Florida Senate - 2018                                     SB 682
       
       
        
       By Senator Garcia
       
       
       
       
       
       36-00103-18                                            2018682__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to students remaining on school
    3         grounds during school hours; amending s. 1001.43,
    4         F.S.; providing that a district school board may adopt
    5         policies for releasing students for the school lunch
    6         period; requiring schools in certain districts to
    7         obtain written parental consent before permitting
    8         students to leave school grounds during the lunch
    9         period; providing an effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
   14  1001.43, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   15         1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school
   16  board.—The district school board may exercise the following
   17  supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
   18  State Board of Education rule.
   19         (1) STUDENT MANAGEMENT.—The district school board may adopt
   20  programs and policies to ensure the safety and welfare of
   21  individuals, the student body, and school personnel, which
   22  programs and policies may:
   23         (c) Provide procedures for student dismissal precautions
   24  and for granting permission for students to leave school grounds
   25  during school hours, including releasing a student from school
   26  upon request by a parent, or for public appearances of school
   27  groups, or during the school lunch period. However, in a
   28  district that has more than 100,000 students in prekindergarten
   29  through grade 12, a school may not permit a student to leave
   30  school grounds during the lunch period unless the student’s
   31  parent has consented in writing for his or her child to leave
   32  school grounds during the lunch period for the school year.
   33         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.