SB 590 — School Safety

Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 590 FirstBy Engrossedthe 2021590e1Committee Aon billAppropriations; to be entitled An act relating to school safety;

and Senator Harrell 576-04434-21 2021590c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to school safety;

defining the term “a reasonable attempt to notify”;

requiring a principal or his or her designee who successfully notifies any known emergency contact to share only the information necessary to alert such contact that the parent or caregiver must be contacted;

requiring all such information to be in compliance with federal and state law;

defining the term “a reasonable attempt to notify”;

requiring a principal or his or her designee who successfully notifies any known emergency contact to share only the information necessary to alert such contact that the parent or caregiver must be contacted;

requiring all such information to be in compliance with federal and state law;

defining the term “a reasonable attempt to notify”;

requiring a principal or his or her designee who successfully notifies any known emergency contact to share only the information necessary to alert such contact that the parent or caregiver must be contacted;

requiring all such information to be in compliance with federal and state law;

1008.386, F.S.;

requiring that student identification cards issued to certain students by public schools include specified telephone numbers;

amending s.

6947 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

7149 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 381.0056, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

For purposes of this subparagraph, “a reasonable attempt to notify” means the exercise of reasonable diligence and care by the principal or the principal’s designee to make contact with the student’s parent, guardian, or other known emergency contact whom the student’s parent or guardian has authorized to receive notification of an involuntary examination.

At a minimum, the principal or the principal’s designee must take the following actions:

a. Use available methods of communication to contact the student’s parent, guardian, or other known emergency contact, including but not limited to, telephone calls, text messages, e mails, and voice mail messages following the decision to initiate an involuntary examination of the student.

b. Document the method and number of attempts made to contact the student’s parent, guardian, or other known emergency contact, and the outcome of each attempt.

137 A principal or his or her designee who successfully notifies any other known emergency contact may share only the information necessary to alert such contact that the parent or caregiver must be contacted.

All such information must be in compliance with federal and state law.

For purposes of this subparagraph, “a reasonable attempt to notify” means the exercise of reasonable diligence and care by the principal or the principal’s designee to make contact with the student’s parent, guardian, or other known emergency contact whom the student’s parent or guardian has authorized to receive notification of an involuntary examination.

At a minimum, the principal or the principal’s designee must take the following actions:

a. Use available methods of communication to contact the student’s parent, guardian, or other known emergency contact, including but not limited to, telephone calls, text messages, e mails, and voice mail messages following the decision to initiate an involuntary examination of the student.

b. Document the method and number of attempts made to contact the student’s parent, guardian, or other known emergency contact, and the outcome of each attempt.

210 A principal or his or her designee who successfully notifies any other known emergency contact may share only the information necessary to alert such contact that the parent or caregiver must be contacted.

All such information must be in compliance with federal and state law.

235169 Each district school board shall develop a policy and procedures for notification under this paragraph.

For purposes of this subparagraph, “a reasonable attempt to notify” means the exercise of reasonable diligence and care by the principal or the principal’s designee to make contact with the student’s parent, guardian, or other known emergency contact whom the student’s parent or guardian has authorized to receive notification of an involuntary examination.

At a minimum, the principal or the principal’s designee must take the following actions:

a. Use available methods of communication to contact the student’s parent, guardian, or other known emergency contact, including but not limited to, telephone calls, text messages, e mails, and voice mail messages following the decision to initiate an involuntary examination of the student.

b. Document the method and number of attempts made to contact the student’s parent, guardian, or other known emergency contact, and the outcome of each attempt.

273 A principal or his or her designee who successfully notifies any other known emergency contact may share only the information necessary to alert such contact that the parent or caregiver must be contacted.

All such information must be in compliance with federal and state law.

298210 Each charter school governing board shall develop a policy and procedures for notification under this paragraph.

421333 If a district school board, through its adopted policies, procedures, or actions, denies a charter school access to any safe-school officer options pursuant to this section, the school district must assign a school resource officer or school safety officer to the charter school.

Section 8. Section8. Paragraph 1008.386,(b) of subsection (16) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1008.386 Florida student identification numbers.— (1) When a student enrolls in a public school in this state, the district school board shall request that the student provide his or her social security number and shall indicate whether the student identification number assigned to the student is a social security number.

A student satisfies this requirement by presenting his or her social security card or a copy of the card to a school enrollment official.