Penalties for Failure to Report Child Abuse  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6A-14.099Penalties for Failure to Report Child Abuse

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 39, No. 247, December 23, 2013 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    Rule 6A-14.099 is amended to read:

    6A-14.099 Failure of Florida College System Administrator or Law Enforcement Agency to Report Child Abuse, Abandonment or Neglect.

    (1)(b) The term “Administrator” means high level personnel who have been assigned the responsibilities of college-wide or campus-wide academic or administrative functions, such as: college presidents, campus presidents, provosts, senior/executive vice presidents, vice presidents, associate vice presidents, associate/vice provosts, chief human resource officer, deans, chief of police, campus safety officer, equal opportunity programs director, intercollegiate athletics director, internal auditor, Title IX coordinator and college compliance officer.

    (d) The term “Law Enforcement Agency” means the unit of the college which is vested with the authority to bear arms and make arrests, and whose primary responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime or the enforcement of the penal, criminal, traffic or highway laws of the state campus police/security department established by each college.

    (4) Additional Proceedings.

    Within twenty-one (21) business days after receipt of the State Board’s written order, the college may file a petition challenging the State Board of Education’s determination in an administrative proceeding conducted pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes.