HB 133

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to student voter education; authorizing
3	district school boards and county supervisors of elections
4	to cooperate to provide a program of voter education for
5	high school seniors; providing guidelines for the content
6	of the educational program; requiring that the program of
7	voter education be conducted during school hours;
8	providing an 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 may cooperate to provide voter education
14	to high school students who are in grade 12. The voter education
15	may be in the form of a presentation and is voluntary for public
16	high schools and nonpublic high schools. Each supervisor of
17	elections may conduct the presentation for the public high
18	schools and, upon request, for the nonpublic high schools.
19	(2)  If provided, the voter education must include
20	information concerning:
21	(a)  How to register and preregister to vote.
22	(b)  The operation of voting machines.
23	(c)  How, when, and where to vote.
24	(d)  The importance of voting.
25	(3)  If provided, the voter education program must provide
26	students with the opportunity, sufficient information, and
27	sufficient time to complete and hand in to the supervisor of
28	elections applications for voter registration.
29	(4)  If provided, the voter education program shall be
30	conducted during school hours each term of the school year in
31	order to reach a maximum number of students in the most
32	effective and efficient manner.
33	(5)  If voter education is provided, a student may not be
34	excluded from the voter education program due to an irregular
35	class schedule, and students enrolled in a magnet school must be
36	provided the same opportunity for voter education.
37	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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