HB 0861

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to athletics in the public schools;
3	amending s. 1001.43, F.S.; authorizing district school
4	board programs and policies to provide for random drug
5	testing of student athletes; amending s. 1006.20, F.S.;
6	requiring the bylaws of the Florida High School Athletic
7	Association to specify that in order to qualify for
8	membership in the organization, a school must provide for
9	random drug testing for use of performance enhancing
10	drugs; providing an effective date.
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12	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14	Section 1.  Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (1) of
15	section 1001.43, Florida Statutes, to read:
16	1001.43  Supplemental powers and duties of district school
17	board.--The district school board may exercise the following
18	supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
19	State Board of Education rule.
20	(1)  STUDENT MANAGEMENT.--The district school board may
21	adopt programs and policies to ensure the safety and welfare of
22	individuals, the student body, and school personnel, which
23	programs and policies may:
24	(g)  Require random drug testing of student athletes for
25	use of performance enhancing drugs. To implement such random
26	drug testing, a district school board shall test 5 percent of
27	the student-athlete population of a school.
28	Section 2.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (2) of
29	section 1006.20, Florida Statutes, to read:
30	1006.20  Athletics in public K-12 schools.--
31	(2)  ADOPTION OF BYLAWS.--
32	(e)  The organization shall adopt bylaws specifying that in
33	order to qualify for membership in the organization, a school
34	must provide for random drug testing of its student athletes for
35	use of performance enhancing drugs.
36	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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