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Introduced Session

An act relating to education; amending s. 1001.10, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to maintain a disqualification list of certain persons; providing for the removal of a person from a specified list under certain circumstances; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; requiring the department to provide access to specified information to certain staff for specified purposes; amending s. 1001.20, F.S.; authorizing the Office of Inspector General within the Department of Education to issue and serve certain subpoenas for specified purposes; authorizing the inspector general to petition circuit courts for specified purposes; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; providing that certain provisions relating to conduct and prohibition from employment apply to educational support employees; providing for the prohibition of certain employees and personnel under certain circumstances; requiring district school boards to report specified persons to the department for inclusion on a certain list; providing that a school board official forfeits his or her salary for 1 year under additional circumstances; amending s. 1001.51, F.S.; providing that a district school superintendent forfeits his or her salary for 1 year under additional circumstances; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; prohibiting certain individuals from employment at a charter school; providing requirements for charter schools relating to employing certain individuals; requiring the governing board of a charter school to establish the duty of instructional personnel and school administrators to report specified alleged misconduct by certain individuals; prohibiting a person on the disqualification list from employment in specified positions; requiring a charter school to report specified persons to the department for inclusion on a certain list; amending s. 1002.421, F.S.; requiring certain private schools to include educational support employees in specified policies; requiring certain private schools to deny employment to certain individuals; prohibiting the employment of certain employees and personnel under circumstances; requiring private schools to report specified persons to the department for inclusion on a certain list; authorizing the Commissioner of Education to permanently revoke an owner's or operator's authority to establish or operate a private school in the state under certain circumstances; amending s. 1006.061, F.S.; revising the contents of a sign certain educational entities are required to post to include information relating to reporting of certain criminal acts; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1012.27, F.S.; revising the requirements for certain employment history checks to include a specified affidavit; amending s. 1012.31, requiring certain persons to execute and maintain an affidavit of separation form for specified purposes; providing requirements for such affidavit; amending s. 1012.315, F.S.; providing that certain individuals are ineligible for an educator certification or specified employment; amending s. 1012.795, F.S.; revising acts that warrant a disciplinary action by the commission; amending s. 1012.796, F.S.; prohibiting the department from issuing a certificate to certain persons; requiring the commissioner to make a determination of probable cause within a specified timeframe for complaints relating to sexual misconduct with a student; providing for such timeframe to be held in abeyance under certain circumstances; providing construction; requiring certain individuals to be placed on a disqualification list; requiring the commissioner to remove certain suspended personnel or administrators from certain positions under specified circumstances; requiring a district school superintendent to immediately suspend certain individuals and take specified action as a results of 76 alleged misconduct; prohibiting certain individuals 77 from serving or applying to serve in specified 78 positions at public schools and specified private 79 schools; providing a timeframe for specified 80 investigations; providing timeframe for administrative 81 suspension; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 82 1012.797, F.S.; requiring law enforcement notification 83 to charter and private schools; providing an effective 84 date. 85

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Wyman Duggan (R)*,  Kimberly Daniels (D), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Died on Calendar (on 03/14/2020)

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