Florida 2024 Regular Session

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14	14	A reviser's bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Florida Statutes; repealing ss. 2
16	16	14.2019(5), 112.0441, 119.071(1)(g), 193.1557, 3
17	17	197.3181, 197.3182, 197.3195, 216.181(11)(e), 220.27, 4
18	18	288.860(5), 327.4109(6), 338.165(3)(b), 381.00317, 5
19	19	420.0005(2), 627.749(3), 766.105, 796.07(5)(e), 6
20	20	943.0433, and 1001.212(11), F.S., and amending s. 7
21	21	409.908(2)(b), F.S., to delete provisions which have 8
22	22	become inoperative by noncurrent repeal or exp iration 9
23	23	and, pursuant to s. 11.242(5)(b) and (i), F.S., may be 10
24	24	omitted from the 2023 Florida Statutes only through a 11
25	25	reviser's bill duly enacted by the Legislature; 12
26	26	amending ss. 194.032, 381.00318, 1001.10, 1002.351, 13
27	27	1002.82, 1003.25, 1006.07, and 1006.149 3, F.S., to 14
28	28	conform to changes made by this act; providing an 15
29	29	effective date. 16
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31	31	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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33	33	Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 14.2019, Florida 20
34	34	Statutes, is repealed. 21
35	35	Reviser's note.—The cited subsection, which relates to the First 22
36	36	Responders Suicide Deterrence Task Force, was repealed 23
37	37	pursuant to its own terms, effective July 1, 2023. 24
38	38	Section 2. Section 112.0441, Florida Statutes, is 25
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51	51	repealed. 26
52	52	Reviser's note.—The cited section, which relates to prohibition 27
53	53	on public employee COVID -19 vaccination mandates, expired 28
54	54	pursuant to its own terms, effective June 1, 2023. 29
55	55	Section 3. Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 30
56	56	119.071, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 31
57	57	Reviser's note.—The cited paragraph, which relates to 32
58	58	confidentiality and exemption from public records 33
59	59	requirements of United States Census Bureau address 34
60	60	information, agency records that verify addresses, and 35
61	61	agency records identifying address errors or information, 36
62	62	held by an agency pursua nt to the Local Update of Census 37
63	63	Addresses Program authorized under 13 U.S.C. s. 16, was 38
64	64	repealed pursuant to its own terms, effective October 2, 39
65	65	2023. 40
66	66	Section 4. Section 193.1557, Florida Statutes, is 41
67	67	repealed. 42
68	68	Reviser's note.—The cited section, which relates to assessment 43
69	69	of certain property damaged or destroyed by Hurricane 44
70	70	Michael, was repealed pursuant to its own terms, effective 45
71	71	December 31, 2023. 46
72	72	Section 5. Section 197.3181, Florida Statutes, is 47
73	73	repealed. 48
74	74	Reviser's note.—The cited section, wh ich relates to refund of 49
75	75	taxes for residential improvements rendered uninhabitable 50
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88	88	by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole, expired pursuant to 51
89	89	its own terms, effective January 1, 2024. 52
90	90	Section 6. Section 197.3182, Florida Statutes, is 53
91	91	repealed. 54
92	92	Reviser's note.—The cited section, which relates to tax 55
93	93	deadlines for real property destroyed or rendered 56
94	94	uninhabitable by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole, expired 57
95	95	pursuant to its own terms, effective January 1, 2024. 58
96	96	Section 7. Section 197.3195, Florida Stat utes, is 59
97	97	repealed. 60
98	98	Reviser's note.—The cited section, which relates to abatement of 61
99	99	ad valorem taxes and non -ad valorem assessments following 62
100	100	destruction caused by a sudden and unforeseen collapse, was 63
101	101	repealed pursuant to its own terms, effective December 31, 64
102	102	2023. 65
103	103	Section 8. Paragraph (e) of subsection (11) of section 66
104	104	216.181, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 67
105	105	Reviser's note.—The cited paragraph, which relates to approval 68
106	106	of budget amendments to increase the approved operating 69
107	107	budgets for nonrecurring op erational and fixed capital 70
108	108	outlay expenditures of a state agency or an entity of the 71
109	109	judicial branch when it is deemed necessary to offset cost 72
110	110	increases driven by inflation, for the 2022 -2023 fiscal 73
111	111	year only, expired pursuant to its own terms, effective 74
112	112	July 1, 2023. 75
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125	125	Section 9. Section 220.27, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 76
126	126	Reviser's note.—The cited section, which relates to additional 77
127	127	required taxpayer information, was repealed pursuant to its 78
128	128	own terms, effective January 1, 2023. 79
129	129	Section 10. Subsection (5) of section 288.860, Florida 80
130	130	Statutes, is repealed. 81
131	131	Reviser's note.—The cited subsection, which prohibits agreements 82
132	132	with or acceptance of a grant from the Russian Federation 83
133	133	by state agencies, political subdivisions, public schools, 84
134	134	state colleges, or state universities, for the 2022 -2023 85
135	135	fiscal year only, expired pursuant to its own terms, 86
136	136	effective July 1, 2023. 87
137	137	Section 11. Subsection (6) of section 327.4109, Florida 88
138	138	Statutes, is repealed. 89
139	139	Reviser's note.—The cited subsection, which relat es to a study 90
140	140	of the impacts of long -term stored vessels on local 91
141	141	communities and this state, expired pursuant to its own 92
142	142	terms, effective January 1, 2024. 93
143	143	Section 12. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 94
144	144	338.165, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 95
145	145	Reviser's note.—The cited paragraph, which prohibits toll rate 96
146	146	adjustments for inflation for the 2022 -2023 fiscal year, 97
147	147	expired pursuant to its own terms, effective July 1, 2023. 98
148	148	Section 13. Section 381.00317, Florida Statutes, is 99
149	149	repealed. 100
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162	162	Reviser's note.—The cited section, which relates to prohibition 101
163	163	of private employer COVID -19 vaccination mandates, expired 102
164	164	pursuant to its own terms, effective June 1, 2023. 103
165	165	Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 104
166	166	409.908, Florida Statutes, is amend ed to read: 105
167	167	409.908 Reimbursement of Medicaid providers. —Subject to 106
168	168	specific appropriations, the agency shall reimburse Medicaid 107
169	169	providers, in accordance with state and federal law, according 108
170	170	to methodologies set forth in the rules of the agency and in 109
171	171	policy manuals and handbooks incorporated by reference therein. 110
172	172	These methodologies may include fee schedules, reimbursement 111
173	173	methods based on cost reporting, negotiated fees, competitive 112
174	174	bidding pursuant to s. 287.057, and other mechanisms the agency 113
175	175	considers efficient and effective for purchasing services or 114
176	176	goods on behalf of recipients. If a provider is reimbursed based 115
177	177	on cost reporting and submits a cost report late and that cost 116
178	178	report would have been used to set a lower reimbursement rate 117
179	179	for a rate semester, then the provider's rate for that semester 118
180	180	shall be retroactively calculated using the new cost report, and 119
181	181	full payment at the recalculated rate shall be effected 120
182	182	retroactively. Medicare -granted extensions for filing cost 121
183	183	reports, if applicable, shall also apply to Medicaid cost 122
184	184	reports. Payment for Medicaid compensable services made on 123
185	185	behalf of Medicaid-eligible persons is subject to the 124
186	186	availability of moneys and any limitations or directions 125
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199	199	provided for in the General Appropriations Act or c hapter 216. 126
200	200	Further, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent 127
201	201	or limit the agency from adjusting fees, reimbursement rates, 128
202	202	lengths of stay, number of visits, or number of services, or 129
203	203	making any other adjustments necessary to comply with the 130
204	204	availability of moneys and any limitations or directions 131
205	205	provided for in the General Appropriations Act, provided the 132
206	206	adjustment is consistent with legislative intent. 133
207	207	(2) 134
208	208	(b) Subject to any limitations or directions in the 135
209	209	General Appropriations Act, t he agency shall establish and 136
210	210	implement a state Title XIX Long -Term Care Reimbursement Plan 137
211	211	for nursing home care in order to provide care and services in 138
212	212	conformance with the applicable state and federal laws, rules, 139
213	213	regulations, and quality and safety st andards and to ensure that 140
214	214	individuals eligible for medical assistance have reasonable 141
215	215	geographic access to such care. 142
216	216	1. The agency shall amend the long -term care reimbursement 143
217	217	plan and cost reporting system to create direct care and 144
218	218	indirect care subcomponents of the patient care component of the 145
219	219	per diem rate. These two subcomponents together shall equal the 146
220	220	patient care component of the per diem rate. Separate prices 147
221	221	shall be calculated for each patient care subcomponent, 148
222	222	initially based on the Septem ber 2016 rate setting cost reports 149
223	223	and subsequently based on the most recently audited cost report 150
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236	236	used during a rebasing year. The direct care subcomponent of the 151
237	237	per diem rate for any providers still being reimbursed on a cost 152
238	238	basis shall be limited by t he cost-based class ceiling, and the 153
239	239	indirect care subcomponent may be limited by the lower of the 154
240	240	cost-based class ceiling, the target rate class ceiling, or the 155
241	241	individual provider target. The ceilings and targets apply only 156
242	242	to providers being reimbursed on a cost-based system. Effective 157
243	243	October 1, 2018, a prospective payment methodology shall be 158
244	244	implemented for rate setting purposes with the following 159
245	245	parameters: 160
246	246	a. Peer Groups, including: 161
247	247	(I) North-SMMC Regions 1-9, less Palm Beach and Okeechobee 162
248	248	Counties; and 163
249	249	(II) South-SMMC Regions 10-11, plus Palm Beach and 164
250	250	Okeechobee Counties. 165
251	251	b. Percentage of Median Costs based on the cost reports 166
252	252	used for September 2016 rate setting: 167
253	253	(I) Direct Care Costs ................... 100 percent. 168
254	254	(II) Indirect Care Costs ................. 92 percent. 169
255	255	(III) Operating Costs .................... 86 percent. 170
256	256	c. Floors: 171
257	257	(I) Direct Care Component ................ 95 percent. 172
258	258	(II) Indirect Care Component ........... 92.5 percent. 173
259	259	(III) Operating Component ...................... None. 174
260	260	d. Pass-through Payments ............. Real Estate and 175
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269	269	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
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273	273	Personal Property 176
274	274	Taxes and Property Insurance. 177
275	275	e. Quality Incentive Program Payment 178
276	276	Pool 10 percent of September 179
277	277	2016 non-property related 180
278	278	payments of included facilities. 181
279	279	f. Quality Score Threshold to Quality for Quality 182
280	280	Incentive Payment ................................ ..... 20th 183
281	281	percentile of included facilities. 184
282	282	g. Fair Rental Value System Payment Parameters: 185
283	283	(I) Building Value per Square Foot based on 2018 RS Means. 186
284	284	(II) Land Valuation 10 percent of Gross Building value. 187
285	285	(III) Facility Square Footage .. Actual Square Footage. 188
286	286	(IV) Movable Equipment Allowance ..... $8,000 per bed. 189
287	287	(V) Obsolescence Factor ................. 1.5 percent. 190
288	288	(VI) Fair Rental Rate of Return ........... 8 percent. 191
289	289	(VII) Minimum Occupancy .................. 90 percent. 192
290	290	(VIII) Maximum Facility Age ................ 40 years. 193
291	291	(IX) Minimum Square Footage per Bed .............. 350. 194
292	292	(X) Maximum Square Footage for Bed ............... 500. 195
293	293	(XI) Minimum Cost of a renovation/replacements $500 per 196
294	294	bed. 197
295	295	h. Ventilator Supplemental payment of $200 per Medicaid 198
296	296	day of 40,000 ventilator Medicaid days per fiscal year. 199
297	297	2. The direct care subcomponent shall include salaries and 200
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310	310	benefits of direct care staff providing nursing services 201
311	311	including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and 202
312	312	certified nursing assistants who deliver care directly to 203
313	313	residents in the nursing home facility, allowable therapy costs, 204
314	314	and dietary costs. This exclu des nursing administration, staff 205
315	315	development, the staffing coordinator, and the administrative 206
316	316	portion of the minimum data set and care plan coordinators. The 207
317	317	direct care subcomponent also includes medically necessary 208
318	318	dental care, vision care, hearing car e, and podiatric care. 209
319	319	3. All other patient care costs shall be included in the 210
320	320	indirect care cost subcomponent of the patient care per diem 211
321	321	rate, including complex medical equipment, medical supplies, and 212
322	322	other allowable ancillary costs. Costs may not b e allocated 213
323	323	directly or indirectly to the direct care subcomponent from a 214
324	324	home office or management company. 215
325	325	4. On July 1 of each year, the agency shall report to the 216
326	326	Legislature direct and indirect care costs, including average 217
327	327	direct and indirect care costs per resident per facility and 218
328	328	direct care and indirect care salaries and benefits per category 219
329	329	of staff member per facility. 220
330	330	5. Every fourth year, the agency shall rebase nursing home 221
331	331	prospective payment rates to reflect changes in cost based on 222
332	332	the most recently audited cost report for each participating 223
333	333	provider. 224
334	334	6. A direct care supplemental payment may be made to 225
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343	343	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
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347	347	providers whose direct care hours per patient day are above the 226
348	348	80th percentile and who provide Medicaid services to a larger 227
349	349	percentage of Medicaid patients than the state average. 228
350	350	7. For the period beginning on October 1, 2018, and ending 229
351	351	on September 30, 2021, the agency shall reimburse providers the 230
352	352	greater of their September 2016 cost -based rate or their 231
353	353	prospective payment rate . Effective October 1, 2021, the agency 232
354	354	shall reimburse providers the greater of 95 percent of their 233
355	355	cost-based rate or their rebased prospective payment rate, using 234
356	356	the most recently audited cost report for each facility. This 235
357	357	subparagraph shall expire Se ptember 30, 2023. 236
358	358	7.8. Pediatric, Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, 237
359	359	and government-owned facilities are exempt from the pricing 238
360	360	model established in this subsection and shall remain on a cost -239
361	361	based prospective payment system. Effective October 1, 2 018, the 240
362	362	agency shall set rates for all facilities remaining on a cost -241
363	363	based prospective payment system using each facility's most 242
364	364	recently audited cost report, eliminating retroactive 243
365	365	settlements. 244
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367	367	It is the intent of the Legislature that the reimbursement plan 246
368	368	achieve the goal of providing access to health care for nursing 247
369	369	home residents who require large amounts of care while 248
370	370	encouraging diversion services as an alternative to nursing home 249
371	371	care for residents who can be served within the community. The 250
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384	384	agency shall base the establishment of any maximum rate of 251
385	385	payment, whether overall or component, on the available moneys 252
386	386	as provided for in the General Appropriations Act. The agency 253
387	387	may base the maximum rate of payment on the results of 254
388	388	scientifically valid analysis and conclusions derived from 255
389	389	objective statistical data pertinent to the particular maximum 256
390	390	rate of payment. The agency shall base the rates of payments in 257
391	391	accordance with the minimum wage requirements as provided in the 258
392	392	General Appropriations Act. 259
393	393	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the expiration of 260
394	394	subparagraph 7. pursuant to its own terms, effective 261
395	395	September 30, 2023. 262
396	396	Section 15. Subsection (2) of section 420.0005, Florida 263
397	397	Statutes, is repealed. 264
398	398	Reviser's note.—The cited subsection, which relates to use of 265
399	399	funds relating to the State Housing Trust Fund and the 266
400	400	State Housing Fund for the 2022 -2023 fiscal year, expired 267
401	401	pursuant to its own terms, effective July 1, 2023. 268
402	402	Section 16. Subsection (3) of section 627.749, Florida 269
403	403	Statutes, is repealed. 270
404	404	Reviser's note.—The cited subsection, which relates to 271
405	405	additional insurance coverage requirements for autonomous 272
406	406	vehicles, was repealed pursuant to its own terms, effective 273
407	407	January 1, 2024. 274
408	408	Section 17. Section 766.105, Florida Statutes, is 275
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422	422	Reviser's note.—The cited section, which relates to the Florida 277
423	423	Patient's Compensation fund, was repealed pursuant to its 278
424	424	own terms, effective January 1, 2024. 279
425	425	Section 18. Paragraph (e) of subsection (5) of section 280
426	426	796.07, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 281
427	427	Reviser's note.—The cited paragraph, which relates to the 282
428	428	Soliciting for Prostitution Public Database, was repealed 283
429	429	pursuant to its own terms, effective January 1, 2024. 284
430	430	Section 19. Section 943.0433, Florida Statutes, is 285
431	431	repealed. 286
432	432	Reviser's note.—The cited section, which creates the Soliciting 287
433	433	for Prostitution Public Database, was repealed pursuant to 288
434	434	its own terms, effective January 1, 2024. 289
435	435	Section 20. Subsection (11) of section 1001.212, Florida 290
436	436	Statutes, is repealed. 291
437	437	Reviser's note.—The cited subsection, which relates to a School 292
438	438	Hardening and Harm Mitigation Workgroup, was repealed 293
439	439	pursuant to its own terms, effective June 30, 2023. 294
440	440	Section 21. Paragraph (b) of subsection ( 1) of section 295
441	441	194.032, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 296
442	442	194.032 Hearing purposes; timetable. — 297
443	443	(1) 298
444	444	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), the 299
445	445	value adjustment board may meet prior to the approval of the 300
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454	454	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
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458	458	assessment rolls by the Depart ment of Revenue, but not earlier 301
459	459	than July 1, to hear appeals pertaining to the denial by the 302
460	460	property appraiser of exemptions, tax abatements under s. 303
461	461	197.3195, tax refunds under s. ss. 197.3181 and 197.319, 304
462	462	agricultural and high -water recharge classifica tions, 305
463	463	classifications as historic property used for commercial or 306
464	464	certain nonprofit purposes, and deferrals under subparagraphs 307
465	465	(a)2., 3., and 4. In such event, however, the board may not 308
466	466	certify any assessments under s. 193.122 until the Department of 309
467	467	Revenue has approved the assessments in accordance with s. 310
468	468	193.1142 and all hearings have been held with respect to the 311
469	469	particular parcel under appeal. 312
470	470	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the repeal of ss. 197.3181 313
471	471	and 197.3195 by this act. 314
472	472	Section 22. Subsection (1) of section 381.00318, Florida 315
473	473	Statutes, is amended to read: 316
474	474	381.00318 Complaints and investigations regarding mandate 317
475	475	prohibitions; public records exemption. — 318
476	476	(1) A complaint alleging a business entity's, a 319
477	477	governmental entity's, or an educational institution's violation 320
478	478	of s. 381.00316, s. 381.00317, or s. 381.00319, and all 321
479	479	information relating to an investigation of such complaint, held 322
480	480	by the Department of Legal Affairs or the Department of Health 323
481	481	is confidential and exempt from s. 1 19.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. 324
482	482	I of the State Constitution until the investigation is completed 325
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495	495	or ceases to be active. For purposes of this section, an 326
496	496	investigation is considered "active" while such investigation is 327
497	497	being conducted by the Department of Lega l Affairs or the 328
498	498	Department of Health with a reasonable good faith belief that it 329
499	499	may lead to a determination of whether there was a violation of 330
500	500	s. 381.00316, s. 381.00317, or s. 381.00319. An investigation 331
501	501	does not cease to be active if the Department of Legal Affairs 332
502	502	or the Department of Health is proceeding with reasonable 333
503	503	dispatch and there is a good faith belief that action may be 334
504	504	initiated by the Department of Legal Affairs or the Department 335
505	505	of Health. 336
506	506	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the repeal of s. 381.00317 337
507	507	by this act. 338
508	508	Section 23. Subsection (9) of section 1001.10, Florida 339
509	509	Statutes, is amended to read: 340
510	510	1001.10 Commissioner of Education; general powers and 341
511	511	duties.— 342
512	512	(9) The commissioner shall review the report of the School 343
513	513	Hardening and Harm Mitigation Workgroup regarding hardening and 344
514	514	harm mitigation strategies and recommendations submitted by the 345
515	515	Office of Safe Schools, pursuant to s. 1001.212(11). By 346
516	516	September 1, 2020, the commissioner shall submit a summary of 347
517	517	such recommendations to the Governor, the President of the 348
518	518	Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 349
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533	533	Section 24. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 352
534	534	1002.351, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 353
535	535	1002.351 The Florida School for Competitive Academics. — 354
536	536	(2) MISSION.— 355
537	537	(b) To assist in the recruitment of students, the Florida 356
538	538	School for Competitive Academics must be included in the school 357
539	539	choice online portal established under s. 1001.10(9) 358
540	540	1001.10(10). The portal must include information about the 359
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542	542	records to the Florida School for Competitive Academics for 361
543	543	consideration for admis sion. 362
544	544	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the repeal of s. 363
545	545	1001.10(9) by this act. 364
546	546	Section 25. Paragraph (q) of subsection (2) of section 365
547	547	1002.82, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 366
548	548	1002.82 Department of Education; powers and duties. — 367
549	549	(2) The department shall: 368
550	550	(q) Establish a single statewide information system that 369
551	551	each coalition must use for the purposes of managing the single 370
552	552	point of entry, tracking children's progress, coordinating 371
553	553	services among stakeholders, determining eligibility of 372
554	554	children, tracking child attendance, and streamlining 373
555	555	administrative processes for providers and early learning 374
556	556	coalitions. By July 1, 2019, the system, subject to ss. 1002.72 375
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570	570	1. Allow a parent to find early learning programs online, 377
571	571	including the performance profile under s. 1002.92(3)(a) which 378
572	572	must be integrated into the online portal under s. 1001.10(9) 379
573	573	1001.10(10). 380
574	574	2. Allow a parent to monitor the development of his or her 381
575	575	child as the child moves among programs within the state. 382
576	576	3. Enable analysis at the state, regional, and local level 383
577	577	to measure child growth over time, program impact, and quality 384
578	578	improvement and investment decisions. 385
579	579	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the repeal of s. 386
580	580	1001.10(9) by this act. 387
581	581	Section 26. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 388
582	582	1003.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 389
583	583	1003.25 Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student 390
584	584	records.— 391
585	585	(2) The procedure for transferring and maintaining records 392
586	586	of students who transfer from sc hool to school is prescribed by 393
587	587	rules of the State Board of Education. The transfer of records 394
588	588	must occur within 5 school days. The records must include, if 395
589	589	applicable: 396
590	590	(a) Verified reports of serious or recurrent behavior 397
591	591	patterns, including any threat assessment report, all 398
592	592	corresponding documentation, and any other information required 399
593	593	by the Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment instrument 400
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607	607	evaluation, intervention, and management of t he threat 402
608	608	assessment evaluations and intervention services. 403
609	609	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the repeal of s. 404
610	610	1001.212(11) by this act. 405
611	611	Section 27. Paragraphs (a), (d), and (i) of subsection (7) 406
612	612	of section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 407
613	613	1006.07 District school board duties relating to student 408
614	614	discipline and school safety. —The district school board shall 409
615	615	provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the 410
616	616	attendance and control of students at school, and for proper 411
617	617	attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the 412
618	618	welfare of students, including: 413
619	619	(7) THREAT MANAGEMENT TEAMS. —Each district school board 414
620	620	and charter school governing board shall establish a threat 415
621	621	management team at each school whose duties includ e the 416
622	622	coordination of resources and assessment and intervention with 417
623	623	students whose behavior may pose a threat to the safety of the 418
624	624	school, school staff, or students. 419
625	625	(a) Upon the availability of a statewide behavioral threat 420
626	626	management operational proce ss developed pursuant to s. 421
627	627	1001.212(11) 1001.212(12), all threat management teams shall use 422
628	628	the operational process. 423
629	629	(d) Upon the availability of the Florida -specific 424
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644	644	that instrument when evaluating the behavior of students who may 427
645	645	pose a threat to the school, school staff, or students and to 428
646	646	coordinate intervention and services for such students. 429
647	647	(i) The threat management t eam shall prepare a threat 430
648	648	assessment report required by the Florida -specific behavioral 431
649	649	threat assessment instrument developed pursuant to s. 432
650	650	1001.212(11) 1001.212(12). A threat assessment report, all 433
651	651	corresponding documentation, and any other information required 434
652	652	by the Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment instrument 435
653	653	in the threat management portal is an education record. 436
654	654	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the repeal of s. 437
655	655	1001.212(11) by this act. 438
656	656	Section 28. Paragraph (b) of subsection ( 2) of section 439
657	657	1006.1493, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 440
658	658	1006.1493 Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool. — 441
659	659	(2) The FSSAT must help school officials identify threats, 442
660	660	vulnerabilities, and appropriate safety controls for the schools 443
661	661	that they supervise, pursuant to the security risk assessment 444
662	662	requirements of s. 1006.07(6). 445
663	663	(b) The department shall require by contract that the 446
664	664	security consulting firm: 447
665	665	1. Generate written automated reports on assessment 448
666	666	findings for review by the department and school and district 449
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681	681	in the use of the FSSAT and other areas of importance identified 452
682	682	by the department; and 453
683	683	3. Advise in the development and implementation of 454
684	684	templates, formats, guidance, and other resources necessary to 455
685	685	facilitate the implementation of this section at state, 456
686	686	district, school, and local levels .; and 457
687	687	4. Review recommendations of the School Hardening and Harm 458
688	688	Mitigation Workgroup established under s. 1001.212(11 ) to 459
689	689	address physical security measures identified by the FSSAT. 460
690	690	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the repeal of s. 461
691	691	1001.212(11) by this act. 462
692	692	Section 29. This act shall take effect on the 60th day 463
693	693	after adjournment sine die of the session of the Le gislature in 464
694	694	which enacted. 465