evidence: SARASOTA — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed three bills that will bring major changes to Florida’s colleges and universities, staging the moment at a school that has come to be the centerpiece of his campaign to remold higher education. [...] DeSantis signed SB 266, which restricts certain topics from being taught in general education courses, the lower-level classes that all students must take for their degrees. It also expands the hiring and firing powers of university boards and presidents, limits protections for tenured faculty members and prohibits spending related to diversity, equity and inclusion programs beyond what is required by accreditors. [...] DeSantis said SB 266 will allow university presidents to run their institutions instead of "a cabal of faculty." He said he would allocate $30 million to the Hamilton Center, a civics institute at the University of Florida.