In 1977, the Florida Legislature enacted section 760.10 Unlawful Employment Practices. There have been revisions in the interim, but a major revision was passed in 2022, referred to by the legislative action, "House Bill (HB) 7." This relocated two paragraphs of the existing bill, and inserted a new paragraph (8):
"Subsections (8) through (10) of section 760.10, 61 Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (9) through 62 (11), respectively, and a new subsection (8) is added."
The new paragraph 8 is directed at actions toward "any individual," and precludes various behavior, defining that the words or actions in the subparagraphs to paragraph 8 "constitute(s) discrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin." There are eight separate subparagraphs of criteria or categories, and "subjecting any individual" to the actions described in any of them is "discrimination" and unlawful if it is done
"as a condition of employment, membership, certification, licensing, credentialing, or passing an examination, to training, instruction, or any other required activity that espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates, or compels such individual to believe"
The foci of this statute are thus inextricably and broadly intertwined with the employment process in Florida. That "employment" itself is explicit supports this. However, it is deeper. The impact will also be intertwined in the education process, licensing, and credentialing. the broadest "catch all," incorporates "any...
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