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FL H0515

Bill

Status

Failed

3/10/2018

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates section 800.101, Florida Statutes to prohibit authority figures (persons 18+ employed by, volunteering at, or under contract with schools) from soliciting or engaging in sexual conduct or lewd conduct with students

  • Defines "school" to include private schools, public schools, voluntary pre-K programs, early learning programs, the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, and Florida Virtual School, but excludes adult-only educational facilities

  • Establishes violation of the sexual conduct or lewd conduct prohibition as a second-degree felony, punishable under existing felony sentencing provisions

  • Amends section 810.097 to add school buses to the definition of "school" for purposes of trespass laws

  • Takes effect October 1, 2018

Legislative Description

Offenses Against Student Safety

Last Action

Died in Messages

3/10/2018

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/13/2018
Education1/31/2018
Criminal Justice Subcommittee11/15/2017

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