PROVIDED SUMMARY
Student Support Services for K-12 Schools; Authorizing district school boards to refer students to organizations that provide specified student support services; providing requirements for such organizations; providing requirements relating to level 2 background screenings for specified persons; requiring certain public schools to post and maintain specified information on their websites, etc.
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Plain English Summary
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Mandates background checks for student support providers.
Districts may now refer students to outside organizations for mentoring, counseling, and tutoring services.
Organizations must ensure every person contacting students completes a level 2 background screening.
Schools must post program details, eligibility, and contact information on their websites.
Superintendents must report program demographics and compliance data to the state upon request.
KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1
Permits district school boards to refer students to external organizations providing student support services, including
majors. 1001.42(29)(a)
AIgrants authority to refer students to outside organizations for mentoring, counseling, tutoring, and extracurricular programs
“A district school board may refer students to organizations that provide student support services, including student support programs that incorporate mentoring, counseling,”
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§ 2
Prohibits organizations from restricting participation on the basis of race, color, or ethnicity
majors. 1001.42(29)(b)
AIforbids organizations from limiting student participation based on race, color, or ethnicity
“An organization may not restrict participation on the basis of race, color, or ethnicity.”
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§ 3
Requires written verification of diverse staffing for mentoring organizations that represent serving a single race or
majors. 1001.42(29)(b)
AIrequires written proof of diverse mentors, staff, or volunteers before a district may refer students to a single-race mentoring organization
“must provide written verification to the district school board demonstrating that the organization employs or engages mentors, staff, or volunteers from diverse racial and ethnic”
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§ 4
Mandates level 2 background screenings for all persons who come into contact with students or are present in the same
majors. 1001.42(29)(b)
AIrequires level 2 background screenings for all persons who come into contact with students or are present in the same building during service delivery
“An organization must ensure that each person who comes into contact with students, or is present in the same building while services are being provided to students, has”
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§ 5
Exempts off-campus, school-sponsored activities from background screening requirements if school personnel, volunteers,
moderates. 1001.42(29)(b)
AIexempts off-campus school-sponsored activities from background screening requirements if school personnel, volunteers, or coaches remain present for the duration
“This subparagraph does not apply to off-campus, school sponsored activities where students are under the direct supervision of school personnel, school volunteers, or athletic”
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§ 6
Requires public schools hosting mentoring or student support services to post program information on their websites
moderates. 1001.42(29)(c)
AIrequires public schools to post program names, descriptions, eligibility, contact info, and application processes on their websites
“Each public school that provides or hosts mentoring or student support services shall post and maintain information regarding the available programs on the school website.”
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§ 7
Requires district superintendents to submit compliance reports to the Department of Education within 30 days of request
moderates. 1001.42(29)(e)
AIrequires superintendents to submit detailed compliance reports, including disaggregated demographic data, to the Department of Education within 30 days of request
“Each district school superintendent shall, upon the request of the Department of Education, submit a report demonstrating compliance with this subsection within 30 days after”
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TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
1/7/2026
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on...
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