HB 0871 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on Education K-20 recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to powers and duties of district school
12	boards; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.; authorizing district
13	school board programs and policies to require drug testing
14	of middle and high school students in certain
15	circumstances; authorizing the State Board of Education to
16	adopt rules; providing an effective date.
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18	WHEREAS, the State of Florida considers providing a quality
19	education to its children the highest of priorities, and
20	WHEREAS, participation in extracurricular activities is a
21	key component of school life, is essential for students applying
22	to college, and is a significant contributor to the breadth and
23	quality of the educational experience for all participants, and
24	WHEREAS, extracurricular activities are an integral part of
25	the educational process, providing personal challenges and
26	responsibility, skill in competition, teamwork cultivation, and
27	school pride, and
28	WHEREAS, the State of Florida has a compelling interest in
29	ensuring that children are educated and compete in a safe and
30	healthy environment, and
31	WHEREAS, the use of illicit drugs, performance enhancing
32	drugs, and certain prescription drugs is considered a health and
33	safety threat within Florida’s schools, playgrounds, and
34	athletic fields and forums, and
35	WHEREAS, studies and pilot projects have found a
36	significant curtailment of drug use among students who are
37	subject to drug testing, NOW, THEREFORE,
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39	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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41	Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 1001.43, Florida
42	Statutes, is amended to read:
43	1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school
44	board.--The district school board may exercise the following
45	supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
46	State Board of Education rule.
47	(1) STUDENT MANAGEMENT.--The district school board may
48	adopt programs and policies to ensure the safety and welfare of
49	individuals, the student body, and school personnel, which
50	programs and policies may:
51	(a) Prohibit the possession of weapons and drugs on
52	campus, student hazing, and other activities that could threaten
53	the operation of the school or the safety and welfare of the
54	student body or school personnel.
55	(b) Require middle and high school students, as a
56	condition of participation in any extracurricular activity, to
57	consent to urinalysis testing for the presence of any drug that
58	may pose a threat to the health or safety of the student. The
59	procedures for implementing this paragraph shall be prescribed
60	by rules of the State Board of Education pursuant to ss.
61	120.536(1) and 120.54.
62	(c)(b)Require uniforms to be worn by the student body, or
63	impose other dress-related requirements, if the district school
64	board finds that those requirements are necessary for the safety
65	or welfare of the student body or school personnel.
66	(d)(c)Provide procedures for student dismissal
67	precautions and for granting permission for students to leave
68	school grounds during school hours, including releasing a
69	student from school upon request by a parent or for public
70	appearances of school groups.
71	(e)(d)Provide procedures for managing protests,
72	demonstrations, sit-ins, walk-outs, or other acts of civil
73	disobedience.
74	(f)(e)Provide procedures for detaining students and for
75	readmission of students after expulsion.
76	(g)(f)Regulate student automobile use and parking.
77	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
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