School Safety Requirements and Monitoring

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-1.0018School Safety Requirements and Monitoring

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. 49 No. 32, February 16, 2023 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

In response to written material provided by the School District of Orange County, received on February 20, 2023, the rule is amended to conform to statutory change to Section 1006.12(2), F.S., from the 2022 legislative session, as follows:

 

6A-1.0018 School Safety Requirements and Monitoring

(1) through (22) No Change.

(23) Charter School Safety Requirements.

(a) through (b) No Change.

(c) Charter schools and their governing boards are responsible for meeting the safety requirements set forth in this rule. All safety requirements as set forth in subsections (6)-(17), (20) and (22) apply to charter schools, with any changes to the requirements set forth below:

1. Safe-school officer.

a. through c. No Change.

d. Districts and charter school governing boards must work together to determine the type of safe-school officer under Section 1006.12, F.S., that will be assigned to each charter school. Any of the safe-school officer types permitted under Section 1006.12(1)-(4), F.S., may be assigned to a charter school. The safe-school officer options for a charter school are:

(I) Upon agreement between the school district and charter school, a school resource officer, pursuant to Section 1006.12(1), F.S.;

(II) A school guardian, pursuant to Section 1006.12(3), F.S. and

(III) A school security guard, pursuant to Section 1006.12(4), F.S.

2. through 10. No Change.  

(24) through (25) No Change.