Florida Senate - 2022                                     SB 658
       
       
        
       By Senator Cruz
       
       
       
       
       
       18-00267-22                                            2022658__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to persons authorized to visit charter
    3         schools; creating s. 1002.341, F.S.; authorizing the
    4         Governor, all Cabinet members, and all members of the
    5         Legislature to visit any charter school in this state;
    6         authorizing such visitors to visit a charter school on
    7         any day at any time; providing that no prior notice is
    8         required for the visit; prohibiting any person from
    9         limiting the scope or duration of the visit;
   10         authorizing a charter school to require a visitor to
   11         sign in and out at the charter school’s main office
   12         and to wear an identification badge at all times while
   13         on the premises; authorizing a charter school to
   14         offer, but not require, an escort to accompany the
   15         visitor; providing an effective date.
   16          
   17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   19         Section 1. Section 1002.341, Florida Statutes, is created
   20  to read:
   21         1002.341 Persons authorized to visit charter schools.—
   22         (1) In addition to the persons specified under s.
   23  1001.4205, the Governor, all Cabinet members, and all members of
   24  the Legislature are authorized to visit any charter school in
   25  this state, including, but not limited to, a lab school
   26  established under s. 1002.32 to which a charter has been issued
   27  under s. 1002.33(5)(a)2., a charter school established under s.
   28  1002.33, a charter school designated as a high-performing
   29  charter school under s. 1002.331, and a charter technical career
   30  center established under s. 1002.34.
   31         (2) A person visiting a charter school pursuant to
   32  subsection (1) may visit on any day at any time. No prior notice
   33  is required for the visit, and no person may limit the duration
   34  or scope of the visit.
   35         (3) A charter school may require a person visiting pursuant
   36  to subsection (1) to sign in and out at the charter school’s
   37  main office and to wear an identification badge at all times
   38  while on the charter school premises. A charter school may
   39  offer, but not require, an escort to accompany the visitor.
   40         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.