Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 1006 · 81 active provisions
(1) The department shall maintain regional diagnostic and learning resource centers for exceptional students, to assist in the provision of medical, physiological, psychological, and educational testing and other services designed to evaluate and diagnose exceptionalities, to make referrals for necessary instruction an…
(1)(a) The multiagency network for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities works with education, mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice professionals, along with other agencies and families, to provide children with mental illness or emotional and behavioral problems and their families with acce…
Each school district must implement a school-based mental health assistance program that includes training classroom teachers and other school staff in detecting and responding to mental health issues and connecting children, youth, and families who may experience behavioral health issues with appropriate services.(1)…
As authorized by and consistent with funding appropriated in the General Appropriations Act, the AMIkids, Inc., program is created to provide alternatives to institutionalization or commitment for young men and women by providing services, including, but not limited to, education, behavior modification, skills developm…
Each district school board, charter school, and private school that accepts scholarship students who participate in a state scholarship program under chapter 1002 shall:(1) Post in a prominent place in each school a notice that, pursuant to chapter 39, all employees and agents of the district school board, charter scho…
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Nurse Practice Act, part I of chapter 464, district school board personnel may assist students in the administration of prescription medication when the following conditions have been met:(a) Each district school board shall include in its approved school health services plan a…
(1) As used in this section, the term “psychotropic medication” means a prescription medication that is used for the treatment of mental disorders and includes, without limitation, antihypnotics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiety agents, sedatives, psychomotor stimulants, and mood stabilizers.(2) A public school…
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Individualized seizure action plan,” or “ISAP,” means a document that outlines a set of procedural guidelines and specific directions for the provision of health care and emergency services by a school for a student who has epilepsy or seizure disorders.(b) “Medical profession…
(1) Eye-protective devices shall be worn by students, teachers, and visitors in courses including, but not limited to, chemistry, physics, or chemical-physical laboratories, at any time at which the individual is engaged in or observing an activity or the use of hazardous substances likely to cause injury to the eyes.…
(1) As used in this section, the term “menstrual hygiene products” means tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.(2) A school district may make menstrual hygiene products available in each school within the district, at no charge. The menstrual hygiene products may be located in the…
The district school board shall provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the attendance and control of students at school, and for proper attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the welfare of students, including:(1) CONTROL OF STUDENTS.—(a) Adopt rules for the control, discipline, in-…
(1) The district school superintendent shall recommend plans to the district school board for the proper accounting for all students of school age, for the attendance and control of students at school, and for the proper attention to health, safety, and other matters which will best promote the welfare of students. Eac…
(1)(a)1. Subject to law and to the rules of the State Board of Education and the district school board, the principal in charge of the school or the principal’s designee shall develop policies for delegating to any teacher or other member of the instructional staff or to any bus driver transporting students of the scho…
(1) The school bus driver shall require order and good behavior by all students being transported on school buses.(2) The district school board shall require a system of progressive discipline of transported students for actions which are prohibited by the code of student conduct. Disciplinary actions, including suspen…
(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt standards for the use of reasonable force by district school board personnel to maintain a safe and orderly learning environment. Such standards shall be distributed to each school in the state and shall provide guidance to district school board personnel in receiving the li…
For the protection and safety of school personnel, property, students, and visitors, each district school board and school district superintendent shall partner with law enforcement agencies or security agencies to establish or assign one or more safe-school officers at each school facility within the district, includi…
(1) CREATION AND PURPOSE.—(a) The Department of Education, through the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s. 1001.212, shall establish the Florida Safe Schools Canine Program for the purpose of designating a person, school, or business entity as a Florida Safe Schools Canine Partner if the person, school, or business e…
(1) District school boards shall promote a safe and supportive learning environment in schools by protecting students and staff from conduct that poses a threat to school safety. A threat management team may use alternatives to expulsion or referral to law enforcement agencies to address disruptive behavior through res…
(1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, “hazing” means any action or situation that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student at a school with any of grades 6 through 12 for purposes including, but not limited to, initiation or admission into or affiliation with any organization operating under th…
(1) It is unlawful for any person, group, or organization to organize or establish a fraternity, sorority, or other secret society whose membership is comprised in whole or in part of students enrolled in any public K-12 school or to go upon any public K-12 school premises for the purpose of soliciting any students to…
Any person not subject to the rules of a school who creates a disturbance on the property or grounds of any school, who commits any act that interrupts the orderly conduct of a school or any activity thereof commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(1) This section may be cited as the “Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act.”(2) Bullying or harassment of any student or employee of a public K-12 educational institution is prohibited:(a) During any education program or activity conducted by a public K-12 educational institution;(b) During any school-related…
(1) Each district school board shall adopt and implement a dating violence and abuse policy. The policy shall:(a) Prohibit dating violence and abuse by any student on school property, during a school-sponsored activity, or during school-sponsored transportation.(b) Provide procedures for responding to such incidents of…
(1) The department, through the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s. 1001.212, shall contract with a security consulting firm that specializes in the development of risk assessment software solutions and has experience in conducting security assessments of public facilities to develop, update, and implement a risk ass…
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Covered information” means personal identifying information or material of a student, or information linked to personal identifying information or material of a student, in any media or format that is not publicly available and is any of the following:1. Created by or provided…