1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to sexual offenses; providing a short |
3 | title; amending s. 90.404, F.S.; revising offenses that are |
4 | considered "child molestation" for purposes of admitting |
5 | evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts in a criminal |
6 | case involving child molestation; providing for admission |
7 | of evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts in cases |
8 | involving a sexual offense; defining the term "sexual |
9 | offense"; amending s. 92.55, F.S.; authorizing the use of |
10 | service or therapy animals in courts hearing sexual offense |
11 | cases under certain circumstances; requiring certain |
12 | property or material that is used in a criminal proceeding |
13 | to remain in the care, custody, and control of the law |
14 | enforcement agency, the state attorney, or the court; |
15 | prohibiting the reproduction of such property or material |
16 | by the defendant when specified criteria are met by the |
17 | state attorney; permitting access to the materials by the |
18 | defendant; amending s. 395.1021, F.S.; requiring a licensed |
19 | facility that provides emergency room services to arrange |
20 | for the gathering of forensic medical evidence required for |
21 | investigation and prosecution from a victim who has |
22 | reported a sexual battery to a law enforcement agency or |
23 | who requests that such evidence be gathered for a possible |
24 | future report; amending s. 775.15, F.S.; providing that a |
25 | prosecution for video voyeurism in violation of specified |
26 | provisions may, in addition to existing time periods, be |
27 | commenced within 1 year after the victim of video voyeurism |
28 | obtains actual knowledge of the existence of such a |
29 | recording or the recording is confiscated by a law |
30 | enforcement agency, whichever occurs first; providing that |
31 | dissemination of a recording before such knowledge or |
32 | confiscation does not affect such a time period; amending |
33 | s. 794.052, F.S.; requiring a law enforcement officer to |
34 | provide or arrange for transportation of a victim of sexual |
35 | battery to an appropriate facility for medical treatment or |
36 | forensic examination; providing for a review of a police |
37 | officer's final report by a victim and an opportunity for a |
38 | statement by a victim; amending ss. 794.056 and 938.085, |
39 | F.S.; requiring that an additional court cost or surcharge |
40 | be assessed against a defendant who pleads guilty or nolo |
41 | contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of |
42 | adjudication, certain criminal offenses; providing for |
43 | proceeds of the additional court cost or surcharge to be |
44 | deposited into the Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund; |
45 | reenacting s. 20.435(21)(a), F.S., relating to the Rape |
46 | Crisis Program Trust Fund, to incorporate the amendment |
47 | made to s. 794.056, F.S., in a reference thereto; |
48 | reenacting s. 794.055(3)(b), F.S., relating to access to |
49 | services for victims of sexual battery, to incorporate the |
50 | amendment made to s. 938.085, F.S., in a reference thereto; |
51 | amending s. 960.003, F.S.; providing for hepatitis testing |
52 | of persons charged with certain offenses; amending s. |
53 | 1003.42, F.S.; requiring that public schools provide |
54 | comprehensive health education that addresses concepts of |
55 | Internet safety; providing an effective date. |
56 |
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57 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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59 | Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Walk in Their |
60 | Shoes Act." |
61 | Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 90.404, Florida |
62 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
63 | 90.404 Character evidence; when admissible.- |
64 | (2) OTHER CRIMES, WRONGS, OR ACTS.- |
65 | (a) Similar fact evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts |
66 | is admissible when relevant to prove a material fact in issue, |
67 | including, but not limited to, proof of motive, opportunity, |
68 | intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of |
69 | mistake or accident, but it is inadmissible when the evidence is |
70 | relevant solely to prove bad character or propensity. |
71 | (b)1. In a criminal case in which the defendant is charged |
72 | with a crime involving child molestation, evidence of the |
73 | defendant's commission of other crimes, wrongs, or acts of child |
74 | molestation is admissible, and may be considered for its bearing |
75 | on any matter to which it is relevant. |
76 | 2. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "child |
77 | molestation" means conduct proscribed by s. 787.025(2)(c), s. |
78 | 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10), s. 794.05, s. 796.03, s. |
79 | 796.035, s. 796.045, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, or s. 847.0135(5), |
80 | s. 847.0145, or s. 985.701(1) when committed against a person 16 |
81 | years of age or younger. |
82 | (c)1. In a criminal case in which the defendant is charged |
83 | with a sexual offense, evidence of the defendant's commission of |
84 | other crimes, wrongs, or acts involving a sexual offense is |
85 | admissible and may be considered for its bearing on any matter |
86 | to which it is relevant. |
87 | 2. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "sexual |
88 | offense" means conduct proscribed by s. 787.025(2)(c), s. |
89 | 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10), s. 794.05, s. 796.03, s. |
90 | 796.035, s. 796.045, s. 825.1025(2)(b), s. 827.071, s. |
91 | 847.0135(5), s. 847.0145, or s. 985.701(1). |
92 | (d)(c)1. When the state in a criminal action intends to |
93 | offer evidence of other criminal offenses under paragraph (a), |
94 | or paragraph (b), or paragraph (c), no fewer than 10 days before |
95 | trial, the state shall furnish to the defendant or to the |
96 | defendant's counsel a written statement of the acts or offenses |
97 | it intends to offer, describing them with the particularity |
98 | required of an indictment or information. No notice is required |
99 | for evidence of offenses used for impeachment or on rebuttal. |
100 | 2. When the evidence is admitted, the court shall, if |
101 | requested, charge the jury on the limited purpose for which the |
102 | evidence is received and is to be considered. After the close of |
103 | the evidence, the jury shall be instructed on the limited |
104 | purpose for which the evidence was received and that the |
105 | defendant cannot be convicted for a charge not included in the |
106 | indictment or information. |
107 | Section 3. Subsection (4) is added to section 92.55, |
108 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
109 | 92.55 Judicial or other proceedings involving victim or |
110 | witness under the age of 16 or person with mental retardation; |
111 | special protections; use of registered service or therapy |
112 | animals.- |
113 | (4) The court may set any other conditions it finds just |
114 | and appropriate on the taking of testimony by a child, including |
115 | the use of a service or therapy animal that has been evaluated |
116 | and registered according to national standards, in any |
117 | proceeding involving a sexual offense. When deciding whether to |
118 | permit a child to testify with the assistance of a registered |
119 | service or therapy animal, the court shall take into |
120 | consideration the age of the child, the interests of the child, |
121 | the rights of the parties to the litigation, and any other |
122 | relevant factor that would facilitate the testimony by the |
123 | child. |
124 | Section 4. Prohibition on reproduction of child |
125 | pornography.- |
126 | (1) In a criminal proceeding, any property or material |
127 | that portrays sexual performance by a child as defined in s. |
128 | 827.071, Florida Statutes, or constitutes child pornography as |
129 | defined in s. 847.001, Florida Statutes, must remain secured or |
130 | locked in the care, custody, and control of a law enforcement |
131 | agency, the state attorney, or the court. |
132 | (2) Notwithstanding any law or rule of court, a court |
133 | shall deny, in a criminal proceeding, any request by the |
134 | defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce |
135 | any property or material that portrays sexual performance by a |
136 | child or constitutes child pornography so long as the state |
137 | attorney makes the property or material reasonably available to |
138 | the defendant. |
139 | (3) For purposes of this section, property or material is |
140 | deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the state |
141 | attorney provides ample opportunity at a designated facility for |
142 | the inspection, viewing, and examination of the property or |
143 | material that portrays sexual performance by a child or |
144 | constitutes child pornography by the defendant, his or her |
145 | attorney, or any individual whom the defendant uses as an expert |
146 | during the discovery process or at a court proceeding. |
147 | Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 395.1021, Florida |
148 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
149 | 395.1021 Treatment of sexual assault victims.-Any licensed |
150 | facility which provides emergency room services shall arrange |
151 | for the rendering of appropriate medical attention and treatment |
152 | of victims of sexual assault through: |
153 | (2) The administration of medical examinations, tests, and |
154 | analyses required by law enforcement personnel in the gathering |
155 | of forensic medical evidence required for investigation and |
156 | prosecution from a victim who has reported a sexual battery to a |
157 | law enforcement agency or who requests that such evidence be |
158 | gathered for a possible future report. |
159 |
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160 | Such licensed facility shall also arrange for the protection of |
161 | the victim's anonymity while complying with the laws of this |
162 | state and may encourage the victim to notify law enforcement |
163 | personnel and to cooperate with them in apprehending the |
164 | suspect. |
165 | Section 6. Subsection (17) is added to section 775.15, |
166 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
167 | 775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; |
168 | exceptions.- |
169 | (17) In addition to the time periods prescribed in this |
170 | section, a prosecution for video voyeurism in violation of s. |
171 | 810.145 may be commenced within 1 year after the date on which |
172 | the victim of video voyeurism obtains actual knowledge of the |
173 | existence of such a recording or the date on which the recording |
174 | is confiscated by a law enforcement agency, whichever occurs |
175 | first. Any dissemination of such a recording before the victim |
176 | obtains actual knowledge thereof or before its confiscation by a |
177 | law enforcement agency does not affect any provision of this |
178 | subsection. |
179 | Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 794.052, Florida |
180 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
181 | 794.052 Sexual battery; notification of victim's rights |
182 | and services.- |
183 | (1) A law enforcement officer who investigates an alleged |
184 | sexual battery shall: |
185 | (a) Assist the victim in obtaining medical treatment, if |
186 | medical treatment is necessary as a result of the alleged |
187 | incident, a forensic examination, and advocacy and crisis- |
188 | intervention services from a certified rape crisis center and |
189 | provide or arrange for transportation to the appropriate |
190 | facility. |
191 | (b) Advise the victim that he or she may contact a |
192 | certified rape crisis center from which the victim may receive |
193 | services. |
194 | (c) Prior to submitting a final report, permit the victim |
195 | to review the final report and provide a statement as to the |
196 | accuracy of the final report. |
197 | Section 8. Section 794.056, Florida Statutes, is amended |
198 | to read: |
199 | 794.056 Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund.- |
200 | (1) The Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund is created within |
201 | the Department of Health for the purpose of providing funds for |
202 | rape crisis centers in this state. Trust fund moneys shall be |
203 | used exclusively for the purpose of providing services for |
204 | victims of sexual assault. Funds credited to the trust fund |
205 | consist of those funds collected as an additional court |
206 | assessment in each case in which a defendant pleads guilty or |
207 | nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of |
208 | adjudication, an offense provided defined in s. 775.21(6) and |
209 | (10)(a), (b), and (g), s. 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. |
210 | 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. |
211 | 784.081, s. 784.082, s. 784.083, s. 784.085, s. 787.01(3), s. |
212 | 787.02(3), s. 787.025, s. 787.06, s. 787.07, or s. 794.011, s. |
213 | 794.05, s. 794.08, s. 796.03, s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s. 796.045, |
214 | s. 796.05, s. 796.06, s. 796.07(2)(a)-(d) and (i), s. 800.03, s. |
215 | 800.04, s. 810.14, s. 810.145, s. 812.135, s. 817.025, s. |
216 | 825.102, s. 825.1025, s. 827.071, s. 836.10, s. 847.0133, s. |
217 | 847.0135(2), s. 847.0137, s. 847.0145, s. 943.0435(4)(c), (7), |
218 | (8), (9)(a), (13), and (14)(c), or s. 985.701(1). Funds credited |
219 | to the trust fund also shall include revenues provided by law, |
220 | moneys appropriated by the Legislature, and grants from public |
221 | or private entities. |
222 | (2) The Department of Health shall establish by rule |
223 | criteria consistent with the provisions of s. 794.055(3)(a) for |
224 | distributing moneys from the trust fund to rape crisis centers. |
225 | Section 9. Section 938.085, Florida Statutes, is amended |
226 | to read: |
227 | 938.085 Additional cost to fund rape crisis centers.-In |
228 | addition to any sanction imposed when a person pleads guilty or |
229 | nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of |
230 | adjudication, a violation of s. 775.21(6) and (10)(a), (b), and |
231 | (g), s. 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, |
232 | s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. |
233 | 784.083, s. 784.085, s. 787.01(3), s. 787.02(3), 787.025, s. |
234 | 787.06, s. 787.07, or s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s. 794.08, s. |
235 | 796.03, s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s. 796.045, s. 796.05, s. 796.06, |
236 | s. 796.07(2)(a)-(d) and (i), s. 800.03, s. 800.04, s. 810.14, s. |
237 | 810.145, s. 812.135, s. 817.025, s. 825.102, s. 825.1025, s. |
238 | 827.071, s. 836.10, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135(2), s. 847.0137, s. |
239 | 847.0145, s. 943.0435(4)(c), (7), (8), (9)(a), (13), and |
240 | (14)(c), or s. 985.701(1), the court shall impose a surcharge of |
241 | $151. Payment of the surcharge shall be a condition of |
242 | probation, community control, or any other court-ordered |
243 | supervision. The sum of $150 of the surcharge shall be deposited |
244 | into the Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund established within the |
245 | Department of Health by chapter 2003-140, Laws of Florida. The |
246 | clerk of the court shall retain $1 of each surcharge that the |
247 | clerk of the court collects as a service charge of the clerk's |
248 | office. |
249 | Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
250 | made by this act to section 794.056, Florida Statutes, in a |
251 | reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (21) of section |
252 | 20.435, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
253 | 20.435 Department of Health; trust funds.-The following |
254 | trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Health: |
255 | (21) Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund. |
256 | (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund |
257 | shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of s. |
258 | 794.056. |
259 | Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
260 | made by this act to section 938.085, Florida Statutes, in a |
261 | reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section |
262 | 794.055, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
263 | 794.055 Access to services for victims of sexual battery.- |
264 | (3) |
265 | (b) Funds received under s. 938.085 shall be used to |
266 | provide sexual battery recovery services to victims and their |
267 | families. Funds shall be distributed to rape crisis centers |
268 | based on an allocation formula that takes into account the |
269 | population and rural characteristics of each county. No more |
270 | than 15 percent of the funds shall be used by the statewide |
271 | nonprofit association for statewide initiatives. No more than 5 |
272 | percent of the funds may be used by the department for |
273 | administrative costs. |
274 | Section 12. Section 960.003, Florida Statutes, is amended |
275 | to read: |
276 | 960.003 Hepatitis and HIV testing for persons charged with |
277 | or alleged by petition for delinquency to have committed certain |
278 | offenses; disclosure of results to victims.- |
279 | (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.-The Legislature finds that a |
280 | victim of a criminal offense which involves the transmission of |
281 | body fluids, or which involves certain sexual offenses in which |
282 | the victim is a minor, disabled adult, or elderly person, is |
283 | entitled to know at the earliest possible opportunity whether |
284 | the person charged with or alleged by petition for delinquency |
285 | to have committed the offense has tested positive for hepatitis |
286 | or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The Legislature |
287 | finds that to deny victims access to hepatitis and HIV test |
288 | results causes unnecessary mental anguish in persons who have |
289 | already suffered trauma. The Legislature further finds that |
290 | since medical science now recognizes that early diagnosis is a |
291 | critical factor in the treatment of hepatitis and HIV infection, |
292 | both the victim and the person charged with or alleged by |
293 | petition for delinquency to have committed the offense benefit |
294 | from prompt disclosure of hepatitis and HIV test results. |
295 | (2) TESTING OF PERSON CHARGED WITH OR ALLEGED BY PETITION |
296 | FOR DELINQUENCY TO HAVE COMMITTED CERTAIN OFFENSES.- |
297 | (a) In any case in which a person has been charged by |
298 | information or indictment with or alleged by petition for |
299 | delinquency to have committed any offense enumerated in s. |
300 | 775.0877(1)(a)-(n), which involves the transmission of body |
301 | fluids from one person to another, upon request of the victim or |
302 | the victim's legal guardian, or of the parent or legal guardian |
303 | of the victim if the victim is a minor, the court shall order |
304 | such person to undergo hepatitis and HIV testing within 48 hours |
305 | after of the information, indictment, or petition for |
306 | delinquency is filed court order. In the event the victim or, if |
307 | the victim is a minor, the victim's parent or legal guardian |
308 | requests hepatitis and HIV testing after 48 hours have elapsed |
309 | from the filing of the indictment, information, or petition for |
310 | delinquency, the testing shall be done within 48 hours after the |
311 | request. |
312 | (b) However, when a victim of any sexual offense |
313 | enumerated in s. 775.0877(1)(a)-(n) is under the age of 18 at |
314 | the time the offense was committed or when a victim of any |
315 | sexual offense enumerated in s. 775.0877(1)(a)-(n) or s. |
316 | 825.1025 is a disabled adult or elderly person as defined in s. |
317 | 825.1025 regardless of whether the offense involves the |
318 | transmission of bodily fluids from one person to another, then |
319 | upon the request of the victim or the victim's legal guardian, |
320 | or of the parent or legal guardian, the court shall order such |
321 | person to undergo hepatitis and HIV testing within 48 hours |
322 | after of the information, indictment, or petition for |
323 | delinquency is filed court order. In the event the victim or, if |
324 | the victim is a minor, the victim's parent or legal guardian |
325 | requests hepatitis and HIV testing after 48 hours have elapsed |
326 | from the filing of the indictment, information, or petition for |
327 | delinquency, the testing shall be done within 48 hours after the |
328 | request. The testing shall be performed under the direction of |
329 | the Department of Health in accordance with s. 381.004. The |
330 | results of a hepatitis and an HIV test performed on a defendant |
331 | or juvenile offender pursuant to this subsection shall not be |
332 | admissible in any criminal or juvenile proceeding arising out of |
333 | the alleged offense. |
334 | (c) If medically appropriate, followup HIV testing shall |
335 | be provided when testing has been ordered under paragraph (a) or |
336 | paragraph (b). The medical propriety of followup HIV testing |
337 | shall be based upon a determination by a physician and does not |
338 | require an additional court order. Notification to the victim, |
339 | or to the victim's parent or legal guardian, and to the |
340 | defendant of the results of each followup test shall made be as |
341 | soon as practicable in accordance with this section. |
342 | (3) DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS.- |
343 | (a) The results of the test shall be disclosed no later |
344 | than 2 weeks after the court receives such results, under the |
345 | direction of the Department of Health, to the person charged |
346 | with or alleged by petition for delinquency to have committed or |
347 | to the person convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any |
348 | offense enumerated in s. 775.0877(1)(a)-(n), which involves the |
349 | transmission of body fluids from one person to another, and, |
350 | upon request, to the victim or the victim's legal guardian, or |
351 | the parent or legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a |
352 | minor, and to public health agencies pursuant to s. 775.0877. If |
353 | the alleged offender is a juvenile, the test results shall also |
354 | be disclosed to the parent or guardian. When the victim is a |
355 | victim as described in paragraph (2)(b), the test results must |
356 | also be disclosed no later than 2 weeks after the court receives |
357 | such results, to the person charged with or alleged by petition |
358 | for delinquency to have committed or to the person convicted of |
359 | or adjudicated delinquent for any offense enumerated in s. |
360 | 775.0877(1)(a)-(n), or s. 825.1025 regardless of whether the |
361 | offense involves the transmission of bodily fluids from one |
362 | person to another, and, upon request, to the victim or the |
363 | victim's legal guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the |
364 | victim, and to public health agencies pursuant to s. 775.0877. |
365 | Otherwise, hepatitis and HIV test results obtained pursuant to |
366 | this section are confidential and exempt from the provisions of |
367 | s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and |
368 | shall not be disclosed to any other person except as expressly |
369 | authorized by law or court order. |
370 | (b) At the time that the results are disclosed to the |
371 | victim or the victim's legal guardian, or to the parent or legal |
372 | guardian of a victim if the victim is a minor, the same |
373 | immediate opportunity for face-to-face counseling which must be |
374 | made available under s. 381.004 to those who undergo hepatitis |
375 | and HIV testing shall also be afforded to the victim or the |
376 | victim's legal guardian, or to the parent or legal guardian of |
377 | the victim if the victim is a minor. |
378 | (4) POSTCONVICTION TESTING.-If, for any reason, the |
379 | testing requested under subsection (2) has not been undertaken, |
380 | then upon request of the victim or the victim's legal guardian, |
381 | or the parent or legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a |
382 | minor, the court shall order the offender to undergo hepatitis |
383 | and HIV testing following conviction or delinquency |
384 | adjudication. The testing shall be performed under the direction |
385 | of the Department of Health, and the results shall be disclosed |
386 | in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3). |
387 | (5) EXCEPTIONS.-The provisions of Subsections (2) and (4) |
388 | do not apply if: |
389 | (a) The person charged with or convicted of or alleged by |
390 | petition for delinquency to have committed or been adjudicated |
391 | delinquent for an offense described in subsection (2) has |
392 | undergone hepatitis and HIV testing voluntarily or pursuant to |
393 | procedures established in s. 381.004(3)(h)6. or s. 951.27, or |
394 | any other applicable law or rule providing for hepatitis and HIV |
395 | testing of criminal defendants, inmates, or juvenile offenders, |
396 | subsequent to his or her arrest, conviction, or delinquency |
397 | adjudication for the offense for which he or she was charged or |
398 | alleged by petition for delinquency to have committed; and |
399 | (b) The results of such hepatitis and HIV testing have |
400 | been furnished to the victim or the victim's legal guardian, or |
401 | the parent or legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a |
402 | minor. |
403 | (6) TESTING DURING INCARCERATION, DETENTION, OR PLACEMENT; |
404 | DISCLOSURE.-In any case in which a person convicted of or |
405 | adjudicated delinquent for an offense described in subsection |
406 | (2) has not been tested under subsection (2), but undergoes |
407 | hepatitis and HIV testing during his or her incarceration, |
408 | detention, or placement, the results of the initial hepatitis |
409 | and HIV testing shall be disclosed in accordance with the |
410 | provisions of subsection (3). Except as otherwise requested by |
411 | the victim or the victim's legal guardian, or the parent or |
412 | guardian of the victim if the victim is a minor, if the initial |
413 | test is conducted within the first year of the imprisonment, |
414 | detention, or placement, the request for disclosure shall be |
415 | considered a standing request for any subsequent hepatitis and |
416 | HIV test results obtained within 1 year after the initial |
417 | hepatitis and HIV test are performed, and need not be repeated |
418 | for each test administration. Where the inmate or juvenile |
419 | offender has previously been tested pursuant to subsection (2) |
420 | the request for disclosure under this subsection shall be |
421 | considered a standing request for subsequent hepatitis and HIV |
422 | results conducted within 1 year of the test performed pursuant |
423 | to subsection (2). If the hepatitis and HIV testing is performed |
424 | by an agency other than the Department of Health, that agency |
425 | shall be responsible for forwarding the test results to the |
426 | Department of Health for disclosure in accordance with the |
427 | provisions of subsection (3). This subsection shall not be |
428 | limited to results of hepatitis and HIV tests administered |
429 | subsequent to June 27, 1990, but shall also apply to the results |
430 | of all hepatitis and HIV tests performed on inmates convicted of |
431 | or juvenile offenders adjudicated delinquent for sex offenses as |
432 | described in subsection (2) during their incarceration, |
433 | detention, or placement prior to June 27, 1990. |
434 | Section 13. Paragraph (n) of subsection (2) of section |
435 | 1003.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
436 | 1003.42 Required instruction.- |
437 | (2) Members of the instructional staff of the public |
438 | schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education |
439 | and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and |
440 | faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the |
441 | highest standards for professionalism and historic accuracy, |
442 | following the prescribed courses of study, and employing |
443 | approved methods of instruction, the following: |
444 | (n) Comprehensive health education that addresses concepts |
445 | of community health; consumer health; environmental health; |
446 | family life, including an awareness of the benefits of sexual |
447 | abstinence as the expected standard and the consequences of |
448 | teenage pregnancy; mental and emotional health; injury |
449 | prevention and safety; Internet safety; nutrition; personal |
450 | health; prevention and control of disease; and substance use and |
451 | abuse. The health education curriculum for students in grades 7 |
452 | through 12 shall include a teen dating violence and abuse |
453 | component that includes, but is not limited to, the definition |
454 | of dating violence and abuse, the warning signs of dating |
455 | violence and abusive behavior, the characteristics of healthy |
456 | relationships, measures to prevent and stop dating violence and |
457 | abuse, and community resources available to victims of dating |
458 | violence and abuse. |
459 |
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460 | The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards |
461 | and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. |
462 | Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |