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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to notification of anti -harassment 2
policies and supportive measures; creating s. 1000.09, 3
F.S.; providing definitions; requiring schools to 4
establish anti-harassment policies and supportive 5
measures; providing requirements for the policies and 6
measures; requiring schools to notify specified 7
persons of the policies and measures; providing 8
requirements for the notifications; requiring the 9
policies and measures to be published in specified 10
places and on certain websites; providing requirements 11
for the notification of students under the age of 18; 12
providing an 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. Section 1000.09, Florida Statutes, is created 17
to read: 18
1000.09 Notification of anti -harassment policies and 19
supportive measures. — 20
(1) For purposes of this section, the term: 21
(a) "Anti-harassment policies" means any policy, 22
procedure, or rule re garding sexual assault, sexual abuse, 23
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that occur on 24
school premises, on school transportation, or at a school -25
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sponsored, off-campus event. 26
(b) "Child advocacy center" means a center that 27
coordinates the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of 28
child abuse cases by using multidisciplinary teams of 29
professionals involved in child protective and victim advocacy 30
services, law enforcement, and prosecution, and physical and 31
mental health. 32
(c) "Frequently encountered language" means a language 33
that is the primary language spoken by: 34
1. At least 5 percent of the overall student and employee 35
population of the school; 36
2. At least 5 percent of the population in the county in 37
which the school is located; or 38
3. At least 1,000 people in the county in which the school 39
is located. 40
(d) "School" means a public K -12 school, public 41
postsecondary educational institution, or a private K -12 school, 42
college, or university. 43
(e) "Sexual assault service provider" means an agency that 44
provides victim advocacy and support services to survivors of 45
sexual violence. 46
(f) "Supportive measures" means individualized measures 47
related to sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, 48
dating violence, and stalking that are nondi sciplinary or 49
nonpunitive measures that are offered to a student, a member of 50
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the school staff, or a school volunteer to protect the safety of 51
all parties, provide reasonable accommodations, and support 52
educational success. 53
(2)(a) A school's anti -harassment policies must: 54
1. Include options for a student to report an incident of 55
sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, dating 56
violence, and stalking. 57
2. Include the rights of victims and offenders under the 58
law during any investigation or disciplinary proceedings 59
conducted by the school. 60
3. Include the process the school will use for the 61
investigation and disciplinary proceedings, including any rights 62
to an appeal. 63
4. Confirm, after a report has been made to t he school, 64
whether the school has an affirmative duty to report to law 65
enforcement. 66
5. Be published and posted on the school's campus in a 67
color, size, and font that allow the anti -harassment policies 68
and supportive measures to be easily read. 69
6. Be available in frequently encountered languages to 70
ensure timely and meaningful access for students, parents, 71
school staff, and school volunteers with limited English 72
proficiency. Processes should be in place for access to the 73
material in less frequently encou ntered languages through oral 74
interpretation upon request. 75
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(b) A school's supportive measures must: 76
1. Include all of the following: 77
a. The name, title, email address, physical address, and 78
phone number of the person designated to receive reports of 79
violations of the anti -harassment policies and provide 80
information regarding anti -harassment policies and supportive 81
measures. 82
b. The name, telephone number, and website address for a 83
local, state, or national hotline providing information to 84
victims of sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, 85
dating violence, and stalking. 86
c. The name, telephone number, and website address of the 87
nearest Child Advocacy Center and Sexual Assault Service 88
Provider. 89
2. Be published and posted on the school's camp us in a 90
color, size and font that allow the supportive measures to be 91
easily read. 92
3. Be available in frequently encountered languages to 93
ensure timely and meaningful access for students, parents, 94
school staff, and school volunteers with limited English 95
proficiency. Processes should be in place for access to the 96
material in less frequently encountered languages through oral 97
interpretation upon request. 98
(c) A school's supportive measures may include, but are 99
not limited to, the following: 100
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1. Counseling, health care, and mental health care. 101
2. Victim advocacy and legal assistance. 102
3. Extensions of deadlines or other class -related 103
adjustments, modifications of work or class schedules, and 104
campus safety escort services. 105
4. Mutual restrictions on cont act between relevant 106
parties, changes in work or housing locations, leaves of 107
absence, increased security and monitoring of certain areas of 108
the school, and other similar measures. 109
(3) Each school shall notify every student, parent, school 110
staff, and school volunteer of the school's anti -harassment 111
policies and supportive measures by: 112
(a) Including the school's anti -harassment policies and 113
supportive measures in any student, parent, school staff or 114
school volunteer handbook or catalog, or similar publica tion 115
listing rights, responsibilities, or standards of conduct. 116
(b) Providing the anti -harassment policies and supportive 117
measures directly to the student, parent, school staff, or 118
school volunteer through the mode of communication the student, 119
parent, school staff, or school volunteer has elected to receive 120
communications from the school. 121
1. For students and parents, provide the anti -harassment 122
policies and supportive measures at the time of enrollment or 123
registration, and each school year thereafter w ithin 30 days of 124
the first day of school. 125
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2. For school staff or school volunteers, provide the 126
anti-harassment policies and supportive measures at the time the 127
school staff is hired or the school volunteer begins and require 128
school staff and school volu nteers to review the anti -harassment 129
policies and supportive measures within 30 days of the first day 130
of school each school year thereafter. 131
(c) Placing a physical copy of the anti -harassment 132
policies and supportive measures in a clearly visible location 133
in a public area of the school that is readily accessible to and 134
widely used by students and in a location that is readily 135
accessible to parents, school staff, and school volunteers. 136
(d) Posting the anti -harassment policies and supportive 137
measures in a prominent location on the school's website that is 138
accessible from the homepage by use of not more than three 139
clicks. The school shall also provide a copy of the policies to 140
the governing body of the school to be posted on the governing 141
body's website, in a prominent location, that is accessible from 142
the school's homepage by use of not more than three clicks. 143
(4) To provide notice to a student under 18 years of age, 144
the school shall provide the notice to the student's parent. 145
However, the school may also provide notice to the student in an 146
age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate manner. 147
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 148