Florida Senate - 2023 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 52 Ì716728FÎ716728 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 03/15/2023 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Appropriations Committee on Education (Burgess) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. Paragraph (n) of subsection (2) of section 6 1003.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7 1003.42 Required instruction.— 8 (2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 9 schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 10 and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 11 faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 12 highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 13 following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 14 approved methods of instruction, the following: 15 (n) Comprehensive age-appropriate and developmentally 16 appropriate K-12 instruction on: 17 1. Health education that addresses concepts of community 18 health, consumer health, environmental health, and family life, 19 including: 20 a. Injury prevention and safety. 21 b. Internet safety. 22 c. Nutrition. 23 d. Personal health. 24 e. Prevention and control of disease. 25 f. Substance use and abuse. 26 g. Prevention of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and 27 human trafficking. 28 2. For students in grades 7 through 12, teen dating 29 violence and abuse. This component must include, but not be 30 limited to, the definition of dating violence and abuse, the 31 warning signs of dating violence and abusive behavior, the 32 characteristics of healthy relationships, measures to prevent 33 and stop dating violence and abuse, and community resources 34 available to victims of dating violence and abuse. 35 3. For students in grades 6 through 12, awareness of the 36 benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the 37 consequences of teenage pregnancy. 38 4. Life skills that build confidence, support mental and 39 emotional health, and enable students to overcome challenges, 40 including: 41 a. Self-awareness and self-management. 42 b. Responsible decisionmaking. 43 c. Resiliency. 44 d. Relationship skills and conflict resolution. 45 e. Understanding and respecting other viewpoints and 46 backgrounds. 47 f. For grades 9 through 12, developing leadership skills, 48 interpersonal skills, organization skills, and research skills; 49 creating a resume, including a digital resume; exploring career 50 pathways; using state career planning resources; developing and 51 practicing the skills necessary for employment interviews; 52 workplace ethics and workplace law; managing stress and 53 expectations; and self-motivation. 54 5.a. For students in grades 6 through 12, the social, 55 emotional, and physical effects of social media. This component 56 must include, but need not be limited to, the negative effects 57 of social media on mental health, including addiction; the 58 distribution of misinformation on social media; how social media 59 manipulates behavior; the permanency of sharing materials 60 online; how to maintain personal security and identify 61 cyberbullying, predatory behavior, and human trafficking on the 62 Internet; and how to report suspicious behavior encountered on 63 the Internet. 64 b. The Department of Education shall make available online 65 the instructional material being used pursuant to this 66 subparagraph, and each district school board shall notify 67 parents of its availability. The department may procure the 68 instructional material from a vendor or provider. 69 70 Health education and life skills instruction and materials may 71 not contradict the principles enumerated in subsection (3). 72 73 The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 74 and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. 75 Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 76 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 77 offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or 78 other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 79 initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (t). 80 Section 2. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section 81 1006.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 82 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student 83 discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall 84 provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the 85 attendance and control of students at school, and for proper 86 attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the 87 welfare of students, including: 88 (2) CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT.—Adopt a code of student 89 conduct for elementary schools and a code of student conduct for 90 middle and high schools and distribute the appropriate code to 91 all teachers, school personnel, students, and parents, at the 92 beginning of every school year. Each code shall be organized and 93 written in language that is understandable to students and 94 parents and shall be discussed at the beginning of every school 95 year in student classes, school advisory council meetings, and 96 parent and teacher association or organization meetings. Each 97 code shall be based on the rules governing student conduct and 98 discipline adopted by the district school board and shall be 99 made available in the student handbook or similar publication. 100 Each code shall include, but is not limited to: 101 (f) Notice that use of a wireless communications device 102 includes the possibility of the imposition of disciplinary 103 action by the school or criminal penalties if the device is used 104 in a criminal act. A student may possess a wireless 105 communications device while the student is on school property or 106 in attendance at a school function. Each district school board 107 shall adopt rules governing the use of a wireless communications 108 device by a student while the student is on school property or 109 in attendance at a school function. A student may not use a 110 wireless communications device during instructional time. A 111 teacher may withhold a student’s wireless communications device 112 during instructional time. 113 Section 3. Section 1006.1494, Florida Statutes, is created 114 to read: 115 1006.1494 Prohibiting student access to social media 116 platforms.— 117 (1)(a) Each school district shall prohibit and prevent 118 students from accessing social media platforms through the use 119 of Internet access provided by the school district. 120 (b) This subsection does not apply to career and technical 121 education course instruction. 122 (2) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to 123 administer this section. 124 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 125 126 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 127 And the title is amended as follows: 128 Delete everything before the enacting clause 129 and insert: 130 A bill to be entitled 131 An act relating to student use of social media 132 platforms; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; requiring 133 members of the instructional staff of public schools 134 to provide instruction on the social, emotional, and 135 physical effects of social media to students in 136 specified grades; specifying requirements for the 137 instruction; requiring the Department of Education to 138 make social media safety instructional material 139 available online; requiring each district school board 140 to notify parents of the availability of such 141 material; authorizing the department to procure the 142 instructional materials from a vendor or provider; 143 amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring that district 144 school board codes of student conduct include a 145 prohibition against students using wireless 146 communications devices during instructional time and 147 authorization for teachers to withhold a student’s 148 device; creating s. 1006.1494, F.S.; requiring each 149 school district to prohibit and prevent students from 150 accessing social media platforms through the use of 151 Internet access provided by the school district; 152 providing an exception; authorizing the State Board of 153 Education to adopt rules; providing an effective date.