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Introduced
12/12/2025
12/12/2025
In Committee
02/26/2026
02/26/2026
Crossed Over
02/26/2026
02/26/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to school safety; amending s. 30.15, F.S.; requiring sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizing public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requiring a sheriff to establish a guardian training program or contract with certain other sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; removing provisions relating to certain private school and child care facility guardian programs; amending s. 790.115, F.S.; creating the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school; providing an exception; providing that a person arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody until brought before the court for admittance to bail; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking an offense created by the act on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; amending s. 943.082, F.S.; requiring that postsecondary institutions be made aware of the mobile suspicious activity reporting tool in a specified manner; requiring certain public postsecondary educational institutions to promote the use of such tool; amending s. 1001.2921, F.S.; hb757 -03-e1authorizing funds for Catholic schools for specified security purposes; prioritizing the use of such funds; amending s. 1003.25, F.S.; requiring specified educational records for certain students to be transferred to a Florida College System institution or state university under certain circumstances; requiring the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively; amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring certain trainings to include specified information relating to school safety; authorizing, in certain circumstances, state universities and Florida College System institutions to share specified records or information that are confidential or exempt from disclosure with specified agencies; creating s. 1006.601, F.S.; providing a short title; defining the term "public postsecondary educational institution"; authorizing such institutions to participate in certain programs; authorizing such institutions to appoint certified school guardians; authorizing specified persons to serve as school guardians; requiring such institutions to adopt specified emergency response plans; requiring such institutions to provide specified training, post specified information, and adopt threat management processes; hb757 -03-e1requiring such institutions to develop policies for specified student, faculty, and staff supports; authorizing the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively; reenacting ss. 402.305(19)(a), 843.08, 943.03(16), 1001.212(1) and (4), and 1006.12(3)(a), (4)(a), and (7), F.S., relating to licensing standards for child care facilities, false personation, the Department of Law Enforcement, the Office of Safe Schools, and safe-school officers at each public school, respectively; providing effective dates.
AI Summary
This bill enhances school safety by expanding the "guardian program" to public postsecondary educational institutions, allowing them to appoint certified school guardians, similar to K-12 schools, and requiring sheriffs to provide training for these guardians. It also introduces a new offense for discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, with specific exceptions, and mandates that individuals arrested for certain school-related offenses be held in custody until they can appear before a judge for bail. The bill further requires public postsecondary institutions to be informed about and promote a mobile tool for reporting suspicious activity, and it allocates funds for security improvements in Catholic schools, prioritizing those that have experienced threats. Additionally, it mandates the transfer of certain educational records, including threat assessment reports, when students enroll in Florida College System institutions or state universities, and requires specific safety training for instructional staff. Finally, the bill allows for the sharing of confidential student information between various state and local agencies and educational institutions when necessary for student safety and support, and establishes comprehensive safety and security best practices for public postsecondary institutions, including emergency response plans, mental health support, and security risk assessments.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education, Justice
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (2)
House Budget Committee (House), Judiciary Committee (House)
Last Action
Received (on 02/26/2026)
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