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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to online voter registration of 2
students in public high school; creating s. 97.05832, 3
F.S.; requiring each public high school to provide to 4
certain students a voter registration presentation 5
that demonstrates the steps required to register to 6
vote online and offers an opportunity for certain 7
students to register or preregister to vote using the 8
online voter registration system Internet website ; 9
requiring the Division of Elections to prepare certain 10
materials and make such materials readily available to 11
each public high school; authorizing the Department of 12
State to adopt rules; creating s. 1003.4661, F.S.; 13
requiring each public high school to p rovide to 14
certain students a voter registration presentation; 15
providing requirements for the presentation; requiring 16
each public high school, and each public high school's 17
principal, or his or her designee, to provide certain 18
notice of the presentation; pr ohibiting a teacher from 19
requiring, pressuring, or otherwise incentivizing a 20
student to take certain actions; providing that 21
students must be allowed to opt out of the 22
presentation; requiring a teacher to use certain 23
materials; prohibiting a teacher presen ting the voter 24
registration presentation from distributing, 25
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collecting, or otherwise handling physical voter 26
registration applications; authorizing the State Board 27
of Education to adopt rules; providing an effective 28
date. 29
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Be It Enacted by the Legislat ure of the State of Florida: 31
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Section 1. Section 97.05832, Florida Statutes, is created 33
to read: 34
97.05832 Online voter registration in public high school 35
government classes.— 36
(1) Each public high school shall provide to each student 37
taking the United States Government course required under s. 38
1003.4282(3)(d) a voter registration presentation that consists 39
exclusively of a demonstration of the steps required to register 40
to vote online, including a visual demonstration of how to use 41
the online voter registration system Internet website created 42
pursuant to s. 97.0525(2), and an opportunity for each student 43
age 16 or older to register or preregister to vote, as 44
applicable, using such Internet website in accordance with s. 45
1003.4661. 46
(2) The Division of Elections shall prepare all materials 47
necessary for the presentation required by subsection (1), 48
including an instructional guide and a document entitled 49
"Frequently Asked Questions and Answers" for teacher use, and 50
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shall make such materials readily avail able to each public high 51
school. The division shall provide translations of all materials 52
for use in ESOL, as defined in s. 1003.56(2)(c), and home 53
language, as defined in s. 1003.56(2)(b), instruction. 54
(3) The department may adopt rules as necessary to 55
implement this section. 56
Section 2. Section 1003.4661, Florida Statutes, is created 57
to read: 58
1003.4661 Online voter registration in public high school 59
government classes.— 60
(1) Each public high school shall provide to each student 61
taking the United States Government course required under s. 62
1003.4282(3)(d) the voter registration presentation required 63
under s. 97.05832. The presentation must be presented in a 64
location that provides each student with a separate computer 65
with Internet access. A student m ay be directed to the 66
Department of State's accessibility Internet website if an 67
available file viewer is necessary for such student to use the 68
online voter registration system Internet website created 69
pursuant to s. 97.0525(2). 70
(2) Each public high scho ol shall provide to each student 71
taking the United States Government course required under s. 72
1003.4282(3)(d) notice through the school's online communication 73
system of the voter registration presentation 7 days before, 74
with reminder notices provided 1 and 2 days before, the 75
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presentation occurs. Additionally, each public high school 76
principal, or his or her designee, shall provide reasonable 77
notice of the presentation to students and their parents through 78
e-mail and telephone messages. Each notice provided pursuant to 79
this subsection shall identify any information that may be 80
necessary to register or preregister to vote using the online 81
voter registration system Internet website, including, but not 82
limited to, the last four digits of the student's social 83
security number and the student's current and valid Florida 84
driver license number or identification number from a Florida 85
identification card issued under s. 322.051. 86
(3) A teacher may not require, pressure, or otherwise 87
incentivize a student to register or preregister to vote or to 88
designate a political party affiliation and shall allow each 89
student to register or preregister to vote using the online 90
voter registration system Internet website without interference. 91
Each student must be allowed to opt out of the voter 92
registration presentation. 93
(4) A teacher presenting the voter registration 94
presentation is required to use the materials provided by the 95
Division of Elections pursuant to s. 97.05832(2) and may not 96
supplement such materials or deviate from the language provided 97
by the division in such materials. 98
(5) All voter registration and preregistration conducted 99
pursuant to this section must occur online. A teacher presenting 100
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the voter registration presentation may not distribute, collect, 101
or otherwise handle physical voter registration applications. 102
(6) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as 103
necessary to implement this section. 104
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 105