Bill Text: FL S1474 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: District School Boards
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2015-05-01 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education [S1474 Detail]
Download: Florida-2015-S1474-Introduced.html
Bill Title: District School Boards
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2015-05-01 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education [S1474 Detail]
Download: Florida-2015-S1474-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2015 SB 1474 By Senator Legg 17-01180A-15 20151474__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to district school boards; amending s. 3 1001.41, F.S.; requiring district school boards to 4 adopt a strategic plan; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; 5 revising standards of ethical conduct for 6 instructional personnel and school administrators to 7 apply to certain administrative personnel and school 8 officers; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 1001.41, 13 Florida Statutes, to read: 14 1001.41 General powers of district school board.—The 15 district school board, after considering recommendations 16 submitted by the district school superintendent, shall exercise 17 the following general powers: 18 (8) Adopt a strategic plan consistent with the school 19 board’s mission and long-term goals. 20 Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 1001.42, Florida 21 Statutes, is amended to read: 22 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The 23 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 24 powers and perform all duties listed below: 25 (6) STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL 26 PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, AND SCHOOL OFFICERS 27ADMINISTRATORS.—Adopt policies establishing standards of ethical 28 conduct for instructional personnel and school administrators. 29 The policies must require all instructional personnel, 30 administrative personneland school administrators, and school 31 officers, as defined in s. 1012.01, to complete training on the 32 standards; establish the duty of instructional personnel, 33 administrative personnel, and school officersadministratorsto 34 report, and procedures for reporting, alleged misconduct by 35 other instructional or administrative personnel and school 36 officersschool administratorswhich affects the health, safety, 37 or welfare of a student; and include an explanation of the 38 liability protections provided under ss. 39.203 and 768.095. A 39 district school board, or any of its employees, may not enter 40 into a confidentiality agreement regarding terminated or 41 dismissed instructional or administrative personnel or school 42 officersadministrators, or personnel,oradministrators, or 43 school officers who resign in lieu of termination, based in 44 whole or in part on misconduct that affects the health, safety, 45 or welfare of a student, and may not provide instructional or 46 administrative personnel or school officersadministratorswith 47 employment references or discuss the personnel’s or school 48 officers’administrators’performance with prospective employers 49 in another educational setting, without disclosing the 50 personnel’s or school officers’administrators’misconduct. Any 51 part of an agreement or contract that has the purpose or effect 52 of concealing misconduct by instructional or administrative 53 personnel or school officersadministratorswhich affects the 54 health, safety, or welfare of a student is void, is contrary to 55 public policy, and may not be enforced. 56 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.