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SB 1204: Background Screening

GENERAL BILL by Montford

Background Screening; Revising the requirement relating to background screening of instructional personnel in virtual instruction programs; providing additional offenses that determine ineligibility for educator certification or employment in a position that requires direct contact with students; revising requirements for the retention, search, and reporting of fingerprints of school personnel; providing background screening requirements for contractors and instructional personnel in virtual instruction programs, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/21/2014 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2014 Senate • Referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 96
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 96
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Education

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  • SB 1204, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/21/2014 at 2:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 707 (c1) Background Screening Diaz Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Education
    Location: In committee/council (ED)

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 20 (pdf)
    1002.36 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.421 Accountability of private schools participating in state school choice scholarship programs. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 2 (pdf)
    1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 5 (pdf)
    1012.32 Qualifications of personnel. Page 10 (pdf), Page 23 (pdf)
    1012.465 Background screening requirements for certain noninstructional school district employees and contractors. Page 12 (pdf)
    1012.467 Noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present; background screening requirements. Page 16 (pdf)
    1012.56 Educator certification requirements. Page 17 (pdf), Page 25 (pdf)
    1012.795 Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline. Page 26 (pdf)
    1012.797 Notification of district school superintendent of certain charges against or convictions of employees. Page 18 (pdf)

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