Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1548
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
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                  03/03/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Book) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 800.101, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         800.101 Offenses against students by authority figures.—
    8         (1) As used in this section, the term:
    9         (a) “Authority figure” means a person 18 years of age or
   10  older who is employed by, volunteering at, or under contract
   11  with a school, including school resource officers as provided in
   12  s. 1006.12.
   13         (b) “School” has the same meaning as provided in s. 1003.01
   14  and includes a private school as defined in s. 1002.01, a
   15  voluntary prekindergarten education program as described in s.
   16  1002.53(3), early learning programs, a public school as
   17  described in s. 402.3025(1), the Florida School for the Deaf and
   18  the Blind, and the Florida Virtual School established under s.
   19  1002.37. The term does not include a facility dedicated
   20  exclusively to the education of adults.
   21         (c) “Student” means a person who is enrolled at a school.
   22         (2) An authority figure shall not solicit or engage in:
   23         (a) Sexual conduct;
   24         (b) A relationship of a romantic or intimate nature where
   25  the nature of the relationship is characterized by the
   26  expectation of affection or sexual involvement between the
   27  parties; or
   28         (c) Lewd conduct
   29  
   30  with a student.
   31         (3) A person who violates this section commits a felony of
   32  the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
   33  775.083, or s. 775.084.
   34         (4) This section does not apply to conduct constituting an
   35  offense that is subject to reclassification under s. 775.0862.
   36         Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 810.097, Florida
   37  Statutes, is amended to read:
   38         810.097 Trespass upon grounds or facilities of a school;
   39  penalties; arrest.—
   40         (5) As used in this section, the term “school” means the
   41  grounds or any facility, including school buses, of any
   42  kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high
   43  school, or secondary school, whether public or nonpublic.
   44         Section 3. Subsection (6) and paragraph (b) of subsection
   45  (7) of section 1001.42, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   46         1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
   47  district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
   48  powers and perform all duties listed below:
   49         (6) STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL
   50  PERSONNEL AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.—Adopt policies establishing
   51  standards of ethical conduct for instructional personnel and
   52  school administrators. The policies must require all
   53  instructional personnel and school administrators, as defined in
   54  s. 1012.01, to complete training on the standards; establish the
   55  duty of instructional personnel and school administrators to
   56  report, and procedures for reporting, alleged misconduct by
   57  other instructional personnel and school administrators which
   58  affects the health, safety, or welfare of a student, including
   59  misconduct that involves engaging in or soliciting sexual,
   60  romantic, or lewd conduct with a student; require the district
   61  school superintendent to report to law enforcement misconduct by
   62  instructional personnel or school administrators which would
   63  result in disqualification from educator certification or
   64  employment as provided in s. 1012.315; and include an
   65  explanation of the liability protections provided under ss.
   66  39.203 and 768.095. A district school board, or any of its
   67  employees, may not enter into a confidentiality agreement
   68  regarding terminated or dismissed instructional personnel or
   69  school administrators, or personnel or administrators who resign
   70  in lieu of termination, based in whole or in part on misconduct
   71  that affects the health, safety, or welfare of a student, and
   72  may not provide instructional personnel or school administrators
   73  with employment references or discuss the personnel’s or
   74  administrators’ performance with prospective employers in
   75  another educational setting, without disclosing the personnel’s
   76  or administrators’ misconduct. Any part of an agreement or
   77  contract that has the purpose or effect of concealing misconduct
   78  by instructional personnel or school administrators which
   79  affects the health, safety, or welfare of a student is void, is
   80  contrary to public policy, and may not be enforced.
   81         (7) DISQUALIFICATION FROM EMPLOYMENT.—Disqualify
   82  instructional personnel and school administrators, as defined in
   83  s. 1012.01, from employment in any position that requires direct
   84  contact with students if the personnel or administrators are
   85  ineligible for such employment under s. 1012.315. An elected or
   86  appointed school board official forfeits his or her salary for 1
   87  year if:
   88         (b) The school board official knowingly fails to adopt
   89  policies that require:
   90         1. Instructional personnel and school administrators to
   91  report alleged misconduct by other instructional personnel and
   92  school administrators;
   93         2. The district school superintendent to report misconduct
   94  by instructional personnel or school administrators that would
   95  result in disqualification from educator certification or
   96  employment as provided in s. 1012.315 to the law enforcement
   97  agencies with jurisdiction over the conduct;, or
   98         3.that require The investigation of all reports of alleged
   99  misconduct by instructional personnel and school administrators,
  100  if the misconduct affects the health, safety, or welfare of a
  101  student.
  102         Section 4. Subsection (12) of section 1001.51, Florida
  103  Statutes, is amended to read:
  104         1001.51 Duties and responsibilities of district school
  105  superintendent.—The district school superintendent shall
  106  exercise all powers and perform all duties listed below and
  107  elsewhere in the law, provided that, in so doing, he or she
  108  shall advise and counsel with the district school board. The
  109  district school superintendent shall perform all tasks necessary
  110  to make sound recommendations, nominations, proposals, and
  111  reports required by law to be acted upon by the district school
  112  board. All such recommendations, nominations, proposals, and
  113  reports by the district school superintendent shall be either
  114  recorded in the minutes or shall be made in writing, noted in
  115  the minutes, and filed in the public records of the district
  116  school board. It shall be presumed that, in the absence of the
  117  record required in this section, the recommendations,
  118  nominations, and proposals required of the district school
  119  superintendent were not contrary to the action taken by the
  120  district school board in such matters.
  121         (12) RECORDS AND REPORTS.—Recommend such records as should
  122  be kept in addition to those prescribed by rules of the State
  123  Board of Education; prepare forms for keeping such records as
  124  are approved by the district school board; ensure that such
  125  records are properly kept; and make all reports that are needed
  126  or required, as follows:
  127         (a) Forms, blanks, and reports.—Require that all employees
  128  accurately keep all records and promptly make in proper form all
  129  reports required by the education code or by rules of the State
  130  Board of Education; recommend the keeping of such additional
  131  records and the making of such additional reports as may be
  132  deemed necessary to provide data essential for the operation of
  133  the school system; and prepare such forms and blanks as may be
  134  required and ensure that these records and reports are properly
  135  prepared.
  136         (b) Reports to the department.—Prepare, for the approval of
  137  the district school board, all reports required by law or rules
  138  of the State Board of Education to be made to the department and
  139  transmit promptly all such reports, when approved, to the
  140  department, as required by law. If any reports are not
  141  transmitted at the time and in the manner prescribed by law or
  142  by State Board of Education rules, the salary of the district
  143  school superintendent must be withheld until the report has been
  144  properly submitted. Unless otherwise provided by rules of the
  145  State Board of Education, the annual report on attendance and
  146  personnel is due on or before July 1, and the annual school
  147  budget and the report on finance are due on the date prescribed
  148  by the commissioner.
  149  
  150  Any district school superintendent who knowingly signs and
  151  transmits to any state official a report that the superintendent
  152  knows to be false or incorrect; who knowingly fails to
  153  investigate any allegation of misconduct by instructional
  154  personnel or school administrators, as defined in s. 1012.01,
  155  which affects the health, safety, or welfare of a student; or
  156  who knowingly fails to report the alleged misconduct to the
  157  department as required in s. 1012.796; or who knowingly fails to
  158  report misconduct to the law enforcement agencies with
  159  jurisdiction over the conduct pursuant to district school board
  160  policy under s. 1001.42(6), forfeits his or her salary for 1
  161  year following the date of such act or failure to act.
  162         Section 5. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 1012.27,
  163  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  164         1012.27 Public school personnel; powers and duties of
  165  district school superintendent.—The district school
  166  superintendent is responsible for directing the work of the
  167  personnel, subject to the requirements of this chapter, and in
  168  addition the district school superintendent shall perform the
  169  following:
  170         (5) SUSPENSION AND DISMISSAL; NOTIFICATION.—
  171         (a) Suspend members of the instructional staff and other
  172  school employees during emergencies for a period extending to
  173  and including the day of the next regular or special meeting of
  174  the district school board and notify the district school board
  175  immediately of such suspension. When authorized to do so, serve
  176  notice on the suspended member of the instructional staff of
  177  charges made against him or her and of the date of hearing.
  178  Recommend employees for dismissal under the terms prescribed
  179  herein.
  180         (b) Notify the parent of a student who was subjected to or
  181  affected by misconduct identified under s. 1001.42(6) within 30
  182  days after the date on which the school district learns of the
  183  misconduct. The notification must inform the parent of:
  184         1. The alleged misconduct, including which allegations have
  185  been substantiated, if any.
  186         2. Whether the district reported the misconduct to the
  187  department, if required by s. 1012.796(1)(d).
  188         3. The sanctions imposed by the school district against the
  189  employee, if any.
  190         4. The support the school district will make available to
  191  the student in response to the misconduct.
  192         (6) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY CHECKS.—Before employing a person
  193  instructional personnel and school administrators, as defined in
  194  s. 1012.01, in any position that requires direct contact with
  195  students, conduct employment history checks of each of the
  196  person’s personnel’s or administrators’ previous employers,
  197  screen instructional the personnel and school or administrators
  198  as defined in s. 1012.01 through use of the educator screening
  199  tools described in s. 1001.10(5), and document the findings. If
  200  unable to contact a previous employer, the district school
  201  superintendent shall document efforts to contact the employer.
  202         Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph
  203  (a) of subsection (3) of section 1012.31, Florida Statutes, are
  204  amended to read:
  205         1012.31 Personnel files.—Public school system employee
  206  personnel files shall be maintained according to the following
  207  provisions:
  208         (2)(a) Materials relating to work performance, discipline,
  209  suspension, or dismissal must be reduced to writing and signed
  210  by a person competent to know the facts or make the judgment.
  211  The resignation or termination of an employee before an
  212  investigation of alleged misconduct by the employee affecting
  213  the health, safety, or welfare of a student is concluded must be
  214  clearly indicated in the employee’s personnel file.
  215         (3)(a) Public school system employee personnel files are
  216  subject to the provisions of s. 119.07(1), except as follows:
  217         1. Any complaint and any material relating to the
  218  investigation of a complaint against an employee shall be
  219  confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)
  220  until the conclusion of the preliminary investigation or until
  221  such time as the preliminary investigation ceases to be active.
  222  If the preliminary investigation is concluded with the finding
  223  that there is no probable cause to proceed further and with no
  224  disciplinary action taken or charges filed, a statement to that
  225  effect signed by the responsible investigating official shall be
  226  attached to the complaint, and the complaint and all such
  227  materials shall be open thereafter to inspection pursuant to s.
  228  119.07(1). If the preliminary investigation is concluded with
  229  the finding that there is probable cause to proceed further or
  230  with disciplinary action taken or charges filed, the complaint
  231  and all such materials shall be open thereafter to inspection
  232  pursuant to s. 119.07(1). If the preliminary investigation
  233  ceases to be active, the complaint and all such materials shall
  234  be open thereafter to inspection pursuant to s. 119.07(1). For
  235  the purpose of this subsection, a preliminary investigation
  236  shall be considered active as long as it is continuing with a
  237  reasonable, good faith anticipation that an administrative
  238  finding will be made in the foreseeable future. An investigation
  239  shall be presumed to be inactive if no finding relating to
  240  probable cause is made within 60 days after the complaint is
  241  made. This subparagraph does not absolve the school district of
  242  its duty to provide any legally sufficient complaint to the
  243  department within 30 days after the date on which the subject
  244  matter of the complaint comes to the attention of the school
  245  district pursuant to s. 1012.796(1)(d)1., regardless of the
  246  status of the complaint.
  247         2. An employee evaluation prepared pursuant to s. 1012.33,
  248  s. 1012.34, or s. 1012.56 or rules adopted by the State Board of
  249  Education or district school board under the authority of those
  250  sections shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of
  251  s. 119.07(1) until the end of the school year immediately
  252  following the school year in which the evaluation was made. No
  253  evaluation prepared before July 1, 1983, shall be made public
  254  pursuant to this section.
  255         3. No material derogatory to an employee shall be open to
  256  inspection until 10 days after the employee has been notified
  257  pursuant to paragraph (2)(c).
  258         4. The payroll deduction records of an employee shall be
  259  confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).
  260         5. Employee medical records, including psychiatric and
  261  psychological records, shall be confidential and exempt from the
  262  provisions of s. 119.07(1); however, at any hearing relative to
  263  the competency or performance of an employee, the administrative
  264  law judge, hearing officer, or panel shall have access to such
  265  records.
  266         Section 6. Section 1012.315, Florida Statutes, is amended
  267  to read:
  268         1012.315 Disqualification from employment.—A person is
  269  ineligible for educator certification or, and instructional
  270  personnel and school administrators, as defined in s. 1012.01,
  271  are ineligible for employment in any position that requires
  272  direct contact with students in a district school system,
  273  charter school, or private school that accepts scholarship
  274  students under s. 1002.39 or s. 1002.395, if the person,
  275  instructional personnel, or school administrator has been
  276  convicted of:
  277         (1) Any felony offense prohibited under any of the
  278  following statutes:
  279         (a) Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with
  280  certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such
  281  sexual misconduct.
  282         (b) Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with
  283  certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual
  284  misconduct.
  285         (c) Section 415.111, relating to adult abuse, neglect, or
  286  exploitation of aged persons or disabled adults.
  287         (d) Section 782.04, relating to murder.
  288         (e) Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter, aggravated
  289  manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult, aggravated
  290  manslaughter of a child, or aggravated manslaughter of an
  291  officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a
  292  paramedic.
  293         (f) Section 784.021, relating to aggravated assault.
  294         (g) Section 784.045, relating to aggravated battery.
  295         (h) Section 784.075, relating to battery on a detention or
  296  commitment facility staff member or a juvenile probation
  297  officer.
  298         (i) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
  299         (j) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment.
  300         (k) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a
  301  child.
  302         (l) Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking,
  303  enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
  304  concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending
  305  custody proceedings.
  306         (m) Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking,
  307  enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
  308  concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending
  309  dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse
  310  or neglect of a minor.
  311         (n) Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or
  312  weapons at a school-sponsored event, on school property, or
  313  within 1,000 feet of a school.
  314         (o) Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an
  315  electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon
  316  at a school-sponsored event or on school property.
  317         (p) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery.
  318         (q) Former s. 794.041, relating to sexual activity with or
  319  solicitation of a child by a person in familial or custodial
  320  authority.
  321         (r) Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity
  322  with certain minors.
  323         (s) Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation.
  324         (t) Chapter 796, relating to prostitution.
  325         (u) Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent
  326  exposure.
  327         (v) Section 800.101, relating to offenses against students
  328  by authority figures.
  329         (w)(v) Section 806.01, relating to arson.
  330         (x)(w) Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism.
  331         (y)(x) Section 810.145, relating to video voyeurism.
  332         (z)(y) Section 812.014(6), relating to coordinating the
  333  commission of theft in excess of $3,000.
  334         (aa)(z) Section 812.0145, relating to theft from persons 65
  335  years of age or older.
  336         (bb)(aa) Section 812.019, relating to dealing in stolen
  337  property.
  338         (cc)(bb) Section 812.13, relating to robbery.
  339         (dd)(cc) Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden
  340  snatching.
  341         (ee)(dd) Section 812.133, relating to carjacking.
  342         (ff)(ee) Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion
  343  robbery.
  344         (gg)(ff) Section 817.563, relating to fraudulent sale of
  345  controlled substances.
  346         (hh)(gg) Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated
  347  abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult.
  348         (ii)(hh) Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an
  349  elderly person or disabled adult.
  350         (jj)(ii) Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious
  351  offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person
  352  or disabled person.
  353         (kk)(jj) Section 826.04, relating to incest.
  354         (ll)(kk) Section 827.03, relating to child abuse,
  355  aggravated child abuse, or neglect of a child.
  356         (mm)(ll) Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the
  357  delinquency or dependency of a child.
  358         (nn)(mm) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by
  359  a child.
  360         (oo)(nn) Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with
  361  violence.
  362         (pp)(oo) Chapter 847, relating to obscenity.
  363         (qq)(pp) Section 874.05, relating to causing, encouraging,
  364  soliciting, or recruiting another to join a criminal street
  365  gang.
  366         (rr)(qq) Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
  367  control, if the offense was a felony of the second degree or
  368  greater severity.
  369         (ss)(rr) Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct
  370  with certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual
  371  misconduct.
  372         (tt)(ss) Section 944.47, relating to introduction, removal,
  373  or possession of contraband at a correctional facility.
  374         (uu)(tt) Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in
  375  juvenile justice programs.
  376         (vv)(uu) Section 985.711, relating to introduction,
  377  removal, or possession of contraband at a juvenile detention
  378  facility or commitment program.
  379         (2) Any misdemeanor offense prohibited under any of the
  380  following statutes:
  381         (a) Section 784.03, relating to battery, if the victim of
  382  the offense was a minor.
  383         (b) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a
  384  child.
  385         (3) Any criminal act committed in another state or under
  386  federal law which, if committed in this state, constitutes an
  387  offense prohibited under any statute listed in subsection (1) or
  388  subsection (2).
  389         (4) Any delinquent act committed in this state or any
  390  delinquent or criminal act committed in another state or under
  391  federal law which, if committed in this state, qualifies an
  392  individual for inclusion on the Registered Juvenile Sex Offender
  393  List under s. 943.0435(1)(h)1.d.
  394         Section 7. Subsection (12) of section 1012.56, Florida
  395  Statutes, is amended to read:
  396         1012.56 Educator certification requirements.—
  397         (12) DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE.—
  398         (a) The Department of Education may deny an applicant a
  399  certificate if the department possesses evidence satisfactory to
  400  it that the applicant has committed an act or acts, or that a
  401  situation exists, for which the Education Practices Commission
  402  would be authorized to discipline a certified educator revoke a
  403  teaching certificate.
  404         (b) The decision of the department is subject to review by
  405  the Education Practices Commission upon the filing of a written
  406  request from the applicant within 20 days after receipt of the
  407  notice of denial. Upon review, the commission may deny the award
  408  of a certificate, bar an applicant from reapplying for a
  409  certificate, or allow the awarding of a certificate with one or
  410  more of the following conditions:
  411         1. Probation for a period of time.
  412         2. Restriction on the scope of practice.
  413         3. Issuance of a letter of reprimand.
  414         4. Referral to the recovery network program provided in s.
  415  1012.798 under such terms and conditions as the commission may
  416  specify.
  417         5. Imposition of an administrative fine not to exceed
  418  $2,000 for each count or separate offense.
  419         Section 8. Subsections (1) and (5) of section 1012.795,
  420  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  421         1012.795 Education Practices Commission; authority to
  422  discipline.—
  423         (1) The Education Practices Commission may suspend the
  424  educator certificate of any person as defined in s. 1012.01(2)
  425  or (3), for up to 5 years, thereby denying that person the right
  426  to teach or otherwise be employed by a district school board or
  427  public school in any capacity requiring direct contact with
  428  students for that period of time, after which the holder may
  429  return to teaching as provided in subsection (4); may revoke the
  430  educator certificate of any person, thereby denying that person
  431  the right to teach or otherwise be employed by a district school
  432  board or public school in any capacity requiring direct contact
  433  with students for up to 10 years, with reinstatement subject to
  434  the provisions of subsection (4); may permanently revoke
  435  permanently the educator certificate of any person thereby
  436  denying that person the right to teach or otherwise be employed
  437  by a district school board or public school in any capacity
  438  requiring direct contact with students; may suspend a person’s
  439  the educator certificate, upon an order of the court or notice
  440  by the Department of Revenue relating to the payment of child
  441  support; or may impose any other penalty provided by law, if the
  442  person:
  443         (a) Obtained or attempted to obtain an educator certificate
  444  by fraudulent means.
  445         (b) Knowingly failed to report actual or suspected child
  446  abuse as required in s. 1006.061 or report alleged misconduct by
  447  instructional personnel or school administrators which affects
  448  the health, safety, or welfare of a student as required in s.
  449  1012.796.
  450         (c) Has proved to be incompetent to teach or to perform
  451  duties as an employee of the public school system or to teach in
  452  or to operate a private school.
  453         (d) Has been guilty of gross immorality or an act involving
  454  moral turpitude as defined by rule of the State Board of
  455  Education, including engaging in or soliciting sexual, romantic,
  456  or lewd conduct with a student or minor.
  457         (e) Has had an educator certificate or other professional
  458  license sanctioned by this or any other revocation, suspension,
  459  or surrender in another state or has had the authority to
  460  practice the regulated profession revoked, suspended, or
  461  otherwise acted against, including a denial of certification or
  462  licensure by the licensing or certifying authority of any
  463  jurisdiction, including its agencies and subdivisions. The
  464  licensing or certifying authority’s acceptance of a
  465  relinquishment, stipulation, consent order, or other settlement
  466  offered in response to or in anticipation of the filing of
  467  charges against the licensee or certificateholder shall be
  468  construed as action against the license or certificate.
  469         (f) Has been convicted or found guilty of, has had
  470  adjudication withheld for, or has pled entered a plea of guilty
  471  or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication of guilt, a
  472  misdemeanor, felony, or any other criminal charge, other than a
  473  minor traffic violation.
  474         (g) Upon investigation, has been found guilty of personal
  475  conduct that seriously reduces that person’s effectiveness as an
  476  employee of the district school board.
  477         (h) Has breached a contract, as provided in s. 1012.33(2)
  478  or s. 1012.335.
  479         (i) Has been the subject of a court order or notice by the
  480  Department of Revenue pursuant to s. 409.2598 directing the
  481  Education Practices Commission to suspend the certificate as a
  482  result of noncompliance with a child support order, a subpoena,
  483  an order to show cause, or a written agreement with the
  484  Department of Revenue.
  485         (j) Has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for
  486  the Education Profession prescribed by State Board of Education
  487  rules.
  488         (k) Has otherwise violated the provisions of law, the
  489  penalty for which is the revocation of the educator certificate.
  490         (l) Has violated any order of the Education Practices
  491  Commission.
  492         (m) Has been the subject of a court order or plea agreement
  493  in any jurisdiction which requires the certificateholder to
  494  surrender or otherwise relinquish his or her educator’s
  495  certificate. A surrender or relinquishment shall be for
  496  permanent revocation of the certificate. A person may not
  497  surrender or otherwise relinquish his or her certificate prior
  498  to a finding of probable cause by the commissioner as provided
  499  in s. 1012.796.
  500         (n) Has been disqualified from educator certification under
  501  s. 1012.315.
  502         (o) Has committed a third recruiting offense as determined
  503  by the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) pursuant
  504  to s. 1006.20(2)(b).
  505         (p) Has violated test security rules as provided in s.
  506  1008.24.
  507         (5) Each district school superintendent and the governing
  508  authority of each university lab school, state-supported school,
  509  private school, and the FHSAA shall report to the department the
  510  name of any person certified pursuant to this chapter or
  511  employed and qualified pursuant to s. 1012.39:
  512         (a) Who has been convicted or found guilty of, who has had
  513  adjudication withheld for, or who has pled guilty or nolo
  514  contendere to, a misdemeanor, felony, or any other criminal
  515  charge, other than a minor traffic infraction;
  516         (b) Who that official has reason to believe has committed
  517  or is found to have committed any act which would be a ground
  518  for revocation or suspension under subsection (1); or
  519         (c) Who has been dismissed or severed from employment
  520  because of conduct involving any immoral, unnatural, or
  521  lascivious act.
  522         Section 9. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (1) and
  523  paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (7) of section 1012.796,
  524  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  525         1012.796 Complaints against teachers and administrators;
  526  procedure; penalties.—
  527         (1)
  528         (d)1. Each school district shall file in writing with the
  529  department all legally sufficient complaints within 30 days
  530  after the date on which subject matter of the complaint comes to
  531  the attention of the school district, regardless of whether the
  532  subject of the complaint is still an employee of the school
  533  district. A complaint is legally sufficient if it contains
  534  ultimate facts that show a violation has occurred as provided in
  535  s. 1012.795 and defined by rule of the State Board of Education.
  536  The school district shall include all information relating to
  537  the complaint which is known to the school district at the time
  538  of filing.
  539         2. A school district shall immediately notify the
  540  department if the subject of a legally sufficient complaint of
  541  misconduct affecting the health, safety, or welfare of a student
  542  resigns or is terminated before the conclusion of the school
  543  district’s investigation. Upon receipt of the notification, the
  544  department shall place an alert on the person’s certification
  545  file indicating that he or she resigned or was terminated before
  546  an investigation involving allegations of misconduct affecting
  547  the health, safety, or welfare of a student was concluded. In
  548  such circumstances, the database may not include specific
  549  information relating to the alleged misconduct until permitted
  550  by subsection (4).
  551         3. Each district school board shall develop and adopt
  552  policies and procedures to comply with this reporting
  553  requirement. School board policies and procedures must include
  554  standards for screening, hiring, and terminating instructional
  555  personnel and school administrators, as defined in s. 1012.01;
  556  standards of ethical conduct for instructional personnel and
  557  school administrators; the duties of instructional personnel and
  558  school administrators for upholding the standards; detailed
  559  procedures for reporting alleged misconduct by instructional
  560  personnel and school administrators which affects the health,
  561  safety, or welfare of a student; requirements for the
  562  reassignment of instructional personnel or school administrators
  563  pending the outcome of a misconduct investigation; and penalties
  564  for failing to comply with s. 1001.51 or s. 1012.795. The
  565  district school board policies and procedures shall include
  566  appropriate penalties for all personnel of the district school
  567  board for nonreporting and procedures for promptly informing the
  568  district school superintendent of each legally sufficient
  569  complaint. The district school superintendent is charged with
  570  knowledge of these policies and procedures and is accountable
  571  for the training of all instructional personnel and school
  572  administrators of the school district on the standards of
  573  ethical conduct, policies, and procedures.
  574         4. If the district school superintendent has knowledge of a
  575  legally sufficient complaint and does not report the complaint,
  576  or fails to enforce the policies and procedures of the district
  577  school board, and fails to comply with the requirements of this
  578  subsection, in addition to other actions against
  579  certificateholders authorized by law, the district school
  580  superintendent is subject to penalties as specified in s.
  581  1001.51(12).
  582         5. If the superintendent determines that misconduct by
  583  instructional personnel or school administrators who hold an
  584  educator certificate affects the health, safety, or welfare of a
  585  student and the misconduct warrants termination, the
  586  instructional personnel or school administrators may resign or
  587  be terminated, and the superintendent must report the misconduct
  588  to the department in the format prescribed by the department.
  589  The department shall maintain each report of misconduct as a
  590  public record in the instructional personnel’s or school
  591  administrators’ certification files. This paragraph does not
  592  limit or restrict the power and duty of the department to
  593  investigate complaints, regardless of the school district’s
  594  untimely filing, or failure to file, complaints and followup
  595  reports.
  596         (e) If allegations arise against an employee who is
  597  certified under s. 1012.56 and employed in an educator
  598  certificated position in any public school, charter school or
  599  governing board thereof, or private school that accepts
  600  scholarship students under s. 1002.39 or s. 1002.395, the school
  601  shall file in writing with the department a legally sufficient
  602  complaint within 30 days after the date on which the subject
  603  matter of the complaint came to the attention of the school,
  604  regardless of whether the subject of the allegations is still an
  605  employee of the school. A complaint is legally sufficient if it
  606  contains ultimate facts that show a violation has occurred as
  607  provided in s. 1012.795 and defined by rule of the State Board
  608  of Education. The school shall include all known information
  609  relating to the complaint with the filing of the complaint. This
  610  paragraph does not limit or restrict the power and duty of the
  611  department to investigate complaints, regardless of the school’s
  612  untimely filing, or failure to file, complaints and followup
  613  reports. A school described in this paragraph shall immediately
  614  notify the department if the subject of a legally sufficient
  615  complaint of misconduct affecting the health, safety, or welfare
  616  of a student resigns or is terminated before the conclusion of
  617  the school’s investigation. Upon receipt of the notification,
  618  the department shall place an alert on the person’s
  619  certification file indicating that he or she resigned or was
  620  terminated before an investigation involving allegations of
  621  misconduct affecting the health, safety, or welfare of a student
  622  was concluded. In such circumstances, the database may not
  623  include specific information relating to the alleged misconduct
  624  until permitted by subsection (4).
  625         (7) A panel of the commission shall enter a final order
  626  either dismissing the complaint or imposing one or more of the
  627  following penalties:
  628         (a) Denial of an application for a teaching certificate or
  629  for an administrative or supervisory endorsement on a teaching
  630  certificate. The denial may provide that the applicant may not
  631  reapply for certification, and that the department may refuse to
  632  consider that applicant’s application, for a specified period of
  633  time or permanently.
  634         (d) Placement of the teacher, administrator, or supervisor
  635  on probation for a period of time and subject to such conditions
  636  as the commission may specify, including requiring the certified
  637  teacher, administrator, or supervisor to complete additional
  638  appropriate college courses or work with another certified
  639  educator, with the administrative costs of monitoring the
  640  probation assessed to the educator placed on probation. An
  641  educator who has been placed on probation shall, at a minimum:
  642         1. Immediately notify the investigative office in the
  643  Department of Education upon employment or separation from
  644  termination of employment in the state in any public or private
  645  position requiring a Florida educator’s certificate.
  646         2. Have his or her immediate supervisor submit annual
  647  performance reports to the investigative office in the
  648  Department of Education.
  649         3. Pay to the commission within the first 6 months of each
  650  probation year the administrative costs of monitoring probation
  651  assessed to the educator.
  652         4. Violate no law and fully comply with all district school
  653  board policies, school rules, and State Board of Education
  654  rules.
  655         5. Satisfactorily perform his or her assigned duties in a
  656  competent, professional manner.
  657         6. Bear all costs of complying with the terms of a final
  658  order entered by the commission.
  659  
  660  The penalties imposed under this subsection are in addition to,
  661  and not in lieu of, the penalties required for a third
  662  recruiting offense pursuant to s. 1006.20(2)(b).
  663         Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
  664  
  665  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  666  And the title is amended as follows:
  667         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  668  and insert:
  669                        A bill to be entitled                      
  670         An act relating to student safety; creating s.
  671         800.101, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting certain
  672         conduct with students by authority figures; providing
  673         penalties; providing exceptions; amending s. 810.097,
  674         F.S.; adding school buses to the definition of the
  675         term “school” for purposes of trespass upon grounds or
  676         facilities of a school; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.;
  677         requiring school districts to adopt certain standards
  678         of ethical conduct; requiring the district school
  679         superintendent to report certain misconduct to law
  680         enforcement agencies; amending s. 1001.51, F.S.;
  681         providing for the forfeiture of a district school
  682         superintendent’s salary for a specified period for
  683         failure to report certain misconduct to law
  684         enforcement agencies; amending s. 1012.27, F.S.;
  685         requiring the district school superintendent to notify
  686         a parent of specified information relating to
  687         allegations of misconduct by instructional personnel
  688         or school administrators; amending s. 1012.31, F.S.;
  689         requiring a resignation or termination before an
  690         investigation of certain misconduct is concluded to be
  691         indicated in a personnel file; specifying that legally
  692         sufficient complaints of certain misconduct must be
  693         reported to the Department of Education; amending
  694         1012.315, F.S.; expanding the scope of provisions
  695         requiring the disqualification of persons convicted of
  696         certain offenses to apply to all persons who are
  697         required to have contact with students; providing an
  698         additional offense that disqualifies such persons from
  699         employment; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; authorizing the
  700         department to deny applicants for certification if the
  701         Education Practices Commission would be authorized to
  702         discipline such applicant; authorizing the commission
  703         to deny an award, bar reapplication, or approve an
  704         application with certain conditions; amending s.
  705         1012.795, F.S.; authorizing the commission to take
  706         certain actions against persons who meet specified
  707         criteria; revising reporting requirements concerning
  708         specified misconduct by certified personnel; amending
  709         s. 1012.796, F.S.; requiring a school district to file
  710         certain complaints with the department even if the
  711         subject of the complaint is no longer employed by the
  712         district; requiring a school district to immediately
  713         notify the department upon certain changes in
  714         employment status for certain employees requiring that
  715         certain information be included on an educator’s
  716         certificate file; requiring certified educators who
  717         are placed on probation to immediately notify a
  718         specified office upon separation from, rather than
  719         termination of, employment; providing an effective
  720         date.