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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to a review under the Open Government 2
Sunset Review Act; amending s. 943.687, F.S., which 3
provides an exemption from public meeting requirements 4
for certain meetings of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas 5
High School Public Safety Commission; removing the 6
scheduled repeal of the exemption; amending s. 7
1006.12, F.S., which provides an exemption from public 8
record requirements for any information held by 9
certain entities that would identify individuals who 10
have been appointed as safe -school officers; removing 11
the scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing an 12
effective date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 943.687, Florida 17
Statutes, is amended to read: 18
943.687 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety 19
Commission.— 20
(8) Any portion of a meeting of the Marjory Stoneman 21
Douglas High School Public Safety Commission at which exem pt or 22
confidential and exempt information is discussed is exempt from 23
s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. This 24
subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act 25
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in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on Oc tober 26
2, 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 27
reenactment by the Legislature. 28
Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 1006.12, Florida 29
Statutes, is amended to read: 30
1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. —For 31
the protection and safety of school personnel, property, 32
students, and visitors, each district school board and school 33
district superintendent shall partner with law enforcement 34
agencies or security agencies to establish or assign one or more 35
safe-school officers at each s chool facility within the 36
district, including charter schools. A district school board 37
must collaborate with charter school governing boards to 38
facilitate charter school access to all safe -school officer 39
options available under this section. The school dis trict may 40
implement any combination of the options in subsections (1) -(4) 41
to best meet the needs of the school district and charter 42
schools. 43
(8) EXEMPTION.—Any information that would identify whether 44
a particular individual has been appointed as a safe -school 45
officer pursuant to this section held by a law enforcement 46
agency, school district, or charter school is exempt from s. 47
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This 48
subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act 49
in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 50
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2, 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 51
reenactment by the Legislature. 52
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If a district school board, through its adopted policies, 54
procedures, or actions, denies a charter school a ccess to any 55
safe-school officer options pursuant to this section, the school 56
district must assign a school resource officer or school safety 57
officer to the charter school. Under such circumstances, the 58
charter school's share of the costs of the school res ource 59
officer or school safety officer may not exceed the safe school 60
allocation funds provided to the charter school pursuant to s. 61
1011.62(12) and shall be retained by the school district. 62
Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 63