HB 0113 2004
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 require drug testing
5	of middle and high school students in certain
6	circumstances; authorizing the State Board of Education to
7	adopt rules; providing an effective date.
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9	WHEREAS, the State of Florida considers providing a quality
10	education to its children the highest of priorities, and
11	WHEREAS, participation in extracurricular activities is a
12	key component of school life, is essential for students applying
13	to college, and is a significant contributor to the breadth and
14	quality of the educational experience for all participants, and
15	WHEREAS, extracurricular activities are an integral part of
16	the educational process, providing personal challenges and
17	responsibility, skill in competition, teamwork cultivation, and
18	school pride, and
19	WHEREAS, the State of Florida has a compelling interest in
20	ensuring that children are educated and compete in a safe and
21	healthy environment, and
22	WHEREAS, the use of illicit drugs, performance enhancing
23	drugs, and certain prescription drugs is considered a health and
24	safety threat within Florida’s schools, playgrounds, and
25	athletic fields and forums, and
26	WHEREAS, studies and pilot projects have found a
27	significant curtailment of drug use among students who are
28	subject to drug testing, NOW, THEREFORE,
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30	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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32	Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 1001.43, Florida
33	Statutes, is amended to read:
34	1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school
35	board.--The district school board may exercise the following
36	supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
37	State Board of Education rule.
38	(1) STUDENT MANAGEMENT.--The district school board may
39	adopt programs and policies to ensure the safety and welfare of
40	individuals, the student body, and school personnel, which
41	programs and policies may:
42	(a) Prohibit the possession of weapons and drugs on
43	campus, student hazing, and other activities that could threaten
44	the operation of the school or the safety and welfare of the
45	student body or school personnel.
46	(b) Require middle and high school students, as a
47	condition of participation in any extracurricular activity, to
48	consent to urinalysis testing for the presence of any drug that
49	may pose a threat to the health or safety of the student. The
50	procedures for implementing this paragraph shall be prescribed
51	by rules of the State Board of Education pursuant to ss.
52	120.536(1) and 120.54.
53	(c)(b)Require uniforms to be worn by the student body, or
54	impose other dress-related requirements, if the district school
55	board finds that those requirements are necessary for the safety
56	or welfare of the student body or school personnel.
57	(d)(c)Provide procedures for student dismissal
58	precautions and for granting permission for students to leave
59	school grounds during school hours, including releasing a
60	student from school upon request by a parent or for public
61	appearances of school groups.
62	(e)(d)Provide procedures for managing protests,
63	demonstrations, sit-ins, walk-outs, or other acts of civil
64	disobedience.
65	(f)(e)Provide procedures for detaining students and for
66	readmission of students after expulsion.
67	(g)(f)Regulate student automobile use and parking.
68	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.
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