HB 61

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the code of student conduct; amending
3	s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring the district school board to
4	include in the code of student conduct adopted by the
5	board an explanation of the responsibilities of each
6	student with regard to appropriate dress and respect for
7	self and others, and the role that appropriate dress and
8	respect for self and others has on an orderly learning
9	environment; requiring each district school board to adopt
10	a dress code policy that prohibits a student, while on the
11	grounds of a public school during the regular school day,
12	from wearing clothing that exposes underwear or body parts
13	in an indecent or vulgar manner or that disrupts the
14	orderly learning environment; providing disciplinary
15	actions for students who violate the dress code; amending
16	s. 1006.15, F.S.; providing that adherence to appropriate
17	dress and other codes of student conduct is a prerequisite
18	for a student to be eligible to participate in
19	interscholastic extracurricular student activities;
20	reenacting s. 1002.23(7), F.S., relating to a parent guide
21	to successful student achievement to be adopted by each
22	school district board, to incorporate the amendment made
23	to s. 1006.07, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an
24	effective date.
25
26	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
27
28	Section 1.  Present paragraphs (d) through (l) of
29	subsection (2) of section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, are
30	redesignated as paragraphs (e) through (m), respectively, and a
31	new paragraph (d) is added to that subsection to read:
32	1006.07  District school board duties relating to student
33	discipline and school safety.-The district school board shall
34	provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the
35	attendance and control of students at school, and for proper
36	attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the
37	welfare of students, including:
38	(2)  CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT.-Adopt a code of student
39	conduct for elementary schools and a code of student conduct for
40	middle and high schools and distribute the appropriate code to
41	all teachers, school personnel, students, and parents, at the
42	beginning of every school year. Each code shall be organized and
43	written in language that is understandable to students and
44	parents and shall be discussed at the beginning of every school
45	year in student classes, school advisory council meetings, and
46	parent and teacher association or organization meetings. Each
47	code shall be based on the rules governing student conduct and
48	discipline adopted by the district school board and shall be
49	made available in the student handbook or similar publication.
50	Each code shall include, but is not limited to:
51	(d)1.  An explanation of the responsibilities of each
52	student with regard to appropriate dress, respect for self and
53	others, and the role that appropriate dress and respect for self
54	and others has on an orderly learning environment. Each district
55	school board shall adopt a dress code policy that prohibits a
56	student, while on the grounds of a public school during the
57	regular school day, from wearing clothing that exposes underwear
58	or body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner or that disrupts
59	the orderly learning environment.
60	2.  Any student who violates the dress policy described in
61	subparagraph 1. is subject to the following disciplinary
62	actions:
63	a.  For a first offense, a student will be given a verbal
64	warning and the school principal shall call the student's parent
65	or guardian.
66	b.  For a second offense, the student will be ineligible to
67	participate in any extracurricular activity for a period of time
68	not to exceed 5 days and the school principal shall meet with
69	the student's parent or guardian.
70	c.  For a third offense or subsequent offense, a student
71	will receive an in-school suspension pursuant to s.
72	1003.01(5)(b) for a period of time not to exceed 3 days, the
73	student will be ineligible to participate in any extracurricular
74	activity for a period of time not to exceed 30 days, and the
75	school principal shall call the student's parent or guardian and
76	send the parent or guardian a written letter regarding the
77	student's in-school suspension and ineligibility to participate
78	in extracurricular activities.
79	Section 2.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
80	1006.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
81	1006.15  Student standards for participation in
82	interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student
83	activities; regulation.-
84	(3)(a)  To be eligible to participate in interscholastic
85	extracurricular student activities, a student must:
86	1.  Maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0
87	scale, or its equivalent, in the previous semester or a
88	cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale,
89	or its equivalent, in the courses required by s. 1003.43(1).
90	2.  Execute and fulfill the requirements of an academic
91	performance contract between the student, the district school
92	board, the appropriate governing association, and the student's
93	parents, if the student's cumulative grade point average falls
94	below 2.0, or its equivalent, on a 4.0 scale in the courses
95	required by s. 1003.43(1) or, for students who entered the 9th
96	grade prior to the 1997-1998 school year, if the student's
97	cumulative grade point average falls below 2.0 on a 4.0 scale,
98	or its equivalent, in the courses required by s. 1003.43(1)
99	which that are taken after July 1, 1997. At a minimum, the
100	contract must require that the student attend summer school, or
101	its graded equivalent, between grades 9 and 10 or grades 10 and
102	11, as necessary.
103	3.  Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above
104	on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, in the courses required by s.
105	1003.43(1) during his or her junior or senior year.
106	4.  Maintain satisfactory conduct, including adherence to
107	appropriate dress and other codes of student conduct policies
108	described in s. 1006.07(2). and, If a student is convicted of,
109	or is found to have committed, a felony or a delinquent act that
110	which would have been a felony if committed by an adult,
111	regardless of whether adjudication is withheld, the student's
112	participation in interscholastic extracurricular activities is
113	contingent upon established and published district school board
114	policy.
115	Section 3.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
116	made by this act to section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, in a
117	reference thereto, subsection (7) of section 1002.23, Florida
118	Statutes, is reenacted to read:
119	1002.23  Family and School Partnership for Student
120	Achievement Act.-
121	(7)  Each school district shall develop and disseminate a
122	parent guide to successful student achievement, consistent with
123	the guidelines of the Department of Education, which addresses
124	what parents need to know about their child's educational
125	progress and how parents can help their child to succeed in
126	school. The guide must:
127	(a)  Be understandable to students and parents;
128	(b)  Be distributed to all parents, students, and school
129	personnel at the beginning of each school year;
130	(c)  Be discussed at the beginning of each school year in
131	meetings of students, parents, and teachers;
132	(d)  Include information concerning services,
133	opportunities, choices, academic standards, and student
134	assessment; and
135	(e)  Provide information on the importance of student
136	health and available immunizations and vaccinations, including,
137	but not limited to:
138	1.  A recommended immunization schedule in accordance with
139	United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
140	recommendations.
141	2.  Detailed information regarding the causes, symptoms,
142	and transmission of meningococcal disease and the availability,
143	effectiveness, known contraindications, and appropriate age for
144	the administration of any required or recommended vaccine
145	against meningococcal disease, in accordance with the
146	recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
147	Practices of the United States Centers for Disease Control and
148	Prevention.
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150	The parent guide may be included as a part of the code of
151	student conduct that is required in s. 1006.07(2).
152	Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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