HB 1297 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to voter education; requiring district
3	school boards and county supervisors of elections jointly
4	to provide a program of voter education for high-school
5	seniors; providing guidelines for the content of the
6	educational program; requiring that the program of voter
7	education be conducted during school hours; providing an
8	effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1. (1) Each district school board and county
13	supervisor of elections shall cooperate to provide voter
14	education to high-school students who are in grade 12. The voter
15	education shall be in the form of a presentation and is
16	mandatory for public high schools and voluntary for nonpublic
17	high schools. Each supervisor of elections shall conduct the
18	presentation for the public high schools and, upon request, the
19	nonpublic high schools.
20	(2) The voter education must include information
21	concerning:
22	(a) How to register to vote and preregister.
23	(b) The operation of voting machines.
24	(c) How, when, and where to vote.
25	(d) The importance of voting.
26	(3) The voter education program must provide students with
27	the opportunity, sufficient information, and sufficient time to
28	complete and hand in to the supervisor of elections applications
29	for voter registration.
30	(4) The voter education program shall be conducted during
31	school hours each term of the school year in order to reach a
32	maximum number of students in the most effective and efficient
33	manner.
34	(5) A student may not be excluded from the voter education
35	program due to an irregular class schedule, and students
36	enrolled in a magnet program must be provided voter education.
37	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.