Senate Bill sb0104

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                   SB 104

    By Senator Hill





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to child safety; requiring

  3         school boards to adopt policies regarding

  4         release of children; providing a definition;

  5         requiring that copies of the policies be

  6         provided to the Department of Education;

  7         requiring nonpublic schools, private schools,

  8         and certain child care facilities to adopt

  9         policies regarding release of children;

10         requiring that copies of such policies be

11         available on the premises of the schools or

12         child care facilities; defining the term

13         "picture identification"; providing an

14         effective date.

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16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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18         Section 1.  By July 1, 2008, the school board of each

19  public school district must adopt policies that will ensure

20  that the students in that school district are not released

21  from the schools to persons who are not authorized to retrieve

22  them. These policies must include a requirement that a person

23  attempting to retrieve a student present a picture

24  identification to the school principal or his or her designee

25  before the student is released to the person. As used in this

26  section, the term "picture identification" means a valid state

27  driver's license, a valid state identification card, a valid

28  United States military identification card, a valid student

29  identification card from a postsecondary institution, or a

30  valid employee identification card. Copies of the policies

31  must be provided to the Department of Education.

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 1         Section 2.  By July 1, 2008, each nonpublic school

 2  exempt from licensure under s. 402.3025(2), Florida Statutes,

 3  child care facility licensed under s. 402.305, Florida

 4  Statutes, family day care home licensed or registered under s.

 5  402.313, Florida Statutes, large family day care home licensed

 6  under s. 402.3131, Florida Statutes, private school as defined

 7  in s. 1002.01, Florida Statutes, and faith-based child care

 8  provider exempt from licensure under s. 402.316, Florida

 9  Statutes, must adopt policies that will ensure that the

10  children in that nonpublic school, child care facility, day

11  care home, private school, or faith-based child care provider

12  facility are not released to persons who are not authorized to

13  retrieve them. These policies must include a requirement that

14  the person attempting to retrieve a child must present a

15  picture identification to the appropriate school or child care

16  official or his or her designee before the child is released

17  to the person. As used in this section, the term "picture

18  identification" means a valid state driver's license, a valid

19  state identification card, a valid student identification card

20  from a postsecondary institution, a valid employee

21  identification card, or a valid United States military

22  identification card. Copies of these policies must be

23  maintained on the premises of each entity covered by this

24  section and must be readily available for inspection.

25         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

26  law.

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 3    Requires school boards to adopt policies regarding
      release of children. Requires that copies of the policies
 4    be provided to the Department of Education. Requires
      nonpublic schools, private schools, and certain child
 5    care facilities to adopt policies regarding release of
      children. Requires that copies of such policies be
 6    available on the premises of the schools and child care
      facilities. Defines the term "picture identification."
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