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The Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations

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(Crist) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 1259-1325

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and insert:

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     Section 21.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1006.13,

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Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

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     1006.13 Policy of zero tolerance for crime and

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victimization.--

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     (1) Each district school board shall adopt a policy of zero

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tolerance for:

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     (a)  Crime and substance abuse, including the reporting of

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delinquent acts and crimes occurring whenever and wherever

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students are under the jurisdiction of the district school board.

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     (b)  Victimization of students, including taking all steps

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necessary to protect the victim of any violent crime from any

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further victimization.

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     (2) The zero tolerance policy shall require students found

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to have committed one of the following serious criminal offenses

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to be expelled, with or without continuing educational services,

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from the student's regular school for at least a period of not

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less than 1 full year, and to be referred to the criminal justice

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or juvenile justice system.

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     (a)  Bringing a firearm or weapon, as defined in chapter

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790, to school, to any school function, or onto any school-

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sponsored transportation or possessing a firearm at school.

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     (b)  Making a threat or false report, as defined by ss.

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790.162 and 790.163, respectively, involving school or school

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personnel's property, school transportation, or a school-

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sponsored activity.

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District school boards may assign the student to a disciplinary

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program for the purpose of continuing educational services during

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the period of expulsion. District school superintendents may

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consider the 1-year expulsion requirement on a case-by-case basis

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and request the district school board to modify the requirement

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by assigning the student to a disciplinary program or second

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chance school if the request for modification is in writing and

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it is determined to be in the best interest of the student and

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the school system. If a student committing any of the offenses in

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this subsection is a student with a disability, the district

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school board must shall comply with applicable State Board of

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Education rules.

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     Section 22.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 58-64

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and insert:

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s. 985.721, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending

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s. 1006.13, F.S.; removing the reference of zero

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tolerance; providing an effective date.

4/18/2008  5:03:00 PM     12-08012A-08