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| 3 | 3 | HB 431 2025 | |
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| 7 | 7 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
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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 background screening of athletic 2 | |
| 16 | 16 | coaches; amending s. 943.0438, F.S.; revising the date 3 | |
| 17 | 17 | upon which certain background screenings of athletic 4 | |
| 18 | 18 | coaches must be conducted; providing an effective 5 | |
| 19 | 19 | date. 6 | |
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| 21 | 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 | |
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| 23 | 23 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 10 | |
| 24 | 24 | 943.0438, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 | |
| 25 | 25 | 943.0438 Athletic coaches fo r independent sanctioning 12 | |
| 26 | 26 | authorities.— 13 | |
| 27 | 27 | (2) An independent sanctioning authority shall: 14 | |
| 28 | 28 | (a) Effective July 1, 2026, January 1, 2025, conduct a 15 | |
| 29 | 29 | level 2 background screening under s. 435.04 of each current and 16 | |
| 30 | 30 | prospective athletic coach. The authority ma y not delegate this 17 | |
| 31 | 31 | responsibility to an individual team and may not authorize any 18 | |
| 32 | 32 | person to act as an athletic coach unless a level 2 background 19 | |
| 33 | 33 | screening is conducted and does not result in disqualification 20 | |
| 34 | 34 | under paragraph (b). 21 | |
| 35 | 35 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 22 | |
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