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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to student voter education; encouraging

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district school boards and county supervisors of elections

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jointly to provide a program of voter education for high

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school seniors; providing guidelines for the content of

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the educational program; requiring that the program of

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voter education be conducted during school hours;

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providing an effective date.

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

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     Section 1. (1) Each district school board and county

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supervisor of elections shall cooperate to provide voter

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education to high school students who are in grade 12. The voter

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education shall be in the form of a presentation and is voluntary

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for public high schools and nonpublic high schools. Each

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supervisor of elections shall conduct the presentation for the

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public high schools and, upon request, for the nonpublic high

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schools.

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     (2) The voter education must include information

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concerning:

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     (a) How to register to vote and preregister.

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     (b) The operation of voting machines.

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     (c) How, when, and where to vote.

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     (d) The importance of voting.

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     (3) The voter-education program must provide students with

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the opportunity, sufficient information, and sufficient time to

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complete and hand in to the supervisor of elections applications

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for voter registration.

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     (4) The voter-education program shall be conducted during

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school hours each term of the school year in order to reach a

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maximum number of students in the most effective and efficient

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manner.

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     (5) A student may not be excluded from the voter-education

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program due to an irregular class schedule, and students enrolled

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in a magnet school must be provided voter education.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.