Bill Text: FL S7030 | 2019 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Implementation of Legislative Recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-09 - Chapter No. 2019-22 [S7030 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S7030-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Implementation of Legislative Recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-09 - Chapter No. 2019-22 [S7030 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S7030-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2019 CS for CS for SB 7030 By the Committees on Appropriations; Infrastructure and Security; and Education 576-04181-19 20197030c2 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to implementation of legislative 3 recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High 4 School Public Safety Commission; amending s. 30.15, 5 F.S.; requiring a sheriff to establish a school 6 guardian program or contract with another sheriff’s 7 office that has established a program under a certain 8 condition; authorizing sheriffs that have established 9 a guardian program to contract to provide training for 10 a specified purpose; providing for reimbursement of 11 the sheriff who conducts such training; removing the 12 prohibition against classroom teachers serving as 13 school guardians; conforming provisions to changes 14 made by the act; revising certification requirements 15 for school guardians; prohibiting individuals from 16 serving as school guardians unless they are appointed 17 by a superintendent or charter school principal, as 18 applicable; amending s. 843.08, F.S.; adding school 19 guardians to the list of officials the false 20 personation of whom is prohibited and subject to 21 criminal penalties; making technical changes; amending 22 s. 943.03, F.S.; requiring the Department of Law 23 Enforcement to consult with sheriffs who establish a 24 guardian program on programmatic guiding principles, 25 practices, and resources relating to the development 26 and implementation of the program; amending s. 27 943.082, F.S.; requiring school districts to promote 28 the use of a mobile suspicious activity reporting tool 29 through specified platforms and mediums; amending s. 30 1001.10, F.S.; requiring the Commissioner of Education 31 to review recommendations from the School Hardening 32 and Harm Mitigation Workgroup; requiring the 33 commissioner to submit a summary to the Governor and 34 the Legislature by a specified date; providing 35 requirements for the summary; amending s. 1001.11, 36 F.S.; revising the duties of the commissioner to 37 include oversight and facilitation of compliance with 38 the safety and security requirements of the Marjory 39 Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act by 40 specified persons and entities; amending s. 1001.212, 41 F.S.; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to annually 42 provide training for specified personnel; conforming 43 provisions to changes made by the act; requiring the 44 office to provide data to support the evaluation of 45 mental health services; requiring the office to 46 collect data through the school environmental safety 47 incident reports; requiring the office to provide 48 technical assistance for school safety incident 49 reporting; requiring the office to review and evaluate 50 school district reports for compliance; requiring a 51 district school board to withhold a superintendent’s 52 salary in response to the superintendent’s 53 noncompliance; requiring the office to convene a 54 School Hardening and Harm Mitigation Workgroup; 55 providing for membership and duties of the workgroup; 56 requiring the workgroup to submit a report and 57 recommendations to the executive director of the 58 office and the commissioner; providing requirements 59 for the report; requiring the office to develop a 60 behavioral threat assessment instrument; providing 61 requirements for the instrument; requiring the office 62 to establish the Statewide Threat Assessment Database 63 Workgroup to make certain recommendations relating to 64 a statewide threat assessment database; providing 65 requirements for the database; requiring the workgroup 66 to report recommendations to the office by a specified 67 date; providing requirements for such recommendations; 68 requiring the office to monitor school district and 69 public school, including charter school, compliance 70 with requirements relating to school safety; requiring 71 the office to report incidents of noncompliance to the 72 commissioner and the state board; amending s. 1002.33, 73 F.S.; requiring charter schools to comply with 74 specified provisions; amending s. 1003.25, F.S.; 75 providing requirements for the transfer of certain 76 student records; amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring 77 that a school safety specialist be a school 78 administrator employed by the school district or a law 79 enforcement officer employed by the sheriff’s office 80 located in the school district; providing requirements 81 for a school safety specialist designated from a 82 sheriff’s office; providing that a school safety 83 specialist designated from a sheriff’s office remains 84 an employee of such office for certain purposes; 85 authorizing the sheriff and school superintendent to 86 determine by agreement the reimbursement or sharing of 87 costs associated with employment of the law 88 enforcement officer as a school safety specialist; 89 requiring district school boards to adopt an active 90 assailant response plan; requiring each district 91 school superintendent and charter school principal to 92 certify by a specified date, and annually thereafter, 93 that all school personnel have received annual 94 training under the plan; requiring that certain 95 policies adopted by school districts include 96 procedures for behavioral threat assessments; 97 requiring threat assessment teams to utilize the 98 behavioral threat assessment instrument and the threat 99 assessment database developed by the office when they 100 become available; requiring threat assessment teams to 101 verify that, upon a student’s transfer to a different 102 school, any intervention services provided to the 103 student remain in place until the team makes a certain 104 determination; requiring district school boards to 105 adopt policies for accurate and timely reporting of 106 school environmental safety incidents; providing 107 penalties for noncompliance with such policies; 108 requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules 109 establishing requirements for school environmental 110 safety incident reports; amending s. 1006.12, F.S.; 111 requiring a charter school governing board to partner 112 with law enforcement agencies to establish or assign a 113 safe-school officer; expanding the categories of 114 individuals who may serve as school guardians; 115 amending s. 1006.1493, F.S.; requiring the Florida 116 Safe Schools Assessment Tool (FSSAT) to be the primary 117 site security assessment tool for school districts; 118 requiring the office to provide FSSAT training; 119 requiring superintendents to annually submit FSSAT 120 assessments to the department; providing requirements 121 for the assessment; providing penalties for failure to 122 comply with requirements; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; 123 modifying the required use of funds in the safe 124 schools allocation; providing for retroactive 125 application; providing legislative intent; expanding, 126 as of a specified date, the categorical fund that may 127 be accessed to improve classroom instruction or 128 improve school safety; deleting obsolete language; 129 expanding the purpose of the mental health assistance 130 allocation; providing that charter schools that take a 131 specified action are entitled to a proportionate share 132 of certain funding; deleting a requirement that 133 restricted to certain elements how a specified 134 percentage of a district’s mental health assistance 135 allocation could be expended; revising requirements 136 for a plan required to be developed by school 137 districts before distribution of such allocation; 138 requiring that the plans include charter schools, 139 except in certain circumstances; authorizing, rather 140 than requiring, charter schools to develop and submit 141 a specified plan; revising requirements for school 142 districts’ and charter schools’ plans; deleting a 143 requirement for school districts to submit a specified 144 report to the department; reenacting s. 145 921.0022(3)(b), F.S., relating to the offense severity 146 ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code, to 147 incorporate the amendment made to s. 843.08, F.S., in 148 a reference thereto; providing a declaration of 149 important state interest; providing effective dates. 150 151 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 152 153 Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of section 154 30.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 155 30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations.— 156 (1) Sheriffs, in their respective counties, in person or by 157 deputy, shall: 158 (k) Establish, if the sheriff so chooses, a Coach Aaron 159 Feis Guardian Program to aid in the prevention or abatement of 160 active assailant incidents on school premises. However, if a 161 local school board has voted by a majority to implement such a 162 program, the sheriff in that county shall establish a program, 163 or contract with another sheriff’s office that has established a 164 program, to provide training to school district or charter 165 school employees. A sheriff who has established a guardian 166 program may contract to provide training to a school district or 167 charter school employee employed in a county whose sheriff has 168 not established a guardian program. The sheriff conducting the 169 training will be reimbursed for screening-related and training 170 related costs and for providing a one-time stipend of $500 to 171 each school guardian who participates in the school guardian 172 program. A school guardian may nothas no authority toact in 173 any law enforcement capacity except to the extent necessary to 174 prevent or abate an active assailant incident on a school 175 premises. AExcluded from participating in the Coach Aaron Feis176Guardian Program are individuals who exclusively perform177classroom duties as classroom teachers as defined in s.1781012.01(2)(a). This limitation does not apply to classroom179teachers of a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, a180current servicemember, as defined in s. 250.01, or a current or181former law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), (6),182or (8).Thesheriff who establishes achooses to establishthe183 program shall consult with the Department of Law Enforcement on 184 programmatic guiding principles, practices, and resources, and 185 shall certifyappointas school guardians, without the power of 186 arrest, school employees or contract employees, as specified in 187 s. 1006.12(3), whovolunteer and who: 188 1. Hold a valid license issued under s. 790.06. 189 2. Complete a 144-hour training program, consisting of 12 190 hours of a certified nationally recognized diversity training 191 and 132 total hours of comprehensive firearm safety and 192 proficiency training conducted by Criminal Justice Standards and 193 Training Commission-certified instructors, which must include: 194 a. Eighty hours of firearms instruction based on the 195 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission’s Law 196 Enforcement Academy training model, which must include at least 197 10 percent but no more than 20 percent more rounds fired than 198 associated with academy training. Program participants must 199 achieve an 85 percent pass rate on the firearms training. 200 b. Sixteen hours of instruction in precision pistol. 201 c. Eight hours of discretionary shooting instruction using 202 state-of-the-art simulator exercises. 203 d. Eight hours of instruction in active shooter or 204 assailant scenarios. 205 e. Eight hours of instruction in defensive tactics. 206 f. Twelve hours of instruction in legal issues. 207 3. Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a 208 psychologist licensed under chapter 490 and designated by the 209 Department of Law Enforcement and submit the results of the 210 evaluation to the sheriff’s office. The Department of Law 211 Enforcement is authorized to provide the sheriff’s office with 212 mental health and substance abuse data for compliance with this 213 paragraph. 214 4. Submit to and pass an initial drug test and subsequent 215 random drug tests in accordance with the requirements of s. 216 112.0455 and the sheriff’s office. 217 5. Successfully complete ongoing training, weapon 218 inspection, and firearm qualification on at least an annual 219 basis. 2206. Successfully complete at least 12 hours of a certified221nationally recognized diversity training program.222 223 The sheriff who conducts the guardian training shall issue a 224 school guardian certificate to individuals who meet the 225 requirements of this paragraph andsubparagraph 2. The sheriff226 shall maintain documentation of weapon and equipment 227 inspections, as well as the training, certification, inspection, 228 and qualification records of each school guardian certified 229appointedby the sheriff. An individual who is certified under 230 this paragraph may serve as a school guardian under s. 231 1006.12(3) only if he or she is appointed by the applicable 232 school district superintendent or charter school principal. 233 Section 2. Effective October 1, 2019, section 843.08, 234 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 235 843.08 False personation.—A person who falsely assumes or 236 pretends to be a firefighter, a sheriff, an officer of the 237 Florida Highway Patrol, an officer of the Fish and Wildlife 238 Conservation Commission, a fire or arson investigator of the 239 Department of Financial Services, an officer of the Department 240 of Financial Services, an officer of the Department of 241 Corrections, a correctional probation officer, a deputy sheriff, 242 a state attorney or an assistant state attorney, a statewide 243 prosecutor or an assistant statewide prosecutor, a state 244 attorney investigator, a coroner, a police officer, a lottery 245 special agent or lottery investigator, a beverage enforcement 246 agent, a school guardian as described in s. 30.15(1)(k), a 247 security officer licensed under chapter 493or watchman,orany 248 member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review orandany 249 administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission,or250 any personnel or representative of the Department of Law 251 Enforcement, or a federal law enforcement officer as defined in 252 s. 901.1505, and takes upon himself or herself to act as such, 253 or to require any other person to aid or assist him or her in a 254 matter pertaining to the duty of any such officer, commits a 255 felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 256 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. However, a person who 257 falsely personates any such officer during the course of the 258 commission of a felony commits a felony of the second degree, 259 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 260 If the commission of the felony results in the death or personal 261 injury of another human being, the person commits a felony of 262 the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 263 775.083, or s. 775.084.The term “watchman” means a security264officer licensed under chapter 493.265 Section 3. Subsection (16) is added to section 943.03, 266 Florida Statutes, to read: 267 943.03 Department of Law Enforcement.— 268 (16) Upon request, the department shall consult with 269 sheriffs to provide input regarding programmatic guiding 270 principles, practices, and resources in order to assist in the 271 development and implementation of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian 272 Program established pursuant to s. 30.15. Such input and 273 guidance may include, but need not be limited to, standards, 274 curriculum, instructional strategies, evaluation, certification, 275 records retention, equipment, and other resource needs. 276 Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 943.082, Florida 277 Statutes, is amended to read: 278 943.082 School Safety Awareness Program.— 279 (4)(a) Law enforcement dispatch centers, school districts, 280 schools, and other entities identified by the department must 281shallbe made aware of the mobile suspicious activity reporting 282 tool. 283 (b) The district school board shall promote the use of the 284 mobile suspicious activity reporting tool by advertising it on 285 the school district website, in newsletters, on school campuses, 286 and in school publications, by installing it on all mobile 287 devices issued to students, and by bookmarking the website on 288 all computer devices issued to students. 289 Section 5. Subsection (9) is added to section 1001.10, 290 Florida Statutes, to read: 291 1001.10 Commissioner of Education; general powers and 292 duties.— 293 (9) The commissioner shall review the report of the School 294 Hardening and Harm Mitigation Workgroup regarding hardening and 295 harm mitigation strategies and recommendations submitted by the 296 Office of Safe Schools, pursuant to s. 1001.212(11). By 297 September 1, 2019, the commissioner shall submit a summary of 298 such recommendations to the Governor, the President of the 299 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. At a 300 minimum, the summary must include policy and funding 301 enhancements and the estimated costs of and timeframes for 302 implementation of the campus hardening and harm mitigation 303 strategies recommended by the workgroup. 304 Section 6. Subsection (9) is added to section 1001.11, 305 Florida Statutes, to read: 306 1001.11 Commissioner of Education; other duties.— 307 (9) The commissioner shall oversee compliance with the 308 safety and security requirements of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas 309 High School Public Safety Act, chapter 2018-03, Laws of Florida, 310 by school districts; district school superintendents; and public 311 schools, including charter schools. The commissioner must 312 facilitate compliance to the maximum extent provided under law, 313 identify incidents of noncompliance, and impose or recommend to 314 the State Board of Education, the Governor, or the Legislature 315 enforcement and sanctioning actions pursuant to s. 1008.32 and 316 other authority granted under law. 317 Section 7. Section 1001.212, Florida Statutes, is amended 318 to read: 319 1001.212 Office of Safe Schools.—There is created in the 320 Department of Education the Office of Safe Schools. The office 321 is fully accountable to the Commissioner of Education. The 322 office shall serve as a central repository for best practices, 323 training standards, and compliance oversight in all matters 324 regarding school safety and security, including prevention 325 efforts, intervention efforts, and emergency preparedness 326 planning. The office shall: 327 (1) Establish and update as necessary a school security 328 risk assessment tool for use by school districts pursuant to s. 329 1006.07(6). The office shall make the security risk assessment 330 tool available for use by charter schools. The office shall 331 provide annual training to appropriate school district and 332 charter school personnel on the proper assessment of physical 333 site security and completion of the school security risk 334 assessment tool. 335 (2) Provide ongoing professional development opportunities 336 to school district personnel. 337 (3) Provide a coordinated and interdisciplinary approach to 338 providing technical assistance and guidance to school districts 339 on safety and security and recommendations to address findings 340 identified pursuant to s. 1006.07(6). 341 (4) Develop and implement a School Safety Specialist 342 Training Program for school safety specialists appointed 343 pursuant to s. 1006.07(6). The office shall develop the training 344 program which shall be based on national and state best 345 practices on school safety and security and must include active 346 shooter training. The office shall develop training modules in 347 traditional or online formats. A school safety specialist 348 certificate of completion shall be awarded to a school safety 349 specialist who satisfactorily completes the training required by 350 rules of the office. 351 (5) Review and provide recommendations on the security risk 352 assessments. The department may contract with security 353 personnel, consulting engineers, architects, or other safety and 354 security experts the department deems necessary for safety and 355 security consultant services. 356 (6) Coordinate with the Department of Law Enforcement to 357 provide a centralized integrated data repository and data 358 analytics resources to improve access to timely, complete, and 359 accurate information integrating data from, at a minimum, but 360 not limited to, the following data sources by August 1, 2019 361December 1, 2018: 362 (a) Social media Internet posts; 363 (b) Department of Children and Families; 364 (c) Department of Law Enforcement; 365 (d) Department of Juvenile Justice; 366 (e) Mobile suspicious activity reporting tool known as 367 FortifyFL; 368 (f) School environmental safety incident reports collected 369 under subsection (8); and 370 (g)(e)Local law enforcement. 371 372 Data that is exempt or confidential and exempt from public 373 records requirements retains its exempt or confidential and 374 exempt status when incorporated into the centralized integrated 375 data repository. To maintain the confidentiality requirements 376 attached to the information provided to the centralized 377 integrated data repository by the various state and local 378 agencies, data governance and security shall ensure compliance 379 with all applicable state and federal data privacy requirements 380 through the use of user authorization and role-based security, 381 data anonymization and aggregation and auditing capabilities. To 382 maintain the confidentiality requirements attached to the 383 information provided to the centralized integrated data 384 repository by the various state and local agencies, each source 385 agency providing data to the repository shall be the sole 386 custodian of the data for the purpose of any request for 387 inspection or copies thereof under chapter 119. The department 388 shall only allow access to data from the source agencies in 389 accordance with rules adopted by the respective source agencies 390 and the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 391 Criminal Justice Information Services security policy, where 392 applicable. 393 (7) Provide data to support the evaluation of mental health 394 services pursuant to s. 1004.44. 395 (8) Provide technical assistance to school districts and 396 charter school governing boards for school environmental safety 397 incident reporting as required under s. 1006.07(9). The office 398 shall collect data through school environmental safety incident 399 reports on incidents that occur on school premises, on school 400 transportation, and at off-campus, school-sponsored events. The 401 office shall review and evaluate school district reports to 402 ensure compliance with reporting requirements. Upon notification 403 by the department that a superintendent has failed to comply 404 with the requirements of s. 1006.07(9), the district school 405 board shall withhold further payment of his or her salary as 406 authorized under s. 1001.42(13)(b) and impose other appropriate 407 sanctions that the commissioner or state board by law may 408 impose. 409(7)Data that is exempt or confidential and exempt from410public records requirements retains its exempt or confidential411and exempt status when incorporated into the centralized412integrated data repository.413(8)To maintain the confidentiality requirements attached414to the information provided to the centralized integrated data415repository by the various state and local agencies, data416governance and security shall ensure compliance with all417applicable state and federal data privacy requirements through418the use of user authorization and role-based security, data419anonymization and aggregation and auditing capabilities.420(9)To maintain the confidentiality requirements attached421to the information provided to the centralized integrated data422repository by the various state and local agencies, each source423agency providing data for the repository shall be the sole424custodian of the data for the purpose of any request for425inspection or copies thereof under chapter 119. The department426shall only allow access to data from the source agencies in427accordance with rules adopted by the respective source agencies.428 (9)(10)Award grants to schools to improve the safety and 429 security of school buildings based upon recommendations of the 430 security risk assessment developed pursuant to subsection (1). 431 (10)(11)Disseminate, in consultation with the Department 432 of Law Enforcement, to participating schools awareness and 433 education materials on the School Safety Awareness Program 434 developed pursuant to s. 943.082. 435 (11)(a) Convene a School Hardening and Harm Mitigation 436 Workgroup comprised of individuals with subject matter expertise 437 on school campus hardening best practices. The workgroup shall 438 meet as necessary to review school hardening and harm mitigation 439 policies, including, but not limited to, the target hardening 440 practices implemented in other states; the school safety 441 guidelines developed by organizations such as the Partner 442 Alliance for Safer Schools; the tiered approach to target campus 443 hardening strategies identified in the initial report submitted 444 by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety 445 Commission pursuant to s. 943.687(9); and the Florida Building 446 Code for educational facilities construction to determine 447 whether the building code may need to be modified to strengthen 448 school safety and security. Based on this review of school 449 safety best practices, by August 1, 2019, the workgroup shall 450 submit a report to the executive director of the office, which 451 includes, at a minimum: 452 1. A prioritized list for the implementation of school 453 campus hardening and harm mitigation strategies and the 454 estimated costs of and timeframes for implementation of the 455 strategies by school districts and charter schools. The 456 estimated costs must include regional and statewide projections 457 of the implementation costs. 458 2. Recommendations for policy and funding enhancements to 459 strengthen school safety and security. 460 (b) Submit to the commissioner: 461 1. The workgroup’s report pursuant to paragraph (a); and 462 2. Recommendations regarding procedures for the office to 463 use to monitor and enforce compliance by the school districts 464 and charter schools in the implementation of the workgroup’s 465 recommended campus hardening and harm mitigation strategies. 466 (12) By August 1, 2019, develop a standardized, statewide 467 behavioral threat assessment instrument for use by all public 468 schools, including charter schools, which addresses early 469 identification, evaluation, early intervention, and student 470 support. 471 (a) The standardized, statewide behavioral threat 472 assessment instrument must include, but need not be limited to, 473 components and forms that address: 474 1. An assessment of the threat, which includes an 475 assessment of the student, family, and school and social 476 dynamics. 477 2. An evaluation to determine if the threat is transient or 478 substantive. 479 3. The response to a substantive threat, which includes the 480 school response and the role of law enforcement agencies. 481 4. The response to a serious substantive threat, including 482 mental health and law enforcement referrals. 483 5. Ongoing monitoring to assess implementation of safety 484 strategies. 485 6. Training for members of threat assessment teams 486 established under s. 1006.07(7) and school administrators 487 regarding the use of the instrument. 488 (b) The office shall: 489 1. By August 1, 2020, evaluate each school district’s and 490 charter school governing board’s behavioral threat assessment 491 procedures for compliance with this subsection. 492 2. Notify the district school superintendent or charter 493 school governing board, as applicable, if the behavioral threat 494 assessment is not in compliance with this subsection. 495 3. Report any issues of ongoing noncompliance with this 496 subsection to the commissioner and the district school 497 superintendent or the charter school governing board, as 498 applicable. 499 (13) Establish the Statewide Threat Assessment Database 500 Workgroup, composed of members appointed by the department, to 501 complement the work of the department and the Department of Law 502 Enforcement associated with the centralized integrated data 503 repository and data analytics resources initiative and make 504 recommendations regarding the development of a statewide threat 505 assessment database. The database must allow authorized public 506 school personnel to enter information related to any threat 507 assessment conducted at their respective schools using the 508 instrument developed by the office pursuant to subsection (12), 509 and must provide such information to authorized personnel in 510 each school district and public school and to appropriate 511 stakeholders. By December 31, 2019, the workgroup shall provide 512 a report to the office with recommendations that include, but 513 need not be limited to: 514 (a) Threat assessment data that should be required to be 515 entered into the database. 516 (b) School district and public school personnel who should 517 be allowed to input student records to the database and view 518 such records. 519 (c) Database design and functionality, to include data 520 security. 521 (d) Restrictions and authorities on information sharing, 522 including: 523 1. Section 1002.22 and other applicable state laws. 524 2. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 525 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, 42 C.F.R. part 2; the Health Insurance 526 Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 42 U.S.C. s. 1320d6, 527 45 C.F.R. part 164, subpart E; and other applicable federal 528 laws. 529 3. The appropriateness of interagency agreements that will 530 allow law enforcement to view database records. 531 (e) The cost to develop and maintain a statewide online 532 database. 533 (f) An implementation plan and timeline for the workgroup 534 recommendations. 535 (14) Monitor compliance with requirements relating to 536 school safety by school districts and public schools, including 537 charter schools. The office shall report incidents of 538 noncompliance to the commissioner pursuant to s. 1001.11(9) and 539 the state board pursuant to s. 1008.32 and other requirements of 540 law, as appropriate. 541 Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (16) of section 542 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 543 1002.33 Charter schools.— 544 (16) EXEMPTION FROM STATUTES.— 545 (b) Additionally, a charter school shall be in compliance 546 with the following statutes: 547 1. Section 286.011, relating to public meetings and 548 records, public inspection, and criminal and civil penalties. 549 2. Chapter 119, relating to public records. 550 3. Section 1003.03, relating to the maximum class size, 551 except that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 552 1003.03 shall be the average at the school level. 553 4. Section 1012.22(1)(c), relating to compensation and 554 salary schedules. 555 5. Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions. 556 6. Section 1012.335, relating to contracts with 557 instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011. 558 7. Section 1012.34, relating to the substantive 559 requirements for performance evaluations for instructional 560 personnel and school administrators. 561 8. Section 1006.12, relating to safe-school officers. 562 9. Section 1006.07(7), relating to threat assessment teams. 563 10. Section 1006.07(9), relating to School Environmental 564 Safety Incident Reporting. 565 11. Section 1006.1493, relating to the Florida Safe Schools 566 Assessment Tool. 567 12. Section 1006.07(6)(c), relating to adopting an active 568 assailant response plan. 569 13. Section 943.082(4)(b), relating to the mobile 570 suspicious activity reporting tool. 571 14. Section 1012.584, relating to youth mental health 572 awareness and assistance training. 573 Section 9. Subsection (2) of section 1003.25, Florida 574 Statutes, is amended to read: 575 1003.25 Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student 576 records.— 577 (2) The procedure for transferring and maintaining records 578 of students who transfer from school to school shall be 579 prescribed by rules of the State Board of Education. The 580 intradistrict transfer of records shall occur within 1 school 581 day, and the interdistrict transfer of records shall occur 582 within 2 school days. The records shall include: 583 (a) Verified reports of serious or recurrent behavior 584 patterns, including threat assessment evaluations and 585 intervention services. 586 (b) Psychological evaluations, including therapeutic 587 treatment plans and therapy or progress notes created or 588 maintained by school district or charter school staff, as 589 appropriate. 590 Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsections 591 (6) and (7) of section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, are amended, 592 and subsection (9) is added to that section, to read: 593 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student 594 discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall 595 provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the 596 attendance and control of students at school, and for proper 597 attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the 598 welfare of students, including: 599 (1) CONTROL OF STUDENTS.— 600 (b) Require each student at the time of initial 601 registration for school in the school district to note previous 602 school expulsions, arrests resulting in a charge, juvenile 603 justice actions, and any corresponding referralreferralsto 604 mental health services by the school districtthe student has605had, and have the authority as the district school board of a 606 receiving school district to honor the final order of expulsion 607 or dismissal of a student by any in-state or out-of-state public 608 district school board or private school, or lab school, for an 609 act which would have been grounds for expulsion according to the 610 receiving district school board’s code of student conduct, in 611 accordance with the following procedures: 612 1. A final order of expulsion shall be recorded in the 613 records of the receiving school district. 614 2. The expelled student applying for admission to the 615 receiving school district shall be advised of the final order of 616 expulsion. 617 3. The district school superintendent of the receiving 618 school district may recommend to the district school board that 619 the final order of expulsion be waived and the student be 620 admitted to the school district, or that the final order of 621 expulsion be honored and the student not be admitted to the 622 school district. If the student is admitted by the district 623 school board, with or without the recommendation of the district 624 school superintendent, the student may be placed in an 625 appropriate educational program and referred to mental health 626 services identified by the school district pursuant to s. 627 1012.584(4), when appropriate, at the direction of the district 628 school board. 629 (6) SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.—Each district 630 school superintendent shall establish policies and procedures 631 for the prevention of violence on school grounds, including the 632 assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior 633 poses a threat to the safety of the school community. 634 (a) Each district school superintendent shall designatea635school administrator asa school safety specialist for the 636 district. The school safety specialist must be a school 637 administrator employed by the school district or a law 638 enforcement officer employed by the sheriff’s office located in 639 the school district. Any school safety specialist designated 640 from the sheriff’s office must first be authorized and approved 641 by the sheriff employing the law enforcement officer. Any school 642 safety specialist designated from the sheriff’s office remains 643 the employee of the office for purposes of compensation, 644 insurance, workers’ compensation, and other benefits authorized 645 by law for a law enforcement officer employed by the sheriff’s 646 office. The sheriff and the school superintendent may determine 647 by agreement the reimbursement for such costs, or may share the 648 costs, associated with employment of the law enforcement officer 649 as a school safety specialist. The school safety specialist must 650 earn a certificate of completion of the school safety specialist 651 training provided by the Office of Safe Schools within 1 year 652 after appointment and is responsible for the supervision and 653 oversight for all school safety and security personnel, 654 policies, and procedures in the school district. The school 655 safety specialist shall: 656 1. Review school district policies and procedures for 657 compliance with state law and rules, including the district’s 658 timely and accurate submission of school environmental safety 659 incident reports to the department pursuant to s. 1001.212(8). 660 2. Provide the necessary training and resources to students 661 and school district staff in matters relating to youth mental 662 health awareness and assistance; emergency procedures, including 663 active shooter training; and school safety and security. 664 3. Serve as the school district liaison with local public 665 safety agencies and national, state, and community agencies and 666 organizations in matters of school safety and security. 667 4. In collaboration with the appropriate public safety 668 agencies, as that term is defined in s. 365.171, annually 669 conduct a school security risk assessmentin accordance with s.6701006.1493at each public school using the Florida Safe Schools 671 Assessment Toolschool security risk assessment tooldeveloped 672 by the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s. 1006.1493. Based on 673 the assessment findings, the district’s school safety specialist 674 shall provide recommendations to the district school 675 superintendent and the district school board which identify 676 strategies and activities that the district school board should 677 implement in order to address the findings and improve school 678 safety and security.Annually,Each district school board must 679 receive such findings and the school safety specialist’s 680 recommendations at a publicly noticed district school board 681 meeting to provide the public an opportunity to hear the 682 district school board members discuss and take action on the 683 findings and recommendations. Each school safety specialist 684 shall report such findings and school board action to the Office 685 of Safe Schools within 30 days after the district school board 686 meeting. 687 (b) Each school safety specialist shall coordinate with the 688 appropriate public safety agencies, as defined in s. 365.171, 689 that are designated as first responders to a school’s campus to 690 conduct a tour of such campus once every 3 years and provide 691 recommendations related to school safety. The recommendations by 692 the public safety agencies must be considered as part of the 693 recommendations by the school safety specialist pursuant to 694 paragraph (a). 695 (c) Each district school board and charter school governing 696 board must adopt an active assailant response plan. By October 697 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, each district school 698 superintendent and charter school principal shall certify that 699 all school personnel have received annual training on the 700 procedures contained in the active assailant response plan for 701 the applicable school district or charter school. 702 (7) THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS.—Each district school board 703 shall adopt policies for the establishment of threat assessment 704 teams at each school whose duties include the coordination of 705 resources and assessment and intervention with individuals whose 706 behavior may pose a threat to the safety of school staff or 707 students consistent with the model policies developed by the 708 Office of Safe Schools. Such policies mustshallinclude 709 procedures for referrals to mental health services identified by 710 the school district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4), when 711 appropriate, and procedures for behavioral threat assessments in 712 compliance with the instrument developed pursuant to s. 713 1001.212(12). 714 (a) A threat assessment team shall include persons with 715 expertise in counseling, instruction, school administration, and 716 law enforcement. The threat assessment teams shall identify 717 members of the school community to whom threatening behavior 718 should be reported and provide guidance to students, faculty, 719 and staff regarding recognition of threatening or aberrant 720 behavior that may represent a threat to the community, school, 721 or self. Upon the availability of the behavioral threat 722 assessment instrument developed pursuant to s. 1001.212(12), the 723 threat assessment team shall use that instrument. 724 (b) Upon a preliminary determination that a student poses a 725 threat of violence or physical harm to himself or herself or 726 others, a threat assessment team shall immediately report its 727 determination to the superintendent or his or her designee. The 728 superintendent or his or her designee shall immediately attempt 729 to notify the student’s parent or legal guardian. Nothing in 730 this subsection shall preclude school district personnel from 731 acting immediately to address an imminent threat. 732 (c) Upon a preliminary determination by the threat 733 assessment team that a student poses a threat of violence to 734 himself or herself or others or exhibits significantly 735 disruptive behavior or need for assistance, authorized members 736 of the threat assessment team may obtain criminal history record 737 information pursuant to s. 985.04(1), as provided in s. 985.047. 738 A member of a threat assessment team may not disclose any 739 criminal history record information obtained pursuant to this 740 section or otherwise use any record of an individual beyond the 741 purpose for which such disclosure was made to the threat 742 assessment team. 743 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all state 744 and local agencies and programs that provide services to 745 students experiencing or at risk of an emotional disturbance or 746 a mental illness, including the school districts, school 747 personnel, state and local law enforcement agencies, the 748 Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Children and 749 Families, the Department of Health, the Agency for Health Care 750 Administration, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the 751 Department of Education, the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, 752 and any service or support provider contracting with such 753 agencies, may share with each other records or information that 754 are confidential or exempt from disclosure under chapter 119 if 755 the records or information are reasonably necessary to ensure 756 access to appropriate services for the student or to ensure the 757 safety of the student or others. All such state and local 758 agencies and programs shall communicate, collaborate, and 759 coordinate efforts to serve such students. 760 (e) If an immediate mental health or substance abuse crisis 761 is suspected, school personnel shall follow policies established 762 by the threat assessment team to engage behavioral health crisis 763 resources. Behavioral health crisis resources, including, but 764 not limited to, mobile crisis teams and school resource officers 765 trained in crisis intervention, shall provide emergency 766 intervention and assessment, make recommendations, and refer the 767 student for appropriate services. Onsite school personnel shall 768 report all such situations and actions taken to the threat 769 assessment team, which shall contact the other agencies involved 770 with the student and any known service providers to share 771 information and coordinate any necessary followup actions. Upon 772 the student’s transfer to a different school, the threat 773 assessment team shall verify that any intervention services 774 provided to the student remain in place until the threat 775 assessment team of the receiving school independently determines 776 the need for intervention services. 777 (f) Each threat assessment team established pursuant to 778 this subsection shall report quantitative data on its activities 779 to the Office of Safe Schools in accordance with guidance from 780 the office and shall utilize the threat assessment database 781 developed pursuant to s. 1001.212(13) upon the availability of 782 the database. 783 (9) SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INCIDENT REPORTING.—Each 784 district school board shall adopt policies to ensure the 785 accurate and timely reporting of incidents related to school 786 safety and discipline. The district school superintendent is 787 responsible for school environmental safety incident reporting. 788 A district school superintendent who fails to comply with this 789 subsection is subject to the penalties specified in law, 790 including, but not limited to, s. 1001.42(13)(b) or s. 791 1001.51(12)(b), as applicable. The State Board of Education 792 shall adopt rules establishing the requirements for the school 793 environmental safety incident report. 794 Section 11. Section 1006.12, Florida Statutes, is amended 795 to read: 796 1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school.—For the 797 protection and safety of school personnel, property, students, 798 and visitors, each district school board,andschool district 799 superintendent, and charter school governing board, as 800 applicable, shall partner with law enforcement agencies to 801 establish or assign one or more safe-school officers at each 802 school facility within the district by implementing any 803 combination of the following options which best meets the needs 804 of the school district: 805 (1) Establish school resource officer programs, through a 806 cooperative agreement with law enforcement agencies. 807 (a) School resource officers shall undergo criminal 808 background checks, drug testing, and a psychological evaluation 809 and be certified law enforcement officers, as defined in s. 810 943.10(1), who are employed by a law enforcement agency as 811 defined in s. 943.10(4). The powers and duties of a law 812 enforcement officer shall continue throughout the employee’s 813 tenure as a school resource officer. 814 (b) School resource officers shall abide by district school 815 board policies and shall consult with and coordinate activities 816 through the school principal, but shall be responsible to the 817 law enforcement agency in all matters relating to employment, 818 subject to agreements between a district school board and a law 819 enforcement agency. Activities conducted by the school resource 820 officer which are part of the regular instructional program of 821 the school shall be under the direction of the school principal. 822 (c) Complete mental health crisis intervention training 823 using a curriculum developed by a national organization with 824 expertise in mental health crisis intervention. The training 825 shall improve officers’ knowledge and skills as first responders 826 to incidents involving students with emotional disturbance or 827 mental illness, including de-escalation skills to ensure student 828 and officer safety. 829 (2) Commission one or more school safety officers for the 830 protection and safety of school personnel, property, and 831 students within the school district. The district school 832 superintendent may recommend, and the district school board may 833 appoint, one or more school safety officers. 834 (a) School safety officers shall undergo criminal 835 background checks, drug testing, and a psychological evaluation 836 and be law enforcement officers, as defined in s. 943.10(1), 837 certified under the provisions of chapter 943 and employed by 838 either a law enforcement agency or by the district school board. 839 If the officer is employed by the district school board, the 840 district school board is the employing agency for purposes of 841 chapter 943, and must comply with the provisions of that 842 chapter. 843 (b) A school safety officer has and shall exercise the 844 power to make arrests for violations of law on district school 845 board property and to arrest persons, whether on or off such 846 property, who violate any law on such property under the same 847 conditions that deputy sheriffs are authorized to make arrests. 848 A school safety officer has the authority to carry weapons when 849 performing his or her official duties. 850 (c) A district school board may enter into mutual aid 851 agreements with one or more law enforcement agencies as provided 852 in chapter 23. A school safety officer’s salary may be paid 853 jointly by the district school board and the law enforcement 854 agency, as mutually agreed to. 855 (3) At the school district’s or the charter school 856 governing board’s discretion, participate in the Coach Aaron 857 Feis Guardian Programif such program is established pursuant to858s. 30.15,to meet the requirement of establishing a safe-school 859 officer. The following individuals may serve as a school 860 guardian upon satisfactory completion of the requirements under 861 s. 30.15(1)(k) and certification by a sheriff: 862 (a) A school district employee or personnel, as defined 863 under s. 1012.01, or a charter school employee, as provided 864 under s. 1002.33(12)(a), who volunteers to serve as a school 865 guardian in addition to his or her official job duties; 866 (b) An employee of a school district or a charter school 867 who is hired for the specific purpose of serving as a school 868 guardian; or 869 (c) A contract employee licensed under s. 493.6301 who 870 works in the school district or for a charter school through a 871 contract with a security agency as that term is defined in s. 872 493.6101(18). Contract employees may receive school guardian 873 training through a participating sheriff’s office contingent 874 upon defined financial or service obligations by the security 875 agency enumerated in the contract between the school district or 876 the charter school governing board, as appropriate, and the 877 security agency. 878 (4) Any information that would identify whether a 879 particular individual has been appointed as a safe-school 880 officer pursuant to this section held by a law enforcement 881 agency, school district, or charter school is exempt from s. 882 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This 883 subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act 884 in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 885 2, 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 886 reenactment by the Legislature. 887 Section 12. Section 1006.1493, Florida Statutes, is amended 888 to read: 889 1006.1493 Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool.— 890 (1) The department, through the Office of Safe Schools 891 pursuant s. 1001.212, shall contract with a security consulting 892 firm that specializes in the development of risk assessment 893 software solutions and has experience in conducting security 894 assessments of public facilities to develop, update, and 895 implement a risk assessment tool, which shall be known as the 896 Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool (FSSAT). The FSSAT must be 897 the primary physical site security assessment tool as revised 898 and required by the Office of Safe Schools which is used by 899 school officials at each school district and public school site 900 in the state in conducting security assessmentsfor use by901school officials at each school district and public school site902in the state. 903 (2) The FSSAT must help school officials identify threats, 904 vulnerabilities, and appropriate safety controls for the schools 905 that they supervise, pursuant to the security risk assessment 906 requirements of s. 1006.07(6). 907 (a) At a minimum, the FSSAT must address all of the 908 following components: 909 1. School emergency and crisis preparedness planning; 910 2. Security, crime, and violence prevention policies and 911 procedures; 912 3. Physical security measures; 913 4. Professional development training needs; 914 5. An examination of support service roles in school 915 safety, security, and emergency planning; 916 6. School security and school police staffing, operational 917 practices, and related services; 918 7. School and community collaboration on school safety; and 919 8. A return on investment analysis of the recommended 920 physical security controls. 921 (b) The department shall require by contract that the 922 security consulting firm: 923 1. Generate written automated reports on assessment 924 findings for review by the department and school and district 925 officials; 926 2. Provide training to the department and school officials 927 in the use of the FSSAT and other areas of importance identified 928 by the department; and 929 3. Advise in the development and implementation of 930 templates, formats, guidance, and other resources necessary to 931 facilitate the implementation of this section at state, 932 district, school, and local levels. 933 (3) The Office of Safe Schools must provide annual training 934 to each district’s school safety specialist and other 935 appropriate school district personnel on the assessment of 936 physical site security and completing the FSSAT. 937 (4) By October 1 of each year, each district school 938 superintendent shall submit an FSSAT assessment to the 939 department for each school site. Each school-specific assessment 940 must be approved by the district superintendent or his or her 941 designee, who must be the district’s school safety specialist or 942 a deputy superintendent or assistant superintendent. Any 943 superintendent who fails to comply with the requirements of this 944 subsection is subject to penalties under s. 1001.51(12)(b) and 945 other sanctions that may be applied by the commissioner or state 946 board. 947 (5) By December 1 of each year,By December 1, 2018, and948annually by that date thereafter,the department shallmust949 report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 950 Speaker of the House of Representatives on the status of 951 implementation across school districts and schools. The report 952 must include a summary of the positive school safety measures in 953 place at the time of the assessment and any recommendations for 954 policy changes or funding needed to facilitate continued school 955 safety planning, improvement, and response at the state, 956 district, or school levels. 957 (6)(4)In accordance with ss. 119.071(3)(a) and 281.301, 958 data and information related to security risk assessments 959 administered pursuant to this section and s. 1006.07(6) and the 960 security information contained in the annual report required 961 pursuant to subsection (5)subsection (3)are confidential and 962 exempt from public records requirements. 963 Section 13. Subsection (15) of section 1011.62, Florida 964 Statutes, is amended to read: 965 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 966 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 967 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 968 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 969 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 970 follows: 971 (15) SAFE SCHOOLS ALLOCATION.—A safe schools allocation is 972 created to provide funding to assist school districts in their 973 compliance with ss. 1006.07-1006.12s. 1006.07, with priority 974 given to safe-school officersimplementing the district’s school975resource officer programpursuant to s. 1006.12. Each school 976 district shall receive a minimum safe schools allocation in an 977 amount provided in the General Appropriations Act. Of the 978 remaining balance of the safe schools allocation, two-thirds 979 shall be allocated to school districts based on the most recent 980 official Florida Crime Index provided by the Department of Law 981 Enforcement and one-third shall be allocated based on each 982 school district’s proportionate share of the state’s total 983 unweighted full-time equivalent student enrollment. Any 984 additional funds appropriated to this allocation in the 2018 985 2019 fiscal year mustto the school resource officer program986established pursuant to s. 1006.12shallbe used exclusively for 987 employing or contracting for safe-schoolresourceofficers, 988 established or assigned under s. 1006.12which shall be in989addition to the number of officers employed or contracted for in990the 2017-2018 fiscal year. This subsection applies retroactively 991 to July 1, 2018. The amendments to this subsection are intended 992 to be clarifying and remedial in nature. 993 Section 14. Effective July 1, 2019, paragraph (b) of 994 subsection (6), subsection (15), as amended by this act, and 995 subsection (16) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are 996 amended to read: 997 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 998 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 999 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 1000 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 1001 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 1002 follows: 1003 (6) CATEGORICAL FUNDS.— 1004 (b) If a district school board finds and declares in a 1005 resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the school board that 1006 the funds received for any of the following categorical 1007 appropriations are urgently needed to maintain school board 1008 specified academic classroom instruction or improve school 1009 safety, the school board may consider and approve an amendment 1010 to the school district operating budget transferring the 1011 identified amount of the categorical funds to the appropriate 1012 account for expenditure: 1013 1. Funds for student transportation. 1014 2. Funds for research-based reading instruction if the 1015 required additional hour of instruction beyond the normal school 1016 day for each day of the entire school year has been provided for 1017 the students in each low-performing elementary school in the 1018 district pursuant to paragraph (9)(a). 1019 3. Funds for instructional materials if all instructional 1020 material purchases necessary to provide updated materials that 1021 are aligned with applicable state standards and course 1022 descriptions and that meet statutory requirements of content and 1023 learning have been completed for that fiscal year, but no sooner 1024 than March 1. Funds available after March 1 may be used to 1025 purchase hardware for student instruction. 1026 4. Funds for the guaranteed allocation as provided in 1027 subparagraph (1)(e)2. 1028 5. Funds for the supplemental academic instruction 1029 allocation as provided in paragraph (1)(f). 1030 6. Funds for the Florida digital classrooms allocation as 1031 provided in subsection (12). 1032 7. Funds for the federally connected student supplement as 1033 provided in subsection (13). 1034 8. Funds for class size reduction as provided in s. 1035 1011.685. 1036 (15) SAFE SCHOOLS ALLOCATION.—A safe schools allocation is 1037 created to provide funding to assist school districts in their 1038 compliance with ss. 1006.07-1006.12, with priority given to 1039 safe-school officers pursuant to s. 1006.12. Each school 1040 district shall receive a minimum safe schools allocation in an 1041 amount provided in the General Appropriations Act. Of the 1042 remaining balance of the safe schools allocation, one-thirdtwo1043thirdsshall be allocated to school districts based on the most 1044 recent official Florida Crime Index provided by the Department 1045 of Law Enforcement and two-thirdsone-thirdshall be allocated 1046 based on each school district’s proportionate share of the 1047 state’s total unweighted full-time equivalent student 1048 enrollment.Any additional funds appropriated to this allocation1049in the 2018-2019 fiscal yearmustbe used exclusively for1050employing or contracting forsafe-schoolofficers, established1051or assigned under s. 1006.12. This subsection applies1052retroactively toJuly 1, 2018.The amendments to this subsection1053are intended to be clarifying and remedial innature.1054 (16) MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE ALLOCATION.—The mental health 1055 assistance allocation is created to provide funding to assist 1056 school districts in establishing or expanding school-based 1057 mental health care and mental health programs that increase 1058 awareness of mental health issues among children and school-age 1059 youth; train educators and other school staff in detecting and 1060 responding to mental health issues; and connect children, youth, 1061 and families who may experience behavioral health issues with 1062 appropriate services. These funds shall be allocated annually in 1063 the General Appropriations Act or other law to each eligible 1064 school district. Each school district shall receive a minimum of 1065 $100,000, with the remaining balance allocated based on each 1066 school district’s proportionate share of the state’s total 1067 unweighted full-time equivalent student enrollment.Eligible1068 Charter schools that submit a plan separate from the school 1069 district are entitled to a proportionate share of district 1070 funding.At least 90 percent of a district’s allocation must be1071expended on the elements specified in subparagraphs (b)1. and 2.1072 The allocated funds may not supplant funds that are provided for 1073 this purpose from other operating funds and may not be used to 1074 increase salaries or provide bonuses. School districts are 1075 encouraged to maximize third-partythird partyhealth insurance 1076 benefits and Medicaid claiming for services, where appropriate. 1077 (a) Before the distribution of the allocation: 1078 1. The school district must develop and submit a detailed 1079 plan outlining the local program and planned expenditures to the 1080 district school board for approval. This plan must include all 1081 district schools, including charter schools, unless a charter 1082 school elects to submit a plan independently from the school 1083 district pursuant to subparagraph 2. 1084 2. A charter school maymustdevelop and submit a detailed 1085 plan outlining the local program and planned expenditures to its 1086 governing body for approval. After the plan is approved by the 1087 governing body, it must be provided to the charter school’s 1088 sponsor. 1089 (b) The plans required under paragraph (a) must be focused 1090 on a multi-tiered system of supports to deliverdelivering1091 evidence-based mental health care assessment, diagnosis, 1092 intervention, treatment, and recovery services to students with 1093 one or more mental health or co-occurring substance abuse 1094 diagnoses and to students at high risk of such diagnoses. The 1095 provision of these services must be coordinated with a student’s 1096 primary mental health care provider and with other mental health 1097 providers involved in the student’s care. At a minimum, the 1098 plans musttreatment to children andinclude the following 1099 elements: 1100 1. Direct employment of school-based mental health services 1101 providers to expand and enhance school-based student services 1102 and to reduce the ratio of students to staff in order to better 1103 align with nationally recommended ratio models. These providers 1104 include, but are not limited to, school counselors, school 1105 health staff, school psychologists, school social workers, and 1106 other licensed mental health professionals. The plan also must 1107 identify strategies to increase the amount of time that school 1108 based student services personnel spend providing direct services 1109 to students, which may include the review and revision of 1110 district staffing resource allocations based on school or 1111 student mental health assistance needsProvision of mental1112health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, treatment, and1113recovery services to students with one or more mental health or1114co-occurring substance abuse diagnoses and students at high risk1115of such diagnoses. 1116 2. Contracts or interagency agreements with one or more 1117 nationally accredited local community behavioral health 1118 providers or providers of Community Action Team services to 1119 provide a behavioral health staff presence and services at 1120 district schools. Services may include, but are not limited to, 1121 mental health screenings and assessments, individual counseling, 1122 family counseling, group counseling, psychiatric or 1123 psychological services, trauma-informed care, mobile crisis 1124 services, and behavior modification. These behavioral health 1125 services may be provided on or off the school campus and may be 1126 supplemented by telehealthCoordination of such services with a1127student’s primary care provider and with other mental health1128providers involved in the student’s care. 1129 3. Policies and procedures, including contracts with 1130 service providers, which will ensure that students who are 1131 referred to a school-based or community-based mental health 1132 service provider for mental health screening for the 1133 identification of mental health concerns and ensure that the 1134 assessment of students at risk for mental health disorders 1135 occurs within 15 days of referral. School-based mental health 1136 services must be initiated within 15 days after identification 1137 and assessment, and support by community-based mental health 1138 service providers for students who are referred for community 1139 based mental health services must be initiated within 30 days 1140 after the school or district makes a referralDirect employment1141ofsuch service providers, or a contract-based collaborative1142effort or partnership with one or more local community mental1143health programs, agencies, or providers. 1144 4. Programs to assist students in dealing with anxiety, 1145 depression, bullying, trauma, and violence. 1146 5. Strategies or programs to reduce the likelihood of at 1147 risk students developing social, emotional, or behavioral health 1148 problems, suicidal tendencies, or substance use disorders. 1149 6. Strategies to improve the early identification of 1150 social, emotional, or behavioral problems or substance use 1151 disorders and to improve the provision of early intervention 1152 services. 1153 7. Information and data on the following: 1154 a. The number and types of school-based student services 1155 personnel employed from the funds provided through the 1156 allocation; 1157 b. The number of students who received school-based mental 1158 health interventions during the prior school year; and 1159 c. The number of students referred to community-based 1160 mental health care providers for services during the prior 1161 school year. 1162 (c) School districts shall submit approved plans, including 1163 approved plans of each charter school in the district, to the 1164 commissioner by August 1 of each fiscal year. 1165(d) BeginningSeptember 30, 2019, and annually by September116630 thereafter, each school district shall submit to the1167Department of Education a report on its program outcomes and1168expenditures for the previous fiscal year that, at a minimum,1169must include the number of each of the following:11701. Students who receive screenings or assessments.11712. Students who are referred for services or assistance.11723. Students who receive services or assistance.11734. Direct employment service providers employed by each1174school district.11755. Contract-based collaborative efforts or partnerships1176with community mental health programs, agencies, or providers.1177 Section 15. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1178 made by this act to section 843.08, Florida Statutes, in a 1179 reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 1180 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1181 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking 1182 chart.— 1183 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 1184 (b) LEVEL 2 1185 1186 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description 1187 379.2431 (1)(e)3. 3rd Possession of 11 or fewer marine turtle eggs in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act. 1188 379.2431 (1)(e)4. 3rd Possession of more than 11 marine turtle eggs in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act. 1189 403.413(6)(c) 3rd Dumps waste litter exceeding 500 lbs. in weight or 100 cubic feet in volume or any quantity for commercial purposes, or hazardous waste. 1190 517.07(2) 3rd Failure to furnish a prospectus meeting requirements. 1191 590.28(1) 3rd Intentional burning of lands. 1192 784.05(3) 3rd Storing or leaving a loaded firearm within reach of minor who uses it to inflict injury or death. 1193 787.04(1) 3rd In violation of court order, take, entice, etc., minor beyond state limits. 1194 806.13(1)(b)3. 3rd Criminal mischief; damage $1,000 or more to public communication or any other public service. 1195 810.061(2) 3rd Impairing or impeding telephone or power to a dwelling; facilitating or furthering burglary. 1196 810.09(2)(e) 3rd Trespassing on posted commercial horticulture property. 1197 812.014(2)(c)1. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $300 or more but less than $5,000. 1198 812.014(2)(d) 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $100 or more but less than $300, taken from unenclosed curtilage of dwelling. 1199 812.015(7) 3rd Possession, use, or attempted use of an antishoplifting or inventory control device countermeasure. 1200 817.234(1)(a)2. 3rd False statement in support of insurance claim. 1201 817.481(3)(a) 3rd Obtain credit or purchase with false, expired, counterfeit, etc., credit card, value over $300. 1202 817.52(3) 3rd Failure to redeliver hired vehicle. 1203 817.54 3rd With intent to defraud, obtain mortgage note, etc., by false representation. 1204 817.60(5) 3rd Dealing in credit cards of another. 1205 817.60(6)(a) 3rd Forgery; purchase goods, services with false card. 1206 817.61 3rd Fraudulent use of credit cards over $100 or more within 6 months. 1207 826.04 3rd Knowingly marries or has sexual intercourse with person to whom related. 1208 831.01 3rd Forgery. 1209 831.02 3rd Uttering forged instrument; utters or publishes alteration with intent to defraud. 1210 831.07 3rd Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes. 1211 831.08 3rd Possessing 10 or more forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts. 1212 831.09 3rd Uttering forged notes, bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes. 1213 831.11 3rd Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes. 1214 832.05(3)(a) 3rd Cashing or depositing item with intent to defraud. 1215 843.08 3rd False personation. 1216 893.13(2)(a)2. 3rd Purchase of any s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs other than cannabis. 1217 893.147(2) 3rd Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia. 1218 1219 Section 16. The Legislature finds that a proper and 1220 legitimate state purpose is served when district school boards 1221 are afforded options for the provision of safe-school officers 1222 for the protection and safety of school personnel, property, 1223 students, and visitors. School guardians must be available to 1224 any district school board that chooses such an option. 1225 Therefore, the Legislature determines and declares that this act 1226 fulfills an important state interest. 1227 Section 17. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 1228 act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.