CS for SB 1470 First Engrossed 20251470e1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to school safety; amending s. 30.15, 3 F.S.; requiring a sheriff to establish a school 4 guardian program if a school board contracts for the 5 use of security guards; providing that the security 6 agency is responsible for training and screening 7 costs; prohibiting such costs from exceeding a 8 specified amount; requiring a sheriff who conducts 9 training for security guards or who waives certain 10 training requirements for a person and makes a certain 11 determination to issue a school security guard 12 certificate; requiring the sheriff to maintain 13 specified documentation; deleting an obsolete 14 requirement for a sheriff to report information 15 relating to school guardians to the Department of Law 16 Enforcement; deleting an obsolete requirement for a 17 school district, charter school, or private school to 18 report information relating to a school guardian to 19 the Department of Law Enforcement; conforming 20 provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 21 1001.212, F.S; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to 22 convene a workgroup of specified entities; requiring 23 the workgroup to make recommendations for the 24 establishment of a Florida Institute of School Safety; 25 requiring the workgroup to submit its findings and 26 recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by 27 a certain date; deleting a requirement for the office 28 to evaluate the methodology for the safe school 29 allocation; amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring the 30 Department of Education, in cooperation with the 31 Department of Management Services, to identify a 32 centralized system for use by all public safety 33 answering point infrastructure; providing requirements 34 for the system; requiring each public and charter 35 school to confirm with the Department of Education 36 that the schools respective panic alert system is 37 connected to the centralized system; requiring that 38 panic alert systems be integrated with the centralized 39 system; requiring that certain digital maps be 40 integrated with the centralized system; revising 41 school safety requirements that must be followed by a 42 school district or charter school governing board; 43 defining the terms exclusive zone, school 44 supervision hours, and nonexclusive zone; providing 45 certain exceptions to the safety requirements; 46 providing applicability; providing an exemption for 47 certain instructional spaces; specifying requirements 48 for common areas; requiring substitute teachers to be 49 provided all school safety protocols and policies; 50 providing an appropriation; amending s. 1006.12, F.S.; 51 requiring that a person who serves as a school 52 security guard be approved by the sheriff; providing 53 that the sheriffs approval authorizes the school 54 security guard to work at any school in the county; 55 requiring the Office of Safe Schools to provide to the 56 Department of Law Enforcement certain information 57 relating to a school security guard; amending s. 58 1006.121, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 59 firearm detection canine; providing an effective 60 date. 61 62 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 63 64 Section 1.Paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of section 65 30.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 66 30.15Powers, duties, and obligations. 67 (1)Sheriffs, in their respective counties, in person or by 68 deputy, shall: 69 (k)Assist district school boards and charter school 70 governing boards in complying with, or private schools in 71 exercising options in, s. 1006.12. A sheriff shall must, at a 72 minimum, provide access to a Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron Feis, and 73 Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program to aid in the prevention or 74 abatement of active assailant incidents on school premises, as 75 required under this paragraph. Persons certified as school 76 guardians pursuant to this paragraph have no authority to act in 77 any law enforcement capacity except to the extent necessary to 78 prevent or abate an active assailant incident. 79 1.a.If a local school board has voted by a majority to 80 implement a guardian program or has contracted for the use of 81 school security guards to satisfy the requirements of s. 82 1006.12, the sheriff in that county must shall establish a 83 guardian program to provide training for school guardians or 84 school security guards, pursuant to subparagraph 2., to school 85 district, charter school, or private school, or security agency 86 employees, either directly or through a contract with another 87 sheriffs office that has established a guardian program. 88 b.A charter school governing board in a school district 89 that has not voted, or has declined, to implement a guardian 90 program may request the sheriff in the county to establish a 91 guardian program for the purpose of training the charter school 92 employees or school security guards consistent with the 93 requirements of subparagraph 2. If the county sheriff denies the 94 request, the charter school governing board may contract with a 95 sheriff that has established a guardian program to provide such 96 training. The charter school governing board must notify the 97 superintendent and the sheriff in the charter schools county of 98 the contract prior to its execution. The security agency 99 employing a school security guard is responsible for all 100 training and screening-related costs for a school security 101 guard, but such charges may not exceed the actual cost incurred 102 by the sheriff to provide the training. 103 c.A private school in a school district that has not 104 voted, or has declined, to implement a guardian program may 105 request that the sheriff in the county of the private school 106 establish a guardian program for the purpose of training private 107 school employees or school security guards. If the county 108 sheriff denies the request, the private school may contract with 109 a sheriff from another county who has established a guardian 110 program under subparagraph 2. to provide such training. The 111 private school must notify the sheriff in the private schools 112 county of the contract with a sheriff from another county before 113 its execution. The private school or security agency is 114 responsible for all training and screening-related costs for a 115 school guardian program. The sheriff providing such training 116 must ensure that any moneys paid by a private school or security 117 agency are not commingled with any funds provided by the state 118 to the sheriff as reimbursement for screening-related and 119 training-related costs of any school district or charter school 120 employee. 121 d.The training program required in sub-subparagraph 2.b. 122 is a standardized statewide curriculum, and each sheriff 123 providing such training shall adhere to the course of 124 instruction specified in that sub-subparagraph. This 125 subparagraph does not prohibit a sheriff from providing 126 additional training. A school guardian or school security guard 127 who has completed the training program required in sub 128 subparagraph 2.b. may not be required to attend another 129 sheriffs training program pursuant to that sub-subparagraph 130 unless there has been at least a 1-year break in his or her 131 appointment as a guardian or employment by a security agency as 132 a school security guard in a school. 133 e.The sheriff conducting the training pursuant to 134 subparagraph 2. for school district and charter school employees 135 will be reimbursed for screening-related and training-related 136 costs and for providing a one-time stipend of $500 to each 137 school guardian who participates in the school guardian program. 138 f.The sheriff may waive the training and screening-related 139 costs for a private school for a school guardian program. Funds 140 provided pursuant to sub-subparagraph e. may not be used to 141 subsidize any costs that have been waived by the sheriff. The 142 sheriff may not waive the training and screening-related costs 143 required to be paid by a security agency for initial training or 144 ongoing training of a school security guard. 145 g.A person who is certified and in good standing under the 146 Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, who 147 meets the qualifications established in s. 943.13, and who is 148 otherwise qualified for the position of a school guardian or 149 school security guard may be certified as a school guardian or 150 school security guard by the sheriff without completing the 151 training requirements of sub-subparagraph 2.b. However, a person 152 certified as a school guardian or school security guard under 153 this sub-subparagraph must meet the requirements of sub 154 subparagraphs 2.c.-e. 155 2.A sheriff who establishes a program shall consult with 156 the Department of Law Enforcement on programmatic guiding 157 principles, practices, and resources, and shall certify as 158 school guardians, without the power of arrest, school employees, 159 as specified in s. 1006.12(3), or shall certify as school 160 security guards those persons employed by a security agency who 161 meet the criteria specified in s. 1006.12(4), and who: 162 a.Hold a valid license issued under s. 790.06 or are 163 otherwise eligible to possess or carry a concealed firearm under 164 chapter 790. 165 b.After satisfying the requirements of s. 1006.12(7), 166 complete a 144-hour training program, consisting of 12 hours of 167 training to improve the school guardians knowledge and skills 168 necessary to respond to and de-escalate incidents on school 169 premises and 132 total hours of comprehensive firearm safety and 170 proficiency training conducted by Criminal Justice Standards and 171 Training Commission-certified instructors, which must include: 172 (I)Eighty hours of firearms instruction based on the 173 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commissions Law 174 Enforcement Academy training model, which must include at least 175 10 percent but no more than 20 percent more rounds fired than 176 associated with academy training. Program participants must 177 achieve an 85 percent pass rate on the firearms training. 178 (II)Sixteen hours of instruction in precision pistol. 179 (III)Eight hours of discretionary shooting instruction 180 using state-of-the-art simulator exercises. 181 (IV)Sixteen hours of instruction in active shooter or 182 assailant scenarios. 183 (V)Eight hours of instruction in defensive tactics. 184 (VI)Four hours of instruction in legal issues. 185 c.Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a 186 psychologist licensed under chapter 490 and designated by the 187 Department of Law Enforcement and submit the results of the 188 evaluation to the sheriffs office. The Department of Law 189 Enforcement is authorized to provide the sheriffs office with 190 mental health and substance abuse data for compliance with this 191 paragraph. 192 d.Submit to and pass an initial drug test and subsequent 193 random drug tests in accordance with the requirements of s. 194 112.0455 and the sheriffs office. 195 e.Successfully complete ongoing training, weapon 196 inspection, and firearm qualification on at least an annual 197 basis. 198 199 The sheriff who conducts the guardian training or waives the 200 training requirements for a person under sub-subparagraph 1.g. 201 shall issue a school guardian certificate to persons who meet 202 the requirements of this section to the satisfaction of the 203 sheriff, and shall maintain documentation of weapon and 204 equipment inspections, as well as the training, certification, 205 inspection, and qualification records of each school guardian 206 certified by the sheriff. A person who is certified under this 207 paragraph may serve as a school guardian under s. 1006.12(3) 208 only if he or she is appointed by the applicable school district 209 superintendent, charter school principal, or private school head 210 of school. A sheriff who conducts the training for a school 211 security guard or waives the training requirements for a person 212 under sub-subparagraph 1.g. and determines that the school 213 security guard has met all the requirements of s. 1006.12(4) 214 shall issue a school security guard certificate to persons who 215 meet the requirements of this section to the satisfaction of the 216 sheriff and shall maintain documentation of weapon and equipment 217 inspections, training, certification, and qualification records 218 for each school security guard certified by the sheriff. 219 3.a.(I)Within 30 days after issuing a school guardian or 220 school security guard certificate, the sheriff who issued the 221 certificate must report to the Department of Law Enforcement the 222 name, date of birth, and certification date of the school 223 guardian or school security guard. 224 (II)By September 1, 2024, each sheriff who issued a school 225 guardian certificate must report to the Department of Law 226 Enforcement the name, date of birth, and certification date of 227 each school guardian who received a certificate from the 228 sheriff. 229 b.(I)By February 1 and September 1 of each school year, 230 each school district, charter school, employing security agency, 231 and private school must report in the manner prescribed to the 232 Department of Law Enforcement the name, date of birth, and 233 appointment date of each person appointed as a school guardian 234 or employed as a school security guard. The school district, 235 charter school, employing security agency, and private school 236 must also report in the manner prescribed to the Department of 237 Law Enforcement the date each school guardian or school security 238 guard separates from his or her appointment as a school guardian 239 or employment as a school security guard in a school. 240 (II)By September 1, 2024, each school district, charter 241 school, and private school must report to the Department of Law 242 Enforcement the name, date of birth, and initial and end-of 243 appointment dates, as applicable, of each person appointed as a 244 school guardian. 245 c.The Department of Law Enforcement shall maintain a list 246 of each person appointed as a school guardian or certified as a 247 school security guard in the state. The list must include the 248 name and certification date of each school guardian and school 249 security guard and the date the person was appointed as a school 250 guardian or certified as a school security guard, including the 251 name of the school district, charter school, or private school 252 in which the school guardian is appointed, or the employing 253 security agency of a school security guard, any information 254 provided pursuant to s. 1006.12(5), and, if applicable, the date 255 such person separated from his or her appointment as a school 256 guardian or the last date a school security guard served in a 257 school as of the last reporting date. The Department of Law 258 Enforcement shall remove from the list any person whose training 259 has expired pursuant to sub-subparagraph 1.d. 260 d.Each sheriff shall must report on a quarterly basis to 261 the Department of Law Enforcement the schedule for upcoming 262 school guardian trainings, to include guardian trainings for 263 school security guards, including the dates of the training, the 264 training locations, a contact person to register for the 265 training, and the class capacity. If no trainings are scheduled, 266 the sheriff is not required to report to the Department of Law 267 Enforcement. The Department of Law Enforcement shall publish on 268 its website a list of the upcoming school guardian trainings. 269 The Department of Law Enforcement shall must update such list 270 quarterly. 271 e.A sheriff who fails to report the information required 272 by this subparagraph may not receive reimbursement from the 273 Department of Education for school guardian trainings. Upon the 274 submission of the required information, a sheriff is deemed 275 eligible for such funding and is authorized to continue to 276 receive reimbursement for school guardian training. 277 f.A school district, charter school, or private school, or 278 employing security agency that fails to report the information 279 required by this subparagraph is prohibited from operating may 280 not operate a school guardian program or employing school 281 security guards in for the following school year, unless the 282 missing school district, charter school, or private school has 283 submitted the required information is provided. 284 g.By March 1 and October 1 of each school year, the 285 Department of Law Enforcement shall notify the Department of 286 Education of any sheriff, school district, charter school, or 287 private school that has not complied with the reporting 288 requirements of this subparagraph. 289 h.The Department of Law Enforcement may adopt rules to 290 implement the requirements of this subparagraph, including 291 requiring additional reporting information only as necessary to 292 uniquely identify each school guardian and school security guard 293 reported. 294 Section 2.Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (11) 295 and subsection (17) of section 1001.212, Florida Statutes, are 296 amended to read: 297 1001.212Office of Safe Schools.There is created in the 298 Department of Education the Office of Safe Schools. The office 299 is fully accountable to the Commissioner of Education. The 300 office shall serve as a central repository for best practices, 301 training standards, and compliance oversight in all matters 302 regarding school safety and security, including prevention 303 efforts, intervention efforts, and emergency preparedness 304 planning. The office shall: 305 (11)Develop a statewide behavioral threat management 306 operational process, a Florida-specific behavioral threat 307 assessment instrument, and a threat management portal. 308 (a)1.By December 1, 2023, The office shall maintain the 309 develop a statewide behavioral threat management operational 310 process to guide school districts, schools, charter school 311 governing boards, and charter schools through the threat 312 management process. The process must be designed to identify, 313 assess, manage, and monitor potential and real threats to 314 schools. This process must include, but is not limited to: 315 a.The establishment and duties of threat management teams. 316 b.Defining behavioral risks and threats. 317 c.The use of the Florida-specific behavioral threat 318 assessment instrument developed pursuant to paragraph (b) to 319 evaluate the behavior of students who may pose a threat to the 320 school, school staff, or other students and to coordinate 321 intervention and services for such students. 322 d.Upon the availability of the threat management portal 323 developed pursuant to paragraph (c), the use, authorized user 324 criteria, and access specifications of the portal. 325 e.Procedures for the implementation of interventions, 326 school support, and community services. 327 f.Guidelines for appropriate law enforcement intervention. 328 g.Procedures for risk management. 329 h.Procedures for disciplinary actions. 330 i.Mechanisms for continued monitoring of potential and 331 real threats. 332 j.Procedures for referrals to mental health services 333 identified by the school district or charter school governing 334 board pursuant to s. 1012.584(4). 335 k.Procedures and requirements necessary for the creation 336 of a threat assessment report, all corresponding documentation, 337 and any other information required by the Florida-specific 338 behavioral threat assessment instrument under paragraph (b). 339 2.Upon availability, Each school district, school, charter 340 school governing board, and charter school shall must use the 341 statewide behavioral threat management operational process. 342 3.The office shall provide training to all school 343 districts, schools, charter school governing boards, and charter 344 schools on the statewide behavioral threat management 345 operational process. 346 4.The office shall coordinate the ongoing development, 347 implementation, and operation of the statewide behavioral threat 348 management operational process. 349 (b)1.By August 1, 2023, The office shall maintain the 350 develop a Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment 351 instrument for school districts, schools, charter school 352 governing boards, and charter schools to use to evaluate the 353 behavior of students who may pose a threat to the school, school 354 staff, or students and to coordinate intervention and services 355 for such students. The Florida-specific behavioral threat 356 assessment instrument must include, but is not limited to: 357 a.An assessment of the threat, which includes an 358 assessment of the student, family, and school and social 359 dynamics. 360 b.An evaluation to determine whether a threat exists and 361 if so, the type of threat. 362 c.The response to a threat, which includes the school 363 response, the role of law enforcement agencies in the response, 364 and the response by mental health providers. 365 d.Ongoing monitoring to assess implementation of threat 366 management and safety strategies. 367 e.Ongoing monitoring to evaluate interventions and support 368 provided to the students. 369 f.A standardized threat assessment report, which must 370 include, but need not be limited to, all documentation 371 associated with the evaluation, intervention, management, and 372 any ongoing monitoring of the threat. 373 2.A report, all corresponding documentation, and any other 374 information required by the instrument in the threat management 375 portal under paragraph (c) is an education record and may not be 376 retained, maintained, or transferred, except in accordance with 377 State Board of Education rule. 378 3.Upon availability, Each school district, school, charter 379 school governing board, and charter school shall must use the 380 Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment instrument. 381 4.The office shall provide training for members of threat 382 management teams established under s. 1006.07(7) and for all 383 school districts and charter school governing boards regarding 384 the use of the Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment 385 instrument. 386 (c)1.By August 1, 2025, the office shall develop, host, 387 maintain, and administer a threat management portal that will 388 digitize the Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment 389 instrument for use by each school district, school, charter 390 school governing board, and charter school. The portal will also 391 facilitate the electronic threat assessment reporting and 392 documentation as required by the Florida-specific behavioral 393 threat assessment instrument to evaluate the behavior of 394 students who may pose a threat to the school, school staff, or 395 students and to coordinate intervention and services for such 396 students. The portal may not provide the office with access to 397 the portal unless authorized in accordance with State Board of 398 Education rule. The portal must include, but need not be limited 399 to, the following functionalities: 400 a.Workflow processes that align with the statewide 401 behavioral threat management operational process. 402 b.Direct data entry and file uploading as required by the 403 Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment instrument. 404 c.The ability to create a threat assessment report as 405 required by the Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment 406 instrument. 407 d.The ability of authorized personnel to add to or update 408 a threat assessment report, all corresponding documentation, or 409 any other information required by the Florida-specific 410 behavioral threat assessment instrument. 411 e.The ability to create and remove connections between 412 education records in the portal and authorized personnel. 413 f.The ability to grant access to and securely transfer any 414 education records in the portal to other schools or charter 415 schools in the district. 416 g.The ability to grant access to and securely transfer any 417 education records in the portal to schools and charter schools 418 not in the originating district. 419 h.The ability to retain, maintain, and transfer education 420 records in the portal in accordance with State Board of 421 Education rule. 422 i.The ability to restrict access to, entry of, 423 modification of, and transfer of education records in the portal 424 to a school district, school, charter school governing board, or 425 charter school and authorized personnel as specified by the 426 statewide behavioral threat management operational process. 427 j.The ability to designate school district or charter 428 school governing board system administrators who may grant 429 access to authorized school district and charter school 430 governing board personnel and school and charter school system 431 administrators. 432 k.The ability to designate school or charter school system 433 administrators who may grant access to authorized school or 434 charter school personnel. 435 l.The ability to notify the offices system administrators 436 and school district or charter school governing board system 437 administrators of attempts to access any education records by 438 unauthorized personnel. 439 2.Upon availability, each school district, school, charter 440 school governing board, and charter school shall use the portal. 441 3.A threat assessment report, including, but not limited 442 to, all corresponding documentation, and any other information 443 required by the Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment 444 instrument which is maintained in the portal, is an education 445 record and may not be retained, maintained, or transferred, 446 except in accordance with State Board of Education rule. 447 4.The office and the office system administrators may not 448 have access to a threat assessment report, all corresponding 449 documentation, and any other information required by the 450 Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment instrument which 451 is maintained in the portal, except in accordance with State 452 Board of Education rule. 453 5.A school district or charter school governing board may 454 not have access to the education records in the portal, except 455 in accordance with State Board of Education rule. 456 6.The parent of a student may access his or her students 457 education records in the portal in accordance with State Board 458 of Education rule, but may not have access to the portal. 459 7.The office shall develop and implement a quarterly 460 portal access review audit process. 461 8.Upon availability, each school district, school, charter 462 school governing board, and charter school shall comply with the 463 quarterly portal access review audit process developed by the 464 office. 465 9.By August 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the office 466 shall provide role-based training to all authorized school 467 district, school, charter school governing board, and charter 468 school personnel. 469 10.Any individual who accesses, uses, or releases any 470 education record contained in the portal for a purpose not 471 specifically authorized by law commits a noncriminal infraction, 472 punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000. 473 (17)Convene a workgroup of stakeholders, including, but 474 not limited to, postsecondary institutions, law enforcement, 475 fire and EMS, emergency management, school facilities staff, 476 school safety specialists, school administrators, 477 superintendents, school-based mental health professionals, and 478 threat management practitioners. The workgroup shall make 479 recommendations for the establishment of a Florida Institute of 480 School Safey, including programs and functions to enhance school 481 safety. The workgroup shall submit the findings and 482 recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 483 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than 484 January 1, 2026 By December 1, 2024, evaluate the methodology 485 for the safe schools allocation in s. 1011.62(12) and, if 486 necessary, make recommendations for an alternate methodology to 487 distribute the remaining balance of the safe schools allocation 488 as indicated in s. 1011.62(12). 489 Section 3.Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section 490 1006.07, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (h) is added to 491 that subsection, and paragraphs (f) and (g) are added to 492 subsection (4) of that section, to read: 493 1006.07District school board duties relating to student 494 discipline and school safety.The district school board shall 495 provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the 496 attendance and control of students at school, and for proper 497 attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the 498 welfare of students, including: 499 (4)EMERGENCY DRILLS; EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. 500 (f)The Department of Education, in cooperation with the 501 Department of Management Services, shall identify a centralized 502 system for use by all public safety answering point 503 infrastructure which can receive alerts from all panic alert 504 systems and integrate digital maps used by public schools, 505 charter schools, and other educational institutions. The 506 centralized system must: 507 1.Receive alerts, location information, and relevant data 508 from all department-approved panic alert systems. 509 2.Integrate and display digital school maps to provide 510 real-time situational awareness to law enforcement and emergency 511 responders. 512 3.Retain and provide access to historical alert data for 513 use by authorized state agencies. 514 (g)Each public school and charter school shall confirm 515 with the district school board that the schools respective 516 panic alert system is connected to the centralized system. Panic 517 alert systems must be integrated with the centralized system to 518 ensure seamless notification of law enforcement and emergency 519 responders. Digital maps required under s. 1013.13 must also be 520 integrated with the centralized system to support emergency 521 response. 522 (6)SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.Each district 523 school superintendent shall establish policies and procedures 524 for the prevention of violence on school grounds, including the 525 assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior 526 poses a threat to the safety of the school community. 527 (f)School safety requirements.By August 1, 2024, Each 528 school district and charter school governing board shall comply 529 with the following school safety requirements: 530 1.All gates or other access points that restrict ingress 531 to or egress from the exclusive zone of a school campus shall 532 remain closed and locked during school supervision hours. For 533 the purposes of this section, the term exclusive zone means 534 the area within a gate or door allowing access to the interior 535 perimeter of a school campus beyond a single point of entry. The 536 term school supervision hours means the hours of the school 537 day plus the reasonable time immediately before and after school 538 during which student supervision is available per school 539 district policy when students are on campus. A gate or other 540 campus access point to the exclusive zone may only not be open 541 or unlocked during school supervision hours if one of the 542 following conditions is met, regardless of whether it is during 543 normal school hours, unless: 544 a.It is attended or actively staffed by a person when 545 students are on campus; 546 b.The use complies is in accordance with a shared use 547 agreement pursuant to s. 1013.101; 548 c.Another closed and locked gate or access point separates 549 the open or unlocked gate from areas occupied by students; or 550 d.c.The school safety specialist, or his or her designee, 551 has documented in the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool 552 portal maintained by the Office of Safe Schools that the gate or 553 other access point is not subject to this requirement based upon 554 other safety measures at the school. The office may conduct a 555 compliance visit pursuant to s. 1001.212(14) to review if such 556 determination is appropriate. 557 558 This subparagraph does not apply to the nonexclusive zone of a 559 school campus. The term nonexclusive zone means the area 560 outside of the exclusive zone but contained on school property. 561 Nonexclusive zones may include, but are not limited to, such 562 spaces as parking lots, athletic fields and stadiums, mechanical 563 buildings, playgrounds, bus ramps, agricultural spaces, and 564 other areas that do not give direct, unimpeded access to the 565 exclusive zone. 566 2.a.During school supervision hours, all school classrooms 567 and other instructional spaces must be locked to prevent ingress 568 when occupied by students, except between class periods when 569 students are moving between classrooms or other instructional 570 spaces. If a classroom or other instructional space door must be 571 left unlocked or open for any other reason other than between 572 class periods when students are moving between classrooms or 573 other instructional spaces, the door must be actively staffed by 574 a person standing or seated at the door. 575 b.Instructional spaces for career and technical education 576 which are designed as open areas for which compliance with the 577 requirements of sub-subparagraph a. affects the health and 578 safety of students may be exempted from compliance with that 579 sub-subparagraph by the school safety specialist. For such a 580 space to be exempt, the school safety specialist, or his or her 581 designee, must document in the Florida Safe Schools Assessment 582 Tool portal maintained by the Office of Safe Schools that the 583 instructional space is exempt from these requirements due to 584 negative impacts to student health and safety and the presence 585 of other safety measures at the school which prevent egress from 586 the instructional space to hallways or other classrooms or 587 instructional spaces. 588 c.Common areas on a school campus, including, but not 589 limited to, cafeterias, auditoriums, and media centers, which 590 are used for instructional time or student testing must meet the 591 requirements of sub-subparagraph a. only when such areas are 592 being used for instructional time or student testing. 593 3.For schools that do not have a secure exclusive zone, 594 all campus access doors, gates, and other access points that 595 allow ingress to or egress from a school building shall remain 596 closed and locked during school supervision hours at all times 597 to prevent unauthorized access, except when: 598 a.ingress, unless A person is actively entering or exiting 599 the door, gate, or other access point; 600 b.The door, gate, or access point is actively staffed by 601 school personnel to prevent unauthorized entry; or 602 c.The school safety specialist, or his or her designee, 603 has documented in the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool 604 portal maintained by the Office of Safe Schools that the open 605 and unlocked door, gate, or other access point is not subject to 606 this requirement based upon other safety measures at the school. 607 The office may conduct a compliance visit pursuant to s. 608 1001.212(14) to review if such determination is appropriate. All 609 campus access doors, gates, and other access points may be 610 electronically or manually controlled by school personnel to 611 allow access by authorized visitors, students, and school 612 personnel. 613 4.All school classrooms and other instructional spaces 614 must clearly and conspicuously mark the safest areas in each 615 classroom or other instructional space where students must 616 shelter in place during an emergency. Students must be notified 617 of these safe areas within the first 10 days of the school year. 618 If it is not feasible to clearly and conspicuously mark the 619 safest areas in a classroom or other instructional space, the 620 school safety specialist, or his or her designee, must document 621 such determination in the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool 622 portal maintained by the Office of Safe Schools, identifying 623 where affected students must shelter in place. The office shall 624 assist the school safety specialist with compliance during the 625 inspection required under s. 1001.212(14). 626 627 Persons who are aware of a violation of this paragraph must 628 report the violation to the school principal. The school 629 principal must report the violation to the school safety 630 specialist no later than the next business day after receiving 631 such report. If the person who violated this paragraph is the 632 school principal or charter school administrator, the report 633 must be made directly to the district school superintendent or 634 charter school governing board, as applicable. 635 (h)Provision of school safety protocols and policies.Each 636 substitute teacher must be provided with all school safety 637 protocols and policies before beginning his or her first day of 638 substitute teaching at a school. 639 Section 4.For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the sum of 640 $450,000 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is 641 appropriated to the Department of Education to implement the 642 requirements under s. 1006.07(4)(f) and (g), Florida Statutes, 643 as amended by this act. 644 Section 5.Subsections (4) and (5) of section 1006.12, 645 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 646 1006.12Safe-school officers at each public school.For the 647 protection and safety of school personnel, property, students, 648 and visitors, each district school board and school district 649 superintendent shall partner with law enforcement agencies or 650 security agencies to establish or assign one or more safe-school 651 officers at each school facility within the district, including 652 charter schools. A district school board shall must collaborate 653 with charter school governing boards to facilitate charter 654 school access to all safe-school officer options available under 655 this section. The school district may implement any combination 656 of the options in subsections (1)-(4) to best meet the needs of 657 the school district and charter schools. 658 (4)SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD.A school district, or charter 659 school governing board, or private school, as authorized under 660 s. 1002.42(20), may contract with a security agency as defined 661 in s. 493.6101(18) to employ as a school security guard an 662 individual who holds a Class D and Class G license pursuant 663 to chapter 493, provided the following training and contractual 664 conditions are met: 665 (a)An individual who serves as a school security guard, 666 for purposes of satisfying the requirements of this section, 667 must: 668 1.Demonstrate completion of 144 hours of required training 669 conducted by a sheriff pursuant to s. 30.15(1)(k)2. 670 2.Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a 671 psychologist licensed under chapter 490 and designated by the 672 Department of Law Enforcement and submit the results of the 673 evaluation to the sheriffs office and, school district, or 674 charter school governing board, private school, or employing 675 security agency as applicable. The Department of Law Enforcement 676 is authorized to provide the sheriffs office, school district, 677 or charter school governing board, private school, or employing 678 security agency with mental health and substance abuse data for 679 compliance with this paragraph. 680 3.Submit to and pass an initial drug test and subsequent 681 random drug tests in accordance with the requirements of s. 682 112.0455 and the sheriffs office, school district, or charter 683 school governing board, private school, or employing security 684 agency, as applicable. 685 4.Be approved to work as a school security guard by the 686 sheriff of each county in which the school security guard will 687 be assigned to a school before commencing work at any school in 688 that county. The sheriffs approval authorizes the security 689 agency to assign the school security guard to any school in the 690 county, and the sheriffs approval is not limited to any 691 particular school. 692 5.Successfully complete ongoing training, weapon 693 inspection, and firearm qualification conducted by a sheriff 694 pursuant to s. 30.15(1)(k)2.e. on at least an annual basis and 695 provide documentation to the sheriffs office, school district, 696 or charter school governing board, private school, or employing 697 security agency as applicable. 698 (b)The contract between a security agency and a school 699 district, private school, or a charter school governing board 700 regarding requirements applicable to school security guards 701 serving in the capacity of a safe-school officer for purposes of 702 satisfying the requirements of this section must shall define 703 the entity or entities responsible for training and the 704 responsibilities for maintaining records relating to training, 705 inspection, and firearm qualification. 706 (c)School security guards serving in the capacity of a 707 safe-school officer pursuant to this subsection are in support 708 of school-sanctioned activities for purposes of s. 790.115, and 709 must aid in the prevention or abatement of active assailant 710 incidents on school premises. 711 (d)The Office of Safe Schools shall provide the Department 712 of Law Enforcement any information related to a school security 713 guard that it receives pursuant to subsection (5). 714 (5)Notification.The district school superintendent or 715 charter school administrator, private school administrator, or a 716 respective designee, shall notify the county sheriff and the 717 Office of Safe Schools immediately after, but no later than 72 718 hours after: 719 (a)A safe-school officer is dismissed for misconduct or is 720 otherwise disciplined. 721 (b) A safe-school officer discharges his or her firearm in 722 the exercise of the safe-school officers duties, other than for 723 training purposes. 724 725 If a district school board, through its adopted policies, 726 procedures, or actions, denies a charter school access to any 727 safe-school officer options pursuant to this section, the school 728 district must assign a school resource officer or school safety 729 officer to the charter school. Under such circumstances, the 730 charter schools share of the costs of the school resource 731 officer or school safety officer may not exceed the safe school 732 allocation funds provided to the charter school pursuant to s. 733 1011.62(12) and shall be retained by the school district. 734 Section 6.Subsection (2) of section 1006.121, Florida 735 Statutes, is amended to read: 736 1006.121Florida Safe Schools Canine Program. 737 (2)DEFINITION.As used in this section, the term firearm 738 detection canine means any canine that is owned or the service 739 of which is employed by a law enforcement agency or school 740 district for use by a sworn law enforcement officer in K-12 741 schools for the primary purpose of aiding in the detection of 742 firearms and ammunition. 743 Section 7.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.