Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center, September 26, 2022.
  • Florida's new bill would force state colleges to shut down diversity programs and some majors.
  • American history courses would be standardized to remove what the bill called "identity politics."
  • The bill is the latest effort from Florida GOP to restrict statewide education. 

A new Florida GOP-sponsored education bill would force state colleges and universities to shut down any diversity, inclusion, and equity programs, as well as gut a variety of gender studies and race majors.