ordinance ("Ordinance"), the County shall conduct fingerprint based criminal history record checks on all persons not employed by the County who repair, deliver, ...
Under a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, schools will be obligated to lock all their doors and gates during learning hours, or to have staff at any entrances that are left unlocked. The law was, in part, a response to the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Under the new rules, Florida residents without children can object to only one book per month. Those with children will continue to have an unlimited number of challenges.
Broward and Palm Beach County's Building Departments, as well as all the cities within them (e.g. City of Fort Lauderdale Building Department) require a permit to build a fence. In some cases minor repairs under a certain dollar value may not require a permit.
Proposed orders for all Civil Court case types must be submitted directly to the court through the 15th Judicial Circuit's Online Scheduling System (OLS). Proposed orders cannot be submitted in person, by mail, by fax or by email to the court or to the Clerk's office.
The Notice of Commencement shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk where the real property is located.
How can I record a document? You can electronically record documents online (eRecording) or you can bring your original documents to the Main Courthouse, South County Courthouse, North County Courthouse, West County Courthouse, Royal Palm Beach branch or mail your documents.
If properly executed, a Florida quitclaim deed usually requires two weeks to three months to be recorded. The parties involved in real estate transactions generally seek to record the deed immediately after the closing process is concluded.