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CS/SB 1470: School Safety

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education ; Burgess

School Safety; Revising the Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron Feis, and Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program to include child care facilities; requiring a sheriff to establish a guardian program under certain circumstances; revising firearm requirements for school guardians and school security guards; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to convene a workgroup of specified entities; requiring specified school safety requirements to be implemented during specified time periods, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 5/1/2025 Senate - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/6/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/11/2025 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    3/12/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    3/19/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/24/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/24/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
    3/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    4/2/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/3/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
    4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 389
    • Amendment(s) adopted (777016) -SJ 390
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 390
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 390
    • Immediately certified -SJ 392
    4/9/2025 House • In Messages
    4/29/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
    4/30/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 856085 adopted
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
    4/30/2025 Senate • In returning messages
    5/1/2025 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (856085) -SJ 1072
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1072
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

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  • CS/SB 1470, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2025 at 8:29 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1472 Public Records/School Security Guards Burgess Linked Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1403 (c3) Safety of Students PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1470 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 4 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 12 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 13 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 19 (pdf)
    1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 25 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1470, Engrossed 2 Posted 5/2/2025 at 8:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1472 Public Records/School Security Guards Burgess Linked Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1403 (c3) Safety of Students PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1470 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 3 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities.
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 10 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 17 (pdf)
    1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 23 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1470, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/9/2025 at 5:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   House Message Summary (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1472 Public Records/School Security Guards Burgess Linked Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1403 (c3) Safety of Students PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1470 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    694977 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Yeager 4/29/2025
    2:41 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/30/2025     		PDF
    856085 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Yeager 4/29/2025
    9:07 PM     		Senate: Concurred
    5/1/2025     		PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/30/2025 2:53 PM House 110 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/1/2025 2:46 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 3 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 10 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 17 (pdf)
    1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 23 (pdf)
    1006.121 Florida Safe Schools Canine Program. Page 26 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1470, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/26/2025 at 9:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1472 Public Records/School Security Guards Burgess Linked Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1403 (c2) Safety of Students PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1470 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    777016 - Amendment
    Delete lines 493 - 508 and insert:     		Burgess 4/8/2025
    8:44 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/9/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2025 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 15 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 5:01 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 3 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 10 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 17 (pdf)
    1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 22 (pdf)
    1006.121 Florida Safe Schools Canine Program. Page 25 (pdf)

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  • SB 1470, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 5:19 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2025 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/21/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1472 Public Records/School Security Guards Burgess Linked Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1403 (c1) Safety of Students PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1470 Track This Bill
    H 969 (c1) Reporting of Student Mental Health Outcomes Human Services Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill
    S 1310 Reporting of Student Mental Health Outcomes Bradley Compare Last Action: 4/24/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 969 -SJ 531 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    220728 - Amendment
    Delete lines 85 - 577 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Burgess)     		3/21/2025
    5:25 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 162312 - Amendment to Amendment (220728)
    Between lines 401 and 402 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Burgess)     		3/24/2025
    9:42 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 485440 - Amendment to Amendment (220728)
    After line 518 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Burgess)     		3/24/2025
    9:42 AM     		Withdrawn
    3/24/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 698062 - Amendment to Amendment (220728)
    After line 518 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Burgess)     		3/24/2025
    10:53 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2025 4:00 PM Education Pre-K - 12 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/24/2025 1:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 2 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 10 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 17 (pdf)
    1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 20 (pdf)
    1006.121 Florida Safe Schools Canine Program. Page 24 (pdf)

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