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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1590

Sexual Assault Education and Support
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SPONSOR
Jones
FILED BY
Shevrin D. Jones — District 34, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Education Pre-K - 12

Filed under Education.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

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.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates sexual assault response liaisons and new classroom instruction.

School 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.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory District Liaison Appointment majors. 1001.42(4)(o)

AICreates a new mandatory duty for every district school board to appoint a districtwide sexual assault response liaison.

“Appoint a districtwide sexual assault response liaison who shall connect students with law enforcement, counseling, and advocacy services in response to a sexual assault.” bill text, line 33 →
§ 2 Expanded Health Instruction Curriculum majors. 1003.42(2)(o)

AIRequires grades 7-12 to receive specific instruction on sexual assault prevention, consent, and bystander intervention.

“For students in grades 7 through 12, teen dating violence and abuse, sexual assault prevention, and consent” bill text, line 87 →
§ 3 Safe Students and Survivors Grant Program moderates. 1003.08(1)

AIEstablishes a new grant program administered by the Department of Education to fund sexual assault prevention workshops and training.

“there is established the Safe Students and Survivors Grant Program to be administered by the Department of Education” bill text, line 43 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
1/22/2026
Introduced
1/16/2026
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on...
1/9/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 1001.42
+12 / −0
s. 1001.42
+55 / −0
s. 1003.08
+169 / −0
s. 1003.42
+65 / −19