SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1578
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 120830
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11 Senator Dawson moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 4. Section 1006.0625, Florida Statutes, is
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19 1006.0625 Prohibition on requiring certain
20 medication.--
21 (1) Each district school board shall prohibit school
22 district personnel from requiring a student to obtain a
23 prescription for, and take as medication, a controlled
24 substance listed in Schedule II, s. 202(c) of the Controlled
25 Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. s. 812(c), or any psychotropic or
26 similar mind-altering drug as a condition of attending school
27 or receiving educational services provided by the state. This
28 section does not prohibit school district personnel from
29 consulting or sharing classroom-based observations with
30 parents regarding a student's academic performance or behavior
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1578
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 120830
1 evaluation for special education or related services provided
2 the evaluation is not psychologically or psychiatrically
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4 (2) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
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11 And the title is amended as follows:
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15 creating s. 1006.0625, F.S.; requiring district
16 school boards to prohibit school district
17 personnel from requiring a student to take
18 certain medication as a condition of attending
19 school or receiving educational services;
20 requiring the State Board of Education to adopt
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