HB 0257

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to drug testing of student athletes;
3amending s. 1001.43, F.S.; authorizing district school
4board programs and policies to require random drug testing
5of certain student athletes for the use of performance-
6enhancing drugs; providing criteria for such testing;
7amending s. 1002.42, F.S.; authorizing private schools to
8implement random drug-testing procedures; providing
9criteria for such testing; amending s. 1006.20, F.S.;
10requiring bylaws of the Florida High School Athletic
11Association to specify that a school must abide by random
12drug-testing procedures in order to qualify for membership
13in the organization; providing an effective date.
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15Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17     Section 1.  Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (1) of
18section 1001.43, Florida Statutes, to read:
19     1001.43  Supplemental powers and duties of district school
20board.--The district school board may exercise the following
21supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
22State Board of Education rule.
23     (1)  STUDENT MANAGEMENT.--The district school board may
24adopt programs and policies to ensure the safety and welfare of
25individuals, the student body, and school personnel, which
26programs and policies may:
27     (g)  Require random drug testing of student athletes for
28the use of performance-enhancing drugs. To implement such random
29drug testing, a district school board shall establish a drug-
30testing procedure by the 2005-2006 academic year whereby student
31athletes in grades 6 through 12 competing in the sports of
32basketball, baseball, and football shall be subject to annual
33random tests for the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Such
34tests shall be administered to a minimum of 5 percent of the
35student athletes competing in state playoff games in each of the
36sports of basketball, baseball, and football.
37     Section 2.  Subsection (8) of section 1002.42, Florida
38Statutes, is amended to read:
39     1002.42  Private schools.--
40     (8)  ATHLETIC COMPETITION.--A private school may
41participate in athletic competition with a public high school in
42accordance with the provisions of s. 1006.20(1). A private
43school may implement a random drug-testing procedure by the
442005-2006 academic year whereby student athletes in grades 6
45through 12 competing in the sports of basketball, baseball, and
46football shall be subject to annual random tests for the use of
47performance-enhancing drugs. Such tests shall be administered to
48a minimum of 5 percent of the student athletes competing in
49state playoff games in each of the sports of basketball,
50baseball, and football.
51     Section 3.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (2) of
52section 1006.20, Florida Statutes, to read:
53     1006.20  Athletics in public K-12 schools.--
54     (2)  ADOPTION OF BYLAWS.--
55     (e)  The organization shall adopt bylaws specifying that,
56in order to qualify for membership in the organization, a high
57school must abide by the district school board procedure or
58private school procedure for random drug testing of student
59athletes for the use of performance-enhancing drugs pursuant to
60s. 1001.43(1)(g) or s. 1002.42(8). Specifically, the bylaws
61shall require that annual testing for the use of performance-
62enhancing drugs be administered in random fashion to a minimum
63of 5 percent of the student athletes competing in state playoff
64games in each of the sports of basketball, baseball, and
65football.
66     Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.


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