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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 683
LEGAL HOLIDAYS; SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
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F.S. 683.196
683.196 Holocaust Remembrance Day.
(1) In honor of the millions of victims killed in the Holocaust, the Governor shall annually proclaim January 27 to be “Holocaust Remembrance Day,” which may be observed in the public schools of this state and by public exercise at the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor may designate.
(2) If January 27 falls on a day that is not a school day, “Holocaust Remembrance Day” may be observed in the public schools on the following school day or as otherwise designated by the district school board having jurisdiction.
(3) Instruction on the harmful impacts of the Holocaust and antisemitism and the positive contributions of the Jewish community to humanity may be provided as part of the public school instruction on “Holocaust Remembrance Day.”
History.s. 1, ch. 2025-86.