No. SB 1590
Filed under Education.
Sexual Assault Education and Support; Citing this act as the “Safe Students and Survivors Act”; requiring school districts to appoint a districtwide sexual assault response liaison for specified purposes; establishing the Safe Students and Survivors Grant Program to be administered by the Department of Health; revising the required health instruction for students in grades 7 through 12 to include instruction on sexual assault prevention and consent, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDSchool districts must appoint a districtwide sexual assault response liaison to connect students with law enforcement, counseling, and advocacy services after an assault.
The Department of Health must provide training and materials for these liaisons based on guidelines from the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence.
Grades 7 through 12 must now receive instruction on sexual assault prevention, consent, and bystander intervention, expanding the existing teen dating violence curriculum.
A new grant program allows school districts to partner with local nonprofits to provide student workshops and staff training on sexual assault prevention.
AICreates a new mandatory duty for every district school board to appoint a districtwide sexual assault response liaison.
AIRequires grades 7-12 to receive specific instruction on sexual assault prevention, consent, and bystander intervention.
AIEstablishes a new grant program administered by the Department of Education to fund sexual assault prevention workshops and training.