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The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Gaetz) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 227-276

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and insert:

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1001.03  Specific powers of State Board of Education.--

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     (3) ESTABLISH CRIMINAL OR DELINQUENT ACTS DISQUALIFYING A

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PERSON FROM ACQUIRING OR RETAINING A FLORIDA TEACHING

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CERTIFICATE.--The State Board of Education shall establish and

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adopt by rule a list of criminal or delinquent acts that

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disqualify a person from acquiring or retaining a Florida

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Teaching Certificate when a court of competent jurisdiction has

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entered a judgment of conviction or an adjudication of

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delinquency. The board shall review the list annually and amend

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the list as necessary. A criminal or delinquent act committed in

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another state or under federal law, the elements of which

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constitute a criminal or delinquent act in this state, shall be

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considered for purposes of disqualification as if the act was

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committed in this state. The list of criminal or delinquent acts

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must include, at minimum, offenses included in s. 435.04, crimes

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involving moral turpitude, and the following:

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(a) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a

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child.

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(b) Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity

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with certain minors.

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(c) Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism.

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(d) Section 810.145, relating to video voyeurism.

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