Florida bill would require universities to rename streets in honor of Charlie Kirk
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Some Florida universities may need to rename certain streets after Charlie Kirk or risk losing state funding, if a state lawmaker gets his way.
Republican Rep. Kevin Steele of Dade City filed a bill Tuesday that would require trustees at dozens of Florida colleges to rename roadways, or portions of roadways, in honor of Kirk, a conservative activist who was shot and killed at a Utah college last month.
Under the bill, which did not have a Senate companion as of Tuesday afternoon, schools that fail to rename the roadways could see their state funding withheld.
If the bill passes, the University of Florida will need to redesignate Stadium Road as Charlie James Kirk Road.
The University of South Florida’s Alumni Drive and New College’s College Drive could both become Charlie James Kirk Drive. Nearly 40 other road name changes are also proposed.
The bill would need to pass the state House and Senate before it is sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The legislative session is slated to begin in January.
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