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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the rulemaking authority of
3 the school district system; amending s. 230.23,
4 F.S.; creating s. 230.23005; prescribing
5 specific rulemaking authority for school
6 districts pursuant to the Administrative
7 Procedure Act; providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Subsection (17) is added to section 230.23,
12 Florida Statutes, to read:
13 230.23 Powers and duties of school board.--The school
14 board, acting as a board, shall exercise all powers and
15 perform all duties listed below:
16 (17) ADOPT RULES.--Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.54
17 and 120.536(1) to implement the provisions of this section.
18 Section 2. Section 230.23005, Florida Statutes, is
19 created to read:
20 230.23005 Supplemental powers and duties of school
21 board.--The school board may exercise the following
22 supplemental powers and duties. Any provision of chapters 228,
23 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, and 235 prevails over any
24 conflicting provision of this section. The rules adopted under
25 this section must not be inconsistent with the provisions of
26 chapters 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, and 235.
27 (1) STUDENT MANAGEMENT.--The school board may adopt
28 programs and policies to ensure the safety and welfare of
29 individuals, the student body, and school personnel, which
30 programs and policies may:
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1 (a) Prohibit the possession of weapons and drugs on
2 campus, student hazing, and other activities that could
3 threaten the operation of the school or the safety and welfare
4 of the student body or school personnel.
5 (b) Require uniforms to be worn by the student body,
6 or impose other dress related requirements, if the board finds
7 that those requirements are necessary for the safety or
8 welfare of the student body or school personnel.
9 (c) Provide procedures for student dismissal
10 precautions and for granting permission for students to leave
11 school grounds during school hours, including releasing a
12 student from school upon request by a parent or guardian or
13 for public appearance of school groups.
14 (d) Provide procedures for managing protests,
15 demonstrations, sit-ins, walk-outs, or other acts of civil
16 disobedience.
17 (e) Provide procedures for detaining students and for
18 readmission of students after expulsion.
19 (f) Regulate student automobile use and parking.
20 (2) FISCAL MANAGEMENT.--The school board may adopt
21 policies providing for fiscal management of the school
22 district with respect to school purchasing, facilities,
23 nonstate revenue sources, budgeting, fundraising, and other
24 activities relating to the fiscal management of district
25 resources, including, but not limited to, the policies
26 governing:
27 (a) Sales calls and demonstrations by agents,
28 solicitors, salesmen, and vendors on campus; local preference
29 criteria for vendors; specifications for quantity purchasing;
30 prioritization of awards for bids; declining bid awards; and
31 purchase requisitions, approvals, and routing.
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1 (b) Sales by booster clubs; marathon fundraisers; and
2 student sales of candy, paper products, or other goods
3 authorized by the board.
4 (c) Inventory and disposal of district property; use
5 of safe deposit boxes; and selection of real estate
6 appraisers.
7 (d) Payment of contractors and other service
8 providers.
9 (e) Accounting systems; petty cash accounts procedures
10 and reporting; school activities funds procedures and
11 reporting; management and reporting of grants from private
12 sources; and management of funds, including auxiliary
13 enterprise funds.
14 (f) District budgeting system, including setting
15 budget deadlines and schedules, budget planning, and
16 implementation and determination of budget priorities.
17 (3) INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS.--The school board may adopt
18 policies providing for innovative teaching techniques,
19 teaching programs and methods, instructional aids and
20 objectives, extracurricular and interscholastic activities,
21 and supplemental programs including, but not limited to
22 policies providing for:
23 (a) Use of technology, including appropriate use of
24 the Internet as a tool for learning.
25 (b) Instructional priorities and objectives, pilot
26 projects and evaluations, curriculum adoption and design, and
27 lesson planning.
28 (c) Extracurricular and interscholastic activities,
29 including field trips, publishing a student newspaper and
30 other publications, and special programs relating to the arts,
31 music, or other topics of current interest.
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1 (d) Participation in physical education programs,
2 including appropriate physical education attire and protective
3 gear; exceptional student programs for handicapped, disabled
4 and exceptional students; summer school; and the Title I
5 program, including comparability procedures.
6 (4) FACILITIES MANAGEMENT.--The school board may adopt
7 policies providing for management of the physical campus and
8 its environs, including, but not limited to energy
9 conservation measures; building and ground maintenance;
10 fencing, landscaping and other property improvements; site
11 acquisition; new construction and renovation; dedication and
12 rededication or naming and renaming of district buildings and
13 other district facilities; and development of facilities
14 management planning and priorities.
15 (5) SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATIONS.--The school board may
16 adopt policies governing public gifts and donations to
17 schools; input from the community concerning instruction
18 resources; advertising in schools; participation in community
19 affairs, including coordination with local governments,
20 planning authorities, community colleges, universities, and
21 community coalitions; protocols for interagency agreements;
22 business community partnerships; community use of school
23 facilities; public solicitations in schools, including the
24 distribution and posting of promotional materials and
25 literature; visitors to the school campus; school advisory
26 councils; and parent volunteers and chaperones.
27 (6) LEGAL ISSUES.--The school board may adopt policies
28 and procedures necessary to implement federal mandates and
29 programs, court orders, and other legal requirements of the
30 state.
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1 (7) FIRST AID AND EMERGENCIES.--The school board may
2 adopt programs and policies to ensure appropriate response in
3 emergency situations; the provision of first aid to
4 individuals, the student body, and school personnel; and the
5 effective management of student illness, which programs and
6 policies may include, but are not limited to:
7 (a) The provision of first aid and emergency medical
8 care and the provision of school health care facilities and
9 services.
10 (b) The provision of school safety patrol.
11 (c) Procedures for reporting hazards, including
12 threats of nature, bomb threats, threatening messages, and
13 similar occurrences, and the provision of warning systems
14 including alarm systems and other technical devices.
15 (d) Procedures for evacuating the classrooms,
16 playground, or any other district facility.
17 (e) Procedures for reporting accidents, including
18 traffic accidents and traffic violations involving
19 district-owned vehicles.
20 (f) Student insurance programs.
21 (8) STUDENT ASSESSMENT AND AFFAIRS.--The school board
22 may adopt policies and procedures governing attendance
23 monitoring and checks; truancy; graduation requirements and
24 graduation exercises; fees, fines, and charges imposed on
25 students; evaluation of student records and transcripts;
26 transfer of student records; grading and academic evaluation
27 of students; tests and examinations, including early
28 examinations; guidance and counseling; and student
29 participation in competitions, student performances and
30 exhibitions, contests for students, and social events.
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1 (9) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.--The school board
2 may adopt policies and procedures governing purchase of
3 property insurance, including comprehensive general liability
4 insurance; transportation of students for extracurricular
5 activities and special events, including transportation of
6 students in privately owned vehicles; transportation of
7 district personnel, including personal use of district owned
8 vehicles; computer security and computer room access and
9 computer data base resources; mail and delivery services,
10 including use of couriers; copyright compliance; computerized
11 data systems, including computer use, transmission of data,
12 access to the Internet, and other technology-based services.
13 (10) SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS.--The
14 school board may adopt policies and procedures necessary for
15 the daily business operation of the school board, including,
16 but not limited to, the provision of legal services for the
17 school board; conducting a district legislative program;
18 school board member participation at conferences, conventions,
19 and workshops, including member compensation and reimbursement
20 for expenses; school board policy development, adoption, and
21 repeal; school board meeting procedures, including
22 participation via telecommunications networks, use of
23 technology at meetings, and presentations by nondistrict
24 personnel; citizen communications with the school board and
25 with individual school board members; collaboration with local
26 government and other entities as required by law; and
27 organization of the board, including special committees and
28 advisory committees.
29 (11) PERSONNEL.--The school board may adopt policies
30 and procedures necessary for the management of all personnel
31 of the school system.
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1 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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