Bill Text: FL S7040 | 2020 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-10 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 7065 [S7040 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S7040-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for CS for SB 7040 By the Committees on Appropriations; Infrastructure and Security; and Education; and Senator Diaz 576-03982-20 20207040c2 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to implementation of the 3 recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High 4 School Public Safety Commission; amending s. 30.15, 5 F.S.; authorizing a sheriff to contract for services 6 to provide training under the Coach Aaron Feis 7 Guardian Program; revising training and evaluation 8 requirements for school guardians; expanding the 9 program to include the training and certification of 10 school security guards; requiring the review and 11 approval of evaluations and results; amending s. 12 943.082, F.S.; adding penalties for persons who 13 knowingly submit false information to a law 14 enforcement agency; amending s. 943.687, F.S.; 15 requiring the addition of three members to the Marjory 16 Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission 17 as of a certain date; requiring consideration of 18 balanced representation; amending s. 985.12, F.S.; 19 requiring certain state agencies and state attorneys 20 to cooperate in the oversight and enforcement of 21 school-based diversion programs; requiring that law 22 enforcement officers have access to certain 23 information; amending s. 1001.11, F.S.; specifying 24 legislative intent; assigning the Commissioner of 25 Education specified duties regarding education-related 26 school safety requirements; amending s. 1001.212, 27 F.S.; revising the training, consultation, and 28 coordination responsibilities of the Office of Safe 29 Schools; conforming and requiring evaluation and 30 coordination of incident reporting requirements; 31 requiring the office to maintain a directory of 32 programs; requiring the office to develop a model 33 plan; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; conforming safety 34 requirements to changes made by the act; amending s. 35 1002.421, F.S.; requiring private schools comply with 36 certain statutory provision related to criteria for 37 assigning a student to a civil citation or similar 38 prearrest diversion program; amending s. 1003.5716, 39 F.S.; revising individual education plan requirements 40 for certain students to include a statement of 41 expectations for the transition of behavioral health 42 services needed after high school graduation; 43 requiring parent, student, and agency roles and 44 responsibilities to be specified in a course of action 45 transition plan, as applicable; amending s. 1004.44, 46 F.S.; requiring the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental 47 Health Institute to consult with specified state 48 agencies and convene a workgroup to advise those 49 agencies on the implementation of specified mental 50 health recommendations; requiring the institute to 51 submit a report with administrative and legislative 52 policy recommendations to the Governor and the 53 Legislature by a specified date; authorizing the 54 institute to submit additional reports and 55 recommendations as needed and requested; amending s. 56 1006.07, F.S.; requiring code of student conduct 57 policies to contain prearrest diversion program 58 criteria; specifying requirements applicable to 59 emergency drill policies and procedures; adding threat 60 assessment team membership, training, and procedural 61 requirements; incorporating additional discipline and 62 behavioral incident reports within school safety 63 incident reporting requirements; requiring district 64 school boards to adopt school district emergency event 65 family reunification policies and plans; requiring 66 school-based emergency event family reunification 67 plans to be consistent with school board policy and 68 the school district plan; requiring plans to address 69 specified requirements within the framework of model 70 policies and plans identified by the office; amending 71 s. 1006.09, F.S.; requiring school principals to use a 72 specified system to report school safety incidents; 73 amending s. 1006.12, F.S.; requiring school safety 74 officers to complete specified training to improve 75 knowledge and skills as first responders to certain 76 incidents; specifying county sheriffs’ responsibility 77 for specified training required for school security 78 guards; requiring certain school security guards to 79 meet district background screening requirements and 80 qualification requirements; conforming notification 81 requirements to changes made by the act; clarifying 82 requirements for the assignment of safe school 83 officers at charter schools; amending s.1006.1493, 84 F.S.; revising components that must be assessed by the 85 Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool to include 86 policies and procedures to prepare for and respond to 87 natural or manmade disasters or emergencies; amending 88 s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising requirements that must be 89 met before the distribution of the mental health 90 assistance allocation; providing effective dates. 91 92 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 93 94 Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of section 95 30.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 96 30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations.— 97 (1) Sheriffs, in their respective counties, in person or by 98 deputy, shall: 99 (k) Assist district school boards and charter school 100 governing boards in complying with s. 1006.12. A sheriff must, 101 at a minimum, provide access toaCoach Aaron Feis Guardian 102 Program training to aid in the prevention or abatement of active 103 assailant incidents on school premises, as required under this 104 paragraph. Persons certified as Feis guardian program certified 105 school guardians or Feis guardian program certified school 106 security guards pursuant to this paragraph do not haveno107 authority to act in any law enforcement capacity except to the 108 extent necessary to prevent or abate an active assailant 109 incident. 110 1.a. If a local school board has voted by a majority to 111 implement a Feis guardian program, the sheriff in that county 112 shall establish a Feis guardian program to provide training, 113 pursuant to subparagraph 2., to school district or charter 114 school employees directly; through a contract with an entity 115 selected by the local sheriff, provided that the local sheriff 116 oversees, supervises, and certifies all aspects of the contract 117 governing the Feis guardian program for the local jurisdiction; 118, either directlyorthrough a contract with another sheriff’s 119 office that has established a Feis guardian program; or through 120 any combination thereof. To facilitate effective training and 121 emergency response in the event of an active assailant 122 situation, a sheriff who contracts with one or more county 123 sheriffs to provide Feis guardian program training and 124 certification for the local school district and charter schools 125 within its county jurisdiction shall notify, in writing, the 126 local district school superintendent and charter school 127 administrators of all county-specific protocols incorporated 128 into the contracted Feis guardian program training and 129 certification requirements. 130 b. A charter school governing board in a school district 131 that has not voted, or has declined, to implement a Feis 132 guardian program may request the sheriff in the county to 133 establish a Feis guardian program for the purpose of training 134 the charter school employees. If the county sheriff denies the 135 request, the charter school governing board may contract with a 136 sheriff that has established a Feis guardian program to provide 137 such training. The charter school governing board must notify, 138 in writing, the superintendent and the sheriff in the charter 139 school’s county of the contract prior to its execution. 140 c. The sheriff conducting the Feis guardian program 141 training pursuant to subparagraph 2. shallwillbe reimbursed by 142 the Department of Education for screening-related and training 143 related costs for Feis guardian program certified school 144 guardians and Feis guardian program certified school security 145 guards as provided in s. 1006.12(3) and (4), respectively, and 146 for providing a one-time stipend of $500 to each Feis guardian 147 program certified school guardian who participates in the Feis 148schoolguardian program as an employee of a school district or 149 charter school. 150 2. A sheriff who establishes a Feis guardian training 151 program shall consult with the Department of Law Enforcement on 152 programmatic guiding principles, practices, and resources, and 153 shall certify, without the power of arrest, Feis guardian 154 program certifiedasschool guardians, without the power of155arrest, school employees,as specified in s. 1006.12(3) and Feis 156 guardian program school security guards as specified in s. 157 1006.12(4),who: 158 a. Hold a valid license issued under s. 790.06, applicable 159 to district or school employees serving as Feis guardian program 160 certified school guardians pursuant to s. 1006.12(3); or hold a 161 valid Class “D” and Class “G” license issued under chapter 493, 162 applicable to individuals contracted to serve as Feis guardian 163 program certified school security guards under s. 1006.12(4). 164 b. Complete a 144-hour training program, consisting of 12 165 hours of certified nationally recognized diversity training and 166 132 total hours of comprehensive firearm safety and proficiency 167 training, conducted by Criminal Justice Standards and Training 168 Commission-certified instructors who hold active instructional 169 certifications, which must include: 170 (I) Eighty hours of firearms instruction based on the 171 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission’s Law 172 Enforcement Academy training model, which must include at least 173 10 percent but no more than 20 percent more rounds fired than 174 associated with academy training. Program participants must 175 achieve an 85 percent pass rate on the firearms training. 176 (II) Sixteen hours of instruction in precision pistol. 177 Training must include night and low-light shooting conditions. 178 (III) Eight hours of discretionary shooting instruction 179 using state-of-the-art simulator exercises. 180 (IV) Eight hours of instruction in active shooter or 181 assailant scenarios. 182 (V) Eight hours of instruction in defensive tactics. 183 (VI) Twelve hours of instruction in legal issues. 184 c. Submit to and pass a psychological evaluation 185 administered by a licensed professionalpsychologist licensed186under chapter 490and designated by the Department of Law187Enforcementand submit the results of the evaluation to the 188 sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office must review and approve 189 the results of each applicant’s psychological evaluation before 190 accepting the applicant into the Feis guardian program. The 191 Department of Law Enforcement is authorized to provide the 192 sheriff’s office with mental health and substance abuse data for 193 compliance with this paragraph. 194 d. Submit to and pass an initial drug test and subsequent 195 random drug tests in accordance with the requirements of s. 196 112.0455 and the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office must 197 review and approve the results of each applicant’s drug tests 198 before accepting the applicant into the Feis guardian program. 199 e. Successfully complete ongoing training conducted by a 200 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission-certified 201 instructor who holds an active instructional certification, 202 weapon inspection, and firearm qualification on at least an 203 annual basis, as required by the sheriff’s office. 204 205 The sheriff who conducts the Feis guardian program training 206 pursuant to this paragraph shall issue a Feisschoolguardian 207 program certificate to individuals who meet the requirements of 208 this section to the satisfaction of the sheriff, and shall 209 maintain documentation of weapon and equipment inspections, as 210 well as the training, certification, inspection, and 211 qualification records of each Feis guardian program certified 212 school guardian and Feis guardian program certified school 213 security guard certified by the sheriff. An individual who is 214 certified under this paragraph may serve as a Feis guardian 215 program certified school guardian under s. 1006.12(3) or a Feis 216 guardian program certified school security guard under s. 217 1006.12(4) only if he or she is appointed by the applicable 218 district school superintendentschool district superintendentor 219 charter school administratorprincipal. 220 Section 2. Effective October 1, 2020, paragraph (c) is 221 added to subsection (2) of section 943.082, Florida Statutes, to 222 read: 223 943.082 School Safety Awareness Program.— 224 (2) The reporting tool must notify the reporting party of 225 the following information: 226 (c) That, if following investigation, it is determined that 227 a person knowingly submitted a false tip through FortifyFL, the 228 IP address of the device on which the tip was submitted will be 229 provided to law enforcement agencies for further investigation 230 and the reporting party may be subject to criminal penalties 231 under s. 837.05. In all other circumstances, unless the 232 reporting party has chosen to disclose his or her identity, the 233 report must remain anonymous. 234 Section 3. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (a) of 235 subsection (2) of section 943.687, Florida Statutes, is amended 236 to read: 237 943.687 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety 238 Commission.— 239 (2)(a)1. The commission shall convene no later than June 1, 240 2018, and shall be composed of 16 members. Five members shall be 241 appointed by the President of the Senate, five members shall be 242 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 243 five members shall be appointed by the Governor. From the 244 members of the commission, the Governor shall appoint the chair. 245 Appointments must be made by April 30, 2018. The Commissioner of 246 the Department of Law Enforcement shall serve as a member of the 247 commission. The Secretary of Children and Families, the 248 Secretary of Juvenile Justice, the Secretary of Health Care 249 Administration, and the Commissioner of Education shall serve as 250 ex officio, nonvoting members of the commission. Members shall 251 serve at the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member. A 252 vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as 253 the original appointment. 254 2. In addition to the membership requirements of 255 subparagraph 1., beginning June 1, 2020, the commission shall 256 include three additional members selected from among the state’s 257 actively serving district school superintendents, school 258 principals, and classroom teachers. The additional members must 259 be appointed by May 30, 2020, one each by the Governor, the 260 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 261 Representatives. Thereafter, to the extent possible, future 262 appointments to fill vacancies or replace members of the 263 commission must give consideration to achieving an equal balance 264 of school district, law enforcement, and health care 265 professional representation which reflects the cultural 266 diversity of the state. 267 Section 4. Paragraphs (c) and (f) of subsection (2) of 268 section 985.12, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 269 985.12 Civil citation or similar prearrest diversion 270 programs.— 271 (2) JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CIVIL CITATION OR SIMILAR PREARREST 272 DIVERSION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND OPERATION.— 273 (c) The state attorney of each circuit shall operate a 274 civil citation or similar prearrest diversion program in each 275 circuit. A sheriff, police department, county, municipality, 276 locally authorized entity, or public or private educational 277 institution may continue to operate an independent civil 278 citation or similar prearrest diversion program that is in 279 operation as of October 1, 2018, if the independent program is 280 reviewed by the state attorney of the applicable circuit and he 281 or she determines that the independent program is substantially 282 similar to the civil citation or similar prearrest diversion 283 program developed by the circuit. If the state attorney 284 determines that the independent program is not substantially 285 similar to the civil citation or similar prearrest diversion 286 program developed by the circuit, the operator of the 287 independent diversion program may revise the program and the 288 state attorney may conduct an additional review of the 289 independent program. The department and the state attorney of 290 each judicial circuit shall monitor and enforce compliance with 291 school-based diversion program requirements. 292 (f) Each civil citation or similar prearrest diversion 293 program shall enter the appropriate youth data into the Juvenile 294 Justice Information System Prevention Web within 7 days after 295 the admission of the youth into the program. Beginning in fiscal 296 year 2021-2022, law enforcement officers must have field access 297 to civil citation and prearrest diversion information. 298 Section 5. Subsection (9) of section 1001.11, Florida 299 Statutes, is amended to read: 300 1001.11 Commissioner of Education; other duties.— 301 (9) With the intent of ensuring safe learning and teaching 302 environments, the commissioner shall oversee compliance with 303 education-related health,thesafety, welfare, and security 304 requirements of lawthe Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School305Public Safety Act, chapter 2018-3, Laws of Florida,by school 306 districts; district school superintendents;andpublic schools, 307 including charter schools; and other entities or constituencies 308 as may be applicable. The commissioner shallmustfacilitate 309 public and nonpublic school compliance to the maximum extent 310 provided under law, identify incidents of material 311 noncompliance, and impose or recommend to the State Board of 312 Education, the Governor, or the Legislature enforcement and 313 sanctioning actions pursuant to s. 1001.42, s. 1001.51, chapter 314 1002, and s. 1008.32, and other authority granted under law. For 315 purposes of this subsection, s. 1001.42(13)(b), and s. 316 1001.51(12)(b), the duties assigned to a district school 317 superintendent apply to charter school administrative personnel 318 as defined in s. 1012.01(3), and charter school governing boards 319 shall designate at least one administrator to be responsible for 320 such duties. The duties assigned to a district school board 321 apply to a charter school governing board. 322 Section 6. Present subsections (14) and (15) of section 323 1001.212, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (16) 324 and (17), respectively, new subsections (14) and (15) are added 325 to that section, and subsections (2), (4), (6), and (8) of that 326 section are amended, to read: 327 1001.212 Office of Safe Schools.—There is created in the 328 Department of Education the Office of Safe Schools. The office 329 is fully accountable to the Commissioner of Education. The 330 office shall serve as a central repository for best practices, 331 training standards, and compliance oversight in all matters 332 regarding school safety and security, including prevention 333 efforts, intervention efforts, and emergency preparedness 334 planning. The office shall: 335 (2) Provide ongoing professional development opportunities 336 to school district and charter school personnel. 337 (4) Develop and implement a School Safety Specialist 338 Training Program for school safety specialists appointed 339 pursuant to s. 1006.07(6). The office shall develop the training 340 program, which shall be based on national and state best 341 practices on school safety and security and must include active 342 shooter training. Training must be developed in consultation 343 with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and include 344 information about federal and state laws regarding education 345 records, medical records, data privacy, and incident reporting 346 requirements, particularly with respect to behavioral threat 347 assessment and emergency planning and response procedures. The 348 office shall develop training modules in traditional or online 349 formats. A school safety specialist certificate of completion 350 shall be awarded to a school safety specialist who 351 satisfactorily completes the training required by rules of the 352 office. 353 (6) Coordinate with the Department of Law Enforcement to 354 provide a unified search tool, known as the Florida Schools 355 Safety Portal,centralized integrated data repository and data356analytics resourcesto improve access to timely, complete, and 357 accurate informationintegrating datafrom, at a minimum,but358not limited to,the following data sourcesby August 1, 2019: 359 (a) Social media Internet posts; 360 (b) Department of Children and Families; 361 (c) Department of Law Enforcement; 362 (d) Department of Juvenile Justice; 363 (e) Mobile suspicious activity reporting tool known as 364 FortifyFL; 365 (f) Schoolenvironmentalsafety incident reports collected 366 under subsection (8); and 367 (g) Local law enforcement. 368 369 Data that is exempt or confidential and exempt from public 370 records requirements retains its exempt or confidential and 371 exempt status when incorporated into the centralized integrated 372 data repository. To maintain the confidentiality requirements 373 attached to the information provided to the centralized 374 integrated data repository by the various state and local 375 agencies, data governance and security shall ensure compliance 376 with all applicable state and federal data privacy requirements 377 through the use of user authorization and role-based security, 378 data anonymization and aggregation and auditing capabilities. To 379 maintain the confidentiality requirements attached to the 380 information provided to the centralized integrated data 381 repository by the various state and local agencies, each source 382 agency providing data to the repository shall be the sole 383 custodian of the data for the purpose of any request for 384 inspection or copies thereof under chapter 119. The department 385 shall only allow access to data from the source agencies in 386 accordance with rules adopted by the respective source agencies 387 and the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 388 Criminal Justice Information Services security policy, where 389 applicable. 390 (8) Oversee, facilitate, and coordinate district and school 391 compliance with school safety incident reporting requirements in 392 accordance with rules adopted by the state board enacting the 393 school safety incident reporting requirements of this 394 subsection, s. 1006.07(9), and other statutory safety incident 395 reporting requirements. The office shall: 396 (a) Provide technical assistance to school districts and 397 charter school governing boards and administrators for school 398environmentalsafety incident reporting as required under s. 399 1006.07(9). 400 (b)The office shallCollect data through school 401environmentalsafety incident reports on incidents involving any 402 person which occur on school premises, on school transportation, 403 and at off-campus, school-sponsored events. 404 (c) Review and evaluate safety incident reports of eachThe405office shall review and evaluateschool district and charter 406 school and other entities, as may be required by law,reportsto 407 ensure compliance with reporting requirements. The office shall 408 timely notify the commissioner of all incidents of material 409 noncompliance for purposes of invoking the commissioner’s 410 responsibilities provided under s. 1001.11(9). Upon notification 411 by the commissionerdepartmentthat a superintendent or charter 412 school administrator has, based on clear and convincing 413 evidence, failed to comply with the requirements of s. 414 1006.07(9), the district school board or charter school 415 governing board, as applicable, shall withhold further payment 416 of his or her salary as authorized under s. 1001.42(13)(b) and 417 impose other appropriate sanctions that the commissioner or 418 state board by law may impose, pending demonstration of full 419 compliance. 420 (14) Maintain a current directory of public and private 421 school-based diversion programs and cooperate with each judicial 422 circuit and the Department of Juvenile Justice to facilitate 423 their efforts to monitor and enforce each governing body’s 424 compliance with s. 985.12. 425 (15) Develop, in coordination with the Division of 426 Emergency Management, other federal, state, and local law 427 enforcement agencies, fire and rescue agencies, and first 428 responder agencies, a model emergency event family reunification 429 plan for use by child care facilities, public K-12 schools, and 430 public postsecondary institutions that are closed or 431 unexpectedly evacuated due to natural or manmade disasters or 432 emergencies. 433 Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (16) of section 434 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 435 1002.33 Charter schools.— 436 (16) EXEMPTION FROM STATUTES.— 437 (b) Additionally, a charter school shall demonstrate and 438 certify in its contract, and if necessary through addendum to 439 its contract, the charter school’sbe incompliance with the 440 following statutes: 441 1. Section 286.011, relating to public meetings and 442 records, public inspection, and criminal and civil penalties. 443 2. Chapter 119, relating to public records. 444 3. Section 1003.03, relating to the maximum class size, 445 except that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 446 1003.03 shall be the average at the school level. 447 4. Section 1012.22(1)(c), relating to compensation and 448 salary schedules. 449 5. Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions. 450 6. Section 1012.335, relating to contracts with 451 instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011. 452 7. Section 1012.34, relating to the substantive 453 requirements for performance evaluations for instructional 454 personnel and school administrators. 455 8. Section 1006.12, relating to safe-school officers. 456 9. Section 1006.07(7), relating to threat assessment teams. 457 10. Section 1006.07(9), relating to schoolEnvironmental458 safety incident reporting. 459 11. Section 1006.1493, relating to the Florida Safe Schools 460 Assessment Tool. 461 12. Section 1006.07(6)(c), relating to adopting an active 462 assailant response plan. 463 13. Section 943.082(4)(b), relating to the mobile 464 suspicious activity reporting tool. 465 14. Section 1012.584, relating to youth mental health 466 awareness and assistance training. 467 15. Section 1006.07(4), relating to emergency drills and 468 emergency procedures. 469 16. Section 1006.07(2)(n), relating to criteria for 470 assigning a student to a civil citation or similar prearrest 471 diversion program. 472 Section 8. Paragraph (r) is added to subsection (1) of 473 section 1002.421, Florida Statutes to read: 474 1002.421 State school choice scholarship program 475 accountability and oversight.— 476 (1) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.—A private 477 school participating in an educational scholarship program 478 established pursuant to this chapter must be a private school as 479 defined in s. 1002.01(2) in this state, be registered, and be in 480 compliance with all requirements of this section in addition to 481 private school requirements outlined in s. 1002.42, specific 482 requirements identified within respective scholarship program 483 laws, and other provisions of Florida law that apply to private 484 schools, and must: 485 (r) Comply with section 1006.07(2)(n), Florida Statutes. 486 487 The department shall suspend the payment of funds to a private 488 school that knowingly fails to comply with this subsection, and 489 shall prohibit the school from enrolling new scholarship 490 students, for 1 fiscal year and until the school complies. If a 491 private school fails to meet the requirements of this subsection 492 or has consecutive years of material exceptions listed in the 493 report required under paragraph (q), the commissioner may 494 determine that the private school is ineligible to participate 495 in a scholarship program. 496 Section 9. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (2) of 497 section 1003.5716, Florida Statutes, to read: 498 1003.5716 Transition to postsecondary education and career 499 opportunities.—All students with disabilities who are 3 years of 500 age to 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate 501 public education. As used in this section, the term “IEP” means 502 individual education plan. 503 (2) Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect 504 when the student attains the age of 16, or younger if determined 505 appropriate by the parent and the IEP team, the IEP must include 506 the following statements that must be updated annually: 507 (d) Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, a statement of 508 post-high school performance expectations which includes a 509 proposed transition plan that facilitates continuity of care and 510 coordination of any behavioral health services needed to assist 511 the student in reaching those expectations. The statement must 512 also specify parent, student, and agency roles and 513 responsibilities pertaining to the provision and funding of 514 specified transition services, as applicable. 515 Section 10. Effective upon becoming a law, subsection (5) 516 is added to section 1004.44, Florida Statutes, to read: 517 1004.44 Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. 518 There is established the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health 519 Institute within the University of South Florida. 520 (5) In consultation with the Department of Children and 521 Families, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department 522 of Education, the institute shall convene a workgroup of 523 practitioners and experts to review, evaluate, and provide 524 implementation guidance on the mental health-related findings 525 and recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 526 Public Safety Commission, as approved in reports submitted 527 pursuant to s. 943.687. The workgroup shall analyze, evaluate, 528 and identify regulatory or legislative actions necessary to 529 facilitate implementation of each recommendation. By August 1, 530 2020, the institute shall submit to the Governor, the President 531 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 532 an initial summary report of activities, specific policy and 533 budget recommendations, including draft legislation and 534 associated fiscal impact statements, and other information and 535 policy or administrative recommendations to improve the state’s 536 mental health system of care. The institute must continue to 537 monitor commission activities and coordinate with agency 538 partners to advise them on implementation activities, and may 539 submit subsequent reports and recommendations on an annual basis 540 or as requested. This subsection shall expire July 1, 2024. 541 Section 11. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4), paragraph (a) 542 of subsection (6), paragraph (a) of subsection (7), and 543 subsection (9) of section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, are 544 amended, and paragraph (n) of subsection (2), paragraph (d) of 545 subsection (4), and subsection (10) are added to that section, 546 to read: 547 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student 548 discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall 549 provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the 550 attendance and control of students at school, and for proper 551 attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the 552 welfare of students, including: 553 (2) CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT.—Adopt a code of student 554 conduct for elementary schools and a code of student conduct for 555 middle and high schools and distribute the appropriate code to 556 all teachers, school personnel, students, and parents, at the 557 beginning of every school year. Each code shall be organized and 558 written in language that is understandable to students and 559 parents and shall be discussed at the beginning of every school 560 year in student classes, school advisory council meetings, and 561 parent and teacher association or organization meetings. Each 562 code shall be based on the rules governing student conduct and 563 discipline adopted by the district school board and shall be 564 made available in the student handbook or similar publication. 565 Each code shall include, but is not limited to: 566 (n) Criteria for assigning a student to a civil citation or 567 similar prearrest diversion program that is an alternative to 568 expulsion or referral to law enforcement agencies. All civil 569 citation or similar prearrest diversion programs must comply 570 with s. 985.12. 571 (4) EMERGENCY DRILLS; EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.— 572 (a) Formulate and prescribe policies and procedures, in 573 consultation with the appropriate public safety agencies, for 574 emergency drills and for actual emergencies, including, but not 575 limited to, fires, natural disasters, active shooter and hostage 576 situations, and bomb threats, for all students and faculty at 577 all public schools of the district comprised of grades K-12. 578 Drills for active shooter and hostage situations shall be 579 conducted in accordance with developmentally appropriate and 580 age-appropriate procedures at least as often as other emergency 581 drills. Law enforcement officers responsible for responding to 582 the school in the event of an active assailant emergency, as 583 determined necessary by the sheriff in coordination with the 584 district’s school safety specialist, must be physically present 585 on campus and directly involved in the execution of active 586 assailant emergency drills. District school board policies shall 587 include commonly used alarm system responses for specific types 588 of emergencies and verification by each school that drills have 589 been provided as required by law and fire protection codes and 590 may provide accommodations for drills conducted by ESE centers. 591 The emergency response policy shall identify the individuals 592 responsible for contacting the primary emergency response agency 593 and the emergency response agency that is responsible for 594 notifying the school district for each type of emergency. 595 (d) Consistent with subsection (10), as a component of 596 emergency procedures, each district school board and charter 597 school governing board must adopt, in coordination with local 598 law enforcement agencies, an emergency event family 599 reunification plan to reunite students and employees with their 600 families in the event of a mass casualty or other emergency 601 event situation. 602 (6) SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.—Each district 603 school superintendent shall establish policies and procedures 604 for the prevention of violence on school grounds, including the 605 assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior 606 poses a threat to the safety of the school community. 607 (a) Each district school superintendent shall designate a 608 school safety specialist for the district. The school safety 609 specialist must be a school administrator employed by the school 610 district or a law enforcement officer employed by the sheriff’s 611 office located in the school district. Any school safety 612 specialist designated from the sheriff’s office must first be 613 authorized and approved by the sheriff employing the law 614 enforcement officer. Any school safety specialist designated 615 from the sheriff’s office remains the employee of the office for 616 purposes of compensation, insurance, workers’ compensation, and 617 other benefits authorized by law for a law enforcement officer 618 employed by the sheriff’s office. The sheriff and the school 619 superintendent may determine by agreement the reimbursement for 620 such costs, or may share the costs, associated with employment 621 of the law enforcement officer as a school safety specialist. 622 The school safety specialist must earn a certificate of 623 completion of the school safety specialist training provided by 624 the Office of Safe Schools within 1 year after appointment and 625 is responsible for the supervision and oversight for all school 626 safety and security personnel, policies, and procedures in the 627 school district. The school safety specialist shall: 628 1. Review school district policies and procedures for 629 compliance with state law and rules, including the district’s 630 timely and accurate submission of schoolenvironmentalsafety 631 incident reports to the department pursuant to s. 1001.212(8). 632 2. Provide the necessary training and resources to students 633 and school district staff in matters relating to youth mental 634 health awareness and assistance; emergency procedures, including 635 active shooter training; and school safety and security. 636 3. Serve as the school district liaison with local public 637 safety agencies and national, state, and community agencies and 638 organizations in matters of school safety and security. 639 4. In collaboration with the appropriate public safety 640 agencies, as that term is defined in s. 365.171, by October 1 of 641 each year, conduct a school security risk assessment at each 642 public school using the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool 643 developed by the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s. 644 1006.1493. Based on the assessment findings, the district’s 645 school safety specialist shall provide recommendations to the 646 district school superintendent and the district school board 647 which identify strategies and activities that the district 648 school board should implement in order to address the findings 649 and improve school safety and security. Each district school 650 board must receive such findings and the school safety 651 specialist’s recommendations at a publicly noticed district 652 school board meeting to provide the public an opportunity to 653 hear the district school board members discuss and take action 654 on the findings and recommendations. Each school safety 655 specialist shall report such findings and school board action to 656 the Office of Safe Schools within 30 days after the district 657 school board meeting. 658 (7) THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS.—Each district school board 659 shall adopt policies for the establishment of threat assessment 660 teams at each school whose duties include the coordination of 661 resources and assessment and intervention with individuals whose 662 behavior may pose a threat to the safety of school staff or 663 students consistent with the model policies developed by the 664 Office of Safe Schools. Such policies must include procedures 665 for referrals to mental health services identified by the school 666 district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4), when appropriate, and 667 procedures for behavioral threat assessments in compliance with 668 the instrument developed pursuant to s. 1001.212(12). 669 (a) A threat assessment team shall include a sworn law 670 enforcement officer who has undergone threat assessment training 671 identified by the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s. 672 1001.212, and persons with expertise in counseling, instruction, 673 and school administration,and law enforcement. All required 674 members of the threat assessment team must be involved in the 675 threat assessment process, from start to finish, including the 676 determination of the final disposition decision. The threat 677 assessment teams shall identify members of the school community 678 to whom threatening behavior should be reported and provide 679 guidance to students, faculty, and staff regarding recognition 680 of threatening or aberrant behavior that may represent a threat 681 to the community, school, or self. Upon the availability of the 682 behavioral threat assessment instrument developed pursuant to s. 683 1001.212(12), the threat assessment team shall use that 684 instrument. 685 (9) SCHOOLENVIRONMENTALSAFETY INCIDENT REPORTING.—Each 686 district school board shall adopt policies to ensure the 687 accurate and timely reporting of incidents related to school 688 safety and discipline. For purposes of s. 1001.212(8) and this 689 subsection, incidents related to school safety and discipline 690 include incidents reported pursuant to ss. 1006.09, 1006.13, 691 1006.135, 1006.147, and 1006.148. The district school 692 superintendent is responsible for schoolenvironmentalsafety 693 incident reporting. A district school superintendent who fails 694 to comply with this subsection is subject to the penalties 695 specified in law, including, but not limited to, s. 696 1001.42(13)(b) or s. 1001.51(12)(b), as applicable. The State 697 Board of Education shall adopt rules establishingthe698 requirements fortheschoolenvironmentalsafety incident 699 reportingreport. 700 (10) EMERGENCY EVENT FAMILY REUNIFICATION POLICIES AND 701 PLANS.—By August 1, 2021, each district school board shall adopt 702 a school district emergency event family reunification policy 703 establishing elements and requirements for a school district 704 emergency event family reunification plan and individual school 705 based emergency event family reunification plans for the purpose 706 of reuniting students and employees with their families in the 707 event of a mass casualty or other emergency event situation. 708 (a) School district policies and plans must be coordinated 709 with the county sheriff and local law enforcement. School-based 710 plans must be consistent with school board policy and the school 711 district plan. The school board is encouraged to apply model 712 mass casualty death notification and reunification policies and 713 practices referenced in reports published pursuant to s. 943.687 714 and as developed by the Office of Safe Schools. 715 (b) Minimally, plans must identify potential reunification 716 sites and ensure a unified command at each site, identify 717 equipment needs, provide multiple methods of communication with 718 family members of students and staff, address training for 719 employees, and provide multiple methods to aid law enforcement 720 in identification of students and staff, including written 721 backup documents. 722 Section 12. Subsection (6) of section 1006.09, Florida 723 Statutes, is amended to read: 724 1006.09 Duties of school principal relating to student 725 discipline and school safety.— 726 (6) Each school principal must ensure that standardized 727 forms prescribed by rule of the State Board of Education are 728 used to report data concerning school safety and discipline to 729 the department through the School Environmental Safety Incident 730 Reporting (SESIR) System. The school principal must develop a 731 plan to verify the accuracy of reported incidents. 732 Section 13. Section 1006.12, Florida Statutes, is amended 733 to read: 734 1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school.—For the 735 protection and safety of school personnel, property, students, 736 and visitors, each district school board and district school 737 superintendentschool district superintendentshall partner with 738 law enforcement agencies or security agencies to establish or 739 assign one or more safe-school officers at each school facility 740 within the district, including charter schools. A district 741 school board must collaborate with charter school governing 742 boards to facilitate charter school access to all safe-school 743 officer options available under this section. The school 744 district may implement one or moreany combinationof the 745 options specified in subsections (1)-(4) to best meet the needs 746 of the school district and charter schools. 747 (1) SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.—A school 748 district may establish school resource officer programs through 749 a cooperative agreement with law enforcement agencies. 750 (a) Sworn law enforcement school resource officers shall 751 undergo criminal background checks, drug testing, and a 752 psychological evaluation and be certified law enforcement 753 officers, as defined in s. 943.10(1), who are employed by a law 754 enforcement agency as defined in s. 943.10(4). The powers and 755 duties of a law enforcement officer shall continue throughout 756 the employee’s tenure as a sworn law enforcement school resource 757 officer. 758 (b) Sworn law enforcement school resource officers shall 759 abide by district school board policies and shall consult with 760 and coordinate activities through the school principal, but 761 shall be responsible to the law enforcement agency in all 762 matters relating to employment, subject to agreements between a 763 district school board and a law enforcement agency. Activities 764 conducted by the sworn law enforcement school resource officer 765 which are part of the regular instructional program of the 766 school shall be under the direction of the school principal. 767 (c) Sworn law enforcement school resource officers shall 768 complete mental health crisis intervention training using a 769 curriculum developed by a national organization with expertise 770 in mental health crisis intervention. The training shall improve 771 officers’ knowledge and skills as first responders to incidents 772 involving students with emotional disturbance or mental illness, 773 including de-escalation skills to ensure student and officer 774 safety. 775 (2) SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICER.—A school 776 district may commission one or more sworn law enforcement school 777 safety officers for the protection and safety of school 778 personnel, property, and students within the school district. 779 The district school superintendent may recommend, and the 780 district school board may appoint, one or more sworn law 781 enforcement school safety officers. 782 (a) Sworn law enforcement school safety officers shall 783 undergo criminal background checks, drug testing, and a 784 psychological evaluation and be law enforcement officers, as 785 defined in s. 943.10(1), certified underthe provisions of786 chapter 943 and employed by either a law enforcement agency or 787 by the district school board. If the officer is employed by the 788 district school board, the district school board is the 789 employing agency for purposes of chapter 943, and must comply 790 withthe provisions ofthat chapter. 791 (b) A sworn law enforcement school safety officer has and 792 shall exercise the power to make arrests for violations of law 793 on district school board property or on property owned or leased 794 by a charter school under the charter contract, as applicable, 795 and to arrest persons, whether on or off such property, who 796 violate any law on such property under the same conditions that 797 deputy sheriffs are authorized to make arrests. A sworn law 798 enforcement school safety officer has the authority to carry 799 weapons when performing his or her official duties. 800 (c) A district school board may enter into mutual aid 801 agreements with one or more law enforcement agencies as provided 802 in chapter 23. A sworn law enforcement school safety officer’s 803 salary may be paid jointly by the district school board and the 804 law enforcement agency, as mutually agreed to. 805 (d) Sworn law enforcement school safety officers shall 806 complete mental health crisis intervention training using a 807 curriculum developed by a national organization with expertise 808 in mental health crisis intervention. The training must improve 809 officers’ knowledge and skills as first responders to incidents 810 involving students with emotional disturbance or mental illness, 811 including de-escalation skills to ensure student and officer 812 safety. 813 (3) FEIS GUARDIAN PROGRAM CERTIFIED SCHOOL GUARDIAN.—At the 814 school district’s or the charter school governing board’s 815 discretion, as applicable, pursuant to s. 30.15, a school 816 district or charter school governing board may participate in 817 the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program to meet the requirement of 818 establishing a safe-school officer. The following individuals 819 may serve as a Feis guardian program certified school guardian, 820 in support of school-sanctioned activities for purposes of s. 821 790.115, upon satisfactory completion of the requirements under 822 s. 30.15(1)(k) and certification by a sheriff: 823 (a) A school district employee or personnel, as defined 824 under s. 1012.01, or a charter school employee, as provided 825 under s. 1002.33(12)(a), who volunteers to serve as a Feis 826 guardian program certified school guardian in addition to his or 827 her official job duties; or 828 (b) An employee of a school district or a charter school 829 who is hired for the specific purpose of serving as a Feis 830 guardian program certified school guardian. 831 (4) FEIS GUARDIAN PROGRAM CERTIFIED SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD. 832 A school district or charter school governing board may contract 833 with a security agency as defined in s. 493.6101(18) to employ 834 as a Feis guardian program certified school security guard an 835 individual who holds a Class “D” and Class “G” license pursuant 836 to chapter 493, provided the following training and contractual 837 conditions are met: 838 (a) An individual who serves as a Feis guardian program 839 certified school security guard, for purposes of satisfying the 840 requirements of this section, must: 841 1. Demonstrate satisfactory completion of all training 842 program requirements of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program, 843 as provided and certified by a county sheriff,144 hours of844required trainingpursuant to s. 30.15(1)(k)2. 845 2. Submit to and pass a psychological evaluation 846 administered by a licensed professionalpsychologist licensed847under chapter 490and designated by the Department of Law848Enforcementand submit the results of the evaluation to the 849 sheriff’s office,school district, or charter school governing850board, as applicable. The sheriff’s office must review and 851 approve the results of each applicant’s psychological evaluation 852 before accepting the applicant into the Feis guardian program. 853 The Department of Law Enforcement is authorized to provide the 854 sheriff’s office, school district, or charter school governing855boardwith mental health and substance abuse data for compliance 856 with this paragraph. 857 3. Submit to and pass an initial drug test and subsequent 858 random drug tests in accordance with the requirements of s. 859 112.0455 and the sheriff’s office, school district, or charter860school governing board, as applicable. The sheriff’s office must 861 review and approve the results of each applicant’s drug tests 862 before accepting the applicant into the Feis guardian program. 863 4. Successfully complete ongoing training, weapon 864 inspection, and firearm qualification on at least an annual 865 basis, as required by the sheriff’s officeand provide866documentation to the sheriff’s office, school district, or867charter school governing board, as applicable. 868 (b) The contract between a security agency and a school 869 district or a charter school governing board regarding 870 requirements applicable to Feis guardian program certified 871 school security guards serving in the capacity of a safe-school 872 officer for purposes of satisfying the requirements of this 873 section shall define the county sheriff or sheriffsentity or874entitiesresponsible for Feis guardian program training and the 875 responsibilities for maintaining records relating to training, 876 inspection, and firearm qualification; and define conditions, 877 requirements, costs, and responsibilities necessary to satisfy 878 the background screening requirements of paragraph (d). 879 (c) Feis guardian program certified school security guards 880 serving in the capacity of a safe-school officer pursuant to 881 this subsection are in support of school-sanctioned activities 882 for purposes of s. 790.115, and must aid in the prevention or 883 abatement of active assailant incidents on school premises. 884 (d) A Feis guardian program certified school security guard 885 serving in the capacity of a safe-school officer pursuant to 886 this subsection is considered to be a “noninstructional 887 contractor” subject to the background screening requirements of 888 s. 1012.465, as they apply to each applicable school district or 889 charter school, and these requirements must be satisfied before 890 the Feis guardian program certified school security guard is 891 given access to school grounds. 892 (5) NOTIFICATION.—The school district superintendent or 893 charter school administrator shall notify the county sheriff and 894 the Office of Safe Schools immediately after, but no later than 895 72 hours after: 896 (a) A safe-school officer is dismissed for misconduct or is 897 otherwise disciplined. 898 (b) A safe-school officer discharges his or her firearm in 899 the exercise of the safe-school officer’s duties, other than for 900 training purposes. 901 (6) EXEMPTION.—Any information that would identify whether 902 a particular individual has been appointed as a safe-school 903 officer pursuant to this section held by a law enforcement 904 agency, school district, or charter school is exempt from s. 905 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This 906 subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act 907 in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 908 2, 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 909 reenactment by the Legislature. 910 911 If a district school board, through its adopted policies, 912 procedures, or actions, denies a charter school access to any 913 safe-school officer options pursuant to this section, the school 914 district must assign a sworn law enforcement school resource 915 officer or sworn law enforcement school safety officer to the 916 charter school. Under such circumstances, the charter school’s 917 share of the costs of the sworn law enforcement school resource 918 officer or sworn law enforcement school safety officer may not 919 exceed the safe school allocation funds provided to the charter 920 school pursuant to s. 1011.62(15) and shall be retained by the 921 school district. Nothing in this provision shall operate to 922 require a charter school to contract with the school district 923 for the provision of a sworn law enforcement school resource 924 officer or a sworn law enforcement school safety officer. At the 925 election of the charter school, the charter school may waive the 926 school district’s obligation to assign a sworn law enforcement 927 school resource officer or sworn law enforcement school safety 928 officer, and the charter school may retain its safe school 929 allocation funds. 930 Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 931 1006.1493, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 932 1006.1493 Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool.— 933 (2) The FSSAT must help school officials identify threats, 934 vulnerabilities, and appropriate safety controls for the schools 935 that they supervise, pursuant to the security risk assessment 936 requirements of s. 1006.07(6). 937 (a) At a minimum, the FSSAT must address all of the 938 following components: 939 1. School emergency and crisis preparedness planning; 940 2. Security, crime, and violence prevention policies and 941 procedures; 942 3. Physical security measures; 943 4. Professional development training needs; 944 5. An examination of support service roles in school 945 safety, security, and emergency planning; 946 6. School security and school police staffing, operational 947 practices, and related services; 948 7. School and community collaboration on school safety;and949 8. A return on investment analysis of the recommended 950 physical security controls and;.951 9. Policies and procedures to prepare for and respond to 952 natural or manmade disasters or emergencies, including plans to 953 reunite students and employees with families after a school is 954 closed or unexpectedly evacuated due to such disasters or 955 emergencies. 956 Section 15. Subsection (16) of section 1011.62, Florida 957 Statutes, is amended to read: 958 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 959 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 960 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 961 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 962 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 963 follows: 964 (16) MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE ALLOCATION.—The mental health 965 assistance allocation is created to provide funding to assist 966 school districts in establishing or expanding school-based 967 mental health care; train educators and other school staff in 968 detecting and responding to mental health issues; and connect 969 children, youth, and families who may experience behavioral 970 health issues with appropriate services. These funds shall be 971 allocated annually in the General Appropriations Act or other 972 law to each eligible school district. Each school district shall 973 receive a minimum of $100,000, with the remaining balance 974 allocated based on each school district’s proportionate share of 975 the state’s total unweighted full-time equivalent student 976 enrollment. Charter schools that submit a plan separate from the 977 school district are entitled to a proportionate share of 978 district funding. The allocated funds may not supplant funds 979 that are provided for this purpose from other operating funds 980 and may not be used to increase salaries or provide bonuses. 981 School districts are encouraged to maximize third-party health 982 insurance benefits and Medicaid claiming for services, where 983 appropriate. 984 (a) Before the distribution of the allocation: 985 1. The school district shallmustdevelop and submit a 986 detailed plan outlining the local program and planned 987 expenditures to the district school board for approval. TheThis988 plan, which must include input from school and community 989 stakeholders, applies to all district schools, including charter 990 schools, unless a charter school elects to submit a plan 991 independently from the school district pursuant to subparagraph 992 2. 993 2. A charter school may develop and submit a detailed plan 994 outlining the local program and planned expenditures to its 995 governing body for approval. After the plan is approved by the 996 governing body, it must be provided to the charter school’s 997 sponsor. 998 (b) The plans required under paragraph (a) must be focused 999 on a multitiered system of supports to deliver evidence-based 1000 mental health care assessment, diagnosis, intervention, 1001 treatment, and recovery services to students with one or more 1002 mental health or co-occurring substance abuse diagnoses and to 1003 students at high risk of such diagnoses. The provision of these 1004 services must be coordinated with a student’s primary mental 1005 health care provider and with other mental health providers 1006 involved in the student’s care. At a minimum, the plans must 1007 include the following elements: 1008 1. Direct employment of school-based mental health services 1009 providers to expand and enhance school-based student services 1010 and to reduce the ratio of students to staff in order to better 1011 align with nationally recommended ratio models. These providers 1012 include, but are not limited to, certified school counselors, 1013 school psychologists, school social workers, and other licensed 1014 mental health professionals. The plan also must establish 1015identifystrategies to increase the amount of time that school 1016 based student services personnel spend providing direct services 1017 to students, which may include the review and revision of 1018 district staffing resource allocations based on school or 1019 student mental health assistance needs. 1020 2. Contracts or interagency agreements with one or more 1021 local community behavioral health providers or providers of 1022 Community Action Team services to provide a behavioral health 1023 staff presence and services at district schools. Services may 1024 include, but are not limited to, mental health screenings and 1025 assessments, individual counseling, family counseling, group 1026 counseling, psychiatric or psychological services, trauma 1027 informed care, mobile crisis services, and behavior 1028 modification. These behavioral health services may be provided 1029 on or off the school campus and may be supplemented by 1030 telehealth. 1031 3. Policies and procedures, including contracts with 1032 service providers, which will ensure that students who are 1033 referred to a school-based or community-based mental health 1034 service provider for mental health screening for the 1035 identification of mental health concerns and ensure that the 1036 assessment of students at risk for mental health disorders 1037 occurs within 15 days of referral. School-based mental health 1038 services must be initiated within 15 days after identification 1039 and assessment, and support by community-based mental health 1040 service providers for students who are referred for community 1041 based mental health services must be initiated within 30 days 1042 after the school or district makes a referral. 1043 4. Mental health policies and procedures that implement and 1044 support all of the following elements: 1045 a. Universal supports to promote psychological well-being 1046 and safe and supportive environments. 1047 b. Evidence-based strategies or programs to reduce the 1048 likelihood of at-risk students developing social, emotional, or 1049 behavioral health problems, depression, anxiety disorders, 1050 suicidal tendencies, or substance use disorders. 1051 c.5.Strategies to improve the early identification of 1052 social, emotional, or behavioral problems or substance use 1053 disorders; provide,to improve the provision ofearly 1054 intervention services;,andtoassist students in dealing with 1055 trauma and violence. 1056 d. Methods for responding to a student with suicidal 1057 ideation, including training in suicide risk assessment and the 1058 use of suicide awareness, prevention, and screening instruments 1059 developed under s. 1012.583; adoption of guidelines for 1060 informing parents of suicide risk; and implementation of board 1061 policies for initiating involuntary examination of students at 1062 risk of suicide. 1063 e. A school crisis response plan that includes strategies 1064 for the prevention of, preparation for, response to, and 1065 recovery from a range of school crises. The plan must establish 1066 or coordinate the implementation of district-level and school 1067 level crisis response teams whose membership includes, but is 1068 not limited to, representatives of school administration and 1069 school-based mental health service providers. 1070 (c) School districts shall submit approved plans, including 1071 approved plans of each charter school in the district, to the 1072 commissioner by August 1 of each fiscal year. 1073 (d) By September 30 of each yearBeginning September 30,10742019, and annually by September 30 thereafter, each school 1075 district shall submit its district report to the department. By 1076 November 1 of each year, the department shall submit a state 1077 summary report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 1078 the Speaker of the House of Representatives onDepartment of1079Education a report on itsprogram outcomes and expenditures for 1080 the previous fiscal year. The school district report must 1081 include program outcomes and expenditures for all public schools 1082 in the district, including charter schools that submitted a 1083 separate plan. At a minimum, the district and state reports also 1084 mustthat, at a minimum,mustinclude school district-level and 1085 school-level, including charter schools, information, including 1086 multiple-year trend data, when available, for each ofthe number1087of each ofthe following indicators: 1088 1. The number of students who receive screenings or 1089 assessments. 1090 2. The number of students who are referred to either 1091 school-based or community-based providers for services or 1092 assistance. 1093 3. The number of students who receive either school-based 1094 or community-based interventions, services, or assistance. 1095 4. The number of school-based and community-based mental 1096 health providers, including licensure type, paid for from funds 1097 provided through the allocation. 1098 5. The number and ratio to students of school social 1099 workers, school psychologists, and certified school counselors 1100 employed by the district or charter school and the total number 1101 of licensed mental health professionals directly employed by the 1102 district or charter school. 1103 6. Contract-based collaborative efforts or partnerships 1104 with community mental health programs, agencies, or providers. 1105 Section 16. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 1106 act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 1107 becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2020.