| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to school safety; creating s. 1000.07, |
| 3 | F.S.; prohibiting the use of Tasers in the Florida K-20 |
| 4 | public education system; providing a penalty; providing an |
| 5 | effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Section 1000.07, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 10 | to read: |
| 11 | 1000.07 Use of Tasers in the Florida K-20 public education |
| 12 | system prohibited; penalty.--Notwithstanding any other provision |
| 13 | of law, no person, including any law enforcement officer, may |
| 14 | carry or use a Taser in an educational facility, on school |
| 15 | grounds, during school-sponsored transportation, or during |
| 16 | school-sponsored activities where students who are under 18 |
| 17 | years of age are in attendance. The provisions of this section |
| 18 | shall apply to the use of Tasers within the Florida K-20 public |
| 19 | education system. A violation of the provisions of this section |
| 20 | is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in |
| 21 | s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
| 22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |