HB 0871 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to powers and duties of district school
3	boards; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.; authorizing district
4	school board programs and policies to provide for random
5	drug testing of high school student athletes; providing an
6	effective date.
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8	WHEREAS, the State of Florida considers providing a quality
9	education to its children the highest of priorities, and
10	WHEREAS, athletic competition is an integral part of the
11	educational process, providing personal challenges and
12	responsibility, skill in competition, teamwork cultivation, and
13	school pride, and
14	WHEREAS, the State of Florida has a compelling interest in
15	ensuring that children are educated and compete in a safe and
16	healthy environment, and
17	WHEREAS, the use of illicit drugs, performance enhancing
18	drugs, and certain prescription drugs is considered a health and
19	safety threat within Florida’s schools, playgrounds, and
20	athletic fields and forums, and
21	WHEREAS, studies and pilot projects have found a
22	significant curtailment of drug use among student athletes who
23	are subject to random drug testing, NOW, THEREFORE,
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25	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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27	Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 1001.43, Florida
28	Statutes, is amended to read:
29	1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school
30	board.--The district school board may exercise the following
31	supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
32	State Board of Education rule.
33	(1) STUDENT MANAGEMENT.--The district school board may
34	adopt programs and policies to ensure the safety and welfare of
35	individuals, the student body, and school personnel, which
36	programs and policies may:
37	(a) Prohibit the possession of weapons and drugs on
38	campus, student hazing, and other activities that could threaten
39	the operation of the school or the safety and welfare of the
40	student body or school personnel.
41	(b) Permit random drug testing of high school student
42	athletes.
43	(c)(b)Require uniforms to be worn by the student body, or
44	impose other dress-related requirements, if the district school
45	board finds that those requirements are necessary for the safety
46	or welfare of the student body or school personnel.
47	(d)(c)Provide procedures for student dismissal
48	precautions and for granting permission for students to leave
49	school grounds during school hours, including releasing a
50	student from school upon request by a parent or for public
51	appearances of school groups.
52	(e)(d)Provide procedures for managing protests,
53	demonstrations, sit-ins, walk-outs, or other acts of civil
54	disobedience.
55	(f)(e)Provide procedures for detaining students and for
56	readmission of students after expulsion.
57	(g)(f)Regulate student automobile use and parking.
58	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.