House Bill 0241e2

                                          HB 241, Second Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to education; creating s.

  3         232.042, F.S.; authorizing each district to

  4         require each child, prior to enrollment in

  5         school, to submit evidence of whether or not he

  6         or she has learned to swim; requiring the

  7         district school board to provide certain

  8         information; providing for review and repeal;

  9         providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Section 232.042, Florida Statutes, is

14  created to read:

15         232.042  Swim lessons; school enrollment

16  requirements.--The school board of each district may establish

17  a policy which requires a child, prior to enrollment in public

18  school, to submit evidence of whether or not he or she has

19  learned to swim.  Such a policy shall include provisions for

20  providing information regarding available learn-to-swim

21  programs in the community to the parent or guardian of each

22  child who, upon enrollment, has not learned to swim.  No civil

23  liability shall be incurred by any school district based on

24  this section.

25         Section 2.  This section is repealed on July 1, 2005

26  and shall be reviewed prior to that date.

27         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

28  law.

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