15 | 15 | | An act relating to middle school and high school start 2 |
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16 | 16 | | times; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; providing 3 |
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17 | 17 | | requirements for middle school and high school start 4 |
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18 | 18 | | times; requiring such school start times to be 5 |
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19 | 19 | | implemented by a specified date; providing district 6 |
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20 | 20 | | school board requirements; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; 7 |
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21 | 21 | | requiring charter schools to meet certain requirements 8 |
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22 | 22 | | relating to middle school and high school start times; 9 |
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23 | 23 | | providing an exception; providing an effective date. 10 |
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24 | 24 | | 11 |
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25 | 25 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 |
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26 | 26 | | 13 |
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27 | 27 | | Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section 14 |
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28 | 28 | | 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 15 |
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29 | 29 | | 1001.42 Powers and duties of dis trict school board.—The 16 |
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30 | 30 | | district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 17 |
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31 | 31 | | powers and perform all duties listed below: 18 |
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32 | 32 | | (4) ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATION OF 19 |
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33 | 33 | | SCHOOLS.—Adopt and provide for the execution of plans for the 20 |
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34 | 34 | | establishment, organization, and operation of the schools of the 21 |
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35 | 35 | | district, including, but not limited to, the following: 22 |
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36 | 36 | | (f) Opening and closing of schools; fixing uniform date ; 23 |
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37 | 37 | | middle school and high school start times .—Adopt policies for 24 |
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38 | 38 | | the opening and closing of schools, and fix uniform dates, and 25 |
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51 | 51 | | middle school and high school start times. ; however, 26 |
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52 | 52 | | 1. The opening date for schools in the district may not be 27 |
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53 | 53 | | earlier than August 10 of each year. 28 |
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54 | 54 | | 2. By July 1, 2026, the instructional day for middle 29 |
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55 | 55 | | schools may not begin earlier than 8 a.m. and the instructional 30 |
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56 | 56 | | day for high schools may not begin earlier than 8:30 a.m. Each 31 |
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57 | 57 | | district school board must inform its community, including 32 |
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58 | 58 | | parents, students, teachers, school administrators, athletic 33 |
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59 | 59 | | coaches, and other stak eholders, about the health, safety, and 34 |
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60 | 60 | | academic impacts of sleep deprivation on middle school and high 35 |
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61 | 61 | | school students and the benefits of a later school start time 36 |
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62 | 62 | | and discuss local strategies to successfully implement the later 37 |
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63 | 63 | | school start times. 38 |
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64 | 64 | | Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (16) of section 39 |
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65 | 65 | | 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 40 |
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66 | 66 | | 1002.33 Charter schools. — 41 |
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67 | 67 | | (16) EXEMPTION FROM STATUTES. — 42 |
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68 | 68 | | (b) Additionally, a charter school shall be in compliance 43 |
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69 | 69 | | with the following statutes: 44 |
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70 | 70 | | 1. Section 286.011, relating to public meetings and 45 |
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71 | 71 | | records, public inspection, and criminal and civil penalties. 46 |
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72 | 72 | | 2. Chapter 119, relating to public records. 47 |
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73 | 73 | | 3. Section 1003.03, relating to the maximum class size, 48 |
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74 | 74 | | except that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 49 |
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75 | 75 | | 1003.03 shall be the average at the school level. 50 |
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88 | 88 | | 4. Section 1012.22(1)(c), relating to compensation and 51 |
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89 | 89 | | salary schedules. 52 |
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90 | 90 | | 5. Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions. 53 |
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91 | 91 | | 6. Section 1012.335, relating to contracts w ith 54 |
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92 | 92 | | instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011. 55 |
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93 | 93 | | 7. Section 1012.34, relating to the substantive 56 |
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94 | 94 | | requirements for performance evaluations for instructional 57 |
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95 | 95 | | personnel and school administrators. 58 |
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96 | 96 | | 8. Section 1006.12, relating to safe -school officers. 59 |
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97 | 97 | | 9. Section 1006.07(7), relating to threat assessment 60 |
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98 | 98 | | teams. 61 |
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99 | 99 | | 10. Section 1006.07(9), relating to School Environmental 62 |
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100 | 100 | | Safety Incident Reporting. 63 |
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101 | 101 | | 11. Section 1006.07(10), relating to reporting of 64 |
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102 | 102 | | involuntary examinations. 65 |
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103 | 103 | | 12. Section 1006.1493, relating to the Florida Safe 66 |
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104 | 104 | | Schools Assessment Tool. 67 |
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105 | 105 | | 13. Section 1006.07(6)(d), relating to adopting an active 68 |
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106 | 106 | | assailant response plan. 69 |
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107 | 107 | | 14. Section 943.082(4)(b), relating to the mobile 70 |
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108 | 108 | | suspicious activity reporting tool. 71 |
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109 | 109 | | 15. Section 1012.584, rela ting to youth mental health 72 |
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110 | 110 | | awareness and assistance training. 73 |
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111 | 111 | | 16. Section 1001.42(4)(f)2., relating to middle school and 74 |
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112 | 112 | | high school start times. A charter school -in-the-workplace is 75 |
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