Florida lawmakers advanced legislation aimed at expanding statewide board authority to amend general education requirements, building on existing restrictions over core courses. The measures would give the state’s Board of Governors and Board of Education additional power to change curricula beyond current limitations already applied to public institutions’ core offerings. The development comes as Florida’s higher education oversight architecture has become more prescriptive for academic content. Reporting notes that the boards already banned sociology from core offerings and would gain further authority if the bill is signed by the governor. The policy shift matters for campuses because general education requirements are foundational to curriculum design, graduation pathways, and how institutions comply with state-level academic policy directives.