To set forth requirements relating to school safety and to define certain safety measures that schools are expected to meet. Amendments will clarify reporting and documentation of threat assessments, including where no threat ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-1.0018School Safety Requirements and Monitoring

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To set forth requirements relating to school safety and to define certain safety measures that schools are expected to meet. Amendments will clarify reporting and documentation of threat assessments, including where no threat is found. In addition, amendments will address emergency and active assailant drills, as well as duties of the school safety specialist, including those related to youth mental health awareness training in Section 1012.584, F.S. Incorporated threat assessment forms and model policies will be amended to conform to any amendments made in the rule. Other general matters relating to school safety monitoring, reporting and training, and threat assessment, will also be considered.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Office of Safe Schools procedures for monitoring, reporting, and training.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1001.11(9), 1001.212(14), F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.11(9), 1001.212(4), (12), (14), (15), 1006.07(4), (6), (7), (9), 1006.12(5), 1006.147, 1006.1493, 1008.386(3), 1012.584(2), F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: August 26, 2022, 1 - 2 p.m. (EDT)

PLACE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2619225138849630990

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Brooks Rumenik, Deputy Director, Office of Safe Schools, [e-mail]. To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, [phone] or email [e-mail].

Rule language will be available prior to rule workshop at https://web02.fldoe.org/Rules/Default.aspx.