Florida’s Board of Governors moved to remove “Introduction to Sociology” from general-education curriculum options across the state university system after years of conflict over ideological content and curricular compliance. The board’s vote follows SB 266’s restrictions that prohibit “unproven, speculative” content and disallow core-course materials grounded in theories that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, or privilege are inherent in American institutions. The board’s action was linked to findings that existing standardized and institution-specific sociology offerings did not meet legal requirements under the state’s strictures. Florida sociologists disputed the revised framework as watering down concepts and argued it violated academic freedom norms. The outcome matters for higher education leaders because it signals tighter state oversight over what counts as eligible curriculum content—and the compliance burdens that follow for faculty and university curriculum committees.