Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0343 Compare Versions

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10	10	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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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to middle school and high school start 2
16	16	times; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; deleting the duty of 3
17	17	district school boards to adopt policies for middle 4
18	18	school and high school start times; deleting a 5
19	19	requirement that instructional days for middle schools 6
20	20	and high schools begin no earlier than specified 7
21	21	times; deleting a requirement that district school 8
22	22	boards inform the community of specified impacts of 9
23	23	sleep deprivation on students and the benefits of 10
24	24	later school start times and discuss related 11
25	25	strategies; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; deleting a 12
26	26	requirement that certain charter schools comply with 13
27	27	middle school and high school start times; providing 14
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30	30	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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32	32	Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section 19
33	33	1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 20
34	34	1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. —The 21
35	35	district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 22
36	36	powers and perform all duties listed below: 23
37	37	(4) ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATION OF 24
38	38	SCHOOLS.—Adopt and provide for the execution of plans for the 25
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51	51	establishment, organization, and operation of the s chools of the 26
52	52	district, including, but not limited to, the following: 27
53	53	(f) Opening and closing of schools; fixing uniform date ; 28
54	54	middle school and high school start times .—Adopt policies for 29
55	55	the opening and closing of schools and, fix uniform dates, and 30
56	56	middle school and high school start times . 31
57	57	1. The opening date for schools in the district may not be 32
58	58	earlier than August 10 of each year. 33
59	59	2. By July 1, 2026, the instructional day for middle 34
60	60	schools may not begin earlier than 8 a.m. and the instructiona l 35
61	61	day for high schools may not begin earlier than 8:30 a.m. Each 36
62	62	district school board must inform its community, including 37
63	63	parents, students, teachers, school administrators, athletic 38
64	64	coaches, and other stakeholders, about the health, safety, and 39
65	65	academic impacts of sleep deprivation on middle school and high 40
66	66	school students and the benefits of a later school start time 41
67	67	and discuss local strategies to successfully implement the later 42
68	68	school start times. 43
69	69	Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (16) of se ction 44
70	70	1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 45
71	71	1002.33 Charter schools. — 46
72	72	(16) EXEMPTION FROM STATUTES. — 47
73	73	(b) Additionally, a charter school shall be in compliance 48
74	74	with the following statutes: 49
75	75	1. Section 286.011, relating to public meetings and 50
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88	88	records, public inspection, and criminal and civil penalties. 51
89	89	2. Chapter 119, relating to public records. 52
90	90	3. Section 1003.03, relating to the maximum class size, 53
91	91	except that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 54
92	92	1003.03 shall be the average at the school level. 55
93	93	4. Section 1012.22(1)(c), relating to compensation and 56
94	94	salary schedules. 57
95	95	5. Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions. 58
96	96	6. Section 1012.335, relating to contracts with 59
97	97	instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011. 60
98	98	7. Section 1012.34, relating to the substantive 61
99	99	requirements for performance evaluations for instructional 62
100	100	personnel and school administrators. 63
101	101	8. Section 1006.12, relating to safe -school officers. 64
102	102	9. Section 1006.07(7), relating to threat mana gement 65
103	103	teams. 66
104	104	10. Section 1006.07(9), relating to School Environmental 67
105	105	Safety Incident Reporting. 68
106	106	11. Section 1006.07(10), relating to reporting of 69
107	107	involuntary examinations. 70
108	108	12. Section 1006.1493, relating to the Florida Safe 71
109	109	Schools Assessment Tool. 72
110	110	13. Section 1006.07(6)(d), relating to adopting an active 73
111	111	assailant response plan. 74
112	112	14. Section 943.082(4)(b), relating to the mobile 75
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125	125	suspicious activity reporting tool. 76
126	126	15. Section 1012.584, relating to youth mental health 77
127	127	awareness and assistance t raining. 78
128	128	16. Section 1001.42(4)(f)2., relating to middle school and 79
129	129	high school start times. A charter school -in-the-workplace is 80
130	130	exempt from this requirement. 81
131	131	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 82