SB 1170 — Education

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Provide information to help individuals understand their potential earnings through paid employment and cope with the loss of public assistance as they progress through career pathways toward self-sufficiency.

9.8.

Map the timing and magnitude of the loss of public assistance for in-demand occupations across the state to help individuals visualize how their incomes will increase over time as they move toward self-sufficiency.

Section 2.

pilot program.—Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program is created for aPage period1 of 39 schoolCODING: years.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1170 581-02475-26 20261170c1 a period of 3 school years.

(b) “School district” means the Broward County Public PageSchools. 3 of 9 CODING:

(b)(c) “Self-contained classroom” means a classroom at a public school in which a majority of the students in regular attendance are provided special education services and are assigned to one or more such classrooms for at least 50 percent of the instructional day.

(2)(a) A parent of a student who is in regular attendance in a self-contained classroom may submit a written request to the school principal or the principal’s designee for the installation and operation of a video camera in that self- contained school district shall provide a video camera to any school with a self-contained classroom upon the written request of a parent of a student in the classroom.

(b) The district school board shall adopt a policy establishing a process for school personnel to consider and respond to requests submitted under paragraph (a).

If the district school board has not adopted a policy under this paragraph, it shall do so at the next regularly scheduled meeting, but no later than 60 days after receipt by the school district of the first request submitted under paragraph (a) Within 30 days after receipt of the request from a parent, a Page 2 of 9 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1170 38-01599-26581-02475-26 20261170__20261170c1 Schools.video camera shall be operational in each self-contained classroom in which the parent’s student is in regular attendance for the remainder of the school year, unless the parent withdraws his or her request in writing.

(b)(c)(c) “Self-containedThe classroom”policy meansrequired aunder classroomparagraph at(b) amust, publicat school in which a majorityminimum, ofdo theall students in regular attendance are provided special education services and are assigned to one or more such classrooms for at least 50 percent of the instructionalfollowing: day.

(2)(a)1. Each district school board shall vote to establish a policy to provide video cameras in self-contained classrooms upon the request of a parent under paragraph (b).

(b)(a)Establish Aa schoolreasonable districtsubmission shallwindow providefor arequests video camera to anybe schoolconsolidated withfor aconsideration self-containedand classroomresponse. upon the written request of a parent of a student in the classroom.

(c)(b)2. Within 30 days after receipt of the request from a parent, a video camera must shall be operational in each self- contained classroom in which the parent’s student is in regular attendance for the remainder of the school year, unless the parent withdraws his or her request in writing.

(3)Establish Ifcriteria thefor student who is the subjectapproval ofor thedenial initial request is no longer in attendance in the classroom and a school discontinues operation of a videorequest. camera during a school year, no later than the 5th school day before the date the operation of the video camera is discontinued, the school must notify the parents of each student in regular attendance in the classroom that operation of the video camera will cease unless the continued use of the camera is requested by a parent.

No3. later than the 10th school day before the end of each school year, the school must notify the parents of each student in regular attendance in the classroom that operation of the video camera will not continue during the following school year unless a Page 4 of 9 CODING:

Designate the school or district personnel responsible for receiving, reviewing, and responding to requests.

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Require written notice to the parent acknowledging receipt of the request.

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Allow the parent to submit supporting information and documentation in support of the request.

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Require a written determination approving or denying the request and providing the basis for the determination.

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Establish a timeframe for issuing the written determination after the close of the submission window required under subparagraph 1.

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Provide a process for escalation or review of a denial.

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Require compliance with the notice requirements in subsection (5) before a school initially places a video camera in a self-contained classroom.

(d) A parent may not submit more than one request under this subsection per student per school year, except upon a material change in circumstances as defined in the district school board policy.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1170 38-01599-26581-02475-26 20261170__20261170c1 written(e) If a request is submittedapproved byunder the policy, a parentvideo camera must be operational in the self-contained classroom within 30 days after the date of the written determination approving the request and must remain operational for the nextremainder of the school year.year, unless the parent withdraws the request in writing.

(3) If the student who is the subject of the initial request is no longer in attendance in the classroom and a school discontinues operation of a video camera during a school year, no later than the 5th school day before the date the operation of the video camera is discontinued, the school must notify the parents of each student in regular attendance in the classroom that operation of the video camera will cease unless the continued use of the camera is requested by a parent.

No later than the 10th school day before the end of each school year, the school must notify the parents of each student in regular attendance in the classroom that operation of the video camera will not continue during the following school year unless a written request is submitted by a parent for the next school year.

(b) A video camera placed in a self-contained classroom may notPage monitor4 a restroom or any other area in the self-contained classroom where a student changes his or her clothes, except for the entryway, exitway, or hallway outside a restroom or other area where a student changes his or her clothes because of the9 layoutCODING: of the self-contained classroom.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1170 581-02475-26 20261170c1 not monitor a restroom or any other area in the self-contained classroom where a student changes his or her clothes, except for the entryway, exitway, or hallway outside a restroom or other area where a student changes his or her clothes because of the layout of the self-contained classroom.

Page(a) 5The parent of 9each CODING:student who is assigned to the self- contained classroom.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1170 38-01599-26 20261170__ (a) The parent of each student who is assigned to the self- contained classroom.

(a) Retain video recorded from a video camera placed pursuant to this section for at least 3 months after the date the video was recorded, after which the recording must shall be deletedPage or5 otherwiseof made9 irretrievableCODING: unretrievable;

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1170 581-02475-26 20261170c1 deleted or otherwise made irretrievable unretrievable;

or (b) Use video recorded under this section for teacher evaluations or any purpose other than for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of students receiving special education services in a self-contained classroom;classroom, which constitutes security or surveillance of buildings or grounds under s.

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(a) The release or viewing of any video recording under Pagethis 6section ofmust 9comply CODING:with s.

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(9)(a)Page Within6 7of days9 afterCODING: receiving a request to view a video recording, a school or school district shall allow the following individuals to view a video recording with its accompanying audio made under this section:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1170 581-02475-26 20261170c1 (9)(a) Within 7 days after receiving a request to view a video recording, a school or school district shall allow the following individuals to view a video recording with its accompanying audio made under this section:

Page(b) 7A ofperson 9who CODING:requests to view a recording must shall make himself or herself available for viewing the recording within 30 days after being notified by the school or school district that the person’s request has been granted.

(c) A person who views the recording and suspects that child abuse has occurred must report the suspected child abuse to the Department of Children and Families.

(10)(a) Any individual may appeal to the State Board of Education an action by a school or school district which the Page 7 of 9 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1170 38-01599-26581-02475-26 20261170__20261170c1 (b)individual Aalleges person who requests to viewbe ain recordingviolation mustof shallthis makesection. himself or herself available for viewing the recording within 30 days after being notified by the school or school district that the person’s request has been granted.

(c) A person who views the recording and suspects that child abuse has occurred must report the suspected child abuse to the Department of Children and Families.

(10)(a) Any individual may appeal to the State Board of Education an action by a school or school district which the individual alleges to be in violation of this section.

(c) Create any liability for a cause of action against a school or school district or an employee of a school or school Pagedistrict 8carrying ofout 9the CODING:duties and responsibilities required by this section.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1170 38-01599-26 20261170__ district carrying out the duties and responsibilities required by this section.

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Section 2.