During every Florida Legislative Session, the ACLU of Florida works to accomplish positive reforms for civil liberties and civil rights and defend every Floridians' rights. Our legislative priorities this year cover a broad array of civil liberties issues including, criminal justice reform, LGBT rights, immigrant's rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty, and voting rights.
Forces all Florida employers to use the error prone E-Verify database to check the immigration status of all new employees, and provides penalties and loss of license for noncompliance.
Incentivizes and rewards rehabilitation in prison, reduces recidivism and increases public safety, saves hundreds of millions of dollars that can be reinvested in mental health and drug treatment services, educational programming, and vocational skills training.
Adding sexual orientation and gender identity as impermissible grounds for discrimination in public lodging establishments and public food service establishments.
Requiring taxpayer money be used to teach the Bible in public schools; blurring the separation of church and state; requiring schools offer classes in the Bible and Judeo-Studies, but not in other religions.