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By Representative Wasserman Schultz
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to school safety; creating s.
3 229.5925, F.S.; creating the Safe and Secure
4 Schools Commission; providing membership
5 requirements; establishing responsibilities of
6 the commission; creating s. 230.23003, F.S.;
7 providing requirements relating to safety
8 incident data collection and reporting;
9 defining terms; amending s. 230.2316, F.S.;
10 revising criteria for the identification of
11 potential dropouts; amending s. 230.23175,
12 F.S.; providing for the coordination of the
13 duties of school safety officers; amending s.
14 230.2318, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
15 the duties and responsibilities of school
16 resource officers; creating s. 230.23183, F.S.;
17 requiring each school district to commission a
18 district coordinator of school security;
19 providing an exception; establishing duties and
20 responsibilities; amending s. 230.23185, F.S.,
21 relating to the statewide crime watch program;
22 revising provisions relating to the toll-free
23 school safety hotline; revising provisions
24 relating to the quarterly report of incidents
25 reported to the hotline; amending s. 231.087,
26 F.S.; revising the duties of the Florida
27 Council on Educational Management to include
28 the identification of required training
29 relating to discipline and crisis situations;
30 amending s. 231.17, F.S.; revising minimum
31 competencies for professional certification to
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1 include the ability to recognize and intervene
2 in potential disciplinary, disruptive, and
3 crisis situations; amending s. 231.24, F.S.;
4 revising requirements for the renewal of
5 professional certificates to encourage
6 inservice training in the area of crisis
7 management; 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. Section 229.5925, Florida Statutes, is
12 created to read:
13 229.5925 Safe and Secure Schools Commission.--There is
14 created the Safe and Secure Schools Commission. The purpose of
15 the commission is to ensure that the state is progressing
16 towards providing the safest, most secure school environments
17 for its public school children, teachers, and staff.
18 (1) MEMBERSHIP.--The membership of the commission
19 shall be as follows:
20 (a) Three members who are educators and are not school
21 board members; one from a district of more than 100,000
22 students appointed by the Governor; one from a district of
23 35,001 to 99,999 students appointed by the President of the
24 Senate; and one from a district of up to 35,000 students
25 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
26 (b) Three members with a background in law
27 enforcement, security, or juvenile justice; one appointed each
28 by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
29 Representatives, and the Attorney General;
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1 (c) The current president of the Parent-Teacher
2 Association of Florida or his or her designee, provided that
3 such designee is also a member of the Florida PTA;
4 (d) A representative of the Department of Education
5 designated by the Commissioner of Education, who is
6 responsible for safe school programs; and
7 (e) The Director of Security of the Florida Department
8 of Law Enforcement or the commissioner's designee.
9 (2) DUTIES.--
10 (a) The commission shall have the responsibility and
11 authority to oversee programs relating to school safety,
12 security, and discipline as used throughout the school
13 districts in the state to ensure that districts are
14 implementing programs and policies that lessen the incidences
15 of criminal activity and disruption on school campuses. The
16 commission is, therefor, authorized and instructed to:
17 1. Conduct site visit audits of individual school
18 districts and schools in order to determine the effectiveness
19 of school safety measures employed by such schools and
20 districts.
21 2. Conduct financial audits as necessary to determine
22 if moneys designated for school safety programs are being
23 spent effectively and as intended.
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25 Should the commission choose to do so, it is authorized to
26 contract with the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
27 Government Accountability or any public or private agency with
28 appropriate background and training in performing these types
29 of audits.
30 (b) The commission shall research and prepare a
31 comprehensive report on successful school crime prevention,
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1 intervention, and management practices. To the extent
2 possible, this report shall detail:
3 1. Successful programs employed by schools within the
4 nation and the state;
5 2. The reasons for the success or failure of certain
6 programs;
7 3. The general profiles of schools employing
8 successful programs; and
9 4. Cost factors associated with the implementation of
10 individual programs.
11 (c) The commission shall research and prepare a report
12 on training needs for school principals and instructional
13 staff related to incident reporting, crisis prevention and
14 management, intervention, and other areas as the commission
15 deems necessary. The commission shall use information gathered
16 for the report as the basis for recommendations necessary for
17 school districts and schools to improve their school safety
18 and security. Schools and school districts are encouraged to
19 request site visits and program recommendations from the
20 commission or its representatives at any mutually agreed upon
21 time.
22 (d) The commission shall, by January 1, 2001, make
23 recommendations to the President of the Senate and the Speaker
24 of the House of Representatives as to implementation of a
25 system of performance-based funding measures and incentives to
26 be used in determining funding for school safety, discipline,
27 and security programs in public schools.
28 (e) In consultation with the Department of Education
29 and the Department of Juvenile Justice, the commission shall
30 create a uniform incident reporting system for the state. It
31 is the intention of the Legislature that this system of
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1 reporting be such that information is attainable as
2 immediately as is possible by all school districts and the
3 Department of Education. Further, it is the intention of the
4 Legislature that this system of reporting take into account
5 all acts of criminality, disorder, or disciplinary actions on
6 school campuses, including those that involve nonstudents.
7 Section 2. Section 230.23003, Florida Statutes, is
8 created to read:
9 230.23003 Safety incident reporting.--
10 (1) Each school district shall require all
11 kindergarten through grade 12 principals within its
12 jurisdiction to document all public school grounds, public
13 school student, and public school staff related incidents of
14 crime, delinquency, disorder, and disruption. Documentable
15 incidents shall include:
16 (a) Incidents requiring student referrals for
17 disciplinary action;
18 (b) Noncriminal incidents instigated by nonstudent,
19 nonstaff persons on school property; and
20 (c) Reportable incidents as defined pursuant to s.
21 230.235.
22 (2) Subject to mutual agreement between school
23 districts and their local sheriff's offices and local police,
24 arrests made of public school students or staff which occur
25 off of school property shall be reported to the principal of
26 the school in which the student is enrolled or the staff
27 person employed, by the law enforcement agency making the
28 arrest. These incidents shall also be documented by the
29 principal of that school.
30 (3) Each school in every district shall be required to
31 report all documented incidents to the appropriate school
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1 district personnel responsible for collecting and
2 disseminating school safety data.
3 (4) For the purposes of this section, the following
4 public school grounds, public school student, and public
5 school staff related incidents of crime, delinquency,
6 disorder, and disruption shall be documented and are defined
7 as follows:
8 (a) "Alcohol violation" means the violation of laws or
9 ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase,
10 transportation, possession, or use of intoxicating alcoholic
11 beverages. This includes use or possession of alcoholic
12 beverages or substances represented as alcohol at school,
13 school-sponsored events, or on school transportation. An
14 incident should be reported only if a student is caught in the
15 act of using an intoxicating alcoholic beverage, is tested by
16 an officer during or after arrest and is found to have used
17 such an alcoholic beverage, or is discovered in the course of
18 investigating the incident to have used such an alcoholic
19 beverage. Suspicion of the use of alcohol will not be
20 reported. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as
21 authorizing schools to test for alcohol use.
22 (b) "Arson" means to willfully and unlawfully, by fire
23 or explosion, damage or cause to be damaged: any dwelling, or
24 its contents, whether occupied or not; any structure, or
25 contents thereof, where persons are normally present; or any
26 other structure that the person knew, or had reasonable
27 grounds to believe, was occupied by a human being.
28 (c) "Battery" means an actual and intentional touching
29 or striking of another person against his or her will or
30 intentionally causing bodily harm to an individual, including
31 when one individual physically attacks another individual with
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1 a weapon that causes serious bodily harm to the victim. This
2 category also includes the actual placement of a bomb or one
3 sent through the mail, regardless of whether or not the bomb
4 blows up.
5 (d) "Breaking and entering" or "burglary" means the
6 unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the
7 intent to commit a crime. This applies to school buildings or
8 activities related to a school function.
9 (e) "Disorderly conduct" means any act or behavior
10 which substantially disrupts the orderly conduct of a school
11 function, disrupts the orderly learning environment, or poses
12 a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of students, staff,
13 or others. If the action results in a more serious incident,
14 the incident shall be reported in the more serious incident
15 category.
16 (f) "Drug violation" means the unlawful use,
17 cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase,
18 possession, transportation, or importation of any controlled
19 drug or narcotic substance, or equipment and devices used for
20 preparing or taking drugs or narcotics, at school-sponsored
21 events or on school transportation. The use or possession of
22 substances represented as drugs or over-the-counter
23 medications, if abused by the student, shall be included in
24 this category; however, this category does include the use or
25 possession of tobacco or alcohol. An incident should be
26 reported only if a student is caught in the act of using, is
27 tested by an officer during or after arrest and is found to
28 have used such drugs, or is discovered in the course of
29 investigating the incident to have used. Suspicion of use of
30 drugs will not be reported.
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1 (g) "Fighting" means mutual participation in a fight
2 involving physical violence, when there is not one main
3 offender and there is no major injury. Fighting does not
4 include verbal confrontation, tussles, or other minor
5 confrontations.
6 (h) "Homicide" means murder, the unlawful killing of a
7 human being; manslaughter, the killing of a human being by the
8 act of procurement; or culpable negligence of another, without
9 lawful justification.
10 (i) "Kidnapping" means forcibly, secretly, or by
11 threat confining, abducting, or imprisoning another person
12 against his or her will and without lawful authority, with
13 intent to: hold for ransom or reward or as a shield or
14 hostage; commit or facilitate commission of any felony;
15 inflict bodily harm upon or to terrorize the victim or another
16 person; or interfere with the performance of any governmental
17 or political function.
18 (j) "Motor vehicle theft" means theft or attempted
19 theft of a motor vehicle.
20 (k) "Robbery" means the taking or attempting to take
21 anything of value that is owned by another person or
22 organization under confrontational circumstances, by force or
23 threat of force or violence, or by putting the victim in fear;
24 the key difference between robbery and larceny being that a
25 threat or battery is involved in a robbery.
26 (l) "Larceny" or "theft" means the unlawful taking,
27 carrying, leading, or riding away of property of another
28 person without threat, violence, or bodily harm. Included are
29 pocket picking, purse or backpack snatching if left unattended
30 or no force used to take it from the owner, theft of
31 accessories, theft of bicycles, theft from a machine or device
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1 which is operated or activated by the use of a coin or token,
2 and all other types of larcenies.
3 (m) "Sexual battery" means oral, anal, or vaginal
4 penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another, or
5 anal or vaginal penetration of another by any other object.
6 (n) "Sexual harassment" means:
7 1. To discriminate against a student in any course or
8 program of study in any educational institution in the
9 evaluation of academic achievement, or in providing benefits,
10 privileges, and placement services, on the basis of that
11 student's submission to, or rejection of, sexual advances or
12 requests for sexual favors by administrators, staff, teachers,
13 students, or other school board employees; or
14 2. To create or allow to exist an atmosphere of sexual
15 harassment, which is defined as deliberate, repeated, and
16 unsolicited physical actions, gestures, or verbal or written
17 comments of a sexual nature, when such conduct has the purpose
18 or effect of interfering with a student's academic performance
19 or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive learning
20 environment.
21 (o) "Sex offense" means sexual intercourse, sexual
22 conduct, or other unlawful behavior or conduct intended to
23 result in sexual gratification without force or threat of
24 force and where the victim is capable of giving consent,
25 including indecent exposure and obscenity.
26 (p) "Threat" or "intimidation" means to unlawfully
27 place another person in fear of bodily harm through verbal
28 threats, without displaying a weapon or subjecting the person
29 to actual physical attack.
30 (q) "Tobacco violation" means the possession, use,
31 distribution, or sale of tobacco products on school grounds,
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1 at school-sponsored events, or on transportation to or from
2 school or school-sponsored events.
3 (r) "Trespassing" means to enter or remain on a public
4 school campus or school board facility without authorization
5 or invitation and with no lawful purpose for entry. Students
6 under suspension or expulsion and other unauthorized persons
7 who enter or remain on a campus or school board facility after
8 being directed to leave by the chief administrator of the
9 facility or his or her designee, campus or function, are
10 trespassing.
11 (s) "Vandalism" means the willful and/or malicious
12 destruction, damage, or defacement of public or private
13 property, real or personal, without the consent of the owner
14 or the person having custody or control of such property. This
15 category includes graffiti.
16 (t) "Weapons possession" means possession of the
17 following:
18 1. Firearms defined in section 921 of Title 18 of the
19 United States Code to be any weapon which will, is designed
20 to, or may readily be converted to, expel a projectile by the
21 action of an explosive.
22 2. Any combination of parts either designed for, or
23 intended for use in, converting any device into a destructive
24 device that expels a projectile, or any explosive, incendiary,
25 or poison gas and from which a destructive device may be
26 readily assembled; including the frame or receiver of any
27 weapon designed to be converted to expel a projectile and any
28 firearm muffler or silencer.
29 3. Any chemical compound or mixture that has the
30 property of yielding readily to combustion or oxidation upon
31 application of heat, flame, or shock including, but not
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1 limited to, dynamite, nitroglycerin, trinitrotoluene, or
2 ammonium nitrate when combined with other ingredients to form
3 an explosive mixture, blasting caps, and detonators.
4 4. Possession, use of, or intent to use any instrument
5 or object to inflict harm on another person, or to intimidate
6 any person.
7 Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
8 230.2316, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to
9 read:
10 230.2316 Dropout prevention.--
11 (3) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY AND PROGRAM CRITERIA.--
12 (c) A student shall be identified as being a potential
13 dropout based upon one of the following criteria:
14 1. The student has shown a lack of motivation in
15 school through grades which are not commensurate with
16 documented ability levels or high absenteeism or habitual
17 truancy as defined in s. 228.041(28).
18 2. The student has not been successful in school as
19 determined by retentions, failing grades, or low achievement
20 test scores and has needs and interests that cannot be met
21 through traditional programs.
22 3. The student has been identified as a potential
23 school dropout by student services personnel using district
24 criteria. District criteria that are used as a basis for
25 student referral to an educational alternatives program shall
26 identify specific student performance indicators that the
27 educational alternative program seeks to address.
28 4. The student has documented drug-related or
29 alcohol-related problems, or has immediate family members with
30 documented drug-related or alcohol-related problems that
31 adversely affect the student's performance in school.
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1 5. The student has a history of disruptive behavior in
2 school or has committed an offense that warrants out-of-school
3 suspension or expulsion from school according to the district
4 code of student conduct. For the purposes of this program,
5 "disruptive behavior" is behavior that:
6 a. Interferes with the student's own learning or the
7 educational process of others and requires attention and
8 assistance beyond that which the traditional program can
9 provide or results in frequent conflicts of a disruptive
10 nature while the student is under the jurisdiction of the
11 school either in or out of the classroom; or
12 b. Severely threatens the general welfare of students
13 or others with whom the student comes into contact.
14 6. The student is assigned to a program provided
15 pursuant to chapter 39, chapter 984, or chapter 985 which is
16 sponsored by a state-based or community-based agency or is
17 operated or contracted for by the Department of Children and
18 Family Services or the Department of Juvenile Justice.
19 7. The student's custodial or noncustodial parent or
20 legal guardian is currently incarcerated or has been
21 determined to be a habitual offender or career criminal as
22 defined in s. 775.084.
23 Section 4. Subsection (3) of section 230.23175,
24 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
25 230.23175 School safety officers.--
26 (3) A school safety officer has and shall exercise the
27 power to make arrests for violations of law on district school
28 board property and to arrest persons, whether on or off such
29 property, who violate any law on such property under the same
30 conditions that deputy sheriffs are authorized to make
31 arrests. A school safety officer has the authority to carry
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1 weapons when performing his or her official duties. School
2 safety officer duties shall be coordinated between the school
3 principal and the district coordinator of school security
4 pursuant to s. 230.23183.
5 Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
6 230.2318, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
7 230.2318 School resource officer program.--
8 (2) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER CERTIFICATION; DUTIES AND
9 RESPONSIBILITIES.--
10 (b) School resource officers shall abide by school
11 board policies and shall consult with and coordinate
12 activities through the school principal and the district
13 coordinator of school security pursuant to s. 230.23183, but
14 shall be responsible to the law enforcement agency in all
15 matters relating to employment, subject to agreements between
16 a school board and a law enforcement agency. Activities
17 conducted by the school resource officer which are part of the
18 regular instructional program of the school shall be under the
19 direction of the principal.
20 Section 6. Section 230.23183, Florida Statutes, is
21 created to read:
22 230.23183 District coordinators of school security.--
23 (1) Each district school board shall commission a
24 district coordinator of school security. To the extent
25 possible, such coordinators shall possess prior experience as
26 a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10(1).
27 (2) District coordinators of school security shall
28 have the following duties and responsibilities:
29 (a) Overseeing and maintaining all district programs
30 related to student and staff safety at all times that students
31 or staff are on school district property for school purposes
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1 or activities. To that end, coordinators may make
2 recommendation to district superintendents on school safety
3 programs to be approved by its district school boards.
4 (b) Coordinating programs with United States
5 Department of Education officials, Florida Department of
6 Education officials, local law enforcement agencies, and other
7 entities as he or she deems necessary for the safety and
8 security of district students and personnel, and as approved
9 by the district school board.
10 (c) Maintaining district records relating to
11 incidences of crime, violence, and other reportable actions on
12 district property or campuses as deemed necessary, and
13 off-campus offenses involving students enrolled in the
14 district's public schools.
15 (d) Conducting site visits to schools within the
16 district to ensure that district safety and security measures
17 approved by the school board are being implemented.
18 (e) Coordinating the efforts of school safety officers
19 and school resource officers according to the will of the
20 district school board, and in consultation with school
21 principals in order to aid in providing a uniform system of
22 district security.
23 (f) Making recommendations to the superintendent
24 regarding the training of school principals in incident
25 reporting, and other training as deemed necessary for the
26 successful implementation of school safety programs.
27 (3) School districts with fewer than 35,000 students
28 may employ regional coordinators of school security upon the
29 establishment of an agreement of mutual aid between the
30 district school board and the school boards of contiguous
31 counties, provided that the regional coordinator has
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1 responsibility for no more than 150,000 students from all
2 districts involved.
3 (4) This section shall be implemented to the extent
4 specifically funded by the Legislature in the General
5 Appropriations Act.
6 Section 7. Subsection (2), and paragraphs (b) and (e)
7 of subsection (4) of section 230.23185, Florida Statutes, are
8 amended to read:
9 230.23185 Statewide crime watch program.--
10 (2) A toll-free school safety hotline may be created
11 and maintained to provide an avenue for students to report
12 criminal activity, such as violations of the code of student
13 conduct, and to enhance the safety and welfare of students,
14 faculty, and staff. Persons receiving calls made to the school
15 safety hotline shall be anonymous and no mention of the
16 organization or agency for which the call receiver is employed
17 or volunteering shall be made. If the entity receiving calls
18 to the toll-free school safety hotline is a non-law
19 enforcement entity, it may state only that it is not a law
20 enforcement agency.
21 (4)
22 (b) The toll-free school safety hotline is to be a
23 conduit for any person to anonymously report activity that
24 affects the safety and well-being of the school's population.
25 Persons receiving calls made to the school safety hotline
26 shall be anonymous and no mention of the organization or
27 agency for which the call receiver is employed or volunteering
28 shall be made. If the entity receiving calls to the toll-free
29 school safety hotline is a non-law enforcement entity, it may
30 state only that it is not a law enforcement agency.
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1 (e) If a toll-free school safety hotline is
2 established by contract with the Florida Sheriffs Association,
3 the Florida Sheriffs Association shall produce a quarterly
4 report that evaluates the incidents that have been reported to
5 the hotline. This report shall be forwarded to the district's
6 director of school security and This information may be used
7 to evaluate future school safety educational needs and the
8 need for prevention programs as the school board considers
9 necessary.
10 Section 8. Paragraphs (e) through (l) of subsection
11 (3) of section 231.087, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
12 paragraphs (f) through (m), respectively, and a new paragraph
13 (e) is added to said section to read:
14 231.087 Management Training Act; Florida Council on
15 Educational Management; Florida Academy for School Leaders;
16 Center for Interdisciplinary Advanced Graduate Study.--
17 (3) DUTIES OF COUNCIL.--The council shall have the
18 following duties:
19 (e) To identify, in consultation with the Commission
20 on School Safety and Security, the training processes required
21 for school managers to effectively anticipate and manage
22 disciplinary and crisis situations, and any other situation
23 that may effect the safety and security of students, staff, or
24 campuses.
25 Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
26 231.17, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:
27 231.17 Official statements of eligibility and
28 certificates granted on application to those meeting
29 prescribed requirements.--
30 (5) MINIMUM COMPETENCIES FOR PROFESSIONAL
31 CERTIFICATE.--
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1 (a) The state board must specify, by rule, the minimum
2 essential competencies that educators must possess and
3 demonstrate in order to qualify to teach students the
4 standards of student performance adopted by the state board.
5 The minimum competencies must include but are not limited to
6 the ability to:
7 1. Write in a logical and understandable style with
8 appropriate grammar and sentence structure.
9 2. Read, comprehend, and interpret professional and
10 other written material.
11 3. Comprehend and work with fundamental mathematical
12 concepts.
13 4. Recognize signs of severe emotional distress in
14 students and apply techniques of crisis intervention with an
15 emphasis on suicide prevention and positive emotional
16 development.
17 5. Recognize signs of alcohol and drug abuse in
18 students and apply counseling techniques with emphasis on
19 intervention and prevention of future abuse.
20 6. Recognize the physical and behavioral indicators of
21 child abuse and neglect, know rights and responsibilities
22 regarding reporting, know how to care for a child's needs
23 after a report is made, and know recognition, intervention,
24 and prevention strategies pertaining to child abuse and
25 neglect which can be related to children in a classroom
26 setting in a nonthreatening, positive manner.
27 7. Comprehend patterns of physical, social, and
28 academic development in students, including exceptional
29 students in the regular classroom, and counsel these students
30 concerning their needs in these areas.
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1 8. Recognize and be aware of the instructional needs
2 of exceptional students.
3 9. Comprehend patterns of normal development in
4 students and employ appropriate intervention strategies for
5 disorders of development.
6 10. Identify and comprehend the codes and standards of
7 professional ethics, performance, and practices adopted
8 pursuant to s. 231.546(2)(b), the grounds for disciplinary
9 action provided by s. 231.28, and the procedures for resolving
10 complaints filed pursuant to this chapter, including appeal
11 processes.
12 11. Recognize and demonstrate awareness of the
13 educational needs of students who have limited proficiency in
14 English and employ appropriate teaching strategies.
15 12. Use appropriate technology in teaching and
16 learning processes.
17 13. Use assessment strategies to assist the continuous
18 development of the learner.
19 14. Use teaching and learning strategies that include
20 considering each student's culture, learning styles, special
21 needs, and socioeconomic background.
22 15. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
23 subject matter that is aligned with the subject knowledge and
24 skills specified in the student performance standards approved
25 by the state board.
26 16. Effective for applicants seeking certification
27 after September 1, 1999, recognize and intervene in potential
28 disciplinary, disruptive, and crisis situations.
29 Section 10. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
30 231.24, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:
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1 231.24 Process for renewal of professional
2 certificates.--
3 (3) For the renewal of a professional certificate, the
4 following requirements must be met:
5 (a) The applicant must earn a minimum of 6 college
6 credits or 120 inservice points or a combination thereof. For
7 each area of specialization to be retained on a certificate,
8 the applicant must earn at least 3 of the required credit
9 hours or equivalent inservice points in the specialization
10 area. Education in "clinical educator" training pursuant to s.
11 240.529(5)(b) and credits or points that provide training in
12 the area of exceptional student education, normal child
13 development, and the disorders of development may be applied
14 toward any specialization area. Credits or points that provide
15 training in the areas of drug abuse, child abuse and neglect,
16 crisis situation management, strategies in teaching students
17 having limited proficiency in English, or dropout prevention,
18 or training in areas identified in the educational goals and
19 performance standards adopted pursuant to ss. 229.591(3) and
20 229.592 may be applied toward any specialization area. Crisis
21 situation management training is highly encouraged for
22 individuals who hold a professional certificate and one credit
23 hour, or the equivalent points, of such training is required
24 for all school principals and supervisors. Credits or points
25 earned through approved summer institutes may be applied
26 toward the fulfillment of these requirements. Inservice points
27 may also be earned by participation in professional growth
28 components approved by the State Board of Education and
29 specified pursuant to s. 236.0811 in the district's approved
30 master plan for inservice educational training, including, but
31 not limited to, serving as a trainer in an approved teacher
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1 training activity, serving on an instructional materials
2 committee or a state board or commission that deals with
3 educational issues, or serving on an advisory council created
4 pursuant to s. 229.58.
5 Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.
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8 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Creates the Safe and Secure Schools Commission. Provides
10 membership requirements and responsibilities of the
commission. Provides requirements relating to safety
11 incident data collection and reporting. Defines terms.
Revises criteria for the identification of potential
12 dropouts. Provides for the coordination of the duties of
school safety officers. Revises provisions relating to
13 the duties and responsibilities of school resource
officers. Requires each school district to commission a
14 district coordinator of school security. Provides an
exception. Establishes duties and responsibilities.
15 Revises provisions relating to the toll-free school
safety hotline and the quarterly report of incidents
16 reported to the hotline. Revises the duties of the
Florida Council on Educational Management to include the
17 identification of required training relating to
discipline and crisis situations. Revises minimum
18 competencies for professional certification to include
the ability to recognize and intervene in potential
19 disciplinary, disruptive, and crisis situations. Revises
requirements for the renewal of professional certificates
20 to encourage inservice training in the area of crisis
management.
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