‘Terrorist’ bill allowing for student expulsion, voucher losses, clears Legislature

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 695

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Schools tied to designated terrorist organizations must lose their state-sponsored tuition vouchers and college students supporting these groups must be expelled under legislation that won final passage Thursday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to soon sign HB 1471 into law, largely because his office, according to the Tampa Bay Times, drafted the preliminary version of the measure, which allows him to deem groups “domestic terrorist organizations.”

“Once [terrorist groups] have gone through the …

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