Failure of Nonpublic College, University, or School Administrator or Law Enforcement Agency to Report Child Abuse, Abandonment or Neglect.
Commission for Independent Education
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
6E-6.001Failure of Nonpublic College, University, or School Administrator or Law Enforcement Agency to Report Child Abuse, Abandonment or Neglect
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 6E-6.001 is amended to read:
(1)(c) The term “law enforcement agency” means any unit of the nonpublic college, university, or school, as defined in Section 10002.21 or Section 1005.02, Florida Statutes, 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.
(2) Failure to Report.
(a) Any person who has knowledge that a nonpublic college, university or school administrator knowingly and willfully failed to report information of known or suspected child abuse, abandonment or neglect, or knowingly and willfully prevented another person from doing so, as required by Section 39.205, Florida Statutes, to the Department of Children and Families, may file a complaint with the Commission at www.fldoe.org/cie, by fax at (850)245-3238, or by writing to the Commission at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400.
(b) Any person who has knowledge that a law enforcement agency failed to report information of known or suspected child abuse, abandonment or neglect, as required by Section 39.205, Florida Statutes, to the Department of Children and Families, may file a complaint with the Commission at www.fldoe.org/cie, by fax at (850)245-3238, or by writing to the Commission at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
