Florida Senate - 2019                                    SB 1724
       
       
        
       By Senator Powell
       
       
       
       
       
       30-00994A-19                                          20191724__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to student discipline; creating s.
    3         1006.01, F.S.; providing definitions; amending s.
    4         1006.07, F.S.; revising the duties of the district
    5         school boards relating to student discipline and
    6         school safety; requiring school districts to adopt
    7         standards for intervention, rather than a code of
    8         student conduct, which include specified requirements;
    9         requiring a school district to meaningfully involve
   10         parents, students, teachers, and the community in
   11         creating and applying certain policies; requiring a
   12         school district to fund and support the implementation
   13         of school-based restorative justice practices;
   14         requiring a school district to provide funding to hire
   15         staff members to improve the school climate and
   16         safety; requiring a school district to annually survey
   17         parents, students, and teachers regarding school
   18         safety and disciplinary issues; making technical
   19         changes; amending s. 1006.12, F.S.; revising the
   20         qualifications of a school resource officer and a
   21         school safety officer; authorizing such officers to
   22         arrest a student only for certain violations of law;
   23         requiring such officers to immediately notify the
   24         principal or the principal’s designee if the officer
   25         arrests a student in a school-related incident;
   26         prohibiting such officers from arresting or referring
   27         a student to the criminal justice system or juvenile
   28         justice system for petty acts of misconduct; providing
   29         an exception; requiring written documentation of an
   30         arrest or referral to the criminal justice system or
   31         juvenile justice system; requiring each law
   32         enforcement agency that serves a school district to
   33         enter into a cooperative agreement with the district
   34         school board, ensure the training of school resource
   35         officers and school safety officers as specified, and
   36         develop minimum qualifications for the selection of
   37         such officers; amending s. 1006.13, F.S.; requiring
   38         each district school board to adopt a policy on
   39         referrals to the criminal justice system or the
   40         juvenile justice system, rather than a policy of zero
   41         tolerance for crime and victimization; revising and
   42         providing requirements for a policy on referrals to
   43         the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice
   44         system; providing that a school’s authority and
   45         discretion to use other disciplinary consequences and
   46         interventions is not limited by specified provisions;
   47         conforming terminology; requiring each district school
   48         board, in collaboration with students, educators,
   49         parents, and stakeholders, to enter into cooperative
   50         agreements with a county sheriff’s office and a local
   51         police department for specified purposes; revising the
   52         requirements for such agreements; requiring each
   53         school district to annually review the cost,
   54         effectiveness, and necessity of its school safety
   55         programs and to submit findings annually to the
   56         Department of Education by a specified date; requiring
   57         a school district to arrange and pay for
   58         transportation for a student in certain circumstances;
   59         requiring, rather than encouraging, a school district
   60         to use alternatives to expulsion or referral to a law
   61         enforcement agency unless the use of such alternatives
   62         poses a threat to school safety; requiring each school
   63         district to submit to the department its policies and
   64         agreements by a specified date each year; requiring
   65         the department to develop by a specified date a model
   66         policy for referrals to the criminal justice system or
   67         the juvenile justice system; requiring the
   68         Commissioner of Education to report by a specified
   69         date each year to the Governor and the Legislature on
   70         the implementation of policies on referrals to law
   71         enforcement agencies; amending ss. 16.555, 1001.42,
   72         1002.20, 1002.23, 1002.33, 1002.40, 1003.02, 1003.32,
   73         1003.53, 1003.57, 1006.08, 1006.09, 1006.10, 1006.147,
   74         1006.15, 1006.195, 1007.271, and 1012.98, F.S.;
   75         conforming cross-references and provisions to changes
   76         made by the act; providing an effective date.
   77          
   78  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   79  
   80         Section 1. Section 1006.01, Florida Statutes, is created to
   81  read:
   82         1006.01Definitions.—As used in part I of this chapter, the
   83  term:
   84         (1)“Exclusionary consequence” means a consequence of a
   85  student’s serious breach of the standards for intervention, as
   86  provided in s. 1006.07(2), which results in the student being
   87  barred from attending school.
   88         (2)“Exclusionary discipline” means a disciplinary,
   89  punitive practice that removes a student from instruction time
   90  in his or her regular classrooms and may include in-school
   91  suspension during class time, out-of-school suspension, transfer
   92  to an alternative school, or expulsion. Absences due to
   93  exclusionary discipline are considered excused absences.
   94         (3)“Restorative circle” means a common space where at
   95  least one individual guides a discussion in which each
   96  participant has an equal opportunity to speak and in which
   97  participants take turns speaking about a topic using a talking
   98  piece. As used in this subsection, the term “talking piece”
   99  means a physical object that is used to assist communication
  100  between participants.
  101         (4)“Restorative group conferencing” means an intervention
  102  in which a facilitator leads the individuals who were involved
  103  in an incident, whether they were harmed or caused the harm, as
  104  well as their families or other supporters, in a face-to-face
  105  process designed to address the harm, resolve any conflict, and
  106  prevent recurrence of the harm based on the ideas of restorative
  107  justice practices and mutual accountability.
  108         (5)“Restorative justice” means an intervening approach to
  109  justice which addresses root causes of harm that is a result of
  110  unjust behavior; emphasizes repair of the harm; and gives equal
  111  attention to accountability, growth, community safety, the
  112  harmed student’s needs, and the student offender’s needs.
  113         Section 2. Section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  114  read:
  115         1006.07 District school board duties relating to student
  116  discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall
  117  provide for the proper accounting for all students;, for the
  118  attendance and control of students at school; for the creation
  119  of a safe and effective learning environment, regardless of the
  120  student’s race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual
  121  orientation, or gender identity;, and for the proper attention
  122  to health, safety, and other matters relating to the welfare of
  123  students, including the use of:
  124         (1) INTERVENTIONS FOR AND DISCIPLINE CONTROL OF STUDENTS.
  125  Each school district shall:
  126         (a) Adopt rules for the control, discipline, in-school
  127  suspension, suspension, and expulsion of students and decide all
  128  cases recommended for expulsion. Suspension hearings are exempt
  129  exempted from the provisions of chapter 120. Expulsion hearings
  130  are shall be governed by ss. 120.569 and 120.57(2) and are
  131  exempt from s. 286.011. However, the student’s parent must be
  132  given notice of the provisions of s. 286.011 and may elect to
  133  have the hearing held in compliance with that section. The
  134  district school board may prohibit the use of corporal
  135  punishment, if the district school board adopts or has adopted a
  136  written program of alternative control or discipline. In order
  137  to fulfill the paramount duty of this state to make adequate
  138  provisions for the education of all children residing within its
  139  borders in accordance with s. 1, Art. IX of the State
  140  Constitution, the district school board shall make every effort
  141  to reduce exclusionary discipline for minor misbehavior.
  142         (b) Require each student at the time of initial
  143  registration for school in the school district to note previous
  144  school expulsions, arrests resulting in a charge, juvenile
  145  justice actions, and referrals to mental health services the
  146  student has had, and have the authority as the district school
  147  board of a receiving school district to honor the final order of
  148  expulsion or dismissal of a student by any in-state or out-of
  149  state public district school board or private school, or lab
  150  school, for an act that which would have been grounds for
  151  expulsion according to the receiving district school board’s
  152  standards for intervention code of student conduct, in
  153  accordance with the following procedures:
  154         1. A final order of expulsion shall be recorded in the
  155  records of the receiving school district.
  156         2. The expelled student applying for admission to the
  157  receiving school district shall be advised of the final order of
  158  expulsion.
  159         3. The district school superintendent of the receiving
  160  school district may recommend to the district school board that
  161  the final order of expulsion be waived and the student be
  162  admitted to the school district, or that the final order of
  163  expulsion be honored and the student not be admitted to the
  164  school district. If the student is admitted by the district
  165  school board, with or without the recommendation of the district
  166  school superintendent, the student may be placed in an
  167  appropriate educational program and referred to mental health
  168  services identified by the school district pursuant to s.
  169  1012.584(4), when appropriate, at the direction of the district
  170  school board.
  171         (2) STANDARDS FOR INTERVENTION CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT.
  172  Each school district shall adopt clear standards for
  173  intervention, formerly known as a code of student conduct, which
  174  create a safe, supportive, and positive school climate and
  175  address misbehavior with interventions and consequences aimed at
  176  understanding and addressing the causes of misbehavior,
  177  resolving conflicts, meeting students’ needs, keeping students
  178  in school, and teaching students to respond in age-appropriate
  179  ways a code of student conduct for elementary schools and a code
  180  of student conduct for middle and high schools and distribute
  181  the appropriate code to all teachers, school personnel,
  182  students, and parents, at the beginning of every school year.
  183  The process for adopting standards for intervention must include
  184  meaningful involvement among parents, students, teachers, and
  185  the community. The standards for intervention must be organized
  186  and written in language that is understandable to students and
  187  parents and translated into all languages represented by the
  188  students and their parents; discussed at the beginning of every
  189  school year in student classes, school advisory council
  190  meetings, and parent and teacher association or organization
  191  meetings; made available at the beginning of every school year
  192  in the student handbook or similar publication distributed to
  193  all teachers, school personnel, students, and parents; and
  194  posted on the school district’s website. The standards for
  195  intervention must Each code shall be organized and written in
  196  language that is understandable to students and parents and
  197  shall be discussed at the beginning of every school year in
  198  student classes, school advisory council meetings, and parent
  199  and teacher association or organization meetings. Each code
  200  shall be based on the rules governing student conduct and
  201  discipline adopted by the district school board and shall be
  202  made available in the student handbook or similar publication.
  203  Each code shall include, but need is not be limited to, the
  204  following:
  205         (a) Consistent policies and specific grounds for
  206  disciplinary action, including in-school suspension, out-of
  207  school suspension, expulsion, intervention, support, and any
  208  disciplinary action that may be imposed for the possession or
  209  use of alcohol on school property or while attending a school
  210  function or for the illegal use, sale, or possession of
  211  controlled substances as defined in chapter 893.
  212         (b) Procedures to be followed for acts requiring
  213  discipline, including corporal punishment.
  214         (c)A discipline chart or matrix indicating that a student
  215  is not subject to exclusionary discipline for unexcused
  216  tardiness, lateness, absence, or truancy; for violation of the
  217  school dress code or rules regarding school uniforms; or for
  218  behavior infractions that do not endanger the physical safety of
  219  other students or staff members, including, but not limited to,
  220  insubordination, defiance, disobedience, disrespect, or minor
  221  classroom disruptions. The discipline chart or matrix must also:
  222         1.Provide guidance on appropriate interventions and
  223  consequences to be applied to behaviors or behavior categories
  224  as provided in subparagraph 2. The school district may define
  225  specific interventions and provide a list of interventions that
  226  must be used and documented before exclusionary discipline is
  227  considered unless a behavior poses a serious threat to school
  228  safety. The interventions may include, but need not be limited
  229  to:
  230         a.Having a private conversation with the student about his
  231  or her behavior and underlying issues that may have precipitated
  232  the behavior.
  233         b.Providing an opportunity for the student’s anger, fear,
  234  or anxiety to subside.
  235         c.Providing restorative justice practices using a
  236  schoolwide approach of informal and formal techniques to foster
  237  a sense of school community and to manage conflict by repairing
  238  harm and restoring positive relationships.
  239         d.Providing reflective activities, such as requiring the
  240  student to write an essay about his or her behavior.
  241         e.Participating in skill building and conflict resolution
  242  activities, such as social-emotional cognitive skill building,
  243  restorative circles, and restorative group conferencing.
  244         f.Revoking student privileges.
  245         g.Referring the student to a school counselor or social
  246  worker.
  247         h.Speaking to the student’s parent.
  248         i.Referring the student to intervention outside the school
  249  setting.
  250         j.Ordering in-school detention or in-school suspension
  251  during lunch, after school, or on the weekends.
  252         2.Outline specific behaviors or behavior categories. Each
  253  behavior or behavior category must include clear maximum
  254  consequences to prevent inappropriate exclusionary consequences
  255  for minor misbehavior and petty acts of misconduct and set clear
  256  requirements that must be satisfied before the school imposes
  257  exclusionary discipline. The chart or matrix must show that
  258  exclusionary discipline is a last resort to be used only in
  259  cases of serious misconduct when in-school interventions and
  260  consequences that do not lead to exclusionary consequences are
  261  insufficient. The following behaviors, which must be accompanied
  262  by appropriate intervention services, such as substance abuse
  263  counseling, anger management counseling, or restorative justice
  264  practices, may result in exclusionary discipline and in
  265  notification of a law enforcement agency if the behavior is a
  266  felony or a serious threat to school safety:
  267         a.Illegal sale of a controlled substance, as defined in
  268  chapter 893, by a student on school property or in attendance at
  269  a school function.
  270         b.Violation of the district school board’s sexual
  271  harassment policy.
  272         c.Possession, display, transmission, use, or sale of a
  273  firearm or weapon, as defined in s. 790.001 or 18 U.S.C. s. 921,
  274  or an object that is used as, or is intended to function as, a
  275  weapon, while on school property or in attendance at a school
  276  function.
  277         d.Making a threat or intimidation using any pointed or
  278  sharp object or the use of any substance or object as a weapon
  279  with the threat or intent to inflict bodily harm.
  280         e.Making a threat or a false report, as provided in ss.
  281  790.162 and 790.163, respectively.
  282         f.Homicide.
  283         g.Sexual battery.
  284         h.Armed robbery.
  285         i.Aggravated battery.
  286         j.Battery or aggravated battery on a teacher, other school
  287  personnel, or district school board personnel.
  288         k.Kidnapping.
  289         l.Arson.
  290         (d)A glossary of clearly defined terms and behaviors.
  291         (e)An explanation of the responsibilities, dignity, and
  292  rights of and respect for students, including, but not limited
  293  to, a student’s right not to be discriminated against based on
  294  race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or
  295  gender identity; a student’s right to participate in student
  296  publications, school programs, and school activities; and a
  297  student’s right to exercise free speech, to assemble, and to
  298  maintain privacy.
  299         (f)An explanation of the school’s dress code or rules
  300  regarding school uniforms and notice that students have the
  301  right to dress in accordance with their stated gender within the
  302  constraints of the school’s dress code.
  303         (g)Notice that violation of transportation policies of a
  304  district school board by a student, including disruptive
  305  behavior on a school bus or at a school bus stop, is grounds for
  306  disciplinary action by the school.
  307         (h)Notice that a student who is determined to have brought
  308  a firearm or weapon, as defined in s. 790.001 or 18 U.S.C. s.
  309  921, to school, to a school function, or onto school-sponsored
  310  transportation, or to have possessed a firearm or weapon at
  311  school, will be expelled from the student’s regular school for
  312  at least 1 full year and referred to the criminal justice system
  313  or juvenile justice system. A district school superintendent may
  314  consider the requirement of 1-year expulsion on a case-by-case
  315  basis and may request the district school board to modify the
  316  requirement by assigning the student to a disciplinary program
  317  or second chance school if:
  318         1.The request for modification is in writing; and
  319         2.The modification is determined to be in the best
  320  interest of the student and the school district.
  321         (i)Notice that a student who is determined to have made a
  322  threat or false report, as provided in ss. 790.162 and 790.163,
  323  respectively, involving the school’s or school personnel’s
  324  property, school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity
  325  may be expelled from the student’s regular school for at least 1
  326  full year, with continuing educational services, and referred to
  327  the criminal justice system or juvenile justice system. A
  328  district school superintendent may consider the requirement of a
  329  1-year expulsion on a case-by-case basis and may request the
  330  district school board to modify the requirement by assigning the
  331  student to a disciplinary program or second chance school if:
  332         1.The request for modification is in writing; and
  333         2.The modification is determined to be in the best
  334  interest of the student and the school district.
  335         (j)A clear and complete explanation of due process rights
  336  afforded to a student, including a student with a disability,
  337  and the types of exclusionary discipline to which a student may
  338  be subjected.
  339         (c)An explanation of the responsibilities and rights of
  340  students with regard to attendance, respect for persons and
  341  property, knowledge and observation of rules of conduct, the
  342  right to learn, free speech and student publications, assembly,
  343  privacy, and participation in school programs and activities.
  344         (d)1.An explanation of the responsibilities of each
  345  student with regard to appropriate dress, respect for self and
  346  others, and the role that appropriate dress and respect for self
  347  and others has on an orderly learning environment. Each district
  348  school board shall adopt a dress code policy that prohibits a
  349  student, while on the grounds of a public school during the
  350  regular school day, from wearing clothing that exposes underwear
  351  or body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner or that disrupts
  352  the orderly learning environment.
  353         2.Any student who violates the dress policy described in
  354  subparagraph 1. is subject to the following disciplinary
  355  actions:
  356         a.For a first offense, a student shall be given a verbal
  357  warning and the school principal shall call the student’s parent
  358  or guardian.
  359         b.For a second offense, the student is ineligible to
  360  participate in any extracurricular activity for a period of time
  361  not to exceed 5 days and the school principal shall meet with
  362  the student’s parent or guardian.
  363         c.For a third or subsequent offense, a student shall
  364  receive an in-school suspension pursuant to s. 1003.01(5) for a
  365  period not to exceed 3 days, the student is ineligible to
  366  participate in any extracurricular activity for a period not to
  367  exceed 30 days, and the school principal shall call the
  368  student’s parent or guardian and send the parent or guardian a
  369  written letter regarding the student’s in-school suspension and
  370  ineligibility to participate in extracurricular activities.
  371         (e)Notice that illegal use, possession, or sale of
  372  controlled substances, as defined in chapter 893, by any student
  373  while the student is upon school property or in attendance at a
  374  school function is grounds for disciplinary action by the school
  375  and may also result in criminal penalties being imposed.
  376         (k)(f) Notice that use of a wireless communications device
  377  includes the possibility of the imposition of disciplinary
  378  action by the school or criminal penalties if the device is used
  379  in a criminal act. A student may possess a wireless
  380  communications device while the student is on school property or
  381  in attendance at a school function. Each district school board
  382  shall adopt rules governing the use of a wireless communications
  383  device by a student while the student is on school property or
  384  in attendance at a school function.
  385         (g)Notice that the possession of a firearm or weapon as
  386  defined in chapter 790 by any student while the student is on
  387  school property or in attendance at a school function is grounds
  388  for disciplinary action and may also result in criminal
  389  prosecution. Simulating a firearm or weapon while playing or
  390  wearing clothing or accessories that depict a firearm or weapon
  391  or express an opinion regarding a right guaranteed by the Second
  392  Amendment to the United States Constitution is not grounds for
  393  disciplinary action or referral to the criminal justice or
  394  juvenile justice system under this section or s. 1006.13.
  395  Simulating a firearm or weapon while playing includes, but is
  396  not limited to:
  397         1.Brandishing a partially consumed pastry or other food
  398  item to simulate a firearm or weapon.
  399         2.Possessing a toy firearm or weapon that is 2 inches or
  400  less in overall length.
  401         3.Possessing a toy firearm or weapon made of plastic snap
  402  together building blocks.
  403         4.Using a finger or hand to simulate a firearm or weapon.
  404         5.Vocalizing an imaginary firearm or weapon.
  405         6.Drawing a picture, or possessing an image, of a firearm
  406  or weapon.
  407         7.Using a pencil, pen, or other writing or drawing utensil
  408  to simulate a firearm or weapon.
  409  
  410  However, a student may be subject to disciplinary action if
  411  simulating a firearm or weapon while playing substantially
  412  disrupts student learning, causes bodily harm to another person,
  413  or places another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm. The
  414  severity of consequences imposed upon a student, including
  415  referral to the criminal justice or juvenile justice system,
  416  must be proportionate to the severity of the infraction and
  417  consistent with district school board policies for similar
  418  infractions. If a student is disciplined for such conduct, the
  419  school principal or his or her designee must call the student’s
  420  parent. Disciplinary action resulting from a student’s clothing
  421  or accessories shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (d)
  422  unless the wearing of the clothing or accessory causes a
  423  substantial disruption to student learning, in which case the
  424  infraction may be addressed in a manner that is consistent with
  425  district school board policies for similar infractions. This
  426  paragraph does not prohibit a public school from adopting a
  427  school uniform policy.
  428         (h)Notice that violence against any district school board
  429  personnel by a student is grounds for in-school suspension, out
  430  of-school suspension, expulsion, or imposition of other
  431  disciplinary action by the school and may also result in
  432  criminal penalties being imposed.
  433         (i)Notice that violation of district school board
  434  transportation policies, including disruptive behavior on a
  435  school bus or at a school bus stop, by a student is grounds for
  436  suspension of the student’s privilege of riding on a school bus
  437  and may be grounds for disciplinary action by the school and may
  438  also result in criminal penalties being imposed.
  439         (j)Notice that violation of the district school board’s
  440  sexual harassment policy by a student is grounds for in-school
  441  suspension, out-of-school suspension, expulsion, or imposition
  442  of other disciplinary action by the school and may also result
  443  in criminal penalties being imposed.
  444         (k)Policies to be followed for the assignment of violent
  445  or disruptive students to an alternative educational program or
  446  referral of such students to mental health services identified
  447  by the school district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4).
  448         (l)Notice that any student who is determined to have
  449  brought a firearm or weapon, as defined in chapter 790, to
  450  school, to any school function, or onto any school-sponsored
  451  transportation, or to have possessed a firearm at school, will
  452  be expelled, with or without continuing educational services,
  453  from the student’s regular school for a period of not less than
  454  1 full year and referred to mental health services identified by
  455  the school district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4) and the criminal
  456  justice or juvenile justice system. District school boards may
  457  assign the student to a disciplinary program or second chance
  458  school for the purpose of continuing educational services during
  459  the period of expulsion. District school superintendents may
  460  consider the 1-year expulsion requirement on a case-by-case
  461  basis and request the district school board to modify the
  462  requirement by assigning the student to a disciplinary program
  463  or second chance school if the request for modification is in
  464  writing and it is determined to be in the best interest of the
  465  student and the school system.
  466         (m)Notice that any student who is determined to have made
  467  a threat or false report, as defined by ss. 790.162 and 790.163,
  468  respectively, involving school or school personnel’s property,
  469  school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity will be
  470  expelled, with or without continuing educational services, from
  471  the student’s regular school for a period of not less than 1
  472  full year and referred for criminal prosecution and mental
  473  health services identified by the school district pursuant to s.
  474  1012.584(4) for evaluation or treatment, when appropriate.
  475  District school boards may assign the student to a disciplinary
  476  program or second chance school for the purpose of continuing
  477  educational services during the period of expulsion. District
  478  school superintendents may consider the 1-year expulsion
  479  requirement on a case-by-case basis and request the district
  480  school board to modify the requirement by assigning the student
  481  to a disciplinary program or second chance school if it is
  482  determined to be in the best interest of the student and the
  483  school system.
  484         (3) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY CREATION STUDENT CRIME
  485  WATCH PROGRAM.—Each school district shall ensure the meaningful
  486  involvement of parents, students, teachers, and the community in
  487  creating and applying policies regarding student discipline and
  488  school safety By resolution of the district school board,
  489  implement a student crime watch program to promote
  490  responsibility among students and improve school safety. The
  491  student crime watch program shall allow students and the
  492  community to anonymously relay information concerning unsafe and
  493  potentially harmful, dangerous, violent, or criminal activities,
  494  or the threat of these activities, to appropriate public safety
  495  agencies and school officials.
  496         (4) EMERGENCY DRILLS AND; EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.—Each school
  497  district shall:
  498         (a) Formulate and prescribe policies and procedures, in
  499  consultation with the appropriate public safety agencies, for
  500  emergency drills and for actual emergencies, including, but not
  501  limited to, fires, natural disasters, active shooter and hostage
  502  situations, and bomb threats, for all students and faculty at
  503  all public schools of the district comprised of grades K-12.
  504  Drills for active shooter and hostage situations shall be
  505  conducted at least as often as other emergency drills. District
  506  school board policies must shall include commonly used alarm
  507  system responses for specific types of emergencies and
  508  verification by each school that drills have been provided as
  509  required by law and fire protection codes. The emergency
  510  response policy shall identify the individuals responsible for
  511  contacting the primary emergency response agency and the
  512  emergency response agency that is responsible for notifying the
  513  school district for each type of emergency.
  514         (b) Establish model emergency management and emergency
  515  preparedness procedures, including emergency notification
  516  procedures pursuant to paragraph (a), for the following life
  517  threatening emergencies:
  518         1. Weapon-use, hostage, and active shooter situations. The
  519  active shooter situation training for each school must engage
  520  the participation of the district school safety specialist,
  521  threat assessment team members, faculty, staff, and students and
  522  must be conducted by the law enforcement agency or agencies that
  523  are designated as first responders to the school’s campus.
  524         2. Hazardous materials or toxic chemical spills.
  525         3. Weather emergencies, including hurricanes, tornadoes,
  526  and severe storms.
  527         4. Exposure as a result of a manmade emergency.
  528         (c) Establish a schedule to test the functionality and
  529  coverage capacity of all emergency communication systems and
  530  determine if adequate signal strength is available in all areas
  531  of the school’s campus.
  532         (5) EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN DETENTION FACILITIES.—Each
  533  school district shall offer educational services to minors who
  534  have not graduated from high school and eligible students with
  535  disabilities under the age of 22 who have not graduated with a
  536  standard diploma or its equivalent who are detained in a county
  537  or municipal detention facility as defined in s. 951.23. These
  538  educational services must shall be based upon the estimated
  539  length of time the student will be in the facility and the
  540  student’s current level of functioning. A county sheriff or
  541  chief correctional officer, or his or her designee, shall notify
  542  the district school superintendent, superintendents or his or
  543  her designee, when their designees shall be notified by the
  544  county sheriff or chief correctional officer, or his or her
  545  designee, upon the assignment of a student under the age of 21
  546  is assigned to the facility. A cooperative agreement with the
  547  district school board and applicable law enforcement units shall
  548  develop a cooperative agreement be developed to address the
  549  notification requirement and the provision of educational
  550  services to such these students.
  551         (6) SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.—Each district
  552  school superintendent shall establish policies and procedures
  553  for the prevention of violence on school grounds, including the
  554  assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior
  555  poses a threat to the safety of the school community.
  556         (a) Each district school superintendent shall designate a
  557  school administrator as a school safety specialist for the
  558  district. The school safety specialist must earn a certificate
  559  of completion of the school safety specialist training provided
  560  by the Office of Safe Schools within 1 year after appointment
  561  and is responsible for the supervision and oversight for all
  562  school safety and security personnel, policies, and procedures
  563  in the school district. The school safety specialist shall:
  564         1. Review policies and procedures for compliance with state
  565  law and rules.
  566         2. Provide the necessary training and resources to students
  567  and school district staff in matters relating to youth mental
  568  health awareness and assistance; emergency procedures, including
  569  active shooter training; and school safety and security.
  570         3. Serve as the school district liaison with local public
  571  safety agencies and national, state, and community agencies and
  572  organizations in matters of school safety and security.
  573         4. Conduct a school security risk assessment in accordance
  574  with s. 1006.1493 at each public school using the school
  575  security risk assessment tool developed by the Office of Safe
  576  Schools. Based on the assessment findings, the district’s school
  577  safety specialist shall provide recommendations to the district
  578  school board which identify strategies and activities that the
  579  district school board should implement in order to improve
  580  school safety and security. Annually, each district school board
  581  must receive such findings and the school safety specialist’s
  582  recommendations at a publicly noticed district school board
  583  meeting to provide the public an opportunity to hear the
  584  district school board members discuss and take action on the
  585  findings and recommendations. Each school safety specialist
  586  shall report such findings and school board action to the Office
  587  of Safe Schools within 30 days after the district school board
  588  meeting.
  589         (b) Each school safety specialist shall coordinate with the
  590  appropriate public safety agencies, as defined in s. 365.171,
  591  that are designated as first responders to a school’s campus to
  592  conduct a tour of such campus once every 3 years and provide
  593  recommendations related to school safety. The recommendations by
  594  the public safety agencies must be considered as part of the
  595  recommendations by the school safety specialist pursuant to
  596  paragraph (a).
  597         (7) THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS.—Each district school board
  598  shall adopt policies for the establishment of threat assessment
  599  teams at each school whose duties include the coordination of
  600  resources and assessment and intervention with individuals whose
  601  behavior may pose a threat to the safety of school staff or
  602  students consistent with the model policies developed by the
  603  Office of Safe Schools. Such policies shall include procedures
  604  for referrals to mental health services identified by the school
  605  district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4), when appropriate.
  606         (a) A threat assessment team shall include persons with
  607  expertise in counseling, instruction, school administration, and
  608  law enforcement. The threat assessment teams shall identify
  609  members of the school community to whom threatening behavior
  610  should be reported and provide guidance to students, faculty,
  611  and staff regarding recognition of threatening or aberrant
  612  behavior that may represent a threat to the community, school,
  613  or self.
  614         (b) Upon a preliminary determination that a student poses a
  615  threat of violence or physical harm to himself or herself or
  616  others, a threat assessment team shall immediately report its
  617  determination to the superintendent or his or her designee. The
  618  superintendent or his or her designee shall immediately attempt
  619  to notify the student’s parent or legal guardian. Nothing in
  620  this subsection shall preclude school district personnel from
  621  acting immediately to address an imminent threat.
  622         (c) Upon a preliminary determination by the threat
  623  assessment team that a student poses a threat of violence to
  624  himself or herself or others or exhibits significantly
  625  disruptive behavior or need for assistance, the threat
  626  assessment team may obtain criminal history record information,
  627  as provided in s. 985.047. A member of a threat assessment team
  628  may not disclose any criminal history record information
  629  obtained pursuant to this section or otherwise use any record of
  630  an individual beyond the purpose for which such disclosure was
  631  made to the threat assessment team.
  632         (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all state
  633  and local agencies and programs that provide services to
  634  students experiencing or at risk of an emotional disturbance or
  635  a mental illness, including the school districts, school
  636  personnel, state and local law enforcement agencies, the
  637  Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Children and
  638  Families, the Department of Health, the Agency for Health Care
  639  Administration, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the
  640  Department of Education, the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office,
  641  and any service or support provider contracting with such
  642  agencies, may share with each other records or information that
  643  are confidential or exempt from disclosure under chapter 119 if
  644  the records or information are reasonably necessary to ensure
  645  access to appropriate services for the student or to ensure the
  646  safety of the student or others. All such state and local
  647  agencies and programs shall communicate, collaborate, and
  648  coordinate efforts to serve such students.
  649         (e) If an immediate mental health or substance abuse crisis
  650  is suspected, school personnel shall follow policies established
  651  by the threat assessment team to engage behavioral health crisis
  652  resources. Behavioral health crisis resources, including, but
  653  not limited to, mobile crisis teams and school resource officers
  654  trained in crisis intervention, shall provide emergency
  655  intervention and assessment, make recommendations, and refer the
  656  student for appropriate services. Onsite school personnel shall
  657  report all such situations and actions taken to the threat
  658  assessment team, which shall contact the other agencies involved
  659  with the student and any known service providers to share
  660  information and coordinate any necessary followup actions.
  661         (f) Each threat assessment team established pursuant to
  662  this subsection shall report quantitative data on its activities
  663  to the Office of Safe Schools in accordance with guidance from
  664  the office.
  665         (8) SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION PLANNING.—A district school
  666  board must allow the law enforcement agency or agencies that are
  667  designated as first responders to the district’s campus and
  668  school’s campuses to tour such campuses once every 3 years. Any
  669  changes related to school safety and emergency issues
  670  recommended by a law enforcement agency based on a campus tour
  671  must be documented by the district school board.
  672         (9)RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES.—Each school district
  673  shall provide funding for, train school staff members on, and
  674  support the implementation of school-based restorative justice
  675  practices. Schools shall use these practices to foster a sense
  676  of school community and to resolve conflict by encouraging the
  677  reporting of harm and by restoring positive relationships. There
  678  are various ways to use these practices in the schools and in
  679  the juvenile justice system where students and educators work
  680  together to set academic goals, develop core values for the
  681  classroom, and resolve conflicts. Many types of restorative
  682  justice practices, such as restorative circles, may be used to
  683  promote a positive learning environment and to confront issues
  684  as they arise. Some common restorative circles that schools use
  685  for discipline may include, but need not be limited to:
  686         (a)Discipline circles that address the harm that occurred,
  687  repair the harm, and develop solutions to prevent recurrence of
  688  the harm among the parties involved.
  689         (b)Proactive behavior management circles that use role
  690  play to develop positive behavioral models for students.
  691         (10)SUPPORT STAFF.—Each school district shall provide
  692  funding to hire staff members to improve school climate and
  693  safety, such as social workers, counselors, and restorative
  694  justice coordinators, at the nationally recommended ratio of 250
  695  students to 1 counselor in order to reduce dependency on school
  696  safety officers, school resource officers, and other school
  697  resources.
  698         (11)SURVEYS.—Each school district shall annually survey
  699  parents, students, and teachers regarding school safety and
  700  disciplinary issues.
  701         Section 3. Section 1006.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  702  read:
  703         1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school.—For the
  704  protection and safety of school personnel, property, students,
  705  and visitors, each district school board and school district
  706  superintendent shall partner with law enforcement agencies to
  707  establish or assign one or more safe-school officers at each
  708  school facility within the district by implementing any
  709  combination of the following options which best meets the needs
  710  of the school district:
  711         (1) Establish school resource officer programs, through a
  712  cooperative agreement with law enforcement agencies.
  713         (a) School resource officers shall undergo criminal
  714  background checks, drug testing, and a psychological evaluation
  715  and be certified law enforcement officers, as defined in s.
  716  943.10(1), who have been are employed for at least 2 years by a
  717  law enforcement agency as defined in s. 943.10(4). The powers
  718  and duties of a law enforcement officer shall continue
  719  throughout the employee’s tenure as a school resource officer.
  720         (b) School resource officers shall abide by district school
  721  board policies and shall consult with and coordinate activities
  722  through the school principal, but shall be responsible to the
  723  law enforcement agency in all matters relating to employment,
  724  subject to agreements between a district school board and a law
  725  enforcement agency. Activities conducted by the school resource
  726  officer which are part of the regular instructional program of
  727  the school shall be under the direction of the school principal.
  728         (c) School resource officers shall complete mental health
  729  crisis intervention training using a curriculum developed by a
  730  national organization with expertise in mental health crisis
  731  intervention. The training shall improve officers’ knowledge and
  732  skills as first responders to incidents involving students with
  733  emotional disturbance or mental illness, including de-escalation
  734  skills to ensure student and officer safety.
  735         (d)School resource officers may arrest a student only for
  736  a violation of law which constitutes a serious threat to school
  737  safety and only after consultation with the school principal or
  738  the principal’s designee, documented attempts at intervention or
  739  in-school consequences, and pursuant to the standards for
  740  intervention and the cooperative agreement as described in ss.
  741  1006.07 and 1006.13, respectively. If a school resource officer
  742  arrests a student in a school-related incident, the officer
  743  shall immediately notify the principal or the principal’s
  744  designee. School resource officers may not arrest or otherwise
  745  refer a student to the criminal justice system or the juvenile
  746  justice system for a petty act of misconduct unless it is
  747  determined that the failure to do so would endanger the physical
  748  safety of other students or staff at the school. Such
  749  determination must be documented in a written report to the
  750  principal or the principal’s designee which includes a
  751  description of the behavior at issue and an explanation of why
  752  an arrest or referral was necessary.
  753         (2) Commission one or more school safety officers for the
  754  protection and safety of school personnel, property, and
  755  students within the school district. The district school
  756  superintendent may recommend, and the district school board may
  757  appoint, one or more school safety officers.
  758         (a) School safety officers shall undergo criminal
  759  background checks, drug testing, and a psychological evaluation
  760  and be law enforcement officers, as defined in s. 943.10(1),
  761  certified under the provisions of chapter 943 and have been
  762  employed for at least 2 years by either a law enforcement agency
  763  or by the district school board. If the officer is employed by
  764  the district school board, the district school board is the
  765  employing agency for purposes of chapter 943, and must comply
  766  with the provisions of that chapter.
  767         (b) A school safety officer may has and shall exercise the
  768  power to make arrests for violations of law on district school
  769  board property and to arrest persons, whether on or off such
  770  property, who violate any law on such property under the same
  771  conditions that deputy sheriffs are authorized to make arrests.
  772  A school safety officer may arrest a student only for a
  773  violation of law which constitutes a serious threat to school
  774  safety and only after consultation with the school principal or
  775  the principal’s designee, documented attempts at intervention or
  776  in-school consequences, and pursuant to the standards for
  777  intervention and the cooperative agreement as described in ss.
  778  1006.07 and 1006.13, respectively. If a school safety officer
  779  arrests a student in a school-related incident, the officer
  780  shall immediately notify the principal or the principal’s
  781  designee. A school safety officer may not arrest or otherwise
  782  refer a student to the criminal justice system or the juvenile
  783  justice system for a petty act of misconduct unless it is
  784  determined that the failure to do so would endanger the physical
  785  safety of other students or staff at the school. Such
  786  determination must be documented in a written report to the
  787  principal or the principal’s designee which includes a
  788  description of the behavior at issue and an explanation of why
  789  an arrest or referral was necessary. A school safety officer has
  790  the authority to carry weapons when performing his or her
  791  official duties.
  792         (c) A district school board may enter into mutual aid
  793  agreements with one or more law enforcement agencies as provided
  794  in chapter 23. A school safety officer’s salary may be paid
  795  jointly by the district school board and the law enforcement
  796  agency, as mutually agreed to.
  797         (3) At the school district’s discretion, participate in the
  798  Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program if such program is established
  799  pursuant to s. 30.15, to meet the requirement of establishing a
  800  safe-school officer.
  801         (4) Any information that would identify whether a
  802  particular individual has been appointed as a safe-school
  803  officer pursuant to this section held by a law enforcement
  804  agency, school district, or charter school is exempt from s.
  805  119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
  806  subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act
  807  in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October
  808  2, 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
  809  reenactment by the Legislature.
  810         (5)Each law enforcement agency serving a school district
  811  shall do the following:
  812         (a)Enter into a cooperative agreement with the district
  813  school board pursuant to s. 1006.13.
  814         (b)Ensure that each school resource officer and school
  815  safety officer is trained to use appropriate and positive
  816  interactions with students in different stages of mental,
  817  emotional, and physical development, and to implement the range
  818  of interventions and school-based consequences that should be
  819  used to avoid an arrest. Training must include, but is not
  820  limited to, the following:
  821         1.Child and adolescent development and psychology;
  822         2.Teaching students to respond in age-appropriate ways;
  823         3.Cultural differences and unconscious bias;
  824         4.Restorative justice practices;
  825         5.Rights of students with disabilities and appropriate
  826  responses to their behaviors;
  827         6.Practices that improve the school climate; and
  828         7.The creation of safe environments for lesbian, gay,
  829  bisexual, and transgender students.
  830         (c)Establish the following minimum qualifications for the
  831  selection of school resource officers and school safety
  832  officers:
  833         1.Proficiency in verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
  834  that include public speaking;
  835         2.Knowledge and experience in matters involving cultural
  836  diversity and sensitivity;
  837         3.Training in best practices for working with students as
  838  specified in paragraph (b);
  839         4.Commitment to serving as a positive role model for
  840  students;
  841         5.Passion for and desire to interact positively with
  842  students; and
  843         6.An employment record with no history of excessive force
  844  or racial bias.
  845         Section 4. Section 1006.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  846  read:
  847         1006.13 Policy on referrals to the criminal justice system
  848  or the juvenile justice system of zero tolerance for crime and
  849  victimization.—
  850         (1) District school boards shall promote a safe and
  851  supportive learning environment in schools by protecting
  852  students and staff from conduct that poses a serious threat to
  853  school safety. A threat assessment team may use alternatives to
  854  expulsion or referral to law enforcement agencies to address
  855  disruptive behavior through restitution, civil citation, teen
  856  court, neighborhood restorative justice, or similar programs.
  857  Referrals to the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice
  858  system Zero-tolerance policies may not be rigorously applied to
  859  petty acts of misconduct and misdemeanors, including, but not
  860  limited to, minor fights or disturbances. Zero-tolerance
  861  Policies on referrals to the criminal justice system or juvenile
  862  justice system must apply equally to all students regardless of
  863  their economic status, race, or disability.
  864         (2) Each district school board shall adopt a policy on
  865  referrals to the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice
  866  system of zero tolerance that:
  867         (a)Clearly limits the role of law enforcement intervention
  868  to serious threats to school safety and delineates clear roles
  869  in which school principals or their designees, under the
  870  constraints of the standards for intervention as described in s.
  871  1006.07 and other district policies, are the final
  872  decisionmakers on disciplinary consequences, including referrals
  873  to law enforcement agencies.
  874         (b)(a) Defines criteria for reporting to a law enforcement
  875  agency any act that occurs whenever or wherever students are
  876  within the jurisdiction of the district school board and that
  877  poses a serious threat to school safety. An act that does not
  878  pose a serious threat to school safety must be handled within
  879  the school’s disciplinary system.
  880         (c)(b) Defines acts that pose a serious threat to school
  881  safety, including, but not limited to, those acts or behaviors
  882  specified in s. 1006.07(2)(c)2.
  883         (d)(c) Defines petty acts of misconduct, including, but not
  884  limited to, behavior that could amount to the misdemeanor
  885  criminal charge of disorderly conduct, disturbing a school
  886  function, loitering, simple assault or battery, affray, theft of
  887  less than $300, trespassing, vandalism of less than $1,000,
  888  criminal mischief, and other behavior that does not pose a
  889  serious threat to school safety.
  890         (e)Specifies that students may not be arrested or
  891  otherwise referred to the criminal justice system or the
  892  juvenile justice system for petty acts of misconduct unless it
  893  is determined that the failure to do so would endanger the
  894  physical safety of other students or staff at the school. Such
  895  determination must be documented in a written report that
  896  includes a description of the behavior at issue and an
  897  explanation of why an arrest or referral was necessary.
  898         (f)(d) Minimizes the victimization of students, staff, or
  899  volunteers, including taking all steps necessary to protect the
  900  victim of any violent crime from any further victimization.
  901         (g)(e) Establishes a procedure that provides each student
  902  with the opportunity for a review of the disciplinary action
  903  imposed pursuant to s. 1006.07.
  904         (h)(f) Requires the threat assessment team to consult with
  905  law enforcement when a student exhibits a pattern of behavior,
  906  based upon previous acts or the severity of an act, that would
  907  pose a threat to school safety.
  908         (i)Establishes data-sharing protocols so that each school
  909  district receives, at least twice a year, a report on the number
  910  of school-based arrests of students. All data must be
  911  disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, school, offense, and
  912  the name of the law enforcement officer involved, and match the
  913  school district’s records on grade, disability, and status as a
  914  limited English proficient student.
  915         (3)This section does not limit a school’s authority and
  916  discretion under law to use other disciplinary consequences and
  917  interventions as appropriate to address school-based incidents.
  918         (4)(3)The policy on referrals to the criminal justice
  919  system or the juvenile justice system Zero-tolerance policies
  920  must require a student who is students found to have committed
  921  one of the following offenses to be expelled, with or without
  922  continuing educational services, from the student’s regular
  923  school for a period of not less than 1 full year, and to be
  924  referred to the criminal justice system or juvenile justice
  925  system.
  926         (a) Bringing a firearm or weapon, as defined in s. 790.001
  927  or 18 U.S.C. s. 921 chapter 790, to school, to any school
  928  function, or onto any school-sponsored transportation or
  929  possessing a firearm at school.
  930         (b) Making a threat or false report, as provided in defined
  931  by ss. 790.162 and 790.163, respectively, involving school or
  932  school personnel’s property, school transportation, or a school
  933  sponsored activity.
  934  
  935  A district school board boards may assign the student to a
  936  disciplinary program for the purpose of continuing educational
  937  services during the period of expulsion. A district school
  938  superintendent superintendents may consider the 1-year expulsion
  939  requirement on a case-by-case basis and request the district
  940  school board to modify the requirement by assigning the student
  941  to a disciplinary program or second chance school if the request
  942  for modification is in writing and it is determined to be in the
  943  best interest of the student and the school system. If a student
  944  committing any of the offenses in this subsection is a student
  945  who has a disability, the district school board shall comply
  946  with applicable State Board of Education rules.
  947         (5)(4)(a) Each district school board, in collaboration with
  948  students, educators, parents, and stakeholders, shall enter into
  949  cooperative agreements with the county sheriff’s office and
  950  local police department specifying guidelines for ensuring that
  951  acts that pose a serious threat to school safety, whether
  952  committed by a student or adult, are reported to a law
  953  enforcement agency. Such agreements must:
  954         (a)(b)The agreements must Include the role of school
  955  safety officers and school resource officers, if applicable, in
  956  handling reported incidents that pose a serious threat to school
  957  safety and, circumstances in which school officials may handle
  958  incidents without filing a report with a law enforcement agency,
  959  and a procedure for ensuring that school personnel properly
  960  report appropriate delinquent acts and crimes.
  961         (b)(c)Clarifying that Zero-tolerance policies do not
  962  require the reporting of petty acts of misconduct and
  963  misdemeanors may not be reported to a law enforcement agency,
  964  including, but not limited to, disorderly conduct, loitering,
  965  simple assault or battery, affray, theft of less than $300,
  966  trespassing, and vandalism of less than $1,000, criminal
  967  mischief, and other misdemeanors that do not pose a serious
  968  threat to school safety. However, if a student commits more than
  969  one misdemeanor, the threat assessment team must consult with
  970  law enforcement to determine if the act should be reported to
  971  law enforcement.
  972         (c)(d)Clarify the role of the school principal in ensuring
  973  shall ensure that all school personnel are properly informed of
  974  as to their responsibilities regarding crime reporting, that
  975  appropriate delinquent acts and crimes are properly reported,
  976  and that actions taken in cases with special circumstances are
  977  properly taken and documented.
  978         (d)Specify training for each school resource officer and
  979  school safety officer on school grounds to foster appropriate
  980  and positive interactions with students in different stages of
  981  mental, emotional, and physical development, and to implement
  982  the range of interventions and school-based consequences that
  983  should be used to avoid an arrest. Training must include, but is
  984  not limited to, all the following:
  985         1.Child and adolescent development and psychology.
  986         2.Teaching students to respond in age-appropriate ways.
  987         3.Cultural differences and unconscious bias.
  988         4.Restorative justice practices.
  989         5.Rights of students with disabilities and appropriate
  990  responses to their behaviors.
  991         6.Practices that improve the school climate.
  992         7.The creation of safe environments for lesbian, gay,
  993  bisexual, and transgender students.
  994         (e)Include clear guidelines for selecting school resource
  995  officers and school safety officers, who must meet all of the
  996  following minimum qualifications:
  997         1.Proficiency in verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
  998  that include public speaking.
  999         2.Knowledge and experience in matters involving cultural
 1000  diversity and sensitivity.
 1001         3.Training in best practices for working with students as
 1002  specified in paragraph (d).
 1003         4.Commitment to serving as a positive role model for
 1004  students.
 1005         5.Passion for and desire to interact positively with
 1006  students.
 1007         6.An employment record with no history of excessive force
 1008  or racial bias.
 1009         (f)Require a school district to annually review the cost
 1010  and effectiveness of its school safety programs, including the
 1011  use of school safety officers, school resource officers, and
 1012  other security measures, to report its findings to the
 1013  Department of Education by August 1 of each school year, and to
 1014  use these findings to reevaluate and improve school safety
 1015  programs.
 1016         (6)(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
 1017  district school board shall adopt rules providing that a any
 1018  student found to have committed an any offense in s. 784.081(1),
 1019  (2), or (3) shall be expelled or placed in an alternative school
 1020  setting or other program, as appropriate. Upon being charged
 1021  with the offense, and pending disposition, the student shall be
 1022  removed from the classroom immediately and placed in an
 1023  alternative school setting pending disposition.
 1024         (7)(a)(6)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law
 1025  prohibiting the disclosure of the identity of a minor, if a
 1026  whenever any student who is attending a public school is
 1027  adjudicated guilty of or delinquent for, or is found to have
 1028  committed, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld, or
 1029  pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony violation of:
 1030         1. Chapter 782, relating to homicide;
 1031         2. Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and culpable
 1032  negligence;
 1033         3. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping, false imprisonment,
 1034  luring or enticing a child, and custody offenses;
 1035         4. Chapter 794, relating to sexual battery;
 1036         5. Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent exposure;
 1037         6. Chapter 827, relating to abuse of children;
 1038         7. Section 812.13, relating to robbery;
 1039         8. Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden
 1040  snatching;
 1041         9. Section 812.133, relating to carjacking; or
 1042         10. Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion robbery,
 1043  
 1044  and, before or at the time of such adjudication, withholding of
 1045  adjudication, or plea, the student offender was attending a
 1046  school attended by the victim or a sibling of the victim of the
 1047  offense, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall notify the
 1048  appropriate district school board of the adjudication or plea,
 1049  the requirements of in this paragraph, and whether the student
 1050  offender is prohibited from attending that school or riding on a
 1051  school bus if whenever the victim or a sibling of the victim is
 1052  attending the same school or riding on the same school bus,
 1053  except as provided pursuant to a written disposition order under
 1054  s. 985.455(2). Upon receipt of such notice, the district school
 1055  board shall take appropriate action to effectuate the provisions
 1056  in paragraph (b).
 1057         (b) Each district school board shall adopt a cooperative
 1058  agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice which
 1059  establishes guidelines for ensuring that a any no contact order
 1060  entered by a court is reported and enforced and that all of the
 1061  necessary steps are taken to protect the victim of the offense.
 1062  Any student offender described in paragraph (a), who is not
 1063  exempt exempted as provided in paragraph (a), may not attend the
 1064  any school attended by the victim or a sibling of the victim of
 1065  the offense or ride on a school bus on which the victim or a
 1066  sibling of the victim is riding. The offender shall be permitted
 1067  by the district school board shall allow the student to attend
 1068  another school within the district in which the student offender
 1069  resides, only if the other school is not attended by the victim
 1070  or a sibling of the victim. Another district school board may
 1071  allow of the offense; or the student offender may be permitted
 1072  by another district school board to attend a school in that
 1073  district if the student offender is unable to attend any school
 1074  in the district in which the student offender resides.
 1075         (c) If the student offender is unable to attend any other
 1076  school in the district in which the student offender resides and
 1077  is prohibited from attending a school in another school
 1078  district, the district school board in the school district in
 1079  which the student offender resides shall take every reasonable
 1080  precaution to keep the student offender separated from the
 1081  victim while on school grounds or on school transportation. The
 1082  steps to be taken by a district school board to keep the student
 1083  offender separated from the victim must include, but are not
 1084  limited to, in-school suspension of the student offender and the
 1085  scheduling of classes, lunch, or other school activities of the
 1086  victim and the student offender so as not to coincide.
 1087         (d) The student offender, or the parents of the student
 1088  offender if the student offender is a juvenile, shall arrange
 1089  and pay for transportation associated with or required by the
 1090  student offender’s attending another school or that would be
 1091  required as a consequence of the prohibition against riding on a
 1092  school bus on which the victim or a sibling of the victim is
 1093  riding. If the student is experiencing homelessness as described
 1094  in s. 1003.01(12) or belongs to a family whose income does not
 1095  exceed 150 percent of the federal poverty level, the school
 1096  district shall arrange and pay for the transportation. However,
 1097  The student offender or the parents of the student offender may
 1098  not be charged for existing modes of transportation that can be
 1099  used by the student offender at no additional cost to the
 1100  district school board.
 1101         (8)(7) Any disciplinary or prosecutorial action taken
 1102  against a student who violates the a zero-tolerance policy on
 1103  referrals to the criminal justice or juvenile justice system
 1104  must be based on the particular circumstances of the student’s
 1105  misconduct.
 1106         (9)(8) A threat assessment team shall may use alternatives
 1107  to expulsion or referral to a law enforcement agency agencies
 1108  unless the use of such alternatives will pose a threat to school
 1109  safety. By August 1 of each year, a school district shall
 1110  provide to the department all policies and agreements adopted or
 1111  implemented pursuant to this section.
 1112         (10)To assist a school district in developing policies
 1113  that ensure students are not arrested or otherwise referred to
 1114  the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice system for
 1115  petty acts of misconduct, the department shall, by March 1,
 1116  2020, in collaboration with students, educators, parents, and
 1117  stakeholders, develop and provide to each school district a
 1118  model policy.
 1119         (11)On or before January 1 of each year, the Commissioner
 1120  of Education shall report to the Governor, the President of the
 1121  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the
 1122  implementation of this section. The report must include data
 1123  regarding school-based arrests and referrals of students to law
 1124  enforcement agencies.
 1125         Section 5. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section
 1126  16.555, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1127         16.555 Crime Stoppers Trust Fund; rulemaking.—
 1128         (5)
 1129         (d)Grants may be awarded to fund student crime watch
 1130  programs pursuant to s. 1006.07(3).
 1131         Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section
 1132  1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1133         1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
 1134  district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
 1135  powers and perform all duties listed below:
 1136         (8) STUDENT WELFARE.—
 1137         (a) In accordance with the provisions of chapters 1003 and
 1138  1006, provide for the proper accounting for all students of
 1139  school age, for the attendance and discipline control of
 1140  students at school, and for proper attention to health, safety,
 1141  and other matters relating to the welfare of students.
 1142         Section 7. Subsection (5) of section 1002.20, Florida
 1143  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1144         1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public
 1145  school students must receive accurate and timely information
 1146  regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed
 1147  of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12
 1148  students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory
 1149  rights including, but not limited to, the following:
 1150         (5) SAFETY.—In accordance with s. 1006.13(7) the provisions
 1151  of s. 1006.13(6), students who have been victims of certain
 1152  felony offenses by other students, as well as the siblings of
 1153  the student victims, have the right to be kept separated from
 1154  the student offender both at school and during school
 1155  transportation.
 1156         Section 8. Subsection (5) of section 1002.23, Florida
 1157  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1158         1002.23 Family and School Partnership for Student
 1159  Achievement Act.—
 1160         (5) Each school district shall develop and disseminate a
 1161  parent guide to successful student achievement, consistent with
 1162  the guidelines of the Department of Education, which addresses
 1163  what parents need to know about their child’s educational
 1164  progress and how parents can help their child to succeed in
 1165  school. The guide must:
 1166         (a) Be understandable to students and parents;
 1167         (b) Be distributed to all parents, students, and school
 1168  personnel at the beginning of each school year;
 1169         (c) Be discussed at the beginning of each school year in
 1170  meetings of students, parents, and teachers;
 1171         (d) Include information concerning services, opportunities,
 1172  choices, academic standards, and student assessment; and
 1173         (e) Provide information on the importance of student health
 1174  and available immunizations and vaccinations, including, but not
 1175  limited to:
 1176         1. A recommended immunization schedule in accordance with
 1177  United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 1178  recommendations.
 1179         2. Detailed information regarding the causes, symptoms, and
 1180  transmission of meningococcal disease and the availability,
 1181  effectiveness, known contraindications, and appropriate age for
 1182  the administration of any required or recommended vaccine
 1183  against meningococcal disease, in accordance with the
 1184  recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
 1185  Practices of the United States Centers for Disease Control and
 1186  Prevention.
 1187  
 1188  The parent guide described in this subsection may be included as
 1189  a part of the standards for intervention under s. 1006.07 code
 1190  of student conduct that is required in s. 1006.07(2).
 1191         Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
 1192  1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1193         1002.33 Charter schools.—
 1194         (7) CHARTER.—The terms and conditions for the operation of
 1195  a charter school shall be set forth by the sponsor and the
 1196  applicant in a written contractual agreement, called a charter.
 1197  The sponsor and the governing board of the charter school shall
 1198  use the standard charter contract pursuant to subsection (21),
 1199  which shall incorporate the approved application and any addenda
 1200  approved with the application. Any term or condition of a
 1201  proposed charter contract that differs from the standard charter
 1202  contract adopted by rule of the State Board of Education shall
 1203  be presumed a limitation on charter school flexibility. The
 1204  sponsor may not impose unreasonable rules or regulations that
 1205  violate the intent of giving charter schools greater flexibility
 1206  to meet educational goals. The charter shall be signed by the
 1207  governing board of the charter school and the sponsor, following
 1208  a public hearing to ensure community input.
 1209         (a) The charter shall address and criteria for approval of
 1210  the charter shall be based on:
 1211         1. The school’s mission, the students to be served, and the
 1212  ages and grades to be included.
 1213         2. The focus of the curriculum, the instructional methods
 1214  to be used, any distinctive instructional techniques to be
 1215  employed, and identification and acquisition of appropriate
 1216  technologies needed to improve educational and administrative
 1217  performance which include a means for promoting safe, ethical,
 1218  and appropriate uses of technology which comply with legal and
 1219  professional standards.
 1220         a. The charter shall ensure that reading is a primary focus
 1221  of the curriculum and that resources are provided to identify
 1222  and provide specialized instruction for students who are reading
 1223  below grade level. The curriculum and instructional strategies
 1224  for reading must be consistent with the Next Generation Sunshine
 1225  State Standards and grounded in scientifically based reading
 1226  research.
 1227         b. In order to provide students with access to diverse
 1228  instructional delivery models, to facilitate the integration of
 1229  technology within traditional classroom instruction, and to
 1230  provide students with the skills they need to compete in the
 1231  21st century economy, the Legislature encourages instructional
 1232  methods for blended learning courses consisting of both
 1233  traditional classroom and online instructional techniques.
 1234  Charter schools may implement blended learning courses which
 1235  combine traditional classroom instruction and virtual
 1236  instruction. Students in a blended learning course must be full
 1237  time students of the charter school pursuant to s.
 1238  1011.61(1)(a)1. Instructional personnel certified pursuant to s.
 1239  1012.55 who provide virtual instruction for blended learning
 1240  courses may be employees of the charter school or may be under
 1241  contract to provide instructional services to charter school
 1242  students. At a minimum, such instructional personnel must hold
 1243  an active state or school district adjunct certification under
 1244  s. 1012.57 for the subject area of the blended learning course.
 1245  The funding and performance accountability requirements for
 1246  blended learning courses are the same as those for traditional
 1247  courses.
 1248         3. The current incoming baseline standard of student
 1249  academic achievement, the outcomes to be achieved, and the
 1250  method of measurement that will be used. The criteria listed in
 1251  this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of:
 1252         a. How the baseline student academic achievement levels and
 1253  prior rates of academic progress will be established.
 1254         b. How these baseline rates will be compared to rates of
 1255  academic progress achieved by these same students while
 1256  attending the charter school.
 1257         c. To the extent possible, how these rates of progress will
 1258  be evaluated and compared with rates of progress of other
 1259  closely comparable student populations.
 1260  
 1261  The district school board is required to provide academic
 1262  student performance data to charter schools for each of their
 1263  students coming from the district school system, as well as
 1264  rates of academic progress of comparable student populations in
 1265  the district school system.
 1266         4. The methods used to identify the educational strengths
 1267  and needs of students and how well educational goals and
 1268  performance standards are met by students attending the charter
 1269  school. The methods shall provide a means for the charter school
 1270  to ensure accountability to its constituents by analyzing
 1271  student performance data and by evaluating the effectiveness and
 1272  efficiency of its major educational programs. Students in
 1273  charter schools shall, at a minimum, participate in the
 1274  statewide assessment program created under s. 1008.22.
 1275         5. In secondary charter schools, a method for determining
 1276  that a student has satisfied the requirements for graduation in
 1277  s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282.
 1278         6. A method for resolving conflicts between the governing
 1279  board of the charter school and the sponsor.
 1280         7. The admissions procedures and dismissal procedures,
 1281  including the school’s standards of intervention code of student
 1282  conduct. Admission or dismissal must not be based on a student’s
 1283  academic performance.
 1284         8. The ways by which the school will achieve a
 1285  racial/ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves or
 1286  within the racial/ethnic range of other public schools in the
 1287  same school district.
 1288         9. The financial and administrative management of the
 1289  school, including a reasonable demonstration of the professional
 1290  experience or competence of those individuals or organizations
 1291  applying to operate the charter school or those hired or
 1292  retained to perform such professional services and the
 1293  description of clearly delineated responsibilities and the
 1294  policies and practices needed to effectively manage the charter
 1295  school. A description of internal audit procedures and
 1296  establishment of controls to ensure that financial resources are
 1297  properly managed must be included. Both public sector and
 1298  private sector professional experience shall be equally valid in
 1299  such a consideration.
 1300         10. The asset and liability projections required in the
 1301  application which are incorporated into the charter and shall be
 1302  compared with information provided in the annual report of the
 1303  charter school.
 1304         11. A description of procedures that identify various risks
 1305  and provide for a comprehensive approach to reduce the impact of
 1306  losses; plans to ensure the safety and security of students and
 1307  staff; plans to identify, minimize, and protect others from
 1308  violent or disruptive student behavior; and the manner in which
 1309  the school will be insured, including whether or not the school
 1310  will be required to have liability insurance, and, if so, the
 1311  terms and conditions thereof and the amounts of coverage.
 1312         12. The term of the charter which shall provide for
 1313  cancellation of the charter if insufficient progress has been
 1314  made in attaining the student achievement objectives of the
 1315  charter and if it is not likely that such objectives can be
 1316  achieved before expiration of the charter. The initial term of a
 1317  charter shall be for 5 years, excluding 2 planning years. In
 1318  order to facilitate access to long-term financial resources for
 1319  charter school construction, charter schools that are operated
 1320  by a municipality or other public entity as provided by law are
 1321  eligible for up to a 15-year charter, subject to approval by the
 1322  district school board. A charter lab school is eligible for a
 1323  charter for a term of up to 15 years. In addition, to facilitate
 1324  access to long-term financial resources for charter school
 1325  construction, charter schools that are operated by a private,
 1326  not-for-profit, s. 501(c)(3) status corporation are eligible for
 1327  up to a 15-year charter, subject to approval by the district
 1328  school board. Such long-term charters remain subject to annual
 1329  review and may be terminated during the term of the charter, but
 1330  only according to the provisions set forth in subsection (8).
 1331         13. The facilities to be used and their location. The
 1332  sponsor may not require a charter school to have a certificate
 1333  of occupancy or a temporary certificate of occupancy for such a
 1334  facility earlier than 15 calendar days before the first day of
 1335  school.
 1336         14. The qualifications to be required of the teachers and
 1337  the potential strategies used to recruit, hire, train, and
 1338  retain qualified staff to achieve best value.
 1339         15. The governance structure of the school, including the
 1340  status of the charter school as a public or private employer as
 1341  required in paragraph (12)(i).
 1342         16. A timetable for implementing the charter which
 1343  addresses the implementation of each element thereof and the
 1344  date by which the charter shall be awarded in order to meet this
 1345  timetable.
 1346         17. In the case of an existing public school that is being
 1347  converted to charter status, alternative arrangements for
 1348  current students who choose not to attend the charter school and
 1349  for current teachers who choose not to teach in the charter
 1350  school after conversion in accordance with the existing
 1351  collective bargaining agreement or district school board rule in
 1352  the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. However,
 1353  alternative arrangements shall not be required for current
 1354  teachers who choose not to teach in a charter lab school, except
 1355  as authorized by the employment policies of the state university
 1356  which grants the charter to the lab school.
 1357         18. Full disclosure of the identity of all relatives
 1358  employed by the charter school who are related to the charter
 1359  school owner, president, chairperson of the governing board of
 1360  directors, superintendent, governing board member, principal,
 1361  assistant principal, or any other person employed by the charter
 1362  school who has equivalent decisionmaking authority. For the
 1363  purpose of this subparagraph, the term “relative” means father,
 1364  mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first
 1365  cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in
 1366  law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law,
 1367  stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother,
 1368  stepsister, half brother, or half sister.
 1369         19. Implementation of the activities authorized under s.
 1370  1002.331 by the charter school when it satisfies the eligibility
 1371  requirements for a high-performing charter school. A high
 1372  performing charter school shall notify its sponsor in writing by
 1373  March 1 if it intends to increase enrollment or expand grade
 1374  levels the following school year. The written notice shall
 1375  specify the amount of the enrollment increase and the grade
 1376  levels that will be added, as applicable.
 1377         Section 10. Paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section
 1378  1002.40, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1379         1002.40 The Hope Scholarship Program.—
 1380         (8) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OBLIGATIONS.—The department
 1381  shall:
 1382         (d) Contract with an independent entity to provide an
 1383  annual evaluation of the program by:
 1384         1. Reviewing the school bullying prevention education
 1385  program, climate, and standards for intervention code of student
 1386  conduct of each public school from which 10 or more students
 1387  transferred to another public school or private school using the
 1388  Hope scholarship to determine areas in the school or school
 1389  district procedures involving reporting, investigating, and
 1390  communicating a parent’s and student’s rights that are in need
 1391  of improvement. At a minimum, the review must include:
 1392         a. An assessment of the investigation time and quality of
 1393  the response of the school and the school district.
 1394         b. An assessment of the effectiveness of communication
 1395  procedures with the students involved in an incident, the
 1396  students’ parents, and the school and school district personnel.
 1397         c. An analysis of school incident and discipline data.
 1398         d. The challenges and obstacles relating to implementing
 1399  recommendations from the review.
 1400         2. Reviewing the school bullying prevention education
 1401  program, climate, and standards for intervention code of student
 1402  conduct of each public school to which a student transferred if
 1403  the student was from a school identified in subparagraph 1. in
 1404  order to identify best practices and make recommendations to a
 1405  public school at which the incidents occurred.
 1406         3. Reviewing the performance of participating students
 1407  enrolled in a private school in which at least 51 percent of the
 1408  total enrolled students in the prior school year participated in
 1409  the program and in which there are at least 10 participating
 1410  students who have scores for tests administered.
 1411         4. Surveying the parents of participating students to
 1412  determine academic, safety, and school climate satisfaction and
 1413  to identify any challenges to or obstacles in addressing the
 1414  incident or relating to the use of the scholarship.
 1415         Section 11. Subsection (1) of section 1003.02, Florida
 1416  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1417         1003.02 District school board operation and control of
 1418  public K-12 education within the school district.—As provided in
 1419  part II of chapter 1001, district school boards are
 1420  constitutionally and statutorily charged with the operation and
 1421  control of public K-12 education within their school district.
 1422  The district school boards must establish, organize, and operate
 1423  their public K-12 schools and educational programs, employees,
 1424  and facilities. Their responsibilities include staff
 1425  development, public K-12 school student education including
 1426  education for exceptional students and students in juvenile
 1427  justice programs, special programs, adult education programs,
 1428  and career education programs. Additionally, district school
 1429  boards must:
 1430         (1) Provide for the proper accounting for all students of
 1431  school age, for the attendance and discipline control of
 1432  students at school, and for proper attention to health, safety,
 1433  and other matters relating to the welfare of students in the
 1434  following areas:
 1435         (a) Admission, classification, promotion, and graduation of
 1436  students.—Adopt rules for admitting, classifying, promoting, and
 1437  graduating students to or from the various schools of the
 1438  district.
 1439         (b) Enforcement of attendance laws.—Provide for the
 1440  enforcement of all laws and rules relating to the attendance of
 1441  students at school. District school boards are authorized to
 1442  establish policies that allow accumulated unexcused tardies,
 1443  regardless of when they occur during the school day, and early
 1444  departures from school to be recorded as unexcused absences.
 1445  District school boards are also authorized to establish policies
 1446  that require referral to a school’s child study team for
 1447  students who have fewer absences than the number required by s.
 1448  1003.26(1)(b).
 1449         (c) Discipline Control of students.—
 1450         1. Adopt rules for the control, attendance, discipline, in
 1451  school suspension, suspension, and expulsion of students and
 1452  decide all cases recommended for expulsion.
 1453         2. Maintain standards for intervention a code of student
 1454  conduct as provided in chapter 1006.
 1455         (d) Courses of study and instructional materials.—
 1456         1. Provide adequate instructional materials for all
 1457  students as follows and in accordance with the requirements of
 1458  chapter 1006, in the core courses of mathematics, language arts,
 1459  social studies, science, reading, and literature, except for
 1460  instruction for which the school advisory council approves the
 1461  use of a program that does not include a textbook as a major
 1462  tool of instruction.
 1463         2. Adopt courses of study for use in the schools of the
 1464  district.
 1465         3. Provide for proper requisitioning, distribution,
 1466  accounting, storage, care, and use of all instructional
 1467  materials as may be needed, and ensure that instructional
 1468  materials used in the district are consistent with the district
 1469  goals and objectives and the course descriptions approved by the
 1470  State Board of Education, as well as with the state and school
 1471  district performance standards required by law and state board
 1472  rule.
 1473         (e) Transportation.—Make provision for the transportation
 1474  of students to the public schools or school activities they are
 1475  required or expected to attend, efficiently and economically, in
 1476  accordance with the requirements of chapter 1006, which function
 1477  may be accomplished, in whole or part, by means of an interlocal
 1478  agreement under s. 163.01.
 1479         (f) Facilities and school plant.—
 1480         1. Approve and adopt a districtwide school facilities
 1481  program, in accordance with the requirements of chapter 1013.
 1482         2. Approve plans for locating, planning, constructing,
 1483  sanitating, insuring, maintaining, protecting, and condemning
 1484  school property as prescribed in chapter 1013.
 1485         3. Approve and adopt a districtwide school building
 1486  program.
 1487         4. Select and purchase school sites, playgrounds, and
 1488  recreational areas located at centers at which schools are to be
 1489  constructed, of adequate size to meet the needs of projected
 1490  students to be accommodated.
 1491         5. Approve the proposed purchase of any site, playground,
 1492  or recreational area for which school district funds are to be
 1493  used.
 1494         6. Expand existing sites.
 1495         7. Rent buildings when necessary, which function may be
 1496  accomplished, in whole or part, by means of an interlocal
 1497  agreement under s. 163.01.
 1498         8. Enter into leases or lease-purchase arrangements, in
 1499  accordance with the requirements and conditions provided in s.
 1500  1013.15(2).
 1501         9. Provide for the proper supervision of construction.
 1502         10. Make or contract for additions, alterations, and
 1503  repairs on buildings and other school properties.
 1504         11. Ensure that all plans and specifications for buildings
 1505  provide adequately for the safety and well-being of students, as
 1506  well as for economy of construction.
 1507         12. Provide adequately for the proper maintenance and
 1508  upkeep of school plants, which function may be accomplished, in
 1509  whole or part, by means of an interlocal agreement under s.
 1510  163.01.
 1511         13. Carry insurance on every school building in all school
 1512  plants including contents, boilers, and machinery, except
 1513  buildings of three classrooms or less which are of frame
 1514  construction and located in a tenth class public protection zone
 1515  as defined by the Florida Inspection and Rating Bureau, and on
 1516  all school buses and other property under the control of the
 1517  district school board or title to which is vested in the
 1518  district school board, except as exceptions may be authorized
 1519  under rules of the State Board of Education.
 1520         14. Condemn and prohibit the use for public school purposes
 1521  of any building under the control of the district school board.
 1522         (g) School operation.—
 1523         1. Provide for the operation of all public schools as free
 1524  schools for a term of 180 days or the equivalent on an hourly
 1525  basis as specified by rules of the State Board of Education;
 1526  determine district school funds necessary in addition to state
 1527  funds to operate all schools for the minimum term; and arrange
 1528  for the levying of district school taxes necessary to provide
 1529  the amount needed from district sources.
 1530         2. Prepare, adopt, and timely submit to the Department of
 1531  Education, as required by law and by rules of the State Board of
 1532  Education, the annual school budget, so as to promote the
 1533  improvement of the district school system.
 1534         (h) Records and reports.—
 1535         1. Keep all necessary records and make all needed and
 1536  required reports, as required by law or by rules of the State
 1537  Board of Education.
 1538         2. At regular intervals require reports to be made by
 1539  principals or teachers in all public schools to the parents of
 1540  the students enrolled and in attendance at their schools,
 1541  apprising them of the academic and other progress being made by
 1542  the student and giving other useful information.
 1543         (i) Parental notification of acceleration options.—At the
 1544  beginning of each school year, notify parents of students in or
 1545  entering high school of the opportunity and benefits of advanced
 1546  placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced International
 1547  Certificate of Education, dual enrollment, and Florida Virtual
 1548  School courses and options for early graduation under s.
 1549  1003.4281.
 1550         (j) Return on investment.—Notify the parent of a student
 1551  who earns an industry certification that articulates for
 1552  postsecondary credit of the estimated cost savings to the parent
 1553  before the student’s high school graduation versus the cost of
 1554  acquiring such certification after high school graduation, which
 1555  would include the tuition and fees associated with available
 1556  postsecondary credits. Also, the student and the parent must be
 1557  informed of any additional industry certifications available to
 1558  the student.
 1559         Section 12. Section 1003.32, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1560  to read:
 1561         1003.32 Authority of teacher; responsibility for discipline
 1562  control of students; district school board and principal
 1563  duties.—Subject to law and to the rules of the district school
 1564  board, each teacher or other member of the staff of any school
 1565  shall have such authority for the control and discipline of
 1566  students as may be assigned to him or her by the principal or
 1567  the principal’s designated representative and shall keep good
 1568  order in the classroom and in other places in which he or she is
 1569  assigned to be in charge of students.
 1570         (1) In accordance with this section and within the
 1571  framework of the district school board’s standards for
 1572  intervention code of student conduct, teachers and other
 1573  instructional personnel shall have the authority to undertake
 1574  any of the following actions in managing student behavior and
 1575  ensuring the safety of all students in their classes and school
 1576  and their opportunity to learn in an orderly and disciplined
 1577  classroom:
 1578         (a) Establish classroom rules of conduct.
 1579         (b) Establish and implement consequences, designed to
 1580  change behavior, for infractions of classroom rules.
 1581         (c) Have disobedient, disrespectful, violent, abusive,
 1582  uncontrollable, or disruptive students removed from the
 1583  classroom for behavior management intervention.
 1584         (d) Have violent, abusive, uncontrollable, or disruptive
 1585  students directed for information or assistance from appropriate
 1586  school or district school board personnel.
 1587         (e) Assist in enforcing school rules on school property,
 1588  during school-sponsored transportation, and during school
 1589  sponsored activities.
 1590         (f) Request and receive information as to the disposition
 1591  of any referrals to the administration for violation of
 1592  classroom or school rules.
 1593         (g) Request and receive immediate assistance in classroom
 1594  management if a student becomes uncontrollable or in case of
 1595  emergency.
 1596         (h) Request and receive training and other assistance to
 1597  improve skills in classroom management, violence prevention,
 1598  conflict resolution, and related areas.
 1599         (i) Press charges if there is a reason to believe that a
 1600  crime has been committed on school property, during school
 1601  sponsored transportation, or during school-sponsored activities.
 1602         (j) Use reasonable force, according to standards adopted by
 1603  the State Board of Education, to protect himself or herself or
 1604  others from injury.
 1605         (k) Use corporal punishment according to school board
 1606  policy and at least the following procedures, if a teacher feels
 1607  that corporal punishment is necessary:
 1608         1. The use of corporal punishment shall be approved in
 1609  principle by the principal before it is used, but approval is
 1610  not necessary for each specific instance in which it is used.
 1611  The principal shall prepare guidelines for administering such
 1612  punishment which identify the types of punishable offenses, the
 1613  conditions under which the punishment shall be administered, and
 1614  the specific personnel on the school staff authorized to
 1615  administer the punishment.
 1616         2. A teacher or principal may administer corporal
 1617  punishment only in the presence of another adult who is informed
 1618  beforehand, and in the student’s presence, of the reason for the
 1619  punishment.
 1620         3. A teacher or principal who has administered punishment
 1621  shall, upon request, provide the student’s parent with a written
 1622  explanation of the reason for the punishment and the name of the
 1623  other adult who was present.
 1624         (2) Teachers and other instructional personnel shall:
 1625         (a) Set and enforce reasonable classroom rules that treat
 1626  all students equitably.
 1627         (b) Seek professional development to improve classroom
 1628  management skills when data show that they are not effective in
 1629  handling minor classroom disruptions.
 1630         (c) Maintain an orderly and disciplined classroom with a
 1631  positive and effective learning environment that maximizes
 1632  learning and minimizes disruption.
 1633         (d) Work with parents and other school personnel to solve
 1634  discipline problems in their classrooms.
 1635         (3) A teacher may send a student to the principal’s office
 1636  to maintain effective discipline in the classroom and may
 1637  recommend an appropriate consequence consistent with the
 1638  standards for intervention student code of conduct under s.
 1639  1006.07. The principal shall respond by employing the teacher’s
 1640  recommended consequence or a more serious disciplinary action if
 1641  the student’s history of disruptive behavior warrants it. If the
 1642  principal determines that a lesser disciplinary action is
 1643  appropriate, the principal should consult with the teacher
 1644  before prior to taking disciplinary action.
 1645         (4) A teacher may remove from class a student whose
 1646  behavior the teacher determines interferes with the teacher’s
 1647  ability to communicate effectively with the students in the
 1648  class or with the ability of the student’s classmates to learn.
 1649  Each district school board, each district school superintendent,
 1650  and each school principal shall support the authority of
 1651  teachers to remove disobedient, violent, abusive,
 1652  uncontrollable, or disruptive students from the classroom.
 1653         (5) If a teacher removes a student from class under
 1654  subsection (4), the principal may place the student in another
 1655  appropriate classroom, in in-school suspension, or in a dropout
 1656  prevention and academic intervention program as provided by s.
 1657  1003.53; or the principal may recommend the student for out-of
 1658  school suspension or expulsion, as appropriate. The student may
 1659  be prohibited from attending or participating in school
 1660  sponsored or school-related activities. The principal may not
 1661  return the student to that teacher’s class without the teacher’s
 1662  consent unless the committee established under subsection (6)
 1663  determines that such placement is the best or only available
 1664  alternative. The teacher and the placement review committee must
 1665  render decisions within 5 days after of the removal of the
 1666  student from the classroom.
 1667         (6)(a) Each school shall establish a placement review
 1668  committee to determine placement of a student when a teacher
 1669  withholds consent to the return of a student to the teacher’s
 1670  class. A school principal must notify each teacher in that
 1671  school about the availability, the procedures, and the criteria
 1672  for the placement review committee as outlined in this section.
 1673         (b) The principal must report on a quarterly basis to the
 1674  district school superintendent and district school board each
 1675  incidence of a teacher’s withholding consent for a removed
 1676  student to return to the teacher’s class and the disposition of
 1677  the incident, and the superintendent must annually report these
 1678  data to the department.
 1679         (c) The Commissioner of Education shall annually review
 1680  each school district’s compliance with this section, and success
 1681  in achieving orderly classrooms, and shall use all appropriate
 1682  enforcement actions up to and including the withholding of
 1683  disbursements from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund until
 1684  full compliance is verified.
 1685         (d) Placement review committee membership must include at
 1686  least the following:
 1687         1. Two teachers, one selected by the school’s faculty and
 1688  one selected by the teacher who has removed the student.
 1689         2. One member from the school’s staff who is selected by
 1690  the principal.
 1691  
 1692  The teacher who withheld consent to readmitting the student may
 1693  not serve on the committee. The teacher and the placement review
 1694  committee must render decisions within 5 days after the removal
 1695  of the student from the classroom. If the placement review
 1696  committee’s decision is contrary to the decision of the teacher
 1697  to withhold consent to the return of the removed student to the
 1698  teacher’s class, the teacher may appeal the committee’s decision
 1699  to the district school superintendent.
 1700         (7) Any teacher who removes 25 percent of his or her total
 1701  class enrollment shall be required to complete professional
 1702  development to improve classroom management skills.
 1703         (8) Each teacher or other member of the staff of any school
 1704  who knows or has reason to suspect that any person has
 1705  committed, or has made a credible threat to commit, a crime of
 1706  violence on school property shall report such knowledge or
 1707  suspicion in accordance with the provisions of s. 1006.13. Each
 1708  district school superintendent and each school principal shall
 1709  fully support good faith reporting in accordance with the
 1710  provisions of this subsection and s. 1006.13. Any person who
 1711  makes a report required by this subsection in good faith shall
 1712  be immune from civil or criminal liability for making the
 1713  report.
 1714         (9) When knowledgeable of the likely risk of physical
 1715  violence in the schools, the district school board shall take
 1716  reasonable steps to ensure that teachers, other school staff,
 1717  and students are not at undue risk of violence or harm.
 1718         Section 13. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of
 1719  section 1003.53, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1720         1003.53 Dropout prevention and academic intervention.—
 1721         (1)
 1722         (c) A student shall be identified as being eligible to
 1723  receive services funded through the dropout prevention and
 1724  academic intervention program based upon one of the following
 1725  criteria:
 1726         1. The student is academically unsuccessful as evidenced by
 1727  low test scores, retention, failing grades, low grade point
 1728  average, falling behind in earning credits, or not meeting the
 1729  state or district proficiency levels in reading, mathematics, or
 1730  writing.
 1731         2. The student has a pattern of excessive absenteeism or
 1732  has been identified as a habitual truant.
 1733         3. The student has a history of disruptive behavior in
 1734  school or has committed an offense that warrants out-of-school
 1735  suspension or expulsion from school according to the district
 1736  school board’s standards for intervention code of student
 1737  conduct. For the purposes of this program, the term “disruptive
 1738  behavior” means is behavior that:
 1739         a. Interferes with the student’s own learning or the
 1740  educational process of others and requires attention and
 1741  assistance beyond that which the traditional program can provide
 1742  or results in frequent conflicts of a disruptive nature while
 1743  the student is under the jurisdiction of the school either in or
 1744  out of the classroom; or
 1745         b. Severely threatens the general welfare of students or
 1746  others with whom the student comes into contact.
 1747         4. The student is identified by a school’s early warning
 1748  system pursuant to s. 1001.42(18)(b).
 1749         (d)1. “Second chance schools” means district school board
 1750  programs provided through cooperative agreements between the
 1751  Department of Juvenile Justice, private providers, state or
 1752  local law enforcement agencies, or other state agencies for
 1753  students who have been disruptive or violent or who have
 1754  committed serious offenses. As partnership programs, second
 1755  chance schools are eligible for waivers by the Commissioner of
 1756  Education from State Board of Education rules that prevent the
 1757  provision of appropriate educational services to violent,
 1758  severely disruptive, or delinquent students in small
 1759  nontraditional settings or in court-adjudicated settings.
 1760         2. District school boards seeking to enter into a
 1761  partnership with a private entity or public entity to operate a
 1762  second chance school for disruptive students may apply to the
 1763  Department of Education for startup grants. These grants must be
 1764  available for 1 year and must be used to offset the startup
 1765  costs for implementing such programs off public school campuses.
 1766  General operating funds must be generated through the
 1767  appropriate programs of the Florida Education Finance Program.
 1768  Grants approved under this program shall be for the full
 1769  operation of the school by a private nonprofit or for-profit
 1770  provider or the public entity. This program must operate under
 1771  rules adopted by the State Board of Education and be implemented
 1772  to the extent funded by the Legislature.
 1773         3. A student enrolled in a sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth,
 1774  or tenth grade class may be assigned to a second chance school
 1775  if the student meets the following criteria:
 1776         a. The student is a habitual truant as defined in s.
 1777  1003.01.
 1778         b. The student’s excessive absences have detrimentally
 1779  affected the student’s academic progress and the student may
 1780  have unique needs that a traditional school setting may not
 1781  meet.
 1782         c. The student’s high incidences of truancy have been
 1783  directly linked to a lack of motivation.
 1784         d. The student has been identified as at risk of dropping
 1785  out of school.
 1786         4. A student who is habitually truant may be assigned to a
 1787  second chance school only if the case staffing committee,
 1788  established pursuant to s. 984.12, determines that such
 1789  placement could be beneficial to the student and the criteria
 1790  included in subparagraph 3. are met.
 1791         5. A student may be assigned to a second chance school if
 1792  the district school board in which the student resides has a
 1793  second chance school and if the student meets one of the
 1794  following criteria:
 1795         a. The student habitually exhibits disruptive behavior in
 1796  violation of the standards for intervention code of student
 1797  conduct adopted by the district school board.
 1798         b. The student interferes with the student’s own learning
 1799  or the educational process of others and requires attention and
 1800  assistance beyond that which the traditional program can
 1801  provide, or, while the student is under the jurisdiction of the
 1802  school either in or out of the classroom, frequent conflicts of
 1803  a disruptive nature occur.
 1804         c. The student has committed a serious offense which
 1805  warrants suspension or expulsion from school according to the
 1806  district school board’s standards for intervention code of
 1807  student conduct. For the purposes of this program, the term
 1808  “serious offense” means is behavior that which:
 1809         (I) Threatens the general welfare of students or others
 1810  with whom the student comes into contact;
 1811         (II) Includes violence;
 1812         (III) Includes possession of weapons or drugs; or
 1813         (IV) Is harassment or verbal abuse of school personnel or
 1814  other students.
 1815         6. Before prior to assignment of students to second chance
 1816  schools, district school boards are encouraged to use
 1817  alternative programs, such as in-school suspension, which
 1818  provide instruction and counseling leading to improved student
 1819  behavior, a reduction in the incidence of truancy, and the
 1820  development of more effective interpersonal skills.
 1821         7. Students assigned to second chance schools must be
 1822  evaluated by the district school board’s child study team before
 1823  placement in a second chance school. The study team shall ensure
 1824  that students are not eligible for placement in a program for
 1825  emotionally disturbed children.
 1826         8. Students who exhibit academic and social progress and
 1827  who wish to return to a traditional school shall complete a
 1828  character development and law education program and demonstrate
 1829  preparedness to reenter the regular school setting before prior
 1830  to reentering a traditional school.
 1831         Section 14. Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section
 1832  1003.57, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1833         1003.57 Exceptional students instruction.—
 1834         (1)
 1835         (h) School personnel may consider any unique circumstances
 1836  on a case-by-case basis when determining whether a change in
 1837  placement is appropriate for a student who has a disability and
 1838  violates a district school board’s standards for intervention
 1839  code of student conduct. School personnel may remove and place
 1840  such student in an interim alternative educational setting for
 1841  not more than 45 school days, without regard to whether the
 1842  behavior is determined to be a manifestation of the student’s
 1843  disability, if the student:
 1844         1. Carries a weapon to or possesses a weapon at school, on
 1845  school premises, or at a school function under the jurisdiction
 1846  of the school district;
 1847         2. Knowingly possesses or uses illegal drugs, or sells or
 1848  solicits the sale of a controlled substance, while at school, on
 1849  school premises, or at a school function under the jurisdiction
 1850  of the school district; or
 1851         3. Has inflicted serious bodily injury upon another person
 1852  while at school, on school premises, or at a school function
 1853  under the jurisdiction of the school district.
 1854         Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 1006.08, Florida
 1855  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1856         1006.08 District school superintendent duties relating to
 1857  student discipline and school safety.—
 1858         (1) The district school superintendent shall recommend
 1859  plans to the district school board for the proper accounting for
 1860  all students of school age, for the attendance and discipline
 1861  control of students at school, and for the proper attention to
 1862  health, safety, and other matters which will best promote the
 1863  welfare of students. Each district school superintendent shall
 1864  fully support the authority of his or her principals, teachers,
 1865  and school bus drivers to remove disobedient, disrespectful,
 1866  violent, abusive, uncontrollable, or disruptive students from
 1867  the classroom and the school bus and, when appropriate and
 1868  available, to place such students in an alternative educational
 1869  setting. When the district school superintendent makes a
 1870  recommendation for expulsion to the district school board, he or
 1871  she shall give written notice to the student and the student’s
 1872  parent of the recommendation, setting forth the charges against
 1873  the student and advising the student and his or her parent of
 1874  the student’s right to due process as prescribed by ss. 120.569
 1875  and 120.57(2). When district school board action on a
 1876  recommendation for the expulsion of a student is pending, the
 1877  district school superintendent may extend the suspension
 1878  assigned by the principal beyond 10 school days if such
 1879  suspension period expires before the next regular or special
 1880  meeting of the district school board.
 1881         Section 16. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and subsection
 1882  (4) of section 1006.09, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1883         1006.09 Duties of school principal relating to student
 1884  discipline and school safety.—
 1885         (1)
 1886         (c) The principal or the principal’s designee may recommend
 1887  to the district school superintendent the expulsion of any
 1888  student who has committed a serious breach of conduct,
 1889  including, but not limited to, willful disobedience, open
 1890  defiance of authority of a member of his or her staff, violence
 1891  against persons or property, or any other act which
 1892  substantially disrupts the orderly conduct of the school. A
 1893  recommendation of expulsion or assignment to a second chance
 1894  school may also be made for any student found to have
 1895  intentionally made false accusations that jeopardize the
 1896  professional reputation, employment, or professional
 1897  certification of a teacher or other member of the school staff,
 1898  according to the district school board’s standards for
 1899  intervention board code of student conduct. Any recommendation
 1900  of expulsion must shall include a detailed report by the
 1901  principal or the principal’s designated representative on the
 1902  alternative measures taken before prior to the recommendation of
 1903  expulsion.
 1904         (4) When a student has been the victim of a violent crime
 1905  perpetrated by another student who attends the same school, the
 1906  school principal shall make full and effective use of the
 1907  provisions of subsection (2) and s. 1006.13(7) s. 1006.13(6). A
 1908  school principal who fails to comply with this subsection is
 1909  shall be ineligible for any portion of the performance pay or
 1910  the differentiated pay under s. 1012.22. However, if any party
 1911  responsible for notification fails to properly notify the
 1912  school, the school principal is shall be eligible for the
 1913  performance pay or differentiated pay.
 1914         Section 17. Subsection (2) of section 1006.10, Florida
 1915  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1916         1006.10 Authority of school bus drivers and district school
 1917  boards relating to student discipline and student safety on
 1918  school buses.—
 1919         (2) The district school board shall require a system of
 1920  progressive discipline of transported students for actions which
 1921  are prohibited by the standards for intervention code of student
 1922  conduct. Disciplinary actions, including suspension of students
 1923  from riding on district school board owned or contracted school
 1924  buses, shall be subject to district school board policies and
 1925  procedures and may be imposed by the principal or the
 1926  principal’s designee. The principal or the principal’s designee
 1927  may delegate any disciplinary authority to school bus drivers
 1928  except for suspension of students from riding the bus.
 1929         Section 18. Paragraph (n) of subsection (4) of section
 1930  1006.147, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1931         1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited.—
 1932         (4) Each school district shall adopt and review at least
 1933  every 3 years a policy prohibiting bullying and harassment of a
 1934  student or employee of a public K-12 educational institution.
 1935  Each school district’s policy shall be in substantial conformity
 1936  with the Department of Education’s model policy. The school
 1937  district bullying and harassment policy shall afford all
 1938  students the same protection regardless of their status under
 1939  the law. The school district may establish separate
 1940  discrimination policies that include categories of students. The
 1941  school district shall involve students, parents, teachers,
 1942  administrators, school staff, school volunteers, community
 1943  representatives, and local law enforcement agencies in the
 1944  process of adopting and reviewing the policy. The school
 1945  district policy must be implemented by each school principal in
 1946  a manner that is ongoing throughout the school year and
 1947  integrated with the school’s curriculum, bullying prevention and
 1948  intervention program, discipline policies, and other violence
 1949  prevention efforts. The school district policy must contain, at
 1950  a minimum, the following components:
 1951         (n) A procedure for publicizing the policy, which must
 1952  include its publication in the standards for intervention code
 1953  of student conduct required under s. 1006.07 s. 1006.07(2) and
 1954  in all employee handbooks.
 1955         Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 1956  1006.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1957         1006.15 Student standards for participation in
 1958  interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student
 1959  activities; regulation.—
 1960         (3)(a) As used in this section and s. 1006.20, the term
 1961  “eligible to participate” includes, but is not limited to, a
 1962  student participating in tryouts, off-season conditioning,
 1963  summer workouts, preseason conditioning, in-season practice, or
 1964  contests. The term does not mean that a student must be placed
 1965  on any specific team for interscholastic or intrascholastic
 1966  extracurricular activities. To be eligible to participate in
 1967  interscholastic extracurricular student activities, a student
 1968  must:
 1969         1. Maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0
 1970  scale, or its equivalent, in the previous semester or a
 1971  cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale,
 1972  or its equivalent, in the courses required by s. 1002.3105(5) or
 1973  s. 1003.4282.
 1974         2. Execute and fulfill the requirements of an academic
 1975  performance contract between the student, the district school
 1976  board, the appropriate governing association, and the student’s
 1977  parents, if the student’s cumulative grade point average falls
 1978  below 2.0, or its equivalent, on a 4.0 scale in the courses
 1979  required by s. 1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282. At a minimum, the
 1980  contract must require that the student attend summer school, or
 1981  its graded equivalent, between grades 9 and 10 or grades 10 and
 1982  11, as necessary.
 1983         3. Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on
 1984  a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, in the courses required by s.
 1985  1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282 during his or her junior or senior
 1986  year.
 1987         4. Maintain satisfactory conduct, including adherence to
 1988  the school’s appropriate dress code and other standards for
 1989  intervention under s. 1006.07 codes of student conduct policies
 1990  described in s. 1006.07(2). If a student is convicted of, or is
 1991  found to have committed, a felony or a delinquent act that would
 1992  have been a felony if committed by an adult, regardless of
 1993  whether adjudication is withheld, the student’s participation in
 1994  interscholastic extracurricular activities is contingent upon
 1995  established and published district school board policy.
 1996         Section 20. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of
 1997  section 1006.195, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1998         1006.195 District school board, charter school authority
 1999  and responsibility to establish student eligibility regarding
 2000  participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic
 2001  extracurricular activities.—Notwithstanding any provision to the
 2002  contrary in ss. 1006.15, 1006.18, and 1006.20, regarding student
 2003  eligibility to participate in interscholastic and
 2004  intrascholastic extracurricular activities:
 2005         (1)(a) A district school board must establish, through its
 2006  standards for intervention code of student conduct, student
 2007  eligibility standards and related student disciplinary actions
 2008  regarding student participation in interscholastic and
 2009  intrascholastic extracurricular activities. The standards for
 2010  intervention code of student conduct must provide that:
 2011         1. A student not currently suspended from interscholastic
 2012  or intrascholastic extracurricular activities, or suspended or
 2013  expelled from school, pursuant to a district school board’s
 2014  suspension or expulsion powers provided in law, including ss.
 2015  1006.07, 1006.08, and 1006.09, is eligible to participate in
 2016  interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular activities.
 2017         2. A student may not participate in a sport if the student
 2018  participated in that same sport at another school during that
 2019  school year, unless the student meets the criteria in s.
 2020  1006.15(3)(h).
 2021         3. A student’s eligibility to participate in any
 2022  interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity may
 2023  not be affected by any alleged recruiting violation until final
 2024  disposition of the allegation pursuant to s. 1006.20(2)(b).
 2025         (b) Students who participate in interscholastic and
 2026  intrascholastic extracurricular activities for, but are not
 2027  enrolled in, a public school pursuant to s. 1006.15(3)(c)-(e)
 2028  and (8), are subject to the district school board’s standards
 2029  for intervention code of student conduct for the limited purpose
 2030  of establishing and maintaining the student’s eligibility to
 2031  participate at the school.
 2032         Section 21. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
 2033  1007.271, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2034         1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.—
 2035         (5)
 2036         (b) Each president, or designee, of a postsecondary
 2037  institution offering a college credit dual enrollment course
 2038  must:
 2039         1. Provide a copy of the institution’s current faculty or
 2040  adjunct faculty handbook to all faculty members teaching a dual
 2041  enrollment course.
 2042         2. Provide to all faculty members teaching a dual
 2043  enrollment course a copy of the institution’s current student
 2044  handbook, which may include, but is not limited to, information
 2045  on registration policies, the standards for intervention student
 2046  code of conduct, grading policies, and critical dates.
 2047         3. Designate an individual or individuals to observe all
 2048  faculty members teaching a dual enrollment course, regardless of
 2049  the location of instruction.
 2050         4. Use the same criteria to evaluate faculty members
 2051  teaching a dual enrollment course as the criteria used to
 2052  evaluate all other faculty members.
 2053         5. Provide course plans and objectives to all faculty
 2054  members teaching a dual enrollment course.
 2055         Section 22. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
 2056  1012.98, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2057         1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act.—
 2058         (4) The Department of Education, school districts, schools,
 2059  Florida College System institutions, and state universities
 2060  share the responsibilities described in this section. These
 2061  responsibilities include the following:
 2062         (b) Each school district shall develop a professional
 2063  development system as specified in subsection (3). The system
 2064  shall be developed in consultation with teachers, teacher
 2065  educators of Florida College System institutions and state
 2066  universities, business and community representatives, and local
 2067  education foundations, consortia, and professional
 2068  organizations. The professional development system must:
 2069         1. Be approved by the department. All substantial revisions
 2070  to the system shall be submitted to the department for review
 2071  for continued approval.
 2072         2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and
 2073  instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous,
 2074  relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools
 2075  and districts, in developing and refining the professional
 2076  development system, shall also review and monitor school
 2077  discipline data; school environment surveys; assessments of
 2078  parental satisfaction; performance appraisal data of teachers,
 2079  managers, and administrative personnel; and other performance
 2080  indicators to identify school and student needs that can be met
 2081  by improved professional performance.
 2082         3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup
 2083  support appropriate to accomplish district-level and school
 2084  level improvement goals and standards. The inservice activities
 2085  for instructional personnel shall focus on analysis of student
 2086  achievement data, ongoing formal and informal assessments of
 2087  student achievement, identification and use of enhanced and
 2088  differentiated instructional strategies that emphasize rigor,
 2089  relevance, and reading in the content areas, enhancement of
 2090  subject content expertise, integrated use of classroom
 2091  technology that enhances teaching and learning, classroom
 2092  management, parent involvement, and school safety.
 2093         4. Provide inservice activities and support targeted to the
 2094  individual needs of new teachers participating in the
 2095  professional development certification and education competency
 2096  program under s. 1012.56(8)(a).
 2097         5. Include a master plan for inservice activities, pursuant
 2098  to rules of the State Board of Education, for all district
 2099  employees from all fund sources. The master plan shall be
 2100  updated annually by September 1, must be based on input from
 2101  teachers and district and school instructional leaders, and must
 2102  use the latest available student achievement data and research
 2103  to enhance rigor and relevance in the classroom. Each district
 2104  inservice plan must be aligned to and support the school-based
 2105  inservice plans and school improvement plans pursuant to s.
 2106  1001.42(18). Each district inservice plan must provide a
 2107  description of the training that middle grades instructional
 2108  personnel and school administrators receive on the district’s
 2109  standards for intervention code of student conduct adopted
 2110  pursuant to s. 1006.07; integrated digital instruction and
 2111  competency-based instruction and CAPE Digital Tool certificates
 2112  and CAPE industry certifications; classroom management; student
 2113  behavior and interaction; extended learning opportunities for
 2114  students; and instructional leadership. District plans must be
 2115  approved by the district school board annually in order to
 2116  ensure compliance with subsection (1) and to allow for
 2117  dissemination of research-based best practices to other
 2118  districts. District school boards must submit verification of
 2119  their approval to the Commissioner of Education no later than
 2120  October 1, annually. Each school principal may establish and
 2121  maintain an individual professional development plan for each
 2122  instructional employee assigned to the school as a seamless
 2123  component to the school improvement plans developed pursuant to
 2124  s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional development plan must
 2125  be related to specific performance data for the students to whom
 2126  the teacher is assigned, define the inservice objectives and
 2127  specific measurable improvements expected in student performance
 2128  as a result of the inservice activity, and include an evaluation
 2129  component that determines the effectiveness of the professional
 2130  development plan.
 2131         6. Include inservice activities for school administrative
 2132  personnel that address updated skills necessary for
 2133  instructional leadership and effective school management
 2134  pursuant to s. 1012.986.
 2135         7. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and
 2136  state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and
 2137  evaluation of local professional development programs.
 2138         8. Provide for delivery of professional development by
 2139  distance learning and other technology-based delivery systems to
 2140  reach more educators at lower costs.
 2141         9. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality and
 2142  effectiveness of professional development programs in order to
 2143  eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to expand
 2144  effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of such
 2145  activities on the performance of participating educators and
 2146  their students’ achievement and behavior.
 2147         10. For middle grades, emphasize:
 2148         a. Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and
 2149  instruction.
 2150         b. Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to
 2151  the state academic standards adopted pursuant to s. 1003.41.
 2152         c. Use of small learning communities; problem-solving,
 2153  inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students;
 2154  strategies and tools based on student needs; competency-based
 2155  instruction; integrated digital instruction; and project-based
 2156  instruction.
 2157  
 2158  Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 must include
 2159  in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1001.42(18), a
 2160  description of the specific strategies used by the school to
 2161  implement each item listed in this subparagraph.
 2162         11. Provide training to reading coaches, classroom
 2163  teachers, and school administrators in effective methods of
 2164  identifying characteristics of conditions such as dyslexia and
 2165  other causes of diminished phonological processing skills;
 2166  incorporating instructional techniques into the general
 2167  education setting which are proven to improve reading
 2168  performance for all students; and using predictive and other
 2169  data to make instructional decisions based on individual student
 2170  needs. The training must help teachers integrate phonemic
 2171  awareness; phonics, word study, and spelling; reading fluency;
 2172  vocabulary, including academic vocabulary; and text
 2173  comprehension strategies into an explicit, systematic, and
 2174  sequential approach to reading instruction, including
 2175  multisensory intervention strategies. Each district must provide
 2176  all elementary grades instructional personnel access to training
 2177  sufficient to meet the requirements of s. 1012.585(3)(f).
 2178         Section 23. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.