Florida Mandates AI Policies for Colleges and K-12 Schools; State Health Department Proposes Reducing Required Vaccines

The Florida Department of Education is directing K-12 school districts to incorporate AI rules into internet safety guidelines, and the Education Commissioner has approved a rule requiring all Florida College System institutions to outline AI policies. Simultaneously, the state's Department of Health has proposed removing Hepatitis B, varicella (chickenpox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib), and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines from PreK-12 public school entry requirements, while also expanding religious vaccine exemptions to include moral and ethical beliefs.