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FL S1218

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Manny Diaz

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires private schools participating in state scholarship programs to adopt bullying and harassment policies that comply with the same definitions, responsibilities, and protections required of public schools under s. 1006.147

  • Mandates private schools report bullying and harassment incidents to the Department of Education, which must include this data in annual accountability reports

  • Expands information private schools must publish on their website and provide to parents to include the code of student conduct, ethical conduct policies, and bullying/harassment policies

  • Requires school principals or designees to meet with students and parents before enrollment to review academic programs, attendance policies, code of conduct, and bullying/harassment policies

  • Authorizes the Department of Education to suspend scholarship funds and prohibit new scholarship student enrollment for schools that knowingly fail to comply with these requirements

Legislative Description

Anti-bullying and Anti-harassment in Schools

Last Action

Died in Rules

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules1/29/2020
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs1/14/2020
Education12/18/2019

Full Bill Text

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