No. HB 1239
Filed under Education.
Sexual Assault Education and Support; Requires school districts to appoint districtwide sexual assault response liaison; establishes Safe Students & Survivors Grant Program; revises required health instruction for students in grades 7 through 12 to include instruction on sexual assault prevention & consent.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDEvery school district must appoint a districtwide sexual assault response liaison to connect students with law enforcement, counseling, and advocacy services.
Grades 7 through 12 must now receive health instruction on sexual assault prevention, consent, and bystander intervention, expanding the existing teen dating violence curriculum.
A new grant program allows districts, charter schools, and public-funded private schools to partner with nonprofits for sexual assault prevention workshops and staff training.
The Department of Health will administer training and materials for the new liaisons based on guidelines from the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence.
AICreates a new mandatory duty for every district school board to appoint a districtwide sexual assault response liaison.
AIRequires grades 7-12 health instruction to include specific topics on sexual assault prevention, consent, and bystander intervention.
AIEstablishes a new grant program for schools to partner with nonprofits for sexual assault prevention workshops and staff training.
AIRequires participating schools to report on grant usage to the Department of Education in a prescribed format.