Florida Senate - 2014                                     SB 778
       
       
        
       By Senator Bullard
       
       
       
       
       
       39-00192A-14                                           2014778__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to student discipline; creating s.
    3         1006.01, F.S.; providing definitions; amending s.
    4         1006.07, F.S.; revising the duties of the district
    5         school boards relating to student discipline and
    6         school safety; requiring school districts to adopt
    7         standards for intervention, rather than a code of
    8         student conduct, which standards include certain
    9         requirements; amending s. 1006.12, F.S.; revising the
   10         qualifications of a school resource officer and school
   11         safety officer; authorizing a school resource officer
   12         and school safety officer to arrest a student only for
   13         certain violations of law; authorizing a school
   14         resource officer and a school safety officer to make
   15         an arrest only after certain circumstances occur;
   16         requiring the school resource officer and school
   17         safety officer to immediately notify the principal or
   18         the principal’s designee if the officer arrests a
   19         student in a school-related incident; prohibiting a
   20         student from being arrested or referred to the
   21         criminal justice system or juvenile justice system for
   22         petty acts of misconduct; providing an exception;
   23         requiring written documentation of certain
   24         determinations; requiring a law enforcement agency
   25         that serves a school district to enter into
   26         cooperative agreements with the district school board,
   27         ensure the training of school resource officers and
   28         safety officers as specified, and develop guidelines
   29         for the selection of such officers; amending s.
   30         1006.13, F.S.; requiring each district school board to
   31         adopt a policy on referrals to the criminal justice
   32         system or the juvenile justice system, rather than a
   33         policy of zero-tolerance for crime and victimization;
   34         revising and providing requirements for a policy on
   35         referrals to the criminal justice system or the
   36         juvenile justice system; providing that a school’s
   37         authority and discretion to use other disciplinary
   38         consequences and interventions is not limited by the
   39         act; conforming terminology; requiring each district
   40         school board, in collaboration with students,
   41         educators, parents, and stakeholders, to enter into
   42         cooperative agreements with a county sheriff’s office
   43         and a local police department for specified purposes;
   44         revising the requirements for these agreements;
   45         requiring each school district to annually review the
   46         cost, effectiveness, and necessity of its school
   47         safety programs and submit findings to the Department
   48         of Education; requiring a school district to arrange
   49         and pay for transportation for a student in certain
   50         circumstances; requiring, rather than encouraging, a
   51         school district to use alternatives to expulsion or
   52         referral to a law enforcement agency unless the use of
   53         such alternatives poses a threat to school safety;
   54         requiring each school district to submit to the
   55         Department of Education its policies and agreements;
   56         requiring the department to develop by a specified
   57         date a model policy for referrals to the criminal
   58         justice system or the juvenile justice system;
   59         requiring the Commissioner of Education to report by a
   60         specified date each year to the Governor and the
   61         Legislature on the implementation of policies on
   62         referrals to the criminal justice system or the
   63         juvenile justice system; amending ss. 1002.20,
   64         1002.23, 1003.32, 1006.09, 1006.147, and 1006.15,
   65         F.S.; conforming cross-references and provisions to
   66         changes made by the act; providing an effective date.
   67          
   68  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   69  
   70         Section 1. Section 1006.01, Florida Statutes, is created to
   71  read:
   72         1006.01 Definitions.—As used in part I of this chapter, the
   73  term:
   74         (1) “Exclusionary consequence” means a consequence of a
   75  student’s serious breach of the standards for intervention which
   76  results in the student’s being barred from attending school.
   77         (2) “Exclusionary discipline” means a disciplinary,
   78  punitive practice that removes a student from instruction time
   79  in the student’s regular classrooms, including in-school
   80  suspension during class time, out-of-school suspension, transfer
   81  to an alternative school, and expulsion. Absences due to
   82  exclusionary discipline are considered excused absences.
   83         (3) “Restorative circle” means a space, guided by at least
   84  one individual who ensures that each participant has an equal
   85  opportunity to speak, in which participants take turns speaking
   86  about a topic and using a talking piece, a physical object that
   87  is used to assist communication between participants.
   88         (4) “Restorative group conferencing” means an intervention
   89  in which a facilitator leads the individuals who were involved
   90  in an incident, whether they were harmed or caused the harm, as
   91  well as their families or other supporters, in a face-to-face
   92  process. This process aims to address the harm, resolve any
   93  conflict, and prevent recurrence of the harm based on the ideas
   94  of restorative justice practices and mutual accountability.
   95         (5) “Restorative justice” means an intervening approach to
   96  justice which addresses root causes of harm caused or revealed
   97  by unjust behavior by emphasizing repair of the harm and giving
   98  equal attention to accountability, growth, community safety, the
   99  harmed student’s needs, and the offender’s needs.
  100         Section 2. Section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  101  read:
  102         1006.07 District school board duties relating to student
  103  discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall
  104  provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the
  105  attendance and control of students at school, for the creation
  106  of a safe and effective learning environment, regardless of the
  107  student’s race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual
  108  orientation, or gender identity, and for the proper attention to
  109  health, safety, and other matters relating to the welfare of
  110  students, including the use of:
  111         (1) INTERVENTIONS FOR AND DISCIPLINE CONTROL OF STUDENTS.
  112  Each school district shall:
  113         (a) Adopt rules for the control, discipline, in-school
  114  suspension, suspension, and expulsion of students and decide all
  115  cases recommended for expulsion. Suspension hearings are exempt
  116  exempted from the provisions of chapter 120. Expulsion hearings
  117  are shall be governed by ss. 120.569 and 120.57(2) and are
  118  exempt from s. 286.011. However, the student’s parent must be
  119  given notice of the provisions of s. 286.011 and may elect to
  120  have the hearing held in compliance with that section. The
  121  district school board may prohibit the use of corporal
  122  punishment, if the district school board adopts or has adopted a
  123  written program of alternative control or discipline. In order
  124  to fulfill the paramount duty of this state to make adequate
  125  provisions for the education of all children residing within its
  126  borders in accordance with s. 1, Art. IX of the State
  127  Constitution, the district school board shall make every effort
  128  to reduce exclusionary discipline for minor behavior.
  129         (b) Require each student at the time of initial
  130  registration for school in the school district to note previous
  131  school expulsions, arrests resulting in a charge, and juvenile
  132  justice actions the student has had, and have the authority as
  133  the district school board of a receiving school district to
  134  honor the final order of expulsion or dismissal of a student by
  135  any in-state or out-of-state public district school board or
  136  private school, or lab school, for an act that which would have
  137  been grounds for expulsion according to the receiving district
  138  school board’s standards for intervention code of student
  139  conduct, in accordance with the following procedures:
  140         1. A final order of expulsion shall be recorded in the
  141  records of the receiving school district.
  142         2. The expelled student applying for admission to the
  143  receiving school district shall be advised of the final order of
  144  expulsion.
  145         3. The district school superintendent of the receiving
  146  school district may recommend to the district school board that
  147  the final order of expulsion be waived and the student be
  148  admitted to the school district, or that the final order of
  149  expulsion be honored and the student not be admitted to the
  150  school district. If the student is admitted by the district
  151  school board, with or without the recommendation of the district
  152  school superintendent, the student may be placed in an
  153  appropriate educational program at the direction of the district
  154  school board.
  155         (2) STANDARDS FOR INTERVENTION CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT.
  156  Each school district shall adopt clear standards for
  157  intervention, formerly known as a code of student conduct, which
  158  create a safe, supportive, and positive school climate and which
  159  address misbehavior with interventions and consequences aimed at
  160  understanding and addressing the causes of misbehavior,
  161  resolving conflicts, meeting students’ needs, and keeping
  162  students in school and teaching them to respond in age
  163  appropriate ways a code of student conduct for elementary
  164  schools and a code of student conduct for middle and high
  165  schools and distribute the appropriate code to all teachers,
  166  school personnel, students, and parents, at the beginning of
  167  every school year. The process for adopting standards for
  168  intervention must include meaningful involvement with parents,
  169  students, teachers, and the community. The standards for
  170  intervention must be organized and written in language that is
  171  understandable to students and parents and translated into all
  172  languages represented by the students and their parents;
  173  discussed at the beginning of every school year in student
  174  classes, school advisory council meetings, and parent and
  175  teacher association or organization meetings; made available at
  176  the beginning of every school year in the student handbook or
  177  similar publication distributed to all teachers, school
  178  personnel, students, and parents; and posted online. The
  179  standards for intervention must Each code shall be organized and
  180  written in language that is understandable to students and
  181  parents and shall be discussed at the beginning of every school
  182  year in student classes, school advisory council meetings, and
  183  parent and teacher association or organization meetings. Each
  184  code shall be based on the rules governing student conduct and
  185  discipline adopted by the district school board and shall be
  186  made available in the student handbook or similar publication.
  187  Each code shall include, but need is not be limited to, the
  188  following:
  189         (a) Consistent policies and specific grounds for
  190  disciplinary action, including in-school suspension, out-of
  191  school suspension, expulsion, interventions, supports, and any
  192  disciplinary action that may be imposed for the possession or
  193  use of alcohol on school property or while attending a school
  194  function or for the illegal use, sale, or possession of
  195  controlled substances as defined in chapter 893.
  196         (b) Procedures to be followed for acts requiring
  197  discipline, including corporal punishment.
  198         (c) A discipline chart or matrix that indicates that a
  199  student is not subject to exclusionary discipline for unexcused
  200  tardiness, lateness, absence, or truancy; for violation of the
  201  school dress code or rules regarding school uniforms; or for
  202  behavior infractions that do not endanger the physical safety of
  203  other students or staff members, including, but not limited to,
  204  insubordination, defiance, disobedience, disrespect, or minor
  205  classroom disruptions. The discipline chart or matrix must also:
  206         1. Provide guidance on appropriate interventions and
  207  consequences to be applied to behaviors or behavior categories
  208  as provided in subparagraph 2. The school district may define
  209  specific interventions and provide a list of interventions that
  210  must be used and documented before exclusionary discipline is
  211  considered unless a behavior poses a serious threat to school
  212  safety. The interventions may include, but are not limited to:
  213         a. Having a private conversation with the student about his
  214  or her behavior and underlying issues that may have precipitated
  215  the behavior.
  216         b. Providing an opportunity for the student’s anger, fear,
  217  or anxiety to subside.
  218         c. Providing restorative justice practices using a
  219  schoolwide approach of informal and formal techniques to build a
  220  sense of school community and to manage conflict by repairing
  221  harm and restoring positive relationships.
  222         d. Providing reflective activities, such as requiring the
  223  student to write an essay about his or her behavior.
  224         e. Participating in skill building and conflict resolution
  225  activities, such as social-emotional cognitive skill building,
  226  restorative circles, and restorative group conferencing.
  227         f. Revoking student privileges.
  228         g. Referring a student to a school counselor or social
  229  worker.
  230         h. Speaking to a student’s parent.
  231         i. Referring a student to intervention outside the school
  232  setting.
  233         j. Ordering in-school detention or in-school suspension
  234  during lunch, after school, or on the weekends.
  235         2. Outline specific behaviors or behavior categories. Each
  236  behavior or behavior category must include clear maximum
  237  consequences to prevent inappropriate exclusionary consequences
  238  for minor misbehavior and set clear requirements that must be
  239  satisfied before imposing exclusionary discipline. The chart or
  240  matrix must show that exclusionary discipline is a last resort
  241  to be used only in cases of serious misconduct when in-school
  242  interventions and consequences that do not lead to exclusionary
  243  consequences are insufficient. The following behaviors, which
  244  must be accompanied by appropriate intervention services, such
  245  as substance abuse counseling, anger management counseling, or
  246  restorative justice practices, may result in exclusionary
  247  discipline and in notification of a law enforcement agency if
  248  the behavior is a felony or a serious threat to school safety:
  249         a. Illegal sale of a controlled substance, as defined in
  250  chapter 893, by a student on school property or in attendance at
  251  a school function.
  252         b. Violation of the district school board’s sexual
  253  harassment policy.
  254         c. Possession, display, transmission, use, or sale of a
  255  firearm or weapon, as defined in s. 790.001 or 18 U.S.C. s. 921,
  256  or an object that is used as, or is intended to function as, a
  257  weapon, while on school property or in attendance at a school
  258  function.
  259         d. Making a threat or false report, as provided in ss.
  260  790.162 and 790.163, respectively.
  261         e. Homicide.
  262         f. Sexual battery.
  263         g. Armed robbery.
  264         h. Aggravated battery.
  265         i. Battery or aggravated battery on a teacher, other school
  266  personnel, or district school board personnel.
  267         j. Kidnapping.
  268         k. Arson.
  269         (d) A glossary of clearly defined terms and behaviors.
  270         (e) An explanation of the responsibilities, dignity, and
  271  rights of and respect for students, including, but not limited
  272  to, a student’s right not to be discriminated against based on
  273  race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or
  274  gender identity; a student’s right to participate in student
  275  publications, school programs, and school activities; and a
  276  student’s right to exercise free speech, to assemble, and to
  277  maintain privacy.
  278         (f) An explanation of the school’s dress code or rules
  279  regarding school uniforms and notice that students have the
  280  right to dress in accordance with their stated gender within the
  281  constraints of the school’s dress code.
  282         (g) Notice that violation of transportation policies of a
  283  district school board by a student, including disruptive
  284  behavior on a school bus or at a school bus stop, is grounds for
  285  disciplinary action by the school.
  286         (h) Notice that a student who is determined to have brought
  287  a weapon or firearm, as defined in s. 790.001 or 18 U.S.C. s.
  288  921, to school, to a school function, or onto school-sponsored
  289  transportation, or to have possessed a weapon or firearm at
  290  school, will be expelled from the student’s regular school for
  291  at least 1 full year and referred to the criminal justice system
  292  or juvenile justice system; and notice that a district school
  293  superintendent may consider the requirement of 1-year expulsion
  294  on a case-by-case basis and may request the district school
  295  board to modify the requirement by assigning the student to a
  296  disciplinary program or second chance school if:
  297         1. The request for modification is in writing; and
  298         2. The modification is determined to be in the best
  299  interest of the student and the school district.
  300         (i) Notice that a student who is determined to have made a
  301  threat or false report, as provided in ss. 790.162 and 790.163,
  302  respectively, involving the school’s or school personnel’s
  303  property, school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity
  304  may be expelled, with continuing educational services, from the
  305  student’s regular school for at least 1 full year and referred
  306  to the criminal justice system or juvenile justice system; and
  307  notice that a district school superintendent may consider the
  308  requirement of 1-year expulsion on a case-by-case basis and may
  309  request the district school board to modify the requirement by
  310  assigning the student to a disciplinary program or second chance
  311  school if:
  312         1. The request for modification is in writing; and
  313         2. The modification is determined to be in the best
  314  interest of the student and the school district.
  315         (j) A clear and complete explanation of due process rights
  316  afforded to a student, including a student with a disability,
  317  and the types of exclusionary discipline to which a student may
  318  be subjected.
  319         (c)An explanation of the responsibilities and rights of
  320  students with regard to attendance, respect for persons and
  321  property, knowledge and observation of rules of conduct, the
  322  right to learn, free speech and student publications, assembly,
  323  privacy, and participation in school programs and activities.
  324         (d)1. An explanation of the responsibilities of each
  325  student with regard to appropriate dress, respect for self and
  326  others, and the role that appropriate dress and respect for self
  327  and others has on an orderly learning environment. Each district
  328  school board shall adopt a dress code policy that prohibits a
  329  student, while on the grounds of a public school during the
  330  regular school day, from wearing clothing that exposes underwear
  331  or body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner or that disrupts
  332  the orderly learning environment.
  333         2. Any student who violates the dress policy described in
  334  subparagraph 1. is subject to the following disciplinary
  335  actions:
  336         a. For a first offense, a student shall be given a verbal
  337  warning and the school principal shall call the student’s parent
  338  or guardian.
  339         b. For a second offense, the student is ineligible to
  340  participate in any extracurricular activity for a period of time
  341  not to exceed 5 days and the school principal shall meet with
  342  the student’s parent or guardian.
  343         c. For a third or subsequent offense, a student shall
  344  receive an in-school suspension pursuant to s. 1003.01(5) for a
  345  period not to exceed 3 days, the student is ineligible to
  346  participate in any extracurricular activity for a period not to
  347  exceed 30 days, and the school principal shall call the
  348  student’s parent or guardian and send the parent or guardian a
  349  written letter regarding the student’s in-school suspension and
  350  ineligibility to participate in extracurricular activities.
  351         (e) Notice that illegal use, possession, or sale of
  352  controlled substances, as defined in chapter 893, by any student
  353  while the student is upon school property or in attendance at a
  354  school function is grounds for disciplinary action by the school
  355  and may also result in criminal penalties being imposed.
  356         (f) Notice that use of a wireless communications device
  357  includes the possibility of the imposition of disciplinary
  358  action by the school or criminal penalties if the device is used
  359  in a criminal act. A student may possess a wireless
  360  communications device while the student is on school property or
  361  in attendance at a school function. Each district school board
  362  shall adopt rules governing the use of a wireless communications
  363  device by a student while the student is on school property or
  364  in attendance at a school function.
  365         (g) Notice that the possession of a firearm or weapon as
  366  defined in chapter 790 by any student while the student is on
  367  school property or in attendance at a school function is grounds
  368  for disciplinary action and may also result in criminal
  369  prosecution.
  370         (h) Notice that violence against any district school board
  371  personnel by a student is grounds for in-school suspension, out
  372  of-school suspension, expulsion, or imposition of other
  373  disciplinary action by the school and may also result in
  374  criminal penalties being imposed.
  375         (i) Notice that violation of district school board
  376  transportation policies, including disruptive behavior on a
  377  school bus or at a school bus stop, by a student is grounds for
  378  suspension of the student’s privilege of riding on a school bus
  379  and may be grounds for disciplinary action by the school and may
  380  also result in criminal penalties being imposed.
  381         (j) Notice that violation of the district school board’s
  382  sexual harassment policy by a student is grounds for in-school
  383  suspension, out-of-school suspension, expulsion, or imposition
  384  of other disciplinary action by the school and may also result
  385  in criminal penalties being imposed.
  386         (k) Policies to be followed for the assignment of violent
  387  or disruptive students to an alternative educational program.
  388         (l) Notice that any student who is determined to have
  389  brought a firearm or weapon, as defined in chapter 790, to
  390  school, to any school function, or onto any school-sponsored
  391  transportation, or to have possessed a firearm at school, will
  392  be expelled, with or without continuing educational services,
  393  from the student’s regular school for a period of not less than
  394  1 full year and referred to the criminal justice or juvenile
  395  justice system. District school boards may assign the student to
  396  a disciplinary program or second chance school for the purpose
  397  of continuing educational services during the period of
  398  expulsion. District school superintendents may consider the 1
  399  year expulsion requirement on a case-by-case basis and request
  400  the district school board to modify the requirement by assigning
  401  the student to a disciplinary program or second chance school if
  402  the request for modification is in writing and it is determined
  403  to be in the best interest of the student and the school system.
  404         (m) Notice that any student who is determined to have made
  405  a threat or false report, as defined by ss. 790.162 and 790.163,
  406  respectively, involving school or school personnel’s property,
  407  school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity will be
  408  expelled, with or without continuing educational services, from
  409  the student’s regular school for a period of not less than 1
  410  full year and referred for criminal prosecution. District school
  411  boards may assign the student to a disciplinary program or
  412  second chance school for the purpose of continuing educational
  413  services during the period of expulsion. District school
  414  superintendents may consider the 1-year expulsion requirement on
  415  a case-by-case basis and request the district school board to
  416  modify the requirement by assigning the student to a
  417  disciplinary program or second chance school if it is determined
  418  to be in the best interest of the student and the school system.
  419         (3) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY CREATION STUDENT CRIME
  420  WATCH PROGRAM.—Each school district shall ensure meaningful
  421  involvement with parents, students, teachers, and the community
  422  in creating and applying policies regarding student discipline
  423  and school safety By resolution of the district school board,
  424  implement a student crime watch program to promote
  425  responsibility among students and to assist in the control of
  426  criminal behavior within the schools.
  427         (4) EMERGENCY DRILLS AND; EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.—Each school
  428  district shall:
  429         (a) Formulate and prescribe policies and procedures for
  430  emergency drills and for actual emergencies, including, but not
  431  limited to, fires, natural disasters, and bomb threats, for all
  432  the public schools of the district which comprise grades K-12.
  433  District school board policies must shall include commonly used
  434  alarm system responses for specific types of emergencies and
  435  verification by each school that drills have been provided as
  436  required by law and fire protection codes. The emergency
  437  response agency that is responsible for notifying the school
  438  district for each type of emergency must be listed in the
  439  district’s emergency response policy.
  440         (b) Establish model emergency management and emergency
  441  preparedness procedures, including emergency notification
  442  procedures pursuant to paragraph (a), for the following life
  443  threatening emergencies:
  444         1. Weapon-use and hostage situations.
  445         2. Hazardous materials or toxic chemical spills.
  446         3. Weather emergencies, including hurricanes, tornadoes,
  447  and severe storms.
  448         4. Exposure as a result of a manmade emergency.
  449         (5) EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN DETENTION FACILITIES.—Each
  450  school district shall offer educational services to minors who
  451  have not graduated from high school and eligible students with
  452  disabilities under the age of 22 who have not graduated with a
  453  standard diploma or its equivalent who are detained in a county
  454  or municipal detention facility as defined in s. 951.23. These
  455  educational services must shall be based upon the estimated
  456  length of time the student will be in the facility and the
  457  student’s current level of functioning. A county sheriff or
  458  chief correctional officer, or his or her designee, shall notify
  459  a district school superintendent, superintendents or his or her
  460  designee their designees shall be notified by the county sheriff
  461  or chief correctional officer, or his or her designee, when upon
  462  the assignment of a student under the age of 21 is assigned to
  463  the facility. A cooperative agreement with the district school
  464  board and applicable law enforcement units shall develop a
  465  cooperative agreement be developed to address the notification
  466  requirement and the provision of educational services to such
  467  these students.
  468         (6) SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.—Each school
  469  district shall use the Safety and Security Best Practices
  470  developed by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
  471  Government Accountability to conduct a self-assessment of the
  472  school districts’ current safety and security practices. Based
  473  on these self-assessment findings, the district school
  474  superintendent shall provide recommendations to the district
  475  school board which identify strategies and activities that the
  476  district school board should implement in order to improve
  477  school safety and security. Annually Each district school board
  478  must annually receive the self-assessment results at a publicly
  479  noticed district school board meeting to provide the public an
  480  opportunity to hear the district school board members discuss
  481  and take action on the report findings. Each district school
  482  superintendent shall report the self-assessment results and
  483  school board action to the commissioner within 30 days after the
  484  district school board meeting.
  485         (7) RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES.—Each school district
  486  shall provide funding for, train school staff members on, and
  487  support the implementation of school-based restorative justice
  488  practices. These practices shall be used to build a sense of
  489  school community and to resolve conflict by reporting harm and
  490  restoring positive relationships. There are many different ways
  491  to use these practices in schools and the juvenile justice
  492  system where students and educators work together to set
  493  academic goals, develop core values for the classroom community,
  494  and resolve conflicts. Many types of restorative justice
  495  practices, such as restorative circles, may be used to promote a
  496  positive learning environment and to deal with issues as they
  497  arise. Some main restorative circles that schools use for
  498  discipline may include, but need not be limited to:
  499         (a) Discipline circles that address the harm that occurred,
  500  repair the harm, and develop solutions to prevent recurrence of
  501  the harm among the relevant parties.
  502         (b) Proactive behavior management circles that use role
  503  play to develop positive behavioral models for students.
  504         (8) SUPPORT STAFF.—Each school district shall provide
  505  funding to hire staff members to improve school climate and
  506  safety, such as social workers, counselors, and restorative
  507  justice coordinators, at the nationally recommended ratio of 250
  508  students to 1 counselor in order to reduce dependency on school
  509  safety officers, school resource officers, and other school
  510  resources.
  511         (9) SURVEYS.—Each school district shall annually survey
  512  parents, students, and teachers regarding school safety and
  513  disciplinary issues.
  514         Section 3. Section 1006.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  515  read:
  516         1006.12 School resource officers and school safety
  517  officers.—
  518         (1) A district school board boards may establish a school
  519  resource officer program programs, through a cooperative
  520  agreement with a law enforcement agency agencies or in
  521  accordance with subsection (2).
  522         (a) Each school resource officer must officers shall be a
  523  certified law enforcement officer officers, as defined in s.
  524  943.10(1), and who are employed for at least 2 years by a law
  525  enforcement agency as defined in s. 943.10(4). The powers and
  526  duties of a law enforcement officer shall continue throughout
  527  the employee’s tenure as a school resource officer.
  528         (b) A school resource officer officers shall abide by
  529  district school board policies and shall consult with and
  530  coordinate activities through the school principal, but is shall
  531  be responsible to the law enforcement agency in all matters
  532  relating to employment, subject to agreements between a district
  533  school board and the a law enforcement agency. A school resource
  534  officer’s activities that conducted by the school resource
  535  officer which are part of the regular instructional program of
  536  the school are shall be under the direction of the school
  537  principal.
  538         (c) A school resource officer may arrest a student only for
  539  a violation of law which constitutes a serious threat to school
  540  safety and only after consultation with the school principal or
  541  the principal’s designee, documented attempts at intervention or
  542  in-school consequences, and pursuant to the standards for
  543  intervention and the cooperative agreement as described in ss.
  544  1006.07 and 1006.13, respectively. If a school resource officer
  545  arrests a student in a school-related incident, the officer
  546  shall immediately notify the principal or the principal’s
  547  designee. A school resource officer may not arrest or otherwise
  548  refer a student to the criminal justice system or the juvenile
  549  justice system for a petty act of misconduct unless it is
  550  determined that the failure to do so would endanger the physical
  551  safety of other students or staff within the school. Such
  552  determination must be documented in a written report that
  553  includes a description of the behavior at issue and an
  554  explanation of why an arrest or referral was necessary.
  555         (2)(a) Each school safety officer must officers shall be a
  556  law enforcement officer officers, as defined in s. 943.10(1),
  557  certified under the provisions of chapter 943 and employed for
  558  at least 2 years by either a law enforcement agency or by the
  559  district school board. If the officer is employed by the
  560  district school board, the district school board is the
  561  employing agency for purposes of chapter 943, and must comply
  562  with the provisions of that chapter.
  563         (b) A district school board may commission one or more
  564  school safety officers for the protection and safety of school
  565  personnel, property, and students within the school district.
  566  The district school superintendent may recommend and the
  567  district school board may appoint one or more school safety
  568  officers.
  569         (c) A school safety officer may has and shall exercise the
  570  power to make arrests for violations of law on district school
  571  board property and to arrest persons, whether on or off such
  572  property, who violate any law on such property under the same
  573  conditions that deputy sheriffs are authorized to make arrests.
  574  A school safety officer may arrest a student only for a
  575  violation of law that constitutes a serious threat to school
  576  safety and only after consultation with the school principal or
  577  the principal’s designee, documented attempts at intervention or
  578  in-school consequences, and pursuant to the standards for
  579  intervention and the cooperative agreement as described in ss.
  580  1006.07 and 1006.13, respectively. If a school safety officer
  581  arrests a student in a school-related incident, the officer
  582  shall immediately notify the principal or the principal’s
  583  designee. A school safety officer may not arrest or otherwise
  584  refer a student to the criminal justice system or the juvenile
  585  justice system for a petty act of misconduct unless it is
  586  determined that the failure to do so would endanger the physical
  587  safety of other students or staff within the school. Such
  588  determination must be documented in a written report that
  589  includes a description of the behavior at issue and an
  590  explanation of why an arrest or referral was necessary A school
  591  safety officer has the authority to carry weapons when
  592  performing his or her official duties.
  593         (d) A district school board may enter into mutual aid
  594  agreements with one or more law enforcement agencies as provided
  595  in chapter 23. A school safety officer’s salary may be paid
  596  jointly by the district school board and the law enforcement
  597  agency, as mutually agreed to.
  598         (3) Each law enforcement agency serving a school district
  599  shall do all of the following:
  600         (a) Enter into a cooperative agreement with the district
  601  school board pursuant to s. 1006.13.
  602         (b) Ensure that each school resource officer and school
  603  safety officer is trained in appropriate and positive
  604  interactions with students in different stages of mental,
  605  emotional, and physical development and on the range of
  606  interventions and school-based consequences that should be used
  607  to avoid an arrest. Training must include, but need not be
  608  limited to, topics regarding child and adolescent development
  609  and psychology; instruction on teaching students how to respond
  610  in age-appropriate ways; cultural competence; implicit bias;
  611  restorative justice practices; rights of students with
  612  disabilities and appropriate responses to their behaviors;
  613  practices that improve school climate; and the creation of safe
  614  environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
  615  students.
  616         (c) Develop clear guidelines for selecting qualified school
  617  safety officers and school resource officers who have a passion
  618  for and are suited to interacting positively with students and
  619  who do not have a history of excessive force or racial bias.
  620         Section 4. Section 1006.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  621  read:
  622         1006.13 Policy on referrals to the criminal justice system
  623  or the juvenile justice system of zero tolerance for crime and
  624  victimization.—
  625         (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote a safe
  626  and supportive learning environment in schools, to protect
  627  students and staff from conduct that poses a serious threat to
  628  school safety, and to encourage schools to use alternatives to
  629  expulsion or referral to law enforcement agencies by addressing
  630  disruptive behavior through restitution, civil citation, teen
  631  court, neighborhood restorative justice, or similar programs.
  632  The Legislature finds that referrals to the criminal justice
  633  system or the juvenile justice system zero-tolerance policies
  634  are not intended to be rigorously applied to petty acts of
  635  misconduct and misdemeanors, including, but not limited to,
  636  minor fights or disturbances. The Legislature finds that zero
  637  tolerance policies on referrals to the criminal justice system
  638  or the juvenile justice system must apply equally to all
  639  students regardless of their economic status, race, or
  640  disability.
  641         (2) Each district school board shall adopt a policy on
  642  referrals to the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice
  643  system which of zero tolerance that:
  644         (a) Defines criteria for reporting to a law enforcement
  645  agency any act that occurs whenever or wherever students are
  646  within the jurisdiction of the district school board and that
  647  poses a serious threat to school safety. An act that does not
  648  pose a serious threat to school safety must be handled within
  649  the school’s discipline system.
  650         (b) Defines acts that pose a serious threat to school
  651  safety, including, but not limited to, homicide; sexual battery;
  652  armed robbery; aggravated battery; battery or aggravated battery
  653  on a teacher or other school personnel; kidnapping; arson;
  654  possession, display, transmission, use, or sale of a firearm or
  655  weapon as defined in s. 790.001 or 18 U.S.C. s. 921, or an
  656  object that is used as, or is intended to function as, a weapon,
  657  while the student is on school property, in attendance at a
  658  school function, in a school vehicle, or at a school bus stop;
  659  making a threat or intimidation using any pointed or sharp
  660  object or the use of any substance or object as a weapon with
  661  the threat or intent to inflict bodily harm; and making a threat
  662  or deliberate false report of an explosive or destructive
  663  device.
  664         (c) Defines petty acts of misconduct, including, but not
  665  limited to, behavior that could amount to the misdemeanor
  666  criminal charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing a school
  667  function, trespassing, loitering, simple assault or battery,
  668  affray, theft of less than $300, vandalism of less than $1,000,
  669  criminal mischief, and other behavior that does not pose a
  670  serious threat to school safety.
  671         (d) Specifies that students not be arrested or otherwise
  672  referred to the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice
  673  system for petty acts of misconduct unless it is determined that
  674  the failure to do so would endanger the physical safety of other
  675  students or staff within the school. Such determination must be
  676  documented in a written report that includes a description of
  677  the behavior at issue and an explanation of why an arrest or
  678  referral was necessary.
  679         (e)(d) Minimizes the victimization of students, staff, or
  680  volunteers, including taking all steps necessary to protect the
  681  victim of any violent crime from any further victimization.
  682         (f)(e) Establishes a procedure that provides each student
  683  with the opportunity for a review of the disciplinary action
  684  imposed pursuant to s. 1006.07.
  685         (g) Establishes data-sharing protocols so that each school
  686  district receives, at least twice a year, a report on the number
  687  of school-based arrests of students. All data must be
  688  disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, school, offense, and
  689  the name of the law enforcement officer involved and match the
  690  school district’s records on grade, disability, and status as a
  691  limited-English-proficient student.
  692         (h) Clearly limits the role of law enforcement intervention
  693  to serious threats to school safety and delineates clear roles
  694  in which school principals and their designees, under the
  695  constraints of the standards for intervention as described in s.
  696  1006.07 and other district policies, are the final decision
  697  makers on disciplinary consequences, including referrals to law
  698  enforcement agencies.
  699         (3) This section does not a limit a school’s authority and
  700  discretion under law to use other disciplinary consequences and
  701  interventions as appropriate to address school-based incidents.
  702         (4)(3)The policy on referrals to the criminal justice
  703  system or the juvenile justice system Zero-tolerance policies
  704  must require a student who is students found to have committed
  705  one of the following offenses to be expelled, with or without
  706  continuing educational services, from the student’s regular
  707  school for a period of not less than 1 full year, and to be
  708  referred to the criminal justice system or juvenile justice
  709  system:.
  710         (a) Bringing a firearm or weapon, as defined in s. 790.001
  711  or 18 U.S.C. s. 921 chapter 790, to school, to any school
  712  function, or onto any school-sponsored transportation or
  713  possessing a firearm at school.
  714         (b) Making a threat or false report, as provided in defined
  715  by ss. 790.162 and 790.163, respectively, involving school or
  716  school personnel’s property, school transportation, or a school
  717  sponsored activity.
  718  
  719  A district school board boards may assign the student to a
  720  disciplinary program for the purpose of continuing educational
  721  services during the period of expulsion. A district school
  722  superintendent superintendents may consider the 1-year expulsion
  723  requirement on a case-by-case basis and request the district
  724  school board to modify the requirement by assigning the student
  725  to a disciplinary program or second chance school if the request
  726  for modification is in writing and it is determined to be in the
  727  best interest of the student and the school system. If a student
  728  committing any of the offenses in this subsection is a student
  729  who has a disability, the district school board shall comply
  730  with applicable State Board of Education rules.
  731         (5)(4)(a) Each district school board, in collaboration with
  732  students, educators, parents, and stakeholders, shall enter into
  733  cooperative agreements with the county sheriff’s office and
  734  local police department specifying guidelines for ensuring that
  735  acts that pose a serious threat to school safety, whether
  736  committed by a student or adult, are reported to a law
  737  enforcement agency. Such agreements must:
  738         (a)(b)The agreements must Include the role of school
  739  safety officers and school resource officers, if applicable, in
  740  handling reported incidents that pose a serious threat to school
  741  safety and, circumstances in which school officials may handle
  742  incidents without filing a report with a law enforcement agency,
  743  and a procedure for ensuring that school personnel properly
  744  report appropriate delinquent acts and crimes.
  745         (b)(c)Clarify that Zero-tolerance policies do not require
  746  the reporting of petty acts of misconduct and misdemeanors may
  747  not be reported to a law enforcement agency, including, but not
  748  limited to, disorderly conduct, disturbing disrupting a school
  749  function, loitering, simple assault or battery, affray, theft of
  750  less than $300, trespassing, and vandalism of less than $1,000,
  751  criminal mischief, and other misdemeanors that do not pose a
  752  serious threat to school safety.
  753         (c)(d)Clarify the role of the school principal in ensuring
  754  shall ensure that all school personnel are properly informed of
  755  as to their responsibilities regarding crime reporting, that
  756  appropriate delinquent acts and crimes are properly reported,
  757  and that actions taken in cases with special circumstances are
  758  properly taken and documented.
  759         (d) Provide for every school resource officer and school
  760  safety officer on school grounds to be trained on appropriate
  761  and positive interactions with students in different stages of
  762  development and the range of interventions and school-based
  763  consequences that should be used to avoid an arrest. Training
  764  must include, but need not be limited to, topics such as child
  765  and adolescent development and psychology; instruction on
  766  teaching students how to respond in age-appropriate ways;
  767  cultural competence; implicit bias; restorative justice
  768  practices; rights of students with disabilities and appropriate
  769  responses to their behaviors; practices that improve school
  770  climate; and the creation of safe environments for lesbian, gay,
  771  bisexual, and transgender students.
  772         (e) Include clear guidelines for selecting school resource
  773  officers and school safety officers, who must meet the following
  774  minimum qualifications:
  775         1. Be proficient in verbal, written, and interpersonal
  776  skills that include public speaking;
  777         2. Possess knowledge and experience in matters involving
  778  cultural diversity and sensitivity;
  779         3. Be trained in best practices for working with students
  780  as specified in paragraph (d);
  781         4. Be committed to serve as a positive role model for
  782  students;
  783         5. Has a passion for and desire to interact positively
  784  with, students; and
  785         6. Lacks a history of excessive force or racial bias.
  786         (f) Require a school district to annually review the cost
  787  and effectiveness of its school safety programs, including the
  788  use of school safety officers, school resource officers, and
  789  other security measures, to report its findings to the
  790  Department of Education by August 1 of each school year, and to
  791  use these findings to reevaluate and improve school safety
  792  programs.
  793         (6)(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
  794  district school board shall adopt rules providing that a any
  795  student found to have committed an any offense in s. 784.081(1),
  796  (2), or (3) shall be expelled or placed in an alternative school
  797  setting or other program, as appropriate. Upon being charged
  798  with the offense, and pending disposition, the student shall be
  799  removed from the classroom immediately and placed in an
  800  alternative school setting pending disposition.
  801         (7)(6)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law prohibiting
  802  the disclosure of the identity of a minor, if a whenever any
  803  student who is attending a public school is adjudicated guilty
  804  of or delinquent for, or is found to have committed, regardless
  805  of whether adjudication is withheld, or pleads guilty or nolo
  806  contendere to, a felony violation of:
  807         1. Chapter 782, relating to homicide;
  808         2. Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and culpable
  809  negligence;
  810         3. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping, false imprisonment,
  811  luring or enticing a child, and custody offenses;
  812         4. Chapter 794, relating to sexual battery;
  813         5. Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent exposure;
  814         6. Chapter 827, relating to abuse of children;
  815         7. Section 812.13, relating to robbery;
  816         8. Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden
  817  snatching;
  818         9. Section 812.133, relating to carjacking; or
  819         10. Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion robbery,
  820  
  821  and, before or at the time of such adjudication, withholding of
  822  adjudication, or plea, the student offender was attending a
  823  school attended by the victim or a sibling of the victim of the
  824  offense, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall notify the
  825  appropriate district school board of the adjudication or plea,
  826  the requirements of in this paragraph, and whether the student
  827  offender is prohibited from attending that school or riding on a
  828  school bus if whenever the victim or a sibling of the victim is
  829  attending the same school or riding on the same school bus,
  830  except as provided pursuant to a written disposition order under
  831  s. 985.455(2). Upon receipt of such notice, the district school
  832  board shall take appropriate action to effectuate the provisions
  833  in paragraph (b).
  834         (b) Each district school board shall adopt a cooperative
  835  agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice which
  836  establishes guidelines for ensuring that a any no contact order
  837  entered by a court is reported and enforced and that all of the
  838  necessary steps are taken to protect the victim of the offense.
  839  Any student offender described in paragraph (a), who is not
  840  exempt exempted as provided in paragraph (a), may not attend the
  841  any school attended by the victim or a sibling of the victim of
  842  the offense or ride on a school bus on which the victim or a
  843  sibling of the victim is riding. The district school board shall
  844  allow the student offender shall be permitted by the district
  845  school board to attend another school within the district in
  846  which the student offender resides, only if the other school is
  847  not attended by the victim or sibling of the victim. Another
  848  district school board may allow of the offense; or the student
  849  offender may be permitted by another district school board to
  850  attend a school in that district if the student offender is
  851  unable to attend any school in the district in which the student
  852  offender resides.
  853         (c) If the student offender is unable to attend any other
  854  school in the district in which the student offender resides and
  855  is prohibited from attending a school in another school
  856  district, the district school board in the school district in
  857  which the student offender resides shall take every reasonable
  858  precaution to keep the student offender separated from the
  859  victim while on school grounds or on school transportation. The
  860  steps to be taken by a district school board to keep the student
  861  offender separated from the victim must include, but are not
  862  limited to, in-school suspension of the student offender and the
  863  scheduling of classes, lunch, or other school activities of the
  864  victim and the student offender so as not to coincide.
  865         (d) The student offender, or the parents of the student
  866  offender if the student offender is a juvenile, shall arrange
  867  and pay for transportation associated with or required by the
  868  student’s offender’s attending another school or that would be
  869  required as a consequence of the prohibition against riding on a
  870  school bus on which the victim or a sibling of the victim is
  871  riding. If the student is experiencing homelessness as described
  872  in s. 1003.01(12) or belongs to a family whose income does not
  873  exceed 150 percent of the federal poverty level, the school
  874  district shall arrange and pay for the transportation. However,
  875  The student offender or the parents of the student offender may
  876  not be charged for existing modes of transportation which that
  877  can be used by the student offender at no additional cost to the
  878  district school board.
  879         (8)(7) Any disciplinary or prosecutorial action taken
  880  against a student who violates the a zero-tolerance policy on
  881  referrals to the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice
  882  system must be based on the particular circumstances of the
  883  student’s misconduct.
  884         (9)(8)A school district shall districts are encouraged to
  885  use alternatives to expulsion or referral to a law enforcement
  886  agency agencies unless the use of such alternatives will pose a
  887  threat to school safety. By August 1 of each year, a school
  888  district shall provide to the department all policies and
  889  agreements adopted or implemented pursuant to this section.
  890         (10) To assist a school district in developing policies
  891  that ensure students are not arrested or otherwise referred to
  892  the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice system for
  893  petty acts of misconduct, the department shall, by March 1,
  894  2015, in collaboration with students, educators, parents, and
  895  stakeholders, develop and provide to each school district a
  896  model policy.
  897         (11) On or before January 1 of each year, the Commissioner
  898  of Education shall report to the Governor, the President of the
  899  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the
  900  implementation of this section. The report must include data
  901  regarding school-based arrests and referrals of students to a
  902  law enforcement agency.
  903         Section 5. Subsection (5) of section 1002.20, Florida
  904  Statutes, is amended to read:
  905         1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public
  906  school students must receive accurate and timely information
  907  regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed
  908  of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12
  909  students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory
  910  rights including, but not limited to, the following:
  911         (5) SAFETY.—In accordance with the provisions of s.
  912  1006.13(7) s. 1006.13(6), students who have been victims of
  913  certain felony offenses by other students, as well as the
  914  siblings of the student victims, have the right to be kept
  915  separated from the student offender both at school and during
  916  school transportation.
  917         Section 6. Subsection (5) of section 1002.23, Florida
  918  Statutes, is amended to read:
  919         1002.23 Family and School Partnership for Student
  920  Achievement Act.—
  921         (5) Each school district shall develop and disseminate a
  922  parent guide to successful student achievement, consistent with
  923  the guidelines of the Department of Education, which addresses
  924  what parents need to know about their child’s educational
  925  progress and how parents can help their child to succeed in
  926  school. The guide must:
  927         (a) Be understandable to students and parents;
  928         (b) Be distributed to all parents, students, and school
  929  personnel at the beginning of each school year;
  930         (c) Be discussed at the beginning of each school year in
  931  meetings of students, parents, and teachers;
  932         (d) Include information concerning services, opportunities,
  933  choices, academic standards, and student assessment; and
  934         (e) Provide information on the importance of student health
  935  and available immunizations and vaccinations, including, but not
  936  limited to:
  937         1. A recommended immunization schedule in accordance with
  938  United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  939  recommendations.
  940         2. Detailed information regarding the causes, symptoms, and
  941  transmission of meningococcal disease and the availability,
  942  effectiveness, known contraindications, and appropriate age for
  943  the administration of any required or recommended vaccine
  944  against meningococcal disease, in accordance with the
  945  recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
  946  Practices of the United States Centers for Disease Control and
  947  Prevention.
  948  
  949  The parent guide described in this subsection may be included as
  950  a part of the standards for intervention under s. 1006.07 code
  951  of student conduct that is required in s. 1006.07(2).
  952         Section 7. Subsection (3) of section 1003.32, Florida
  953  Statutes, is amended to read:
  954         1003.32 Authority of teacher; responsibility for control of
  955  students; district school board and principal duties.—Subject to
  956  law and to the rules of the district school board, each teacher
  957  or other member of the staff of any school shall have such
  958  authority for the control and discipline of students as may be
  959  assigned to him or her by the principal or the principal’s
  960  designated representative and shall keep good order in the
  961  classroom and in other places in which he or she is assigned to
  962  be in charge of students.
  963         (3) A teacher may send a student to the principal’s office
  964  to maintain effective discipline in the classroom and may
  965  recommend an appropriate consequence consistent with the
  966  standards for intervention student code of conduct under s.
  967  1006.07. The principal shall respond by employing the teacher’s
  968  recommended consequence or a more serious disciplinary action if
  969  the student’s history of disruptive behavior warrants it. If the
  970  principal determines that a lesser disciplinary action is
  971  appropriate, the principal should consult with the teacher
  972  before prior to taking disciplinary action.
  973         Section 8. Subsection (4) of section 1006.09, Florida
  974  Statutes, is amended to read:
  975         1006.09 Duties of school principal relating to student
  976  discipline and school safety.—
  977         (4) When a student has been the victim of a violent crime
  978  perpetrated by another student who attends the same school, the
  979  school principal shall make full and effective use of the
  980  provisions of subsection (2) and s. 1006.13(7) s. 1006.13(6). A
  981  school principal who fails to comply with this subsection is
  982  shall be ineligible for any portion of the performance pay or
  983  the differentiated pay under s. 1012.22. However, if any party
  984  responsible for notification fails to properly notify the
  985  school, the school principal is shall be eligible for the
  986  performance pay or differentiated pay.
  987         Section 9. Paragraph (n) of subsection (4) of section
  988  1006.147, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  989         1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited.—
  990         (4) By December 1, 2008, each school district shall adopt a
  991  policy prohibiting bullying and harassment of any student or
  992  employee of a public K-12 educational institution. Each school
  993  district’s policy shall be in substantial conformity with the
  994  Department of Education’s model policy mandated in subsection
  995  (5). The school district bullying and harassment policy shall
  996  afford all students the same protection regardless of their
  997  status under the law. The school district may establish separate
  998  discrimination policies that include categories of students. The
  999  school district shall involve students, parents, teachers,
 1000  administrators, school staff, school volunteers, community
 1001  representatives, and local law enforcement agencies in the
 1002  process of adopting the policy. The school district policy must
 1003  be implemented in a manner that is ongoing throughout the school
 1004  year and integrated with a school’s curriculum, a school’s
 1005  discipline policies, and other violence prevention efforts. The
 1006  school district policy must contain, at a minimum, the following
 1007  components:
 1008         (n) A procedure for publicizing the policy, which must
 1009  include its publication in the standards for intervention code
 1010  of student conduct required under s. 1006.07 s. 1006.07(2) and
 1011  in all employee handbooks.
 1012         Section 10. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 1013  1006.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1014         1006.15 Student standards for participation in
 1015  interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student
 1016  activities; regulation.—
 1017         (3)(a) To be eligible to participate in interscholastic
 1018  extracurricular student activities, a student must:
 1019         1. Maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0
 1020  scale, or its equivalent, in the previous semester or a
 1021  cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale,
 1022  or its equivalent, in the courses required by s. 1003.428 or s.
 1023  1003.429.
 1024         2. Execute and fulfill the requirements of an academic
 1025  performance contract between the student, the district school
 1026  board, the appropriate governing association, and the student’s
 1027  parents, if the student’s cumulative grade point average falls
 1028  below 2.0, or its equivalent, on a 4.0 scale in the courses
 1029  required by s. 1003.428 or s. 1003.429. At a minimum, the
 1030  contract must require that the student attend summer school, or
 1031  its graded equivalent, between grades 9 and 10 or grades 10 and
 1032  11, as necessary.
 1033         3. Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on
 1034  a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, in the courses required by s.
 1035  1003.428 or s. 1003.429 during his or her junior or senior year.
 1036         4. Maintain satisfactory conduct, including adherence to
 1037  appropriate dress and other standards for intervention under s.
 1038  1006.07 codes of student conduct policies described in s.
 1039  1006.07(2). If a student is convicted of, or is found to have
 1040  committed, a felony or a delinquent act that would have been a
 1041  felony if committed by an adult, regardless of whether
 1042  adjudication is withheld, the student’s participation in
 1043  interscholastic extracurricular activities is contingent upon
 1044  established and published district school board policy.
 1045         Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.