| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to student voter education; providing for |
| 3 | a voter-education program; requiring that each district |
| 4 | school board and county supervisor of elections jointly |
| 5 | provide the program for high school students who are |
| 6 | eligible to register or preregister to vote; requiring |
| 7 | that such education consist of a mandatory presentation |
| 8 | made by the supervisor of elections to public high school |
| 9 | students who are eligible to register or preregister to |
| 10 | vote; requiring that the presentation be made available to |
| 11 | nonpublic high schools upon request; providing guidelines |
| 12 | for the content of the program; requiring that the program |
| 13 | be conducted during school hours and at least once each |
| 14 | term of the school year; prohibiting the exclusion of any |
| 15 | student who is eligible to register or preregister to |
| 16 | vote; requiring that the voter-education program be |
| 17 | provided to students enrolled in a magnet school; |
| 18 | providing an effective date. |
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| 20 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 22 | Section 1. (1) Each district school board and county |
| 23 | supervisor of elections shall cooperate to provide voter |
| 24 | education to high school students who are eligible to register |
| 25 | or preregister to vote. The voter-education program shall |
| 26 | consist of a mandatory presentation to the students and be made |
| 27 | available to nonpublic high schools upon their request. Each |
| 28 | supervisor of elections shall conduct the presentation. |
| 29 | (2) The presentation must include information concerning: |
| 30 | (a) How to register to vote and preregister. |
| 31 | (b) The operation of voting machines. |
| 32 | (c) When and where to vote. |
| 33 | (d) The process of voting, including voter identification |
| 34 | requirements. |
| 35 | (e) The importance of voting. |
| 36 | (3) The voter-education program must provide students with |
| 37 | sufficient information and time to complete and hand in to the |
| 38 | supervisor of elections applications for voter registration. |
| 39 | (4) The voter-education program shall be conducted during |
| 40 | school hours and at least once each term of the school year in |
| 41 | order to reach a maximum number of students in the most |
| 42 | effective and efficient manner. |
| 43 | (5) A student who is eligible to register or preregister |
| 44 | to vote may not be excluded from the voter-education program. |
| 45 | (6) The voter-education program must be provided to |
| 46 | students enrolled in a magnet school in accordance with this |
| 47 | section. |
| 48 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |