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Introduced
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
In Committee
04/18/2025
04/18/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/16/2025
06/16/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to the safety of students; amending s. 30.15, F.S.; 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; requiring certain security guards to meet specified school guardian training and screening requirements; prohibiting the costs for certain services from exceeding costs established by the Department of Education; authorizing such costs to be adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index; requiring a child care facility or security agency to be responsible for all costs related to the guardian program; authorizing a sheriff to waive such costs for a child care facility; prohibiting a sheriff from waiving costs for initial training of a school security guard; authorizing a sheriff to certify a person as a school security guard if he or she meets specified criteria; revising firearm requirements for school guardians and school security guards; authorizing a sheriff to issue certificates to school security guards who meet specified requirements; requiring a sheriff to maintain specified documentation; requiring a child care facility or CS/ employing security agency to make specified reports; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to maintain specified records; requiring a sheriff to make specified reports of certain school guardian or school security guard trainings; prohibiting a child care facility from operating a school guardian program under certain circumstances; amending s. 402.305, F.S.; authorizing a child care facility to partner with specified entities to establish or assign safe- school officers and participate in the guardian program; requiring a child care facility to pay for the full cost of the guardian program; requiring compliance with specified provisions relating to safe- school officers; providing construction; amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring specified school safety requirements to be implemented during specified time periods; revising the requirements for certain gates and campus access points to be open or unlocked; providing that certain instructional spaces for career and technical education are exempt from specified requirements under certain circumstances; providing that certain provisions apply to common areas on school campuses; providing exemptions from certain requirements for doors, gates, and campus access points; providing requirements for locked barriers CS/ between classrooms and open school campuses; requiring certain protocols and policies to be provided to substitute teachers; amending s. 1006.12, F.S.; requiring a sheriff to conduct specified training; requiring that certain reports be submitted to a school security guard's employing agency; requiring a sheriff's approval before a school security guard's employment in a county; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to provide specified information to the Department of Law Enforcement; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill expands and modifies Florida's school safety programs, particularly the Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron Feis, and Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program, to include child care facilities alongside schools. The bill requires sheriffs to establish guardian programs under certain circumstances and sets specific training and screening requirements for school security guards. Key provisions include mandating that child care facilities and security agencies are responsible for all costs related to guardian programs, establishing detailed training protocols for school guardians and security guards (including 144 hours of comprehensive training), and implementing strict school safety measures such as keeping campus access points locked during school hours. The bill also requires psychological evaluations, drug testing, and ongoing training for school security personnel, and mandates reporting requirements to the Department of Law Enforcement about guardians and security guards. Additionally, the legislation requires schools to provide safety protocols to substitute teachers and establishes specific guidelines for classroom and campus access security, such as keeping classroom doors locked when occupied and creating locked barriers between classrooms and open campus areas. These changes aim to enhance school safety by providing more structured and comprehensive security measures across educational and child care settings.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education, Justice
Sponsors (3)
Other Sponsors (3)
Criminal Justice Subcommittee (H), Education & Employment Committee (H), PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (H)
Last Action
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1470 (Ch. 2025-58) (on 04/30/2025)
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