Florida Senate - 2020 CS for CS for SB 7040
By the Committees on Appropriations; Infrastructure and
Security; and Education; and Senator Diaz
576-03982-20 20207040c2
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to implementation of the
3 recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
4 School Public Safety Commission; amending s. 30.15,
5 F.S.; authorizing a sheriff to contract for services
6 to provide training under the Coach Aaron Feis
7 Guardian Program; revising training and evaluation
8 requirements for school guardians; expanding the
9 program to include the training and certification of
10 school security guards; requiring the review and
11 approval of evaluations and results; amending s.
12 943.082, F.S.; adding penalties for persons who
13 knowingly submit false information to a law
14 enforcement agency; amending s. 943.687, F.S.;
15 requiring the addition of three members to the Marjory
16 Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission
17 as of a certain date; requiring consideration of
18 balanced representation; amending s. 985.12, F.S.;
19 requiring certain state agencies and state attorneys
20 to cooperate in the oversight and enforcement of
21 school-based diversion programs; requiring that law
22 enforcement officers have access to certain
23 information; amending s. 1001.11, F.S.; specifying
24 legislative intent; assigning the Commissioner of
25 Education specified duties regarding education-related
26 school safety requirements; amending s. 1001.212,
27 F.S.; revising the training, consultation, and
28 coordination responsibilities of the Office of Safe
29 Schools; conforming and requiring evaluation and
30 coordination of incident reporting requirements;
31 requiring the office to maintain a directory of
32 programs; requiring the office to develop a model
33 plan; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; conforming safety
34 requirements to changes made by the act; amending s.
35 1002.421, F.S.; requiring private schools comply with
36 certain statutory provision related to criteria for
37 assigning a student to a civil citation or similar
38 prearrest diversion program; amending s. 1003.5716,
39 F.S.; revising individual education plan requirements
40 for certain students to include a statement of
41 expectations for the transition of behavioral health
42 services needed after high school graduation;
43 requiring parent, student, and agency roles and
44 responsibilities to be specified in a course of action
45 transition plan, as applicable; amending s. 1004.44,
46 F.S.; requiring the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental
47 Health Institute to consult with specified state
48 agencies and convene a workgroup to advise those
49 agencies on the implementation of specified mental
50 health recommendations; requiring the institute to
51 submit a report with administrative and legislative
52 policy recommendations to the Governor and the
53 Legislature by a specified date; authorizing the
54 institute to submit additional reports and
55 recommendations as needed and requested; amending s.
56 1006.07, F.S.; requiring code of student conduct
57 policies to contain prearrest diversion program
58 criteria; specifying requirements applicable to
59 emergency drill policies and procedures; adding threat
60 assessment team membership, training, and procedural
61 requirements; incorporating additional discipline and
62 behavioral incident reports within school safety
63 incident reporting requirements; requiring district
64 school boards to adopt school district emergency event
65 family reunification policies and plans; requiring
66 school-based emergency event family reunification
67 plans to be consistent with school board policy and
68 the school district plan; requiring plans to address
69 specified requirements within the framework of model
70 policies and plans identified by the office; amending
71 s. 1006.09, F.S.; requiring school principals to use a
72 specified system to report school safety incidents;
73 amending s. 1006.12, F.S.; requiring school safety
74 officers to complete specified training to improve
75 knowledge and skills as first responders to certain
76 incidents; specifying county sheriffs’ responsibility
77 for specified training required for school security
78 guards; requiring certain school security guards to
79 meet district background screening requirements and
80 qualification requirements; conforming notification
81 requirements to changes made by the act; clarifying
82 requirements for the assignment of safe school
83 officers at charter schools; amending s.1006.1493,
84 F.S.; revising components that must be assessed by the
85 Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool to include
86 policies and procedures to prepare for and respond to
87 natural or manmade disasters or emergencies; amending
88 s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising requirements that must be
89 met before the distribution of the mental health
90 assistance allocation; providing effective dates.
91
92 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
93
94 Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of section
95 30.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
96 30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations.—
97 (1) Sheriffs, in their respective counties, in person or by
98 deputy, shall:
99 (k) Assist district school boards and charter school
100 governing boards in complying with s. 1006.12. A sheriff must,
101 at a minimum, provide access to a Coach Aaron Feis Guardian
102 Program training to aid in the prevention or abatement of active
103 assailant incidents on school premises, as required under this
104 paragraph. Persons certified as Feis guardian program certified
105 school guardians or Feis guardian program certified school
106 security guards pursuant to this paragraph do not have no
107 authority to act in any law enforcement capacity except to the
108 extent necessary to prevent or abate an active assailant
109 incident.
110 1.a. If a local school board has voted by a majority to
111 implement a Feis guardian program, the sheriff in that county
112 shall establish a Feis guardian program to provide training,
113 pursuant to subparagraph 2., to school district or charter
114 school employees directly; through a contract with an entity
115 selected by the local sheriff, provided that the local sheriff
116 oversees, supervises, and certifies all aspects of the contract
117 governing the Feis guardian program for the local jurisdiction;
118 , either directly or through a contract with another sheriff’s
119 office that has established a Feis guardian program; or through
120 any combination thereof. To facilitate effective training and
121 emergency response in the event of an active assailant
122 situation, a sheriff who contracts with one or more county
123 sheriffs to provide Feis guardian program training and
124 certification for the local school district and charter schools
125 within its county jurisdiction shall notify, in writing, the
126 local district school superintendent and charter school
127 administrators of all county-specific protocols incorporated
128 into the contracted Feis guardian program training and
129 certification requirements.
130 b. A charter school governing board in a school district
131 that has not voted, or has declined, to implement a Feis
132 guardian program may request the sheriff in the county to
133 establish a Feis guardian program for the purpose of training
134 the charter school employees. If the county sheriff denies the
135 request, the charter school governing board may contract with a
136 sheriff that has established a Feis guardian program to provide
137 such training. The charter school governing board must notify,
138 in writing, the superintendent and the sheriff in the charter
139 school’s county of the contract prior to its execution.
140 c. The sheriff conducting the Feis guardian program
141 training pursuant to subparagraph 2. shall will be reimbursed by
142 the Department of Education for screening-related and training
143 related costs for Feis guardian program certified school
144 guardians and Feis guardian program certified school security
145 guards as provided in s. 1006.12(3) and (4), respectively, and
146 for providing a one-time stipend of $500 to each Feis guardian
147 program certified school guardian who participates in the Feis
148 school guardian program as an employee of a school district or
149 charter school.
150 2. A sheriff who establishes a Feis guardian training
151 program shall consult with the Department of Law Enforcement on
152 programmatic guiding principles, practices, and resources, and
153 shall certify, without the power of arrest, Feis guardian
154 program certified as school guardians, without the power of
155 arrest, school employees, as specified in s. 1006.12(3) and Feis
156 guardian program school security guards as specified in s.
157 1006.12(4), who:
158 a. Hold a valid license issued under s. 790.06, applicable
159 to district or school employees serving as Feis guardian program
160 certified school guardians pursuant to s. 1006.12(3); or hold a
161 valid Class “D” and Class “G” license issued under chapter 493,
162 applicable to individuals contracted to serve as Feis guardian
163 program certified school security guards under s. 1006.12(4).
164 b. Complete a 144-hour training program, consisting of 12
165 hours of certified nationally recognized diversity training and
166 132 total hours of comprehensive firearm safety and proficiency
167 training, conducted by Criminal Justice Standards and Training
168 Commission-certified instructors who hold active instructional
169 certifications, which must include:
170 (I) Eighty hours of firearms instruction based on the
171 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission’s Law
172 Enforcement Academy training model, which must include at least
173 10 percent but no more than 20 percent more rounds fired than
174 associated with academy training. Program participants must
175 achieve an 85 percent pass rate on the firearms training.
176 (II) Sixteen hours of instruction in precision pistol.
177 Training must include night and low-light shooting conditions.
178 (III) Eight hours of discretionary shooting instruction
179 using state-of-the-art simulator exercises.
180 (IV) Eight hours of instruction in active shooter or
181 assailant scenarios.
182 (V) Eight hours of instruction in defensive tactics.
183 (VI) Twelve hours of instruction in legal issues.
184 c. Submit to and pass a psychological evaluation
185 administered by a licensed professional psychologist licensed
186 under chapter 490 and designated by the Department of Law
187 Enforcement and submit the results of the evaluation to the
188 sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office must review and approve
189 the results of each applicant’s psychological evaluation before
190 accepting the applicant into the Feis guardian program. The
191 Department of Law Enforcement is authorized to provide the
192 sheriff’s office with mental health and substance abuse data for
193 compliance with this paragraph.
194 d. Submit to and pass an initial drug test and subsequent
195 random drug tests in accordance with the requirements of s.
196 112.0455 and the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office must
197 review and approve the results of each applicant’s drug tests
198 before accepting the applicant into the Feis guardian program.
199 e. Successfully complete ongoing training conducted by a
200 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission-certified
201 instructor who holds an active instructional certification,
202 weapon inspection, and firearm qualification on at least an
203 annual basis, as required by the sheriff’s office.
204
205 The sheriff who conducts the Feis guardian program training
206 pursuant to this paragraph shall issue a Feis school guardian
207 program certificate to individuals who meet the requirements of
208 this section to the satisfaction of the sheriff, and shall
209 maintain documentation of weapon and equipment inspections, as
210 well as the training, certification, inspection, and
211 qualification records of each Feis guardian program certified
212 school guardian and Feis guardian program certified school
213 security guard certified by the sheriff. An individual who is
214 certified under this paragraph may serve as a Feis guardian
215 program certified school guardian under s. 1006.12(3) or a Feis
216 guardian program certified school security guard under s.
217 1006.12(4) only if he or she is appointed by the applicable
218 district school superintendent school district superintendent or
219 charter school administrator principal.
220 Section 2. Effective October 1, 2020, paragraph (c) is
221 added to subsection (2) of section 943.082, Florida Statutes, to
222 read:
223 943.082 School Safety Awareness Program.—
224 (2) The reporting tool must notify the reporting party of
225 the following information:
226 (c) That, if following investigation, it is determined that
227 a person knowingly submitted a false tip through FortifyFL, the
228 IP address of the device on which the tip was submitted will be
229 provided to law enforcement agencies for further investigation
230 and the reporting party may be subject to criminal penalties
231 under s. 837.05. In all other circumstances, unless the
232 reporting party has chosen to disclose his or her identity, the
233 report must remain anonymous.
234 Section 3. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (a) of
235 subsection (2) of section 943.687, Florida Statutes, is amended
236 to read:
237 943.687 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety
238 Commission.—
239 (2)(a)1. The commission shall convene no later than June 1,
240 2018, and shall be composed of 16 members. Five members shall be
241 appointed by the President of the Senate, five members shall be
242 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
243 five members shall be appointed by the Governor. From the
244 members of the commission, the Governor shall appoint the chair.
245 Appointments must be made by April 30, 2018. The Commissioner of
246 the Department of Law Enforcement shall serve as a member of the
247 commission. The Secretary of Children and Families, the
248 Secretary of Juvenile Justice, the Secretary of Health Care
249 Administration, and the Commissioner of Education shall serve as
250 ex officio, nonvoting members of the commission. Members shall
251 serve at the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member. A
252 vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as
253 the original appointment.
254 2. In addition to the membership requirements of
255 subparagraph 1., beginning June 1, 2020, the commission shall
256 include three additional members selected from among the state’s
257 actively serving district school superintendents, school
258 principals, and classroom teachers. The additional members must
259 be appointed by May 30, 2020, one each by the Governor, the
260 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
261 Representatives. Thereafter, to the extent possible, future
262 appointments to fill vacancies or replace members of the
263 commission must give consideration to achieving an equal balance
264 of school district, law enforcement, and health care
265 professional representation which reflects the cultural
266 diversity of the state.
267 Section 4. Paragraphs (c) and (f) of subsection (2) of
268 section 985.12, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
269 985.12 Civil citation or similar prearrest diversion
270 programs.—
271 (2) JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CIVIL CITATION OR SIMILAR PREARREST
272 DIVERSION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND OPERATION.—
273 (c) The state attorney of each circuit shall operate a
274 civil citation or similar prearrest diversion program in each
275 circuit. A sheriff, police department, county, municipality,
276 locally authorized entity, or public or private educational
277 institution may continue to operate an independent civil
278 citation or similar prearrest diversion program that is in
279 operation as of October 1, 2018, if the independent program is
280 reviewed by the state attorney of the applicable circuit and he
281 or she determines that the independent program is substantially
282 similar to the civil citation or similar prearrest diversion
283 program developed by the circuit. If the state attorney
284 determines that the independent program is not substantially
285 similar to the civil citation or similar prearrest diversion
286 program developed by the circuit, the operator of the
287 independent diversion program may revise the program and the
288 state attorney may conduct an additional review of the
289 independent program. The department and the state attorney of
290 each judicial circuit shall monitor and enforce compliance with
291 school-based diversion program requirements.
292 (f) Each civil citation or similar prearrest diversion
293 program shall enter the appropriate youth data into the Juvenile
294 Justice Information System Prevention Web within 7 days after
295 the admission of the youth into the program. Beginning in fiscal
296 year 2021-2022, law enforcement officers must have field access
297 to civil citation and prearrest diversion information.
298 Section 5. Subsection (9) of section 1001.11, Florida
299 Statutes, is amended to read:
300 1001.11 Commissioner of Education; other duties.—
301 (9) With the intent of ensuring safe learning and teaching
302 environments, the commissioner shall oversee compliance with
303 education-related health, the safety, welfare, and security
304 requirements of law the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
305 Public Safety Act, chapter 2018-3, Laws of Florida, by school
306 districts; district school superintendents; and public schools,
307 including charter schools; and other entities or constituencies
308 as may be applicable. The commissioner shall must facilitate
309 public and nonpublic school compliance to the maximum extent
310 provided under law, identify incidents of material
311 noncompliance, and impose or recommend to the State Board of
312 Education, the Governor, or the Legislature enforcement and
313 sanctioning actions pursuant to s. 1001.42, s. 1001.51, chapter
314 1002, and s. 1008.32, and other authority granted under law. For
315 purposes of this subsection, s. 1001.42(13)(b), and s.
316 1001.51(12)(b), the duties assigned to a district school
317 superintendent apply to charter school administrative personnel
318 as defined in s. 1012.01(3), and charter school governing boards
319 shall designate at least one administrator to be responsible for
320 such duties. The duties assigned to a district school board
321 apply to a charter school governing board.
322 Section 6. Present subsections (14) and (15) of section
323 1001.212, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (16)
324 and (17), respectively, new subsections (14) and (15) are added
325 to that section, and subsections (2), (4), (6), and (8) of that
326 section are amended, to read:
327 1001.212 Office of Safe Schools.—There is created in the
328 Department of Education the Office of Safe Schools. The office
329 is fully accountable to the Commissioner of Education. The
330 office shall serve as a central repository for best practices,
331 training standards, and compliance oversight in all matters
332 regarding school safety and security, including prevention
333 efforts, intervention efforts, and emergency preparedness
334 planning. The office shall:
335 (2) Provide ongoing professional development opportunities
336 to school district and charter school personnel.
337 (4) Develop and implement a School Safety Specialist
338 Training Program for school safety specialists appointed
339 pursuant to s. 1006.07(6). The office shall develop the training
340 program, which shall be based on national and state best
341 practices on school safety and security and must include active
342 shooter training. Training must be developed in consultation
343 with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and include
344 information about federal and state laws regarding education
345 records, medical records, data privacy, and incident reporting
346 requirements, particularly with respect to behavioral threat
347 assessment and emergency planning and response procedures. The
348 office shall develop training modules in traditional or online
349 formats. A school safety specialist certificate of completion
350 shall be awarded to a school safety specialist who
351 satisfactorily completes the training required by rules of the
352 office.
353 (6) Coordinate with the Department of Law Enforcement to
354 provide a unified search tool, known as the Florida Schools
355 Safety Portal, centralized integrated data repository and data
356 analytics resources to improve access to timely, complete, and
357 accurate information integrating data from, at a minimum, but
358 not limited to, the following data sources by August 1, 2019:
359 (a) Social media Internet posts;
360 (b) Department of Children and Families;
361 (c) Department of Law Enforcement;
362 (d) Department of Juvenile Justice;
363 (e) Mobile suspicious activity reporting tool known as
364 FortifyFL;
365 (f) School environmental safety incident reports collected
366 under subsection (8); and
367 (g) Local law enforcement.
368
369 Data that is exempt or confidential and exempt from public
370 records requirements retains its exempt or confidential and
371 exempt status when incorporated into the centralized integrated
372 data repository. To maintain the confidentiality requirements
373 attached to the information provided to the centralized
374 integrated data repository by the various state and local
375 agencies, data governance and security shall ensure compliance
376 with all applicable state and federal data privacy requirements
377 through the use of user authorization and role-based security,
378 data anonymization and aggregation and auditing capabilities. To
379 maintain the confidentiality requirements attached to the
380 information provided to the centralized integrated data
381 repository by the various state and local agencies, each source
382 agency providing data to the repository shall be the sole
383 custodian of the data for the purpose of any request for
384 inspection or copies thereof under chapter 119. The department
385 shall only allow access to data from the source agencies in
386 accordance with rules adopted by the respective source agencies
387 and the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
388 Criminal Justice Information Services security policy, where
389 applicable.
390 (8) Oversee, facilitate, and coordinate district and school
391 compliance with school safety incident reporting requirements in
392 accordance with rules adopted by the state board enacting the
393 school safety incident reporting requirements of this
394 subsection, s. 1006.07(9), and other statutory safety incident
395 reporting requirements. The office shall:
396 (a) Provide technical assistance to school districts and
397 charter school governing boards and administrators for school
398 environmental safety incident reporting as required under s.
399 1006.07(9).
400 (b) The office shall Collect data through school
401 environmental safety incident reports on incidents involving any
402 person which occur on school premises, on school transportation,
403 and at off-campus, school-sponsored events.
404 (c) Review and evaluate safety incident reports of each The
405 office shall review and evaluate school district and charter
406 school and other entities, as may be required by law, reports to
407 ensure compliance with reporting requirements. The office shall
408 timely notify the commissioner of all incidents of material
409 noncompliance for purposes of invoking the commissioner’s
410 responsibilities provided under s. 1001.11(9). Upon notification
411 by the commissioner department that a superintendent or charter
412 school administrator has, based on clear and convincing
413 evidence, failed to comply with the requirements of s.
414 1006.07(9), the district school board or charter school
415 governing board, as applicable, shall withhold further payment
416 of his or her salary as authorized under s. 1001.42(13)(b) and
417 impose other appropriate sanctions that the commissioner or
418 state board by law may impose, pending demonstration of full
419 compliance.
420 (14) Maintain a current directory of public and private
421 school-based diversion programs and cooperate with each judicial
422 circuit and the Department of Juvenile Justice to facilitate
423 their efforts to monitor and enforce each governing body’s
424 compliance with s. 985.12.
425 (15) Develop, in coordination with the Division of
426 Emergency Management, other federal, state, and local law
427 enforcement agencies, fire and rescue agencies, and first
428 responder agencies, a model emergency event family reunification
429 plan for use by child care facilities, public K-12 schools, and
430 public postsecondary institutions that are closed or
431 unexpectedly evacuated due to natural or manmade disasters or
432 emergencies.
433 Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (16) of section
434 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
435 1002.33 Charter schools.—
436 (16) EXEMPTION FROM STATUTES.—
437 (b) Additionally, a charter school shall demonstrate and
438 certify in its contract, and if necessary through addendum to
439 its contract, the charter school’s be in compliance with the
440 following statutes:
441 1. Section 286.011, relating to public meetings and
442 records, public inspection, and criminal and civil penalties.
443 2. Chapter 119, relating to public records.
444 3. Section 1003.03, relating to the maximum class size,
445 except that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s.
446 1003.03 shall be the average at the school level.
447 4. Section 1012.22(1)(c), relating to compensation and
448 salary schedules.
449 5. Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions.
450 6. Section 1012.335, relating to contracts with
451 instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011.
452 7. Section 1012.34, relating to the substantive
453 requirements for performance evaluations for instructional
454 personnel and school administrators.
455 8. Section 1006.12, relating to safe-school officers.
456 9. Section 1006.07(7), relating to threat assessment teams.
457 10. Section 1006.07(9), relating to school Environmental
458 safety incident reporting.
459 11. Section 1006.1493, relating to the Florida Safe Schools
460 Assessment Tool.
461 12. Section 1006.07(6)(c), relating to adopting an active
462 assailant response plan.
463 13. Section 943.082(4)(b), relating to the mobile
464 suspicious activity reporting tool.
465 14. Section 1012.584, relating to youth mental health
466 awareness and assistance training.
467 15. Section 1006.07(4), relating to emergency drills and
468 emergency procedures.
469 16. Section 1006.07(2)(n), relating to criteria for
470 assigning a student to a civil citation or similar prearrest
471 diversion program.
472 Section 8. Paragraph (r) is added to subsection (1) of
473 section 1002.421, Florida Statutes to read:
474 1002.421 State school choice scholarship program
475 accountability and oversight.—
476 (1) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.—A private
477 school participating in an educational scholarship program
478 established pursuant to this chapter must be a private school as
479 defined in s. 1002.01(2) in this state, be registered, and be in
480 compliance with all requirements of this section in addition to
481 private school requirements outlined in s. 1002.42, specific
482 requirements identified within respective scholarship program
483 laws, and other provisions of Florida law that apply to private
484 schools, and must:
485 (r) Comply with section 1006.07(2)(n), Florida Statutes.
486
487 The department shall suspend the payment of funds to a private
488 school that knowingly fails to comply with this subsection, and
489 shall prohibit the school from enrolling new scholarship
490 students, for 1 fiscal year and until the school complies. If a
491 private school fails to meet the requirements of this subsection
492 or has consecutive years of material exceptions listed in the
493 report required under paragraph (q), the commissioner may
494 determine that the private school is ineligible to participate
495 in a scholarship program.
496 Section 9. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (2) of
497 section 1003.5716, Florida Statutes, to read:
498 1003.5716 Transition to postsecondary education and career
499 opportunities.—All students with disabilities who are 3 years of
500 age to 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate
501 public education. As used in this section, the term “IEP” means
502 individual education plan.
503 (2) Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect
504 when the student attains the age of 16, or younger if determined
505 appropriate by the parent and the IEP team, the IEP must include
506 the following statements that must be updated annually:
507 (d) Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, a statement of
508 post-high school performance expectations which includes a
509 proposed transition plan that facilitates continuity of care and
510 coordination of any behavioral health services needed to assist
511 the student in reaching those expectations. The statement must
512 also specify parent, student, and agency roles and
513 responsibilities pertaining to the provision and funding of
514 specified transition services, as applicable.
515 Section 10. Effective upon becoming a law, subsection (5)
516 is added to section 1004.44, Florida Statutes, to read:
517 1004.44 Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute.
518 There is established the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health
519 Institute within the University of South Florida.
520 (5) In consultation with the Department of Children and
521 Families, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department
522 of Education, the institute shall convene a workgroup of
523 practitioners and experts to review, evaluate, and provide
524 implementation guidance on the mental health-related findings
525 and recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
526 Public Safety Commission, as approved in reports submitted
527 pursuant to s. 943.687. The workgroup shall analyze, evaluate,
528 and identify regulatory or legislative actions necessary to
529 facilitate implementation of each recommendation. By August 1,
530 2020, the institute shall submit to the Governor, the President
531 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
532 an initial summary report of activities, specific policy and
533 budget recommendations, including draft legislation and
534 associated fiscal impact statements, and other information and
535 policy or administrative recommendations to improve the state’s
536 mental health system of care. The institute must continue to
537 monitor commission activities and coordinate with agency
538 partners to advise them on implementation activities, and may
539 submit subsequent reports and recommendations on an annual basis
540 or as requested. This subsection shall expire July 1, 2024.
541 Section 11. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4), paragraph (a)
542 of subsection (6), paragraph (a) of subsection (7), and
543 subsection (9) of section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, are
544 amended, and paragraph (n) of subsection (2), paragraph (d) of
545 subsection (4), and subsection (10) are added to that section,
546 to read:
547 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student
548 discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall
549 provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the
550 attendance and control of students at school, and for proper
551 attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the
552 welfare of students, including:
553 (2) CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT.—Adopt a code of student
554 conduct for elementary schools and a code of student conduct for
555 middle and high schools and distribute the appropriate code to
556 all teachers, school personnel, students, and parents, at the
557 beginning of every school year. Each code shall be organized and
558 written in language that is understandable to students and
559 parents and shall be discussed at the beginning of every school
560 year in student classes, school advisory council meetings, and
561 parent and teacher association or organization meetings. Each
562 code shall be based on the rules governing student conduct and
563 discipline adopted by the district school board and shall be
564 made available in the student handbook or similar publication.
565 Each code shall include, but is not limited to:
566 (n) Criteria for assigning a student to a civil citation or
567 similar prearrest diversion program that is an alternative to
568 expulsion or referral to law enforcement agencies. All civil
569 citation or similar prearrest diversion programs must comply
570 with s. 985.12.
571 (4) EMERGENCY DRILLS; EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.—
572 (a) Formulate and prescribe policies and procedures, in
573 consultation with the appropriate public safety agencies, for
574 emergency drills and for actual emergencies, including, but not
575 limited to, fires, natural disasters, active shooter and hostage
576 situations, and bomb threats, for all students and faculty at
577 all public schools of the district comprised of grades K-12.
578 Drills for active shooter and hostage situations shall be
579 conducted in accordance with developmentally appropriate and
580 age-appropriate procedures at least as often as other emergency
581 drills. Law enforcement officers responsible for responding to
582 the school in the event of an active assailant emergency, as
583 determined necessary by the sheriff in coordination with the
584 district’s school safety specialist, must be physically present
585 on campus and directly involved in the execution of active
586 assailant emergency drills. District school board policies shall
587 include commonly used alarm system responses for specific types
588 of emergencies and verification by each school that drills have
589 been provided as required by law and fire protection codes and
590 may provide accommodations for drills conducted by ESE centers.
591 The emergency response policy shall identify the individuals
592 responsible for contacting the primary emergency response agency
593 and the emergency response agency that is responsible for
594 notifying the school district for each type of emergency.
595 (d) Consistent with subsection (10), as a component of
596 emergency procedures, each district school board and charter
597 school governing board must adopt, in coordination with local
598 law enforcement agencies, an emergency event family
599 reunification plan to reunite students and employees with their
600 families in the event of a mass casualty or other emergency
601 event situation.
602 (6) SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.—Each district
603 school superintendent shall establish policies and procedures
604 for the prevention of violence on school grounds, including the
605 assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior
606 poses a threat to the safety of the school community.
607 (a) Each district school superintendent shall designate a
608 school safety specialist for the district. The school safety
609 specialist must be a school administrator employed by the school
610 district or a law enforcement officer employed by the sheriff’s
611 office located in the school district. Any school safety
612 specialist designated from the sheriff’s office must first be
613 authorized and approved by the sheriff employing the law
614 enforcement officer. Any school safety specialist designated
615 from the sheriff’s office remains the employee of the office for
616 purposes of compensation, insurance, workers’ compensation, and
617 other benefits authorized by law for a law enforcement officer
618 employed by the sheriff’s office. The sheriff and the school
619 superintendent may determine by agreement the reimbursement for
620 such costs, or may share the costs, associated with employment
621 of the law enforcement officer as a school safety specialist.
622 The school safety specialist must earn a certificate of
623 completion of the school safety specialist training provided by
624 the Office of Safe Schools within 1 year after appointment and
625 is responsible for the supervision and oversight for all school
626 safety and security personnel, policies, and procedures in the
627 school district. The school safety specialist shall:
628 1. Review school district policies and procedures for
629 compliance with state law and rules, including the district’s
630 timely and accurate submission of school environmental safety
631 incident reports to the department pursuant to s. 1001.212(8).
632 2. Provide the necessary training and resources to students
633 and school district staff in matters relating to youth mental
634 health awareness and assistance; emergency procedures, including
635 active shooter training; and school safety and security.
636 3. Serve as the school district liaison with local public
637 safety agencies and national, state, and community agencies and
638 organizations in matters of school safety and security.
639 4. In collaboration with the appropriate public safety
640 agencies, as that term is defined in s. 365.171, by October 1 of
641 each year, conduct a school security risk assessment at each
642 public school using the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool
643 developed by the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s.
644 1006.1493. Based on the assessment findings, the district’s
645 school safety specialist shall provide recommendations to the
646 district school superintendent and the district school board
647 which identify strategies and activities that the district
648 school board should implement in order to address the findings
649 and improve school safety and security. Each district school
650 board must receive such findings and the school safety
651 specialist’s recommendations at a publicly noticed district
652 school board meeting to provide the public an opportunity to
653 hear the district school board members discuss and take action
654 on the findings and recommendations. Each school safety
655 specialist shall report such findings and school board action to
656 the Office of Safe Schools within 30 days after the district
657 school board meeting.
658 (7) THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS.—Each district school board
659 shall adopt policies for the establishment of threat assessment
660 teams at each school whose duties include the coordination of
661 resources and assessment and intervention with individuals whose
662 behavior may pose a threat to the safety of school staff or
663 students consistent with the model policies developed by the
664 Office of Safe Schools. Such policies must include procedures
665 for referrals to mental health services identified by the school
666 district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4), when appropriate, and
667 procedures for behavioral threat assessments in compliance with
668 the instrument developed pursuant to s. 1001.212(12).
669 (a) A threat assessment team shall include a sworn law
670 enforcement officer who has undergone threat assessment training
671 identified by the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s.
672 1001.212, and persons with expertise in counseling, instruction,
673 and school administration, and law enforcement. All required
674 members of the threat assessment team must be involved in the
675 threat assessment process, from start to finish, including the
676 determination of the final disposition decision. The threat
677 assessment teams shall identify members of the school community
678 to whom threatening behavior should be reported and provide
679 guidance to students, faculty, and staff regarding recognition
680 of threatening or aberrant behavior that may represent a threat
681 to the community, school, or self. Upon the availability of the
682 behavioral threat assessment instrument developed pursuant to s.
683 1001.212(12), the threat assessment team shall use that
684 instrument.
685 (9) SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INCIDENT REPORTING.—Each
686 district school board shall adopt policies to ensure the
687 accurate and timely reporting of incidents related to school
688 safety and discipline. For purposes of s. 1001.212(8) and this
689 subsection, incidents related to school safety and discipline
690 include incidents reported pursuant to ss. 1006.09, 1006.13,
691 1006.135, 1006.147, and 1006.148. The district school
692 superintendent is responsible for school environmental safety
693 incident reporting. A district school superintendent who fails
694 to comply with this subsection is subject to the penalties
695 specified in law, including, but not limited to, s.
696 1001.42(13)(b) or s. 1001.51(12)(b), as applicable. The State
697 Board of Education shall adopt rules establishing the
698 requirements for the school environmental safety incident
699 reporting report.
700 (10) EMERGENCY EVENT FAMILY REUNIFICATION POLICIES AND
701 PLANS.—By August 1, 2021, each district school board shall adopt
702 a school district emergency event family reunification policy
703 establishing elements and requirements for a school district
704 emergency event family reunification plan and individual school
705 based emergency event family reunification plans for the purpose
706 of reuniting students and employees with their families in the
707 event of a mass casualty or other emergency event situation.
708 (a) School district policies and plans must be coordinated
709 with the county sheriff and local law enforcement. School-based
710 plans must be consistent with school board policy and the school
711 district plan. The school board is encouraged to apply model
712 mass casualty death notification and reunification policies and
713 practices referenced in reports published pursuant to s. 943.687
714 and as developed by the Office of Safe Schools.
715 (b) Minimally, plans must identify potential reunification
716 sites and ensure a unified command at each site, identify
717 equipment needs, provide multiple methods of communication with
718 family members of students and staff, address training for
719 employees, and provide multiple methods to aid law enforcement
720 in identification of students and staff, including written
721 backup documents.
722 Section 12. Subsection (6) of section 1006.09, Florida
723 Statutes, is amended to read:
724 1006.09 Duties of school principal relating to student
725 discipline and school safety.—
726 (6) Each school principal must ensure that standardized
727 forms prescribed by rule of the State Board of Education are
728 used to report data concerning school safety and discipline to
729 the department through the School Environmental Safety Incident
730 Reporting (SESIR) System. The school principal must develop a
731 plan to verify the accuracy of reported incidents.
732 Section 13. Section 1006.12, Florida Statutes, is amended
733 to read:
734 1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school.—For the
735 protection and safety of school personnel, property, students,
736 and visitors, each district school board and district school
737 superintendent school district superintendent shall partner with
738 law enforcement agencies or security agencies to establish or
739 assign one or more safe-school officers at each school facility
740 within the district, including charter schools. A district
741 school board must collaborate with charter school governing
742 boards to facilitate charter school access to all safe-school
743 officer options available under this section. The school
744 district may implement one or more any combination of the
745 options specified in subsections (1)-(4) to best meet the needs
746 of the school district and charter schools.
747 (1) SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.—A school
748 district may establish school resource officer programs through
749 a cooperative agreement with law enforcement agencies.
750 (a) Sworn law enforcement school resource officers shall
751 undergo criminal background checks, drug testing, and a
752 psychological evaluation and be certified law enforcement
753 officers, as defined in s. 943.10(1), who are employed by a law
754 enforcement agency as defined in s. 943.10(4). The powers and
755 duties of a law enforcement officer shall continue throughout
756 the employee’s tenure as a sworn law enforcement school resource
757 officer.
758 (b) Sworn law enforcement school resource officers shall
759 abide by district school board policies and shall consult with
760 and coordinate activities through the school principal, but
761 shall be responsible to the law enforcement agency in all
762 matters relating to employment, subject to agreements between a
763 district school board and a law enforcement agency. Activities
764 conducted by the sworn law enforcement school resource officer
765 which are part of the regular instructional program of the
766 school shall be under the direction of the school principal.
767 (c) Sworn law enforcement school resource officers shall
768 complete mental health crisis intervention training using a
769 curriculum developed by a national organization with expertise
770 in mental health crisis intervention. The training shall improve
771 officers’ knowledge and skills as first responders to incidents
772 involving students with emotional disturbance or mental illness,
773 including de-escalation skills to ensure student and officer
774 safety.
775 (2) SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICER.—A school
776 district may commission one or more sworn law enforcement school
777 safety officers for the protection and safety of school
778 personnel, property, and students within the school district.
779 The district school superintendent may recommend, and the
780 district school board may appoint, one or more sworn law
781 enforcement school safety officers.
782 (a) Sworn law enforcement school safety officers shall
783 undergo criminal background checks, drug testing, and a
784 psychological evaluation and be law enforcement officers, as
785 defined in s. 943.10(1), certified under the provisions of
786 chapter 943 and employed by either a law enforcement agency or
787 by the district school board. If the officer is employed by the
788 district school board, the district school board is the
789 employing agency for purposes of chapter 943, and must comply
790 with the provisions of that chapter.
791 (b) A sworn law enforcement school safety officer has and
792 shall exercise the power to make arrests for violations of law
793 on district school board property or on property owned or leased
794 by a charter school under the charter contract, as applicable,
795 and to arrest persons, whether on or off such property, who
796 violate any law on such property under the same conditions that
797 deputy sheriffs are authorized to make arrests. A sworn law
798 enforcement school safety officer has the authority to carry
799 weapons when performing his or her official duties.
800 (c) A district school board may enter into mutual aid
801 agreements with one or more law enforcement agencies as provided
802 in chapter 23. A sworn law enforcement school safety officer’s
803 salary may be paid jointly by the district school board and the
804 law enforcement agency, as mutually agreed to.
805 (d) Sworn law enforcement school safety officers shall
806 complete mental health crisis intervention training using a
807 curriculum developed by a national organization with expertise
808 in mental health crisis intervention. The training must improve
809 officers’ knowledge and skills as first responders to incidents
810 involving students with emotional disturbance or mental illness,
811 including de-escalation skills to ensure student and officer
812 safety.
813 (3) FEIS GUARDIAN PROGRAM CERTIFIED SCHOOL GUARDIAN.—At the
814 school district’s or the charter school governing board’s
815 discretion, as applicable, pursuant to s. 30.15, a school
816 district or charter school governing board may participate in
817 the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program to meet the requirement of
818 establishing a safe-school officer. The following individuals
819 may serve as a Feis guardian program certified school guardian,
820 in support of school-sanctioned activities for purposes of s.
821 790.115, upon satisfactory completion of the requirements under
822 s. 30.15(1)(k) and certification by a sheriff:
823 (a) A school district employee or personnel, as defined
824 under s. 1012.01, or a charter school employee, as provided
825 under s. 1002.33(12)(a), who volunteers to serve as a Feis
826 guardian program certified school guardian in addition to his or
827 her official job duties; or
828 (b) An employee of a school district or a charter school
829 who is hired for the specific purpose of serving as a Feis
830 guardian program certified school guardian.
831 (4) FEIS GUARDIAN PROGRAM CERTIFIED SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD.
832 A school district or charter school governing board may contract
833 with a security agency as defined in s. 493.6101(18) to employ
834 as a Feis guardian program certified school security guard an
835 individual who holds a Class “D” and Class “G” license pursuant
836 to chapter 493, provided the following training and contractual
837 conditions are met:
838 (a) An individual who serves as a Feis guardian program
839 certified school security guard, for purposes of satisfying the
840 requirements of this section, must:
841 1. Demonstrate satisfactory completion of all training
842 program requirements of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program,
843 as provided and certified by a county sheriff, 144 hours of
844 required training pursuant to s. 30.15(1)(k)2.
845 2. Submit to and pass a psychological evaluation
846 administered by a licensed professional psychologist licensed
847 under chapter 490 and designated by the Department of Law
848 Enforcement and submit the results of the evaluation to the
849 sheriff’s office, school district, or charter school governing
850 board, as applicable. The sheriff’s office must review and
851 approve the results of each applicant’s psychological evaluation
852 before accepting the applicant into the Feis guardian program.
853 The Department of Law Enforcement is authorized to provide the
854 sheriff’s office, school district, or charter school governing
855 board with mental health and substance abuse data for compliance
856 with this paragraph.
857 3. Submit to and pass an initial drug test and subsequent
858 random drug tests in accordance with the requirements of s.
859 112.0455 and the sheriff’s office, school district, or charter
860 school governing board, as applicable. The sheriff’s office must
861 review and approve the results of each applicant’s drug tests
862 before accepting the applicant into the Feis guardian program.
863 4. Successfully complete ongoing training, weapon
864 inspection, and firearm qualification on at least an annual
865 basis, as required by the sheriff’s office and provide
866 documentation to the sheriff’s office, school district, or
867 charter school governing board, as applicable.
868 (b) The contract between a security agency and a school
869 district or a charter school governing board regarding
870 requirements applicable to Feis guardian program certified
871 school security guards serving in the capacity of a safe-school
872 officer for purposes of satisfying the requirements of this
873 section shall define the county sheriff or sheriffs entity or
874 entities responsible for Feis guardian program training and the
875 responsibilities for maintaining records relating to training,
876 inspection, and firearm qualification; and define conditions,
877 requirements, costs, and responsibilities necessary to satisfy
878 the background screening requirements of paragraph (d).
879 (c) Feis guardian program certified school security guards
880 serving in the capacity of a safe-school officer pursuant to
881 this subsection are in support of school-sanctioned activities
882 for purposes of s. 790.115, and must aid in the prevention or
883 abatement of active assailant incidents on school premises.
884 (d) A Feis guardian program certified school security guard
885 serving in the capacity of a safe-school officer pursuant to
886 this subsection is considered to be a “noninstructional
887 contractor” subject to the background screening requirements of
888 s. 1012.465, as they apply to each applicable school district or
889 charter school, and these requirements must be satisfied before
890 the Feis guardian program certified school security guard is
891 given access to school grounds.
892 (5) NOTIFICATION.—The school district superintendent or
893 charter school administrator shall notify the county sheriff and
894 the Office of Safe Schools immediately after, but no later than
895 72 hours after:
896 (a) A safe-school officer is dismissed for misconduct or is
897 otherwise disciplined.
898 (b) A safe-school officer discharges his or her firearm in
899 the exercise of the safe-school officer’s duties, other than for
900 training purposes.
901 (6) EXEMPTION.—Any information that would identify whether
902 a particular individual has been appointed as a safe-school
903 officer pursuant to this section held by a law enforcement
904 agency, school district, or charter school is exempt from s.
905 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
906 subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act
907 in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October
908 2, 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
909 reenactment by the Legislature.
910
911 If a district school board, through its adopted policies,
912 procedures, or actions, denies a charter school access to any
913 safe-school officer options pursuant to this section, the school
914 district must assign a sworn law enforcement school resource
915 officer or sworn law enforcement school safety officer to the
916 charter school. Under such circumstances, the charter school’s
917 share of the costs of the sworn law enforcement school resource
918 officer or sworn law enforcement school safety officer may not
919 exceed the safe school allocation funds provided to the charter
920 school pursuant to s. 1011.62(15) and shall be retained by the
921 school district. Nothing in this provision shall operate to
922 require a charter school to contract with the school district
923 for the provision of a sworn law enforcement school resource
924 officer or a sworn law enforcement school safety officer. At the
925 election of the charter school, the charter school may waive the
926 school district’s obligation to assign a sworn law enforcement
927 school resource officer or sworn law enforcement school safety
928 officer, and the charter school may retain its safe school
929 allocation funds.
930 Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
931 1006.1493, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
932 1006.1493 Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool.—
933 (2) The FSSAT must help school officials identify threats,
934 vulnerabilities, and appropriate safety controls for the schools
935 that they supervise, pursuant to the security risk assessment
936 requirements of s. 1006.07(6).
937 (a) At a minimum, the FSSAT must address all of the
938 following components:
939 1. School emergency and crisis preparedness planning;
940 2. Security, crime, and violence prevention policies and
941 procedures;
942 3. Physical security measures;
943 4. Professional development training needs;
944 5. An examination of support service roles in school
945 safety, security, and emergency planning;
946 6. School security and school police staffing, operational
947 practices, and related services;
948 7. School and community collaboration on school safety; and
949 8. A return on investment analysis of the recommended
950 physical security controls and;.
951 9. Policies and procedures to prepare for and respond to
952 natural or manmade disasters or emergencies, including plans to
953 reunite students and employees with families after a school is
954 closed or unexpectedly evacuated due to such disasters or
955 emergencies.
956 Section 15. Subsection (16) of section 1011.62, Florida
957 Statutes, is amended to read:
958 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
959 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
960 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
961 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
962 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
963 follows:
964 (16) MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE ALLOCATION.—The mental health
965 assistance allocation is created to provide funding to assist
966 school districts in establishing or expanding school-based
967 mental health care; train educators and other school staff in
968 detecting and responding to mental health issues; and connect
969 children, youth, and families who may experience behavioral
970 health issues with appropriate services. These funds shall be
971 allocated annually in the General Appropriations Act or other
972 law to each eligible school district. Each school district shall
973 receive a minimum of $100,000, with the remaining balance
974 allocated based on each school district’s proportionate share of
975 the state’s total unweighted full-time equivalent student
976 enrollment. Charter schools that submit a plan separate from the
977 school district are entitled to a proportionate share of
978 district funding. The allocated funds may not supplant funds
979 that are provided for this purpose from other operating funds
980 and may not be used to increase salaries or provide bonuses.
981 School districts are encouraged to maximize third-party health
982 insurance benefits and Medicaid claiming for services, where
983 appropriate.
984 (a) Before the distribution of the allocation:
985 1. The school district shall must develop and submit a
986 detailed plan outlining the local program and planned
987 expenditures to the district school board for approval. The This
988 plan, which must include input from school and community
989 stakeholders, applies to all district schools, including charter
990 schools, unless a charter school elects to submit a plan
991 independently from the school district pursuant to subparagraph
992 2.
993 2. A charter school may develop and submit a detailed plan
994 outlining the local program and planned expenditures to its
995 governing body for approval. After the plan is approved by the
996 governing body, it must be provided to the charter school’s
997 sponsor.
998 (b) The plans required under paragraph (a) must be focused
999 on a multitiered system of supports to deliver evidence-based
1000 mental health care assessment, diagnosis, intervention,
1001 treatment, and recovery services to students with one or more
1002 mental health or co-occurring substance abuse diagnoses and to
1003 students at high risk of such diagnoses. The provision of these
1004 services must be coordinated with a student’s primary mental
1005 health care provider and with other mental health providers
1006 involved in the student’s care. At a minimum, the plans must
1007 include the following elements:
1008 1. Direct employment of school-based mental health services
1009 providers to expand and enhance school-based student services
1010 and to reduce the ratio of students to staff in order to better
1011 align with nationally recommended ratio models. These providers
1012 include, but are not limited to, certified school counselors,
1013 school psychologists, school social workers, and other licensed
1014 mental health professionals. The plan also must establish
1015 identify strategies to increase the amount of time that school
1016 based student services personnel spend providing direct services
1017 to students, which may include the review and revision of
1018 district staffing resource allocations based on school or
1019 student mental health assistance needs.
1020 2. Contracts or interagency agreements with one or more
1021 local community behavioral health providers or providers of
1022 Community Action Team services to provide a behavioral health
1023 staff presence and services at district schools. Services may
1024 include, but are not limited to, mental health screenings and
1025 assessments, individual counseling, family counseling, group
1026 counseling, psychiatric or psychological services, trauma
1027 informed care, mobile crisis services, and behavior
1028 modification. These behavioral health services may be provided
1029 on or off the school campus and may be supplemented by
1030 telehealth.
1031 3. Policies and procedures, including contracts with
1032 service providers, which will ensure that students who are
1033 referred to a school-based or community-based mental health
1034 service provider for mental health screening for the
1035 identification of mental health concerns and ensure that the
1036 assessment of students at risk for mental health disorders
1037 occurs within 15 days of referral. School-based mental health
1038 services must be initiated within 15 days after identification
1039 and assessment, and support by community-based mental health
1040 service providers for students who are referred for community
1041 based mental health services must be initiated within 30 days
1042 after the school or district makes a referral.
1043 4. Mental health policies and procedures that implement and
1044 support all of the following elements:
1045 a. Universal supports to promote psychological well-being
1046 and safe and supportive environments.
1047 b. Evidence-based strategies or programs to reduce the
1048 likelihood of at-risk students developing social, emotional, or
1049 behavioral health problems, depression, anxiety disorders,
1050 suicidal tendencies, or substance use disorders.
1051 c.5. Strategies to improve the early identification of
1052 social, emotional, or behavioral problems or substance use
1053 disorders; provide, to improve the provision of early
1054 intervention services;, and to assist students in dealing with
1055 trauma and violence.
1056 d. Methods for responding to a student with suicidal
1057 ideation, including training in suicide risk assessment and the
1058 use of suicide awareness, prevention, and screening instruments
1059 developed under s. 1012.583; adoption of guidelines for
1060 informing parents of suicide risk; and implementation of board
1061 policies for initiating involuntary examination of students at
1062 risk of suicide.
1063 e. A school crisis response plan that includes strategies
1064 for the prevention of, preparation for, response to, and
1065 recovery from a range of school crises. The plan must establish
1066 or coordinate the implementation of district-level and school
1067 level crisis response teams whose membership includes, but is
1068 not limited to, representatives of school administration and
1069 school-based mental health service providers.
1070 (c) School districts shall submit approved plans, including
1071 approved plans of each charter school in the district, to the
1072 commissioner by August 1 of each fiscal year.
1073 (d) By September 30 of each year Beginning September 30,
1074 2019, and annually by September 30 thereafter, each school
1075 district shall submit its district report to the department. By
1076 November 1 of each year, the department shall submit a state
1077 summary report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and
1078 the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Department of
1079 Education a report on its program outcomes and expenditures for
1080 the previous fiscal year. The school district report must
1081 include program outcomes and expenditures for all public schools
1082 in the district, including charter schools that submitted a
1083 separate plan. At a minimum, the district and state reports also
1084 must that, at a minimum, must include school district-level and
1085 school-level, including charter schools, information, including
1086 multiple-year trend data, when available, for each of the number
1087 of each of the following indicators:
1088 1. The number of students who receive screenings or
1089 assessments.
1090 2. The number of students who are referred to either
1091 school-based or community-based providers for services or
1092 assistance.
1093 3. The number of students who receive either school-based
1094 or community-based interventions, services, or assistance.
1095 4. The number of school-based and community-based mental
1096 health providers, including licensure type, paid for from funds
1097 provided through the allocation.
1098 5. The number and ratio to students of school social
1099 workers, school psychologists, and certified school counselors
1100 employed by the district or charter school and the total number
1101 of licensed mental health professionals directly employed by the
1102 district or charter school.
1103 6. Contract-based collaborative efforts or partnerships
1104 with community mental health programs, agencies, or providers.
1105 Section 16. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
1106 act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
1107 becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2020.