Senate Bill 1912

    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 1912

    By Senator Campbell





    33-1013-99                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to parental involvement in

  3         education; amending s. 230.23, F.S., relating

  4         to powers and duties of the school board;

  5         requiring the adoption of rules regarding

  6         parental involvement; creating s. 232.235,

  7         F.S.; providing requirements regarding parental

  8         involvement in conferences and orientations;

  9         providing an effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (6) of

14  section 230.23, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, to read:

15         230.23  Powers and duties of school board.--The school

16  board, acting as a board, shall exercise all powers and

17  perform all duties listed below:

18         (6)  CHILD WELFARE.--Provide for the proper accounting

19  for all children of school age, for the attendance and control

20  of pupils at school, and for proper attention to health,

21  safety, and other matters relating to the welfare of children

22  in the following fields, as prescribed in chapter 232.

23         (f)  Parental involvement.--Adopt rules and regulations

24  which establish requirements regarding parental involvement in

25  parent/teacher conferences and parent and student

26  orientations.

27         Section 2.  Section 232.235, Florida Statutes, is

28  created to read:

29         232.235  Parental involvement.--The Legislature finds

30  that the active involvement of each parent in the education of

31  his or her child is an essential factor in that child's

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    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 1912
    33-1013-99                                              See HB




  1  educational success. To promote the involvement of every

  2  parent in the education of his or her child, parents shall be

  3  required to:

  4         (1)  Participate in parent/teacher conferences,

  5  according to school board policy. Such participation may be

  6  fulfilled by a telephone conference with the child's teacher;

  7  however, such a conference must be initiated by the parent

  8  upon request by the teacher for a conference.

  9         (2)  Participate in orientations upon student

10  enrollment and transfer, according to school board policy.

11         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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      Requires the adoption of rules regarding parental
16    involvement. Provides requirements regarding parental
      involvement in conferences and orientations.
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