Florida Senate - 2020                                     SB 738
       
       
        
       By Senator Harrell
       
       
       
       
       
       25-01065A-20                                           2020738__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to jury service; amending s. 40.013,
    3         F.S.; requiring certain students actively enrolled in
    4         specified schools to be excused from jury service upon
    5         request; providing an effective date.
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    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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    9         Section 1. Subsection (11) is added to section 40.013,
   10  Florida Statutes, to read:
   11         40.013 Persons disqualified or excused from jury service.—
   12         (11) A person between 18 and 21 years of age, inclusive,
   13  who is actively enrolled as a full-time student in high school
   14  or at any state university, private postsecondary educational
   15  institution, Florida College System institution, or career
   16  center shall be excused from jury service upon request.
   17         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.