| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to notification of school personnel; |
| 3 | amending s. 985.04, F.S.; requiring that specified school |
| 4 | personnel be notified when a child of any age is formally |
| 5 | charged by a state attorney with a felony or a delinquent |
| 6 | act that would be a felony if committed by an adult; |
| 7 | 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. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section |
| 12 | 985.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 985.04 Oaths; records; confidential information.-- |
| 14 | (4) |
| 15 | (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or any other provision |
| 16 | of this section, when a child of any age is formally charged by |
| 17 | a state attorney with a felony or a delinquent act that would be |
| 18 | a felony if committed by an adult, the state attorney shall |
| 19 | notify the superintendent of the child's school that the child |
| 20 | has been charged with such felony or delinquent act. The |
| 21 | information obtained by the superintendent of schools under this |
| 22 | section must be released within 48 hours after receipt to |
| 23 | appropriate school personnel, including the principal of the |
| 24 | school of the child and the director of transportation. The |
| 25 | principal must immediately notify the child's immediate |
| 26 | classroom teachers and paraprofessionals. The director of |
| 27 | transportation shall immediately notify the child's assigned bus |
| 28 | driver. Upon notification, the principal is authorized to begin |
| 29 | disciplinary actions under s. 1006.09(1)-(4). |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |