Florida Senate - 2025                                    SB 1546
       
       
        
       By Senator Grall
       
       
       
       
       
       29-01414A-25                                          20251546__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to background screening of athletic
    3         coaches; amending s. 943.0438, F.S.; revising the date
    4         upon which certain background screenings of athletic
    5         coaches must be conducted; providing an effective
    6         date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   11  943.0438, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning
   13  authorities.—
   14         (2) An independent sanctioning authority shall:
   15         (a) Effective July 1, 2026, January 1, 2025, conduct a
   16  level 2 background screening under s. 435.04 of each current and
   17  prospective athletic coach. The authority may not delegate this
   18  responsibility to an individual team and may not authorize any
   19  person to act as an athletic coach unless a level 2 background
   20  screening is conducted and does not result in disqualification
   21  under paragraph (b).
   22         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.