The Florida Senate

232.50  Child abuse and neglect policy.--Every school board shall by March 1, 1985:

(1)  Post in a prominent place in each school a notice that, pursuant to chapter 415, all employees or agents of the district school board have an affirmative duty to report all actual or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect, have immunity from liability if they report such cases in good faith, and have a duty to comply with child protective investigations and all other provisions of law relating to child abuse and neglect. The notice shall also include the statewide toll-free telephone number of the state abuse registry.

(2)  Provide that the superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, at the request of the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, will act as a liaison to the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services and the child protection team, as defined in s. 415.503, when in a case of suspected child abuse or neglect or an unlawful sexual offense involving a child the case is referred to such a team; except that this subsection may in no instance be construed as relieving or restricting the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services from discharging its duty and responsibility under the law to investigate and report every suspected or actual case of child abuse or neglect or unlawful sexual offense involving a child.

Each district school board shall comply with the provisions of this section, and such board shall notify the Department of Education and the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services of its compliance by March 1, 1985.

History.--s. 3, ch. 84-226; s. 1280, ch. 95-147.

¹Note.--The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was redesignated as the Department of Children and Family Services by s. 5, ch. 96-403, and the Department of Health was created by s. 8, ch. 96-403.