FL S1062

Requires schools to notify parents before (rather than immediately after) a student is removed from school for an involuntary mental health examination under the Baker Act, with exceptions allowing up to 24-hour delay if abuse is suspected or if notification would jeopardize the student's health and safety

Mandates that school districts establish memoranda of understanding with local mobile crisis response services, requiring schools and law enforcement to contact these services before initiating an involuntary examination of a student

Requires school safety officers to complete mental health crisis intervention training, including de-escalation skills for incidents involving students with emotional disturbance or mental illness

Expands data reporting requirements: the Department of Children and Families must analyze involuntary examination data for students removed from schools, and school districts must annually report the number of involuntary examinations initiated at schools to the Department of Education

Requires school mental health plans to include procedures for mental health providers and trained officers to attempt verbal de-escalation before initiating involuntary examinations, including specific strategies for students with developmental disabilities