Florida Senate - 2023 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 52
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Appropriations Committee on Education (Burgess) recommended
the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraph (n) of subsection (2) of section
6 1003.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
7 1003.42 Required instruction.—
8 (2) Members of the instructional staff of the public
9 schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education
10 and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and
11 faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the
12 highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy,
13 following the prescribed courses of study, and employing
14 approved methods of instruction, the following:
15 (n) Comprehensive age-appropriate and developmentally
16 appropriate K-12 instruction on:
17 1. Health education that addresses concepts of community
18 health, consumer health, environmental health, and family life,
19 including:
20 a. Injury prevention and safety.
21 b. Internet safety.
22 c. Nutrition.
23 d. Personal health.
24 e. Prevention and control of disease.
25 f. Substance use and abuse.
26 g. Prevention of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and
27 human trafficking.
28 2. For students in grades 7 through 12, teen dating
29 violence and abuse. This component must include, but not be
30 limited to, the definition of dating violence and abuse, the
31 warning signs of dating violence and abusive behavior, the
32 characteristics of healthy relationships, measures to prevent
33 and stop dating violence and abuse, and community resources
34 available to victims of dating violence and abuse.
35 3. For students in grades 6 through 12, awareness of the
36 benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the
37 consequences of teenage pregnancy.
38 4. Life skills that build confidence, support mental and
39 emotional health, and enable students to overcome challenges,
40 including:
41 a. Self-awareness and self-management.
42 b. Responsible decisionmaking.
43 c. Resiliency.
44 d. Relationship skills and conflict resolution.
45 e. Understanding and respecting other viewpoints and
46 backgrounds.
47 f. For grades 9 through 12, developing leadership skills,
48 interpersonal skills, organization skills, and research skills;
49 creating a resume, including a digital resume; exploring career
50 pathways; using state career planning resources; developing and
51 practicing the skills necessary for employment interviews;
52 workplace ethics and workplace law; managing stress and
53 expectations; and self-motivation.
54 5.a. For students in grades 6 through 12, the social,
55 emotional, and physical effects of social media. This component
56 must include, but need not be limited to, the negative effects
57 of social media on mental health, including addiction; the
58 distribution of misinformation on social media; how social media
59 manipulates behavior; the permanency of sharing materials
60 online; how to maintain personal security and identify
61 cyberbullying, predatory behavior, and human trafficking on the
62 Internet; and how to report suspicious behavior encountered on
63 the Internet.
64 b. The Department of Education shall make available online
65 the instructional material being used pursuant to this
66 subparagraph, and each district school board shall notify
67 parents of its availability. The department may procure the
68 instructional material from a vendor or provider.
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70 Health education and life skills instruction and materials may
71 not contradict the principles enumerated in subsection (3).
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73 The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards
74 and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection.
75 Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the
76 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is
77 offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or
78 other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness
79 initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (t).
80 Section 2. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
81 1006.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
82 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student
83 discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall
84 provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the
85 attendance and control of students at school, and for proper
86 attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the
87 welfare of students, including:
88 (2) CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT.—Adopt a code of student
89 conduct for elementary schools and a code of student conduct for
90 middle and high schools and distribute the appropriate code to
91 all teachers, school personnel, students, and parents, at the
92 beginning of every school year. Each code shall be organized and
93 written in language that is understandable to students and
94 parents and shall be discussed at the beginning of every school
95 year in student classes, school advisory council meetings, and
96 parent and teacher association or organization meetings. Each
97 code shall be based on the rules governing student conduct and
98 discipline adopted by the district school board and shall be
99 made available in the student handbook or similar publication.
100 Each code shall include, but is not limited to:
101 (f) Notice that use of a wireless communications device
102 includes the possibility of the imposition of disciplinary
103 action by the school or criminal penalties if the device is used
104 in a criminal act. A student may possess a wireless
105 communications device while the student is on school property or
106 in attendance at a school function. Each district school board
107 shall adopt rules governing the use of a wireless communications
108 device by a student while the student is on school property or
109 in attendance at a school function. A student may not use a
110 wireless communications device during instructional time. A
111 teacher may withhold a student’s wireless communications device
112 during instructional time.
113 Section 3. Section 1006.1494, Florida Statutes, is created
114 to read:
115 1006.1494 Prohibiting student access to social media
116 platforms.—
117 (1)(a) Each school district shall prohibit and prevent
118 students from accessing social media platforms through the use
119 of Internet access provided by the school district.
120 (b) This subsection does not apply to career and technical
121 education course instruction.
122 (2) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to
123 administer this section.
124 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
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127 And the title is amended as follows:
128 Delete everything before the enacting clause
129 and insert:
130 A bill to be entitled
131 An act relating to student use of social media
132 platforms; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; requiring
133 members of the instructional staff of public schools
134 to provide instruction on the social, emotional, and
135 physical effects of social media to students in
136 specified grades; specifying requirements for the
137 instruction; requiring the Department of Education to
138 make social media safety instructional material
139 available online; requiring each district school board
140 to notify parents of the availability of such
141 material; authorizing the department to procure the
142 instructional materials from a vendor or provider;
143 amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring that district
144 school board codes of student conduct include a
145 prohibition against students using wireless
146 communications devices during instructional time and
147 authorization for teachers to withhold a student’s
148 device; creating s. 1006.1494, F.S.; requiring each
149 school district to prohibit and prevent students from
150 accessing social media platforms through the use of
151 Internet access provided by the school district;
152 providing an exception; authorizing the State Board of
153 Education to adopt rules; providing an effective date.