| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to administration of medication to public |
| 3 | school students; creating s. 1006.0625, F.S.; defining the |
| 4 | term "psychotropic medication"; prohibiting a recipient of |
| 5 | state funds from requiring a student to be prescribed or |
| 6 | administered psychotropic medication as a condition of |
| 7 | receipt of educational services financed by state funds; |
| 8 | providing requirements for administration; requiring |
| 9 | notification to parents prior to evaluation of certain |
| 10 | students for classification or placement as an exceptional |
| 11 | student; providing an effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Section 1006.0625, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 16 | to read: |
| 17 | 1006.0625 Administration of psychotropic medication; |
| 18 | prohibition.-- |
| 19 | (1) As used in this section, the term "psychotropic |
| 20 | medication" means a prescription medication that is used for the |
| 21 | treatment of mental disorders and includes, without limitation, |
| 22 | antihypnotics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiety agents, |
| 23 | sedatives, psychomotor stimulants, and mood stabilizers. |
| 24 | (2) A recipient of state funds shall not require a student |
| 25 | to be prescribed or administered any psychotropic medication as |
| 26 | a condition of such student receiving educational or school- |
| 27 | based services, including, but not limited to, school |
| 28 | enrollment, class attendance, extracurricular activity |
| 29 | participation, or school-related event attendance, that are |
| 30 | financed in whole or part by state funds. A psychotropic |
| 31 | medication shall be administered pursuant to s. 1006.062. |
| 32 | (3) Before a student is evaluated for the purposes of |
| 33 | classification or placement under s. 1003.57(5) for any disorder |
| 34 | listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental |
| 35 | Disorders, the parent shall be notified that: |
| 36 | (a) The behaviors prompting the evaluation could be the |
| 37 | result of underlying physical conditions. |
| 38 | (b) The parent should consider consulting a medical doctor |
| 39 | to rule out physical causes. |
| 40 | (c) The parent has the right to decline the evaluation. |
| 41 | (d) The evaluation and subsequent classification or |
| 42 | placement may be documented on the student's cumulative record |
| 43 | and have future consequences. |
| 44 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |