| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to student discipline and school safety; |
| 3 | amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring district school |
| 4 | boards to provide access to suicide prevention education |
| 5 | for instructional and administrative personnel; requiring |
| 6 | use of resources approved by the Statewide Office for |
| 7 | Suicide Prevention; 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 (7) is added to section 1006.07, |
| 12 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 13 | 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student |
| 14 | discipline and school safety.--The district school board shall |
| 15 | provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the |
| 16 | attendance and control of students at school, and for proper |
| 17 | attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the |
| 18 | welfare of students, including: |
| 19 | (7) SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION.--Beginning with the |
| 20 | 2008-2009 school year, provide access to suicide prevention |
| 21 | education for all instructional and administrative personnel |
| 22 | using resources approved by the Statewide Office for Suicide |
| 23 | Prevention. The district school board may review such resources |
| 24 | and determine suitable youth suicide prevention, bullying |
| 25 | prevention, or mental health education materials for providing |
| 26 | the suicide prevention education. |
| 27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |