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11 Senator Constantine moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
18 1001.43, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (g) is
19 added to subsection (2) of that section, to read:
20 1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district
21 school board.--The district school board may exercise the
22 following supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this
23 code or State Board of Education rule.
24 (1) STUDENT MANAGEMENT.--The district school board may
25 adopt programs and policies to ensure the safety and welfare
26 of individuals, the student body, and school personnel, which
27 programs and policies may:
28 (b) Require uniforms to be worn by the student body,
29 or impose other dress-related requirements, if the district
30 school board finds that those requirements are necessary for
31 the safety or welfare of the student body or school personnel.
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1 However, students may wear sunglasses, hats, or other
2 sun-protective wear while outdoors during school hours, such
3 as when students are at recess.
4 (2) FISCAL MANAGEMENT.--The district school board may
5 adopt policies providing for fiscal management of the school
6 district with respect to school purchasing, facilities,
7 nonstate revenue sources, budgeting, fundraising, and other
8 activities relating to the fiscal management of district
9 resources, including, but not limited to, the policies
10 governing:
11 (g) Use of federal funds to purchase food when federal
12 program guidelines permit such use.
13 Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 1006.22, Florida
14 Statutes, is amended to read:
15 1006.22 Safety and health of students being
16 transported.--Maximum regard for safety and adequate
17 protection of health are primary requirements that must be
18 observed by district school boards in routing buses,
19 appointing drivers, and providing and operating equipment, in
20 accordance with all requirements of law and rules of the State
21 Board of Education in providing transportation pursuant to s.
22 1006.21:
23 (1)(a) District school boards shall use school buses,
24 as defined in s. 1006.25, for all regular transportation.
25 Regular transportation or regular use means transportation of
26 students to and from school or school-related activities that
27 are part of a scheduled series or sequence of events to the
28 same location. "Students" means, for the purposes of this
29 section, students enrolled in the public schools in
30 prekindergarten disability programs and in kindergarten
31 through grade 12. District school boards may regularly use
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1 motor vehicles other than school buses only under the
2 following conditions:
3 1.(a) When the transportation is for physically
4 handicapped or isolated students and the district school board
5 has elected to provide for the transportation of the student
6 through written or oral contracts or agreements.
7 2.(b) When the transportation is a part of a
8 comprehensive contract for a specialized educational program
9 between a district school board and a service provider who
10 provides instruction, transportation, and other services.
11 3.(c) When the transportation is provided through a
12 public transit system.
13 4.(d) When the transportation is for trips to and from
14 school sites or agricultural education sites or for trips to
15 and from agricultural education-related events or
16 competitions, but is not for customary transportation between
17 a student's residence and such sites. When the transportation
18 of students is necessary or practical in a motor vehicle owned
19 or operated by a district school board other than a school
20 bus, such transportation must be provided in designated
21 seating positions in a passenger car not to exceed 8 students
22 or in a multipurpose passenger vehicle designed to transport
23 10 or fewer persons which meets all applicable federal motor
24 vehicle safety standards. Multipurpose passenger vehicles
25 classified as utility vehicles with a wheelbase of 110 inches
26 or less which are required by federal motor vehicle standards
27 to display a rollover warning label may not be used.
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29 When students are transported in motor vehicles, the occupant
30 crash protection system provided by the vehicle manufacturer
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1 such use.
2 (b) When the transportation of students is provided,
3 as authorized in this subsection, in a vehicle other than a
4 school bus that is owned, operated, rented, contracted, or
5 leased by a school district or charter school, the following
6 provisions shall apply:
7 1. The vehicle must be a passenger car or multipurpose
8 passenger vehicle or truck, as defined in Title 49 C.F.R. part
9 571, designed to transport fewer than 10 students. Students
10 must be transported in designated seating positions and must
11 use the occupant crash protection system provided by the
12 manufacturer unless the student's physical condition prohibits
13 such use.
14 2. An authorized vehicle may not be driven by a
15 student on a public right-of-way. An authorized vehicle may be
16 driven by a student on school or private property as part of
17 the student's educational curriculum if no other student is in
18 the vehicle.
19 3. The driver of an authorized vehicle transporting
20 students must maintain a valid driver's license and must
21 comply with the requirements of the school district's locally
22 adopted safe driver plan, which includes review of driving
23 records for disqualifying violations.
24 4. The district school board or charter school must
25 adopt a policy that addresses procedures and liability for
26 trips under this paragraph, including a provision that school
27 buses are to be used whenever practical and specifying
28 consequences for violation of the policy.
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
3 On page 2, line 18, after the semicolon,
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6 amending s. 1001.43, F.S., relating to district
7 school board powers and duties; allowing
8 students to wear sun-protective items while
9 outdoors during school hours; authorizing use
10 of federal funds to purchase food when federal
11 program guidelines permit such use; amending s.
12 1006.22, F.S.; revising provisions for district
13 school board transportation of students in
14 vehicles other than school buses;
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