Senate Bill sb2262
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Florida Senate - 2005 SB 2262
By Senator Haridopolos
26-684A-05 See HB 257
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to drug testing of student
3 athletes; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.;
4 authorizing district school board programs and
5 policies to require random drug testing of
6 certain student athletes for the use of
7 performance-enhancing drugs; providing criteria
8 for such testing; amending s. 1002.42, F.S.;
9 authorizing private schools to implement random
10 drug-testing procedures; providing criteria for
11 such testing; amending s. 1006.20, F.S.;
12 requiring bylaws of the Florida High School
13 Athletic Association to specify that a school
14 must abide by random drug-testing procedures in
15 order to qualify for membership in the
16 organization; providing an effective date.
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (1) of
21 section 1001.43, Florida Statutes, to read:
22 1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district
23 school board.--The district school board may exercise the
24 following supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this
25 code or State Board of Education rule.
26 (1) STUDENT MANAGEMENT.--The district school board may
27 adopt programs and policies to ensure the safety and welfare
28 of individuals, the student body, and school personnel, which
29 programs and policies may:
30 (g) Require random drug testing of student athletes
31 for the use of performance-enhancing drugs. To implement such
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Florida Senate - 2005 SB 2262
26-684A-05 See HB 257
1 random drug testing, a district school board shall establish a
2 drug-testing procedure by the 2005-2006 academic year whereby
3 student athletes in grades 6 through 12 competing in the
4 sports of basketball, baseball, and football shall be subject
5 to annual random tests for the use of performance-enhancing
6 drugs. Such tests shall be administered to a minimum of 5
7 percent of the student athletes competing in state playoff
8 games in each of the sports of basketball, baseball, and
9 football.
10 Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 1002.42, Florida
11 Statutes, is amended to read:
12 1002.42 Private schools.--
13 (8) ATHLETIC COMPETITION.--A private school may
14 participate in athletic competition with a public high school
15 in accordance with the provisions of s. 1006.20(1). A private
16 school may implement a random drug-testing procedure by the
17 2005-2006 academic year whereby student athletes in grades 6
18 through 12 competing in the sports of basketball, baseball,
19 and football shall be subject to annual random tests for the
20 use of performance-enhancing drugs. Such tests shall be
21 administered to a minimum of 5 percent of the student athletes
22 competing in state playoff games in each of the sports of
23 basketball, baseball, and football.
24 Section 3. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (2) of
25 section 1006.20, Florida Statutes, to read:
26 1006.20 Athletics in public K-12 schools.--
27 (2) ADOPTION OF BYLAWS.--
28 (e) The organization shall adopt bylaws specifying
29 that, in order to qualify for membership in the organization,
30 a high school must abide by the district school board
31 procedure or private school procedure for random drug testing
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Florida Senate - 2005 SB 2262
26-684A-05 See HB 257
1 of student athletes for the use of performance-enhancing drugs
2 pursuant to s. 1001.43(1)(g) or s. 1002.42(8). Specifically,
3 the bylaws shall require that annual testing for the use of
4 performance-enhancing drugs be administered in random fashion
5 to a minimum of 5 percent of the student athletes competing in
6 state playoff games in each of the sports of basketball,
7 baseball, and football.
8 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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