CRC - 2017 P 10 By Commissioner Gaetz gaetzd-00021-17 201710__ 1 A proposal to create 2 a new section in Article IX of the State Constitution 3 to require the Legislature to provide for the 4 promotion of civic literacy in public education. 5 6 Be It Proposed by the Constitution Revision Commission of 7 Florida: 8 9 A new section is added to Article IX of the State 10 Constitution to read: 11 ARTICLE IX 12 EDUCATION 13 Civic literacy.—As education is essential to the 14 preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the 15 legislature shall provide by law for the promotion of civic 16 literacy in order to ensure that students enrolled in public 17 education understand and are prepared to exercise their rights 18 and responsibilities as citizens of a constitutional democracy.