| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to supplemental powers and duties of |
| 3 | district school boards; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.; |
| 4 | authorizing district school boards to contract with |
| 5 | photographers for the purpose of taking student yearbook |
| 6 | photographs; permitting the inclusion of certain |
| 7 | photographs; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 1001.43, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school |
| 14 | board.--The district school board may exercise the following |
| 15 | supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or |
| 16 | State Board of Education rule. |
| 17 | (8) STUDENT ASSESSMENT AND AFFAIRS.-- |
| 18 | (a) The district school board may adopt policies and |
| 19 | procedures governing attendance monitoring and checks; truancy; |
| 20 | graduation requirements and graduation exercises; fees, fines, |
| 21 | and charges imposed on students; evaluation of student records |
| 22 | and transcripts; transfer of student records; grading and |
| 23 | academic evaluation of students; tests and examinations, |
| 24 | including early examinations; guidance and counseling; and |
| 25 | student participation in competitions, student performances and |
| 26 | exhibitions, contests for students, and social events. |
| 27 | (b) The district school board may enter into a contract |
| 28 | with a photographer for the purpose of taking student yearbook |
| 29 | photographs. However, if a student's senior photograph is taken |
| 30 | by a photographer other than the photographer with whom the |
| 31 | district school board has contracted, such photograph may appear |
| 32 | in the yearbook if it meets the reasonable specifications of the |
| 33 | yearbook staff for senior photographs. |
| 34 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |