Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 54
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
12/09/2025 .
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The Committee on Criminal Justice (Sharief) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
2
3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 406.139, Florida Statutes, is created to
6 read:
7 406.139 Autopsy of a suspected violent offender.—
8 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
9 (a) “Intoxicating substance” means alcoholic beverages, any
10 controlled substance controlled under chapter 893, or any
11 chemical substance set forth in s. 877.111.
12 (b) “Psychotropic drug” means any drug prescribed to affect
13 an individual’s mental state, including, but not limited to,
14 antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and
15 antianxiety medications.
16 (c) “Violent offender” means any person who is suspected by
17 law enforcement of engaging in unprovoked violence that results
18 in, or is likely to result in, the death or serious bodily
19 injury of another.
20 (2) CONSULTATION; TOXICOLOGY SCREENING.—If a medical
21 examiner’s office performs an autopsy on a decedent who is a
22 violent offender, the medical examiner must do all of the
23 following:
24 (a)1. Make reasonable efforts to determine the identity of
25 any treating mental health professional or primary care
26 physician of the decedent; and
27 2. Consult such individuals, if known and available, to
28 obtain information and records regarding the decedent’s history
29 of psychotropic drug use, including any prescribed or
30 discontinued medications.
31 (b) Order and perform a toxicology screening on the
32 decedent to determine whether psychotropic drugs or intoxicating
33 substances are present in the decedent’s body.
34 (3) AUTOPSY REPORT; NOTIFICATION.—
35 (a) All findings under subsection (2) must be documented
36 and included in the final autopsy report, along with any
37 available corroborating information.
38 (b)1. Any findings relating to the use of intoxicating
39 substances or psychotropic drugs must be reported to the Florida
40 Department of Law Enforcement.
41 2. Any findings relating to the use of psychotropic drugs,
42 and if known, the prescribing facility, must be reported to the
43 Florida Department of Health and the Agency for Health Care
44 Administration.
45 Section 2. Subsections (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13),
46 (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), and (20) of section 456.057,
47 Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (9), (10), (11),
48 (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), and (21),
49 respectively, and subsection (8) is added to that section, to
50 read:
51 456.057 Ownership and control of patient records; report or
52 copies of records to be furnished; disclosure of information.—
53 (8) Notwithstanding any other law, records must be
54 furnished to a law enforcement agency as defined in s. 914.28
55 for the purpose of investigating a violent offender as defined
56 in s. 406.139 provided:
57 (a) Such release is limited to only those records that
58 confirm whether the suspected person was ever treated with
59 psychotropic drugs as defined in s. 406.139;
60 (b) Records reasonably related to such treatment; and
61 (c) The law enforcement agency requests such records.
62 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
63 1006.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
64 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student
65 discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall
66 provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the
67 attendance and control of students at school, and for proper
68 attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the
69 welfare of students, including:
70 (6) SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.—Each district
71 school superintendent shall establish policies and procedures
72 for the prevention of violence on school grounds, including the
73 assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior
74 poses a threat to the safety of the school community.
75 (a) School safety specialist.—Each district school
76 superintendent shall designate a school safety specialist for
77 the district. The school safety specialist must be a school
78 administrator employed by the school district or a law
79 enforcement officer employed by the sheriff’s office located in
80 the school district. Any school safety specialist designated
81 from the sheriff’s office must first be authorized and approved
82 by the sheriff employing the law enforcement officer. Any school
83 safety specialist designated from the sheriff’s office remains
84 the employee of the office for purposes of compensation,
85 insurance, workers’ compensation, and other benefits authorized
86 by law for a law enforcement officer employed by the sheriff’s
87 office. The sheriff and the school superintendent may determine
88 by agreement the reimbursement for such costs, or may share the
89 costs, associated with employment of the law enforcement officer
90 as a school safety specialist. The school safety specialist must
91 earn a certificate of completion of the school safety specialist
92 training provided by the Office of Safe Schools within 1 year
93 after appointment and is responsible for the supervision and
94 oversight for all school safety and security personnel,
95 policies, and procedures in the school district. The school
96 safety specialist, or his or her designee, shall:
97 1. In conjunction with the district school superintendent,
98 annually review school district policies and procedures for
99 compliance with state law and rules, including the district’s
100 timely and accurate submission of school environmental safety
101 incident reports to the department pursuant to s. 1001.212(8).
102 At least quarterly, the school safety specialist must report to
103 the district school superintendent and the district school board
104 any noncompliance by the school district with laws or rules
105 regarding school safety.
106 2. Provide the necessary training and resources to students
107 and school district staff in matters relating to youth mental
108 health awareness and assistance; emergency procedures, including
109 active shooter training; and school safety and security.
110 3. Provide the necessary training and resources to school
111 district staff in matters relating to the adverse effects of
112 psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances as those terms
113 are defined in s. 406.139, including the irrational, violent, or
114 suicidal behavior that may be demonstrated by students under the
115 influence of such drugs or substances. The training must include
116 instruction on how such staff can identify and safely interact
117 with students who may be under the influence of such drugs or
118 substances, including de-escalation techniques to ensure student
119 and staff safety.
120 4. Serve as the school district liaison with local public
121 safety agencies and national, state, and community agencies and
122 organizations in matters of school safety and security.
123 5.4. In collaboration with the appropriate public safety
124 agencies, as that term is defined in s. 365.171, by October 1 of
125 each year, conduct a school security risk assessment at each
126 public school using the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool
127 developed by the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s.
128 1006.1493. Based on the assessment findings, the district’s
129 school safety specialist shall provide recommendations to the
130 district school superintendent and the district school board
131 which identify strategies and activities that the district
132 school board should implement in order to address the findings
133 and improve school safety and security. Each district school
134 board must receive such findings and the school safety
135 specialist’s recommendations at a publicly noticed district
136 school board meeting to provide the public an opportunity to
137 hear the district school board members discuss and take action
138 on the findings and recommendations. Each school safety
139 specialist, through the district school superintendent, shall
140 report such findings and school board action to the Office of
141 Safe Schools within 30 days after the district school board
142 meeting.
143 6.5. Conduct annual unannounced inspections, using the form
144 adopted by the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s.
145 1001.212(13), of all public schools, including charter schools,
146 while school is in session and investigate reports of
147 noncompliance with school safety requirements.
148 7.6. Report violations of paragraph (f) by administrative
149 personnel and instructional personnel to the district school
150 superintendent or charter school administrator, as applicable.
151 Section 4. Subsection (6) of section 1006.12, Florida
152 Statutes, is amended to read:
153 1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school.—For the
154 protection and safety of school personnel, property, students,
155 and visitors, each district school board and school district
156 superintendent shall partner with law enforcement agencies or
157 security agencies to establish or assign one or more safe-school
158 officers at each school facility within the district, including
159 charter schools. A district school board must collaborate with
160 charter school governing boards to facilitate charter school
161 access to all safe-school officer options available under this
162 section. The school district may implement any combination of
163 the options in subsections (1)-(4) to best meet the needs of the
164 school district and charter schools.
165 (6) CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING; SUBSTANCE USE TRAINING.—
166 (a) Each safe-school officer who is also a sworn law
167 enforcement officer shall complete mental health crisis
168 intervention training using a curriculum developed by a national
169 organization with expertise in mental health crisis
170 intervention. The training must improve the officer’s knowledge
171 and skills as a first responder to incidents involving students
172 with emotional disturbance or mental illness, including de
173 escalation skills to ensure student and officer safety.
174 (b) Each safe-school officer shall complete training on the
175 adverse effects of psychotropic drugs and intoxicating
176 substances as those terms are defined in s. 406.139, including
177 the irrational, violent, or suicidal behavior that may be
178 demonstrated by students under the influence of such drugs or
179 substances. The training must include instruction on how such a
180 safe-school officer can identify and safely interact with
181 students who may be under the influence of such drugs or
182 substances, including de-escalation techniques to ensure student
183 and officer safety.
184
185 If a district school board, through its adopted policies,
186 procedures, or actions, denies a charter school access to any
187 safe-school officer options pursuant to this section, the school
188 district must assign a school resource officer or school safety
189 officer to the charter school. Under such circumstances, the
190 charter school’s share of the costs of the school resource
191 officer or school safety officer may not exceed the safe school
192 allocation funds provided to the charter school pursuant to s.
193 1011.62(12) and shall be retained by the school district.
194 Section 5. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
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197 And the title is amended as follows:
198 Delete everything before the enacting clause
199 and insert:
200 A bill to be entitled
201 An act relating to the use of substances affecting
202 cognitive function; creating s. 406.139, F.S.;
203 defining terms; requiring medical examiners to take
204 specified actions when performing an autopsy on a
205 decedent who is a violent offender; requiring that
206 autopsy reports for such individuals include certain
207 findings and information; requiring notification;
208 amending s. 456.057, F.S.; authorizing the release of
209 certain patient records to law enforcement agencies
210 without patient authorization for investigation
211 purposes; amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring school
212 safety specialists to provide school district staff
213 with certain training on the adverse effects of
214 specified substances; specifying requirements for
215 training; amending s. 1006.12, F.S.; requiring safe
216 school officers to complete certain training on the
217 adverse effects of specified substances; specifying
218 requirements for training; providing an effective
219 date. ; providing an effective date.