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FL H0439
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Katherine Waldron
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AI Summary
- Removes teachers' authority to administer corporal punishment in public schools, restricting that authority solely to school principals
- Requires principals to obtain written parental consent at the beginning of each school year before corporal punishment may be used on a student; students whose parents do not return the form or do not consent may not receive corporal punishment
- Prohibits corporal punishment for exceptional students, students with individual education plans, alternative school students, students experiencing homelessness, and students covered under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Requires each principal to annually report to the Office of Safe Schools and the school district the number of corporal punishment instances, the number of students punished, and the number of students punished more than once
- Requires district school boards with corporal punishment policies to review those policies every 3 years at a public board meeting with public testimony, or the policy automatically expires; charter schools must also comply with the new corporal punishment requirements
- Effective date: July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Corporal Punishment
Last Action
Died in Education & Employment Committee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Education & Employment Committee1/31/2024
Education Quality Subcommittee11/22/2023
Full Bill Text
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