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FL H0857
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Creates the Youth Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Pilot Program within the Community School Grant Program, to be administered by the Center for Community Schools at the University of Central Florida for 3 school years beginning no later than the 2025-2026 school year
- Implements a conflict resolution and peer mediation curriculum at selected middle and high schools to reduce juvenile violence, with priority given to schools with high rates of juvenile violence and available community partners
- Requires participating schools to provide curriculum training to staff and community partners, equip students with conflict resolution skills both in and out of school, and complete pre- and post-pilot surveys
- Requires the center to collect student discipline data and juvenile violence rates before and after implementation, and submit a final report to the Department of Education with enrollment figures, survey results, and recommendations for statewide expansion
- The pilot program provision automatically expires upon submission of the final report to the Department of Education
Legislative Description
Youth Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Pilot Program
Last Action
Died in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee2/5/2024
Choice & Innovation Subcommittee12/27/2023
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