Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1117 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to notification of anti -harassment 2
16	16	policies and supportive measures; creating s. 1000.09, 3
17	17	F.S.; providing definitions; requiring schools to 4
18	18	establish anti-harassment policies and supportive 5
19	19	measures; providing requirements for the policies and 6
20	20	measures; requiring schools to notify specified 7
21	21	persons of the policies and measures; providing 8
22	22	requirements for the notifications; requiring the 9
23	23	policies and measures to be published in specified 10
24	24	places and on certain websites; providing requirements 11
25	25	for the notification of students under the age of 18; 12
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28	28	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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30	30	Section 1. Section 1000.09, Florida Statutes, is created 17
31	31	to read: 18
32	32	1000.09 Notification of anti -harassment policies and 19
33	33	supportive measures. — 20
34	34	(1) For purposes of this section, the term: 21
35	35	(a) "Anti-harassment policies" means any policy, 22
36	36	procedure, or rule re garding sexual assault, sexual abuse, 23
37	37	domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that occur on 24
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52	52	(b) "Child advocacy center" means a center that 27
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54	54	child abuse cases by using multidisciplinary teams of 29
55	55	professionals involved in child protective and victim advocacy 30
56	56	services, law enforcement, and prosecution, and physical and 31
57	57	mental health. 32
58	58	(c) "Frequently encountered language" means a language 33
59	59	that is the primary language spoken by: 34
60	60	1. At least 5 percent of the overall student and employee 35
61	61	population of the school; 36
62	62	2. At least 5 percent of the population in the county in 37
63	63	which the school is located; or 38
64	64	3. At least 1,000 people in the county in which the school 39
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66	66	(d) "School" means a public K -12 school, public 41
67	67	postsecondary educational institution, or a private K -12 school, 42
68	68	college, or university. 43
69	69	(e) "Sexual assault service provider" means an agency that 44
70	70	provides victim advocacy and support services to survivors of 45
71	71	sexual violence. 46
72	72	(f) "Supportive measures" means individualized measures 47
73	73	related to sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, 48
74	74	dating violence, and stalking that are nondi sciplinary or 49
75	75	nonpunitive measures that are offered to a student, a member of 50
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88	88	the school staff, or a school volunteer to protect the safety of 51
89	89	all parties, provide reasonable accommodations, and support 52
90	90	educational success. 53
91	91	(2)(a) A school's anti -harassment policies must: 54
92	92	1. Include options for a student to report an incident of 55
93	93	sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, dating 56
94	94	violence, and stalking. 57
95	95	2. Include the rights of victims and offenders under the 58
96	96	law during any investigation or disciplinary proceedings 59
97	97	conducted by the school. 60
98	98	3. Include the process the school will use for the 61
99	99	investigation and disciplinary proceedings, including any rights 62
100	100	to an appeal. 63
101	101	4. Confirm, after a report has been made to t he school, 64
102	102	whether the school has an affirmative duty to report to law 65
103	103	enforcement. 66
104	104	5. Be published and posted on the school's campus in a 67
105	105	color, size, and font that allow the anti -harassment policies 68
106	106	and supportive measures to be easily read. 69
107	107	6. Be available in frequently encountered languages to 70
108	108	ensure timely and meaningful access for students, parents, 71
109	109	school staff, and school volunteers with limited English 72
110	110	proficiency. Processes should be in place for access to the 73
111	111	material in less frequently encou ntered languages through oral 74
112	112	interpretation upon request. 75
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125	125	(b) A school's supportive measures must: 76
126	126	1. Include all of the following: 77
127	127	a. The name, title, email address, physical address, and 78
128	128	phone number of the person designated to receive reports of 79
129	129	violations of the anti -harassment policies and provide 80
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131	131	measures. 82
132	132	b. The name, telephone number, and website address for a 83
133	133	local, state, or national hotline providing information to 84
134	134	victims of sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, 85
135	135	dating violence, and stalking. 86
136	136	c. The name, telephone number, and website address of the 87
137	137	nearest Child Advocacy Center and Sexual Assault Service 88
138	138	Provider. 89
139	139	2. Be published and posted on the school's camp us in a 90
140	140	color, size and font that allow the supportive measures to be 91
141	141	easily read. 92
142	142	3. Be available in frequently encountered languages to 93
143	143	ensure timely and meaningful access for students, parents, 94
144	144	school staff, and school volunteers with limited English 95
145	145	proficiency. Processes should be in place for access to the 96
146	146	material in less frequently encountered languages through oral 97
147	147	interpretation upon request. 98
148	148	(c) A school's supportive measures may include, but are 99
149	149	not limited to, the following: 100
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162	162	1. Counseling, health care, and mental health care. 101
163	163	2. Victim advocacy and legal assistance. 102
164	164	3. Extensions of deadlines or other class -related 103
165	165	adjustments, modifications of work or class schedules, and 104
166	166	campus safety escort services. 105
167	167	4. Mutual restrictions on cont act between relevant 106
168	168	parties, changes in work or housing locations, leaves of 107
169	169	absence, increased security and monitoring of certain areas of 108
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171	171	(3) Each school shall notify every student, parent, school 110
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173	173	policies and supportive measures by: 112
174	174	(a) Including the school's anti -harassment policies and 113
175	175	supportive measures in any student, parent, school staff or 114
176	176	school volunteer handbook or catalog, or similar publica tion 115
177	177	listing rights, responsibilities, or standards of conduct. 116
178	178	(b) Providing the anti -harassment policies and supportive 117
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180	180	school volunteer through the mode of communication the student, 119
181	181	parent, school staff, or school volunteer has elected to receive 120
182	182	communications from the school. 121
183	183	1. For students and parents, provide the anti -harassment 122
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199	199	2. For school staff or school volunteers, provide the 126
200	200	anti-harassment policies and supportive measures at the time the 127
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202	202	school staff and school volu nteers to review the anti -harassment 129
203	203	policies and supportive measures within 30 days of the first day 130
204	204	of school each school year thereafter. 131
205	205	(c) Placing a physical copy of the anti -harassment 132
206	206	policies and supportive measures in a clearly visible location 133
207	207	in a public area of the school that is readily accessible to and 134
208	208	widely used by students and in a location that is readily 135
209	209	accessible to parents, school staff, and school volunteers. 136
210	210	(d) Posting the anti -harassment policies and supportive 137
211	211	measures in a prominent location on the school's website that is 138
212	212	accessible from the homepage by use of not more than three 139
213	213	clicks. The school shall also provide a copy of the policies to 140
214	214	the governing body of the school to be posted on the governing 141
215	215	body's website, in a prominent location, that is accessible from 142
216	216	the school's homepage by use of not more than three clicks. 143
217	217	(4) To provide notice to a student under 18 years of age, 144
218	218	the school shall provide the notice to the student's parent. 145
219	219	However, the school may also provide notice to the student in an 146
220	220	age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate manner. 147
221	221	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 148