Senate Bill 1542

    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1542

    By Senator Turner





    36-1326-98                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to education; creating s.

  3         233.0627, F.S.; requiring district school

  4         boards to provide swimming lessons for certain

  5         elementary school students; authorizing

  6         cooperative agreements for the use of community

  7         resources; providing for rules and standards;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Section 233.0627, Florida Statutes, is

13  created to read:

14         233.0627  Swimming lessons for students in kindergarten

15  through grade 3.--

16         (1)  The Legislature finds that the instruction of

17  young children in the basic skills of swimming will save lives

18  and promote the health, safety, and welfare of such children.

19         (2)  Each district school board shall provide swimming

20  lessons as a component of the physical education curriculum

21  for each student in kindergarten through grade 3.  Lessons

22  shall be designed to develop mastery of the basic skills of

23  swimming and safety and survival techniques.

24         (3)  District school boards may develop cooperative

25  agreements with community agencies or organizations for the

26  use of community resources, including park and recreation

27  department facilities.

28         (4)  The Commissioner of Education shall adopt rules

29  and standards for the implementation of the provisions of this

30  section.

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1542
    36-1326-98                                              See HB




  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1 of the

  2  year in which enacted.

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  5                       LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

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      Requires district school boards to provide swimming
  7    lessons as a component of the physical education
      curriculum for students in kindergarten through grade 3.
  8    Authorizes cooperative agreements for use of community
      resources.  Provides for rules and standards.
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