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An act relating to school safety; amending s. 30.15, 2
F.S.; requiring sheriffs to assist public 3
postsecondary educational institutions in implementing 4
guardian programs under certain provisions; 5
authorizing public postsecondary educational 6
institutions to participate in the school guardian 7
program; requiring a sheriff to establish a guardian 8
training program or contract with certain other 9
sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; 10
removing provisions relating to certain private school 11
and child care facility guardian programs; amending s. 12
790.115, F.S.; creating the offense of discharging a 13
weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school; 14
providing an exception; providing that a person 15
arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody 16
until brought before the court for admittance to bail; 17
amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking an offense created 18
by the act on the offense severity ranking chart of 19
the Criminal Punishment Code; amending s. 943.082, 20
F.S.; requiring that postsecondary institutions be 21
made aware of the mobile suspicious activity reporting 22
tool in a specified manner; requiring certain public 23
postsecondary educational institutions to promote the 24
use of such tool; amending s. 1003.25, F.S.; requiring 25

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specified educational records for certain students to 26
be transferred to a Florida College System institution 27
or state university under certain circumstances; 28
requiring the State Board of Education and the Board 29
of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, 30
respectively; amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring 31
certain trainings to include specified information 32
relating to school safety; authorizing, in certain 33
circumstances, state universities and Florida College 34
System institutions to share specified records or 35
information that are confidential or exempt from 36
disclosure with specified agencies; creating s. 37
1006.601, F.S.; providing a short title; defining the 38
term "public postsecondary educational institution"; 39
authorizing such institutions to participate in 40
certain programs; authorizing such institutions to 41
appoint certified school guardians; authorizing 42
specified persons to serve as school guardians; 43
requiring such institutions to adopt specified 44
emergency response plans; requiring such institutions 45
to provide specified training, post specified 46
information, and adopt threat management processes; 47
requiring such institutions to develop policies for 48
specified student, faculty, and staff supports; 49
authorizing the State Board of Education and the Board 50

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of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, 51
respectively; reenacting ss. 402.305(19)(a), 843.08, 52
943.03(16), 1001.212(1) and (4), and 1006.12(3)(a), 53
(4)(a), and (7), F.S., relating to licensing standards 54
for child care facilities, false personation, the 55
Department of Law Enforcement, the Office of Safe 56
Schools, and safe-school officers at each public 57
school, respectively; providing effective dates. 58
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 60
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Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of section 62
30.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 63
30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations.— 64
(1) Sheriffs, in their respective counties, in person or 65
by deputy, shall: 66
(k) Assist district school boards and charter school 67
governing boards in complying with, or private schools or child 68
care facilities, as defined in s. 402.302, in exercising options 69
in, s. 1006.12. A sheriff must also assist public postsecondary 70
educational institutions, as described in s. 1000.04(3), in 71
implementing a guardian program under s. 1006.601. A sheriff 72
shall, at a minimum, provide access to a Chris Hixon, Coach 73
Aaron Feis, and Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program to aid in 74
the prevention or abatement of active assailant incidents on 75

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school premises, as required under this paragraph. Persons 76
certified as school guardians pursuant to this paragraph have no 77
authority to act in any law enforcement capacity except to the 78
extent necessary to prevent or abate an active assailant 79
incident. 80
1.a. If a local school board has voted by a majority to 81
implement a guardian program or has contracted for the use of 82
school security guards to satisfy the requirements of s. 83
1006.12, the sheriff in that county must establish a guardian 84
program to provide training for school guardians or school 85
security guards, pursuant to subparagraph 2., to meet the demand 86
for the training of school district, charter school, public 87
postsecondary educational institution, private school, child 88
care facility, or security agency employees, either directly or 89
through a contract with other another sheriff's offices office 90
that have has established a guardian program. The security 91
agency employing a school security guard is responsible for all 92
training and screening-related costs for a school security 93
guard, but such charges may not exceed the actual cost incurred 94
by the sheriff to provide the training. 95
b. Upon the request of a private school, child care 96
facility, public postsecondary educational institution, or A 97
charter school governing board in a school district that has not 98
implemented voted, or has declined, to implement a guardian 99
program, may request the sheriff in the county must to establish 100

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a guardian training program or contract with other sheriff's 101
offices that have established a guardian training program to 102
meet demand for the purpose of training of the private school, 103
child care facility, public postsecondary educational 104
institution, or charter school employees or school security 105
guards consistent with the requirements of subparagraph 2. If 106
the county sheriff denies the request, the charter school 107
governing board may contract with a sheriff that has established 108
a guardian program to provide such training. The charter school 109
governing board must notify the superintendent and the sheriff 110
in the charter school's county of the contract prior to its 111
execution. The security agency employing a school security guard 112
is responsible for all training and screening-related costs for 113
a school security guard, but such charges may not exceed the 114
actual cost incurred by the sheriff to provide the training. 115
c. A private school or child care facility in a school 116
district that has not voted, or has declined, to implement a 117
guardian program may request that the sheriff in the county of 118
the private school or child care facility establish a guardian 119
program for the purpose of training private school employees, 120
child care facility employees, or school security guards. If the 121
county sheriff denies the request, the private school or child 122
care facility may contract with a sheriff from another county 123
who has established a guardian program under subparagraph 2. to 124
provide such training. The private school or child care facility 125

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must notify the sheriff in the private school's or child care 126
facility's county of the contract with a sheriff from another 127
county before its execution. The private school, child care 128
facility, or security agency is responsible for all training and 129
screening-related costs for a school guardian program. The 130
sheriff providing such training must ensure that any moneys paid 131
by a private school, child care facility, or security agency are 132
not commingled with any funds provided by the state to the 133
sheriff as reimbursement for screening-related and training-134
related costs of any school district or charter school employee. 135
c.d. The training program required in sub-subparagraph 136
2.b. is a standardized statewide curriculum, and each sheriff 137
providing such training shall adhere to the course of 138
instruction specified in that sub-subparagraph. The costs for 139
the training program shall be consistent with guidelines 140
established by the Florida Sheriffs Association. This 141
subparagraph does not prohibit a sheriff from providing 142
additional training. Any additional training shall be provided 143
at no cost to a private school, child care facility, or security 144
agency. A school guardian or school security guard who has 145
completed the training program required in sub-subparagraph 2.b. 146
may not be required to attend another sheriff's training program 147
pursuant to that sub-subparagraph unless there has been at least 148
a 1-year break in his or her appointment as a guardian or 149
employment by a security agency as a school security guard in a 150

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school. 151
d.e. The sheriff conducting the training pursuant to 152
subparagraph 2. for school district, and charter school, or 153
public postsecondary educational institution employees will be 154
reimbursed for screening-related and training-related costs and 155
for providing a one-time stipend of $500 to each school guardian 156
who participates in the school guardian program. 157
e.f. The sheriff may waive the training and screening-158
related costs for a private school or child care facility for a 159
school guardian training program. Funds provided pursuant to 160
sub-subparagraph e. may not be used to subsidize any costs that 161
have been waived by the sheriff. The sheriff may not waive the 162
training and screening-related costs required to be paid by a 163
security agency for initial training or ongoing training of a 164
school security guard. 165
f.g. A person who is certified and in good standing under 166
the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, 167
who meets the qualifications established in s. 943.13, and who 168
is otherwise qualified for the position of a school guardian or 169
school security guard may be certified as a school guardian or 170
school security guard by the sheriff without completing the 171
training requirements of sub-subparagraph 2.b. However, a person 172
certified as a school guardian or school security guard under 173
this sub-subparagraph must meet the requirements of sub-174
subparagraphs 2.c.-e. 175

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2. A sheriff who establishes a program shall consult with 176
the Department of Law Enforcement on programmatic guiding 177
principles, practices, and resources, and shall certify as 178
school guardians, without the power of arrest, school employees, 179
as specified in s. 1006.12(3), or shall certify as school 180
security guards those persons employed by a security agency who 181
meet the criteria specified in s. 1006.12(4), and who: 182
a. Hold a valid license issued under s. 790.06 or are 183
otherwise eligible to possess or carry a concealed firearm under 184
chapter 790. 185
b. After satisfying the requirements of s. 1006.12(7), 186
complete a 144-hour training program, consisting of 12 hours of 187
training to improve the school guardian's knowledge and skills 188
necessary to respond to and de-escalate incidents on school 189
premises and 132 total hours of comprehensive firearm safety and 190
proficiency training conducted by Criminal Justice Standards and 191
Training Commission-certified instructors, which must include: 192
(I) Eighty hours of firearms instruction based on the 193
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission's Law 194
Enforcement Academy training model, which must include at least 195
10 percent but no more than 20 percent more rounds fired than 196
associated with academy training. Program participants must 197
achieve an 85 percent pass rate on the firearms training. 198
(II) Sixteen hours of instruction in precision pistol. 199
(III) Eight hours of discretionary shooting instruction 200

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using state-of-the-art simulator exercises. 201
(IV) Sixteen hours of instruction in active shooter or 202
assailant scenarios. 203
(V) Eight hours of instruction in defensive tactics. 204
(VI) Four hours of instruction in legal issues. 205
c. Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a 206
psychologist licensed under chapter 490 and designated by the 207
Department of Law Enforcement and submit the results of the 208
evaluation to the sheriff's office. The Department of Law 209
Enforcement is authorized to provide the sheriff's office with 210
mental health and substance abuse data for compliance with this 211
paragraph. 212
d. Submit to and pass an initial drug test and subsequent 213
random drug tests in accordance with the requirements of s. 214
112.0455 and the sheriff's office. 215
e. Successfully complete ongoing training, weapon 216
inspection, and firearm qualification on at least an annual 217
basis. 218
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The sheriff who conducts the guardian training or waives the 220
training requirements for a person under sub-subparagraph 1.g. 221
shall issue a school guardian certificate to persons who meet 222
the requirements of this section to the satisfaction of the 223
sheriff, and shall maintain documentation of weapon and 224
equipment inspections, as well as the training, certification, 225

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inspection, and qualification records of each school guardian 226
certified by the sheriff. A person who is certified under this 227
paragraph may serve as a school guardian under s. 1006.12(3) 228
only if he or she is appointed by the applicable school district 229
superintendent, charter school principal, public postsecondary 230
educational institution president, private school head of 231
school, or child care facility owner. A sheriff who conducts the 232
training for a school security guard or waives the training 233
requirements for a person under sub-subparagraph 1.g. and 234
determines that the school security guard has met all the 235
requirements of s. 1006.12(4) shall issue a school security 236
guard certificate to persons who meet the requirements of this 237
section to the satisfaction of the sheriff and shall maintain 238
documentation of weapon and equipment inspections, training, 239
certification, and qualification records for each school 240
security guard certified by the sheriff. 241
3.a. Within 30 days after issuing a school guardian or 242
school security guard certificate, the sheriff who issued the 243
certificate must report to the Department of Law Enforcement the 244
name, date of birth, and certification date of the school 245
guardian or school security guard. 246
b. By February 1 and September 1 of each school year, each 247
school district, charter school, employing security agency, 248
public postsecondary educational institution, private school, 249
and child care facility must report in the manner prescribed to 250

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the Department of Law Enforcement the name, date of birth, and 251
appointment date of each person appointed as a school guardian 252
or employed as a school security guard. The school district, 253
charter school, employing security agency, public postsecondary 254
educational institution, private school, and child care facility 255
must also report in the manner prescribed to the Department of 256
Law Enforcement the date each school guardian or school security 257
guard separates from his or her appointment as a school guardian 258
or employment as a school security guard in a school. 259
c. The Department of Law Enforcement shall maintain a list 260
of each person appointed as a school guardian or certified as a 261
school security guard in the state. The list must include the 262
name and certification date of each school guardian and school 263
security guard and the date the person was appointed as a school 264
guardian or certified as a school security guard, including the 265
name of the school district, charter school, public 266
postsecondary educational institution, private school, or child 267
care facility in which the school guardian is appointed, or the 268
employing security agency of a school security guard, any 269
information provided pursuant to s. 1006.12(5), and, if 270
applicable, the date such person separated from his or her 271
appointment as a school guardian or the last date a school 272
security guard served in a school as of the last reporting date. 273
The Department of Law Enforcement shall remove from the list any 274
person whose training has expired pursuant to sub-subparagraph 275

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1.d. 276
d. Each sheriff shall report on a quarterly basis to the 277
Department of Law Enforcement the schedule for upcoming school 278
guardian trainings, to include guardian trainings for school 279
security guards, including the dates of the training, the 280
training locations, a contact person to register for the 281
training, and the class capacity. If no trainings are scheduled, 282
the sheriff is not required to report to the Department of Law 283
Enforcement. The Department of Law Enforcement shall publish on 284
its website a list of the upcoming school guardian trainings. 285
The Department of Law Enforcement shall update such list 286
quarterly. 287
e. A sheriff who fails to report the information required 288
by this subparagraph may not receive reimbursement from the 289
Department of Education for school guardian trainings. Upon the 290
submission of the required information, a sheriff is deemed 291
eligible for such funding and is authorized to continue to 292
receive reimbursement for school guardian training. 293
f. A school district, charter school, public postsecondary 294
educational institution, private school, child care facility, or 295
employing security agency that fails to report the information 296
required by this subparagraph is prohibited from operating a 297
school guardian program or employing school security guards in 298
the following school year unless the missing information is 299
provided. 300

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g. By March 1 and October 1 of each school year, the 301
Department of Law Enforcement shall notify the Department of 302
Education of any sheriff, school district, charter school, 303
public postsecondary educational institution, private school, or 304
child care facility that has not complied with the reporting 305
requirements of this subparagraph. 306
h. The Department of Law Enforcement may adopt rules to 307
implement the requirements of this subparagraph, including 308
requiring additional reporting information only as necessary to 309
uniquely identify each school guardian and school security guard 310
reported. 311
Section 2. Effective October 1, 2026, paragraph (d) of 312
subsection (2) of section 790.115, Florida Statutes, is amended, 313
and subsection (4) is added to that section, to read: 314
790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a 315
school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; 316
penalties; exceptions.— 317
(2) 318
(d) A person commits a felony of the second degree, 319
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, 320
if he or she: who 321
1. Discharges any weapon or firearm while in violation of 322
paragraph (a), unless discharged for lawful defense of himself 323
or herself or another or for a lawful purpose; or, 324
2. Discharges any weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a 325

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school, during school hours or during the time of a sanctioned 326
school activity, unless discharged for lawful defense of himself 327
or herself or another or for a lawful purpose. This subparagraph 328
does not apply to the discharge of a weapon or firearm on 329
private real property within 1,000 feet of a school by the owner 330
of such property or by a person whose presence on such property 331
has been authorized, licensed, or invited by the owner commits a 332
felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 333
775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 334
(4) A person arrested for a violation of paragraph (2)(d) 335
must be held in custody until brought before the court for 336
admittance to bail in accordance with chapter 903. 337
Section 3. Effective October 1, 2026, paragraph (f) of 338
subsection (3) of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended 339
to read: 340
921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity 341
ranking chart.— 342
(3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 343
(f) LEVEL 6 344
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Florida
Statute
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Degree Description
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316.027(2)(b) 2nd Leaving the scene of a crash
involving serious bodily

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injury.
347
316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent
conviction.
348
316.1935(4)(a) 2nd Aggravated fleeing or eluding.
349
327.30(5)(a)3. 2nd Vessel accidents involving
serious bodily injury; leaving
scene.
350
400.9935(4)(c) 2nd Operating a clinic, or offering
services requiring licensure,
without a license.
351
499.0051(2) 2nd Knowing forgery of transaction
history, transaction
information, or transaction
statement.
352
499.0051(3) 2nd Knowing purchase or receipt of
prescription drug from
unauthorized person.
353
499.0051(4) 2nd Knowing sale or transfer of

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prescription drug to
unauthorized person.
354
775.0875(1) 3rd Taking firearm from law
enforcement officer.
355
784.021(1)(a) 3rd Aggravated assault; deadly
weapon without intent to kill.
356
784.021(1)(b) 3rd Aggravated assault; intent to
commit felony.
357
784.041 3rd Felony battery; domestic
battery by strangulation.
358
784.048(3) 3rd Aggravated stalking; credible
threat.
359
784.048(5) 3rd Aggravated stalking of person
under 16.
360
784.07(2)(c) 2nd Aggravated assault on law
enforcement officer.
361
784.074(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on sexually

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violent predators facility
staff.
362
784.08(2)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on a person
65 years of age or older.
363
784.081(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on specified
official or employee.
364
784.082(2) 2nd Aggravated assault by detained
person on visitor or other
detainee.
365
784.083(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on code
inspector.
366
787.02(2) 3rd False imprisonment; restraining
with purpose other than those
in s. 787.01.
367
787.025(2)(a) 3rd Luring or enticing a child.
368
790.115(2)(d) 2nd Discharging firearm or weapon
on school property or within
1,000 feet of a school.

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369
790.161(2) 2nd Make, possess, or throw
destructive device with intent
to do bodily harm or damage
property.
370
790.164(1) 2nd False report concerning bomb,
explosive, weapon of mass
destruction, act of arson or
violence to state property, or
use of firearms in violent
manner.
371
790.19 2nd Shooting or throwing deadly
missiles into dwellings,
vessels, or vehicles.
372
794.011(8)(a) 3rd Solicitation of minor to
participate in sexual activity
by custodial adult.
373
794.05(1) 2nd Unlawful sexual activity with
specified minor.
374
800.04(5)(d) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation;

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victim 12 years of age or older
but less than 16 years of age;
offender less than 18 years.
375
800.04(6)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious conduct;
offender 18 years of age or
older.
376
806.031(2) 2nd Arson resulting in great bodily
harm to firefighter or any
other person.
377
810.02(3)(c) 2nd Burglary of occupied structure;
unarmed; no assault or battery.
378
810.145(8)(b) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain
minor victims; 2nd or
subsequent offense.
379
812.014(2)(b)1. 2nd Property stolen $20,000 or
more, but less than $100,000,
grand theft in 2nd degree.
380
812.014(2)(c)5. 3rd Grand theft; third degree;
firearm.

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812.014(6) 2nd Theft; property stolen $3,000
or more; coordination of
others.
382
812.015(9)(a) 2nd Retail theft; property stolen
$750 or more; second or
subsequent conviction.
383
812.015(9)(b) 2nd Retail theft; aggregated
property stolen within 120 days
is $3,000 or more; coordination
of others.
384
812.015(9)(d) 2nd Retail theft; multiple thefts
within specified period.
385
812.015(9)(e) 2nd Retail theft; committed with
specified number of other
persons and use of social media
platform.
386
812.13(2)(c) 2nd Robbery, no firearm or other
weapon (strong-arm robbery).
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817.4821(5) 2nd Possess cloning paraphernalia
with intent to create cloned
cellular telephones.
388
817.49(2)(b)2. 2nd Willful making of a false
report of a crime resulting in
death.
389
817.505(4)(b) 2nd Patient brokering; 10 or more
patients.
390
817.5695(3)(b) 2nd Exploitation of person 65 years
of age or older, value $10,000
or more, but less than $50,000.
391
825.102(1) 3rd Abuse of an elderly person or
disabled adult.
392
825.102(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of an elderly person or
disabled adult.
393
825.1025(3) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation
of an elderly person or
disabled adult.
394

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825.103(3)(c) 3rd Exploiting an elderly person or
disabled adult and property is
valued at less than $10,000.
395
827.03(2)(c) 3rd Abuse of a child.
396
827.03(2)(d) 3rd Neglect of a child.
397
827.071(5) 3rd Possess, control, or
intentionally view any
photographic material, motion
picture, etc., which includes
child pornography.
398
828.126(3) 3rd Sexual activities involving
animals.
399
836.05 2nd Threats; extortion.
400
836.10 2nd Written or electronic threats
to kill, do bodily injury, or
conduct a mass shooting or an
act of terrorism.
401
843.12 3rd Aids or assists person to

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escape.
402
847.011 3rd Distributing, offering to
distribute, or possessing with
intent to distribute obscene
materials depicting minors.
403
847.012 3rd Knowingly using a minor in the
production of materials harmful
to minors.
404
847.0135(2) 3rd Facilitates sexual conduct of
or with a minor or the visual
depiction of such conduct.
405
893.131 2nd Distribution of controlled
substances resulting in
overdose or serious bodily
injury.
406
914.23 2nd Retaliation against a witness,
victim, or informant, with
bodily injury.
407
918.13(2)(b) 2nd Tampering with or fabricating

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physical evidence relating to a
capital felony.
408
944.35(3)(a)2. 3rd Committing malicious battery
upon or inflicting cruel or
inhuman treatment on an inmate
or offender on community
supervision, resulting in great
bodily harm.
409
944.40 2nd Escapes.
410
944.46 3rd Harboring, concealing, aiding
escaped prisoners.
411
944.47(1)(a)5. 2nd Introduction of contraband
(firearm, weapon, or explosive)
into correctional facility.
412
951.22(1)(i) 3rd Firearm or weapon introduced
into county detention facility.
413
Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 414
943.082, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (c) is 415
added to that subsection, to read: 416

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943.082 School Safety Awareness Program.— 417
(4)(a) Law enforcement dispatch centers, school districts, 418
schools, postsecondary institutions, and other entities 419
identified by the department must be made aware of the mobile 420
suspicious activity reporting tool. 421
(c) Each public postsecondary educational institution, as 422
defined in s. 1000.04(3), that does not have an existing public 423
safety reporting application as of July 1, 2026, shall promote 424
the use of the mobile suspicious activity reporting tool by 425
advertising it on the institution website, by installing it on 426
all mobile devices issued by the institution, and by bookmarking 427
the website on all computer devices maintained by the 428
institution. 429
Section 5. Subsection (4) is added to section 1003.25, 430
Florida Statutes, and subsection (2) of that section is 431
republished, to read: 432
1003.25 Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student 433
records.— 434
(2) The procedure for transferring and maintaining records 435
of students who transfer from school to school is prescribed by 436
rules of the State Board of Education. The transfer of records 437
must occur within 5 school days. The records must include, if 438
applicable: 439
(a) Verified reports of serious or recurrent behavior 440
patterns, including any threat assessment report, all 441

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corresponding documentation, and any other information required 442
by the Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment instrument 443
pursuant to s. 1001.212(11) which contains the evaluation, 444
intervention, and management of the threat assessment 445
evaluations and intervention services. 446
(b) Psychological evaluations, including therapeutic 447
treatment plans and therapy or progress notes created or 448
maintained by school district or charter school staff, as 449
appropriate. 450
(4) When the education records of a student contain the 451
documents described in subsection (2) and the student enrolls in 452
a Florida College System institution or state university, such 453
records must be transferred to his or her institution or 454
university of enrollment. The State Board of Education and the 455
Board of Governors shall adopt rules and regulations, 456
respectively, to establish the procedures for the transfer of a 457
student's threat assessment report pursuant to this subsection. 458
Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) and paragraph 459
(g) of subsection (7) of section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, are 460
amended to read: 461
1006.07 District school board duties relating to student 462
discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall 463
provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the 464
attendance and control of students at school, and for proper 465
attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the 466

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welfare of students, including: 467
(6) SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.—Each district 468
school superintendent shall establish policies and procedures 469
for the prevention of violence on school grounds, including the 470
assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior 471
poses a threat to the safety of the school community. 472
(a) School safety specialist.—Each district school 473
superintendent shall designate a school safety specialist for 474
the district. The school safety specialist must be a school 475
administrator employed by the school district or a law 476
enforcement officer employed by the sheriff's office located in 477
the school district. Any school safety specialist designated 478
from the sheriff's office must first be authorized and approved 479
by the sheriff employing the law enforcement officer. Any school 480
safety specialist designated from the sheriff's office remains 481
the employee of the office for purposes of compensation, 482
insurance, workers' compensation, and other benefits authorized 483
by law for a law enforcement officer employed by the sheriff's 484
office. The sheriff and the school superintendent may determine 485
by agreement the reimbursement for such costs, or may share the 486
costs, associated with employment of the law enforcement officer 487
as a school safety specialist. The school safety specialist must 488
earn a certificate of completion of the school safety specialist 489
training provided by the Office of Safe Schools within 1 year 490
after appointment and is responsible for the supervision and 491

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oversight for all school safety and security personnel, 492
policies, and procedures in the school district. The school 493
safety specialist, or his or her designee, shall: 494
1. In conjunction with the district school superintendent, 495
annually review school district policies and procedures for 496
compliance with state law and rules, including the district's 497
timely and accurate submission of school environmental safety 498
incident reports to the department pursuant to s. 1001.212(8). 499
At least quarterly, the school safety specialist must report to 500
the district school superintendent and the district school board 501
any noncompliance by the school district with laws or rules 502
regarding school safety. 503
2. Provide the necessary training and resources to 504
students and school district staff in matters relating to youth 505
mental health awareness and assistance; emergency procedures, 506
including active shooter training; and school safety and 507
security. Such training for classroom teachers and other members 508
of instructional staff must explain the purpose, importance, and 509
proper execution of school safety protocols and emergency 510
procedures. 511
3. Serve as the school district liaison with local public 512
safety agencies and national, state, and community agencies and 513
organizations in matters of school safety and security. 514
4. In collaboration with the appropriate public safety 515
agencies, as that term is defined in s. 365.171, by October 1 of 516

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each year, conduct a school security risk assessment at each 517
public school using the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool 518
developed by the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s. 519
1006.1493. Based on the assessment findings, the district's 520
school safety specialist shall provide recommendations to the 521
district school superintendent and the district school board 522
which identify strategies and activities that the district 523
school board should implement in order to address the findings 524
and improve school safety and security. Each district school 525
board must receive such findings and the school safety 526
specialist's recommendations at a publicly noticed district 527
school board meeting to provide the public an opportunity to 528
hear the district school board members discuss and take action 529
on the findings and recommendations. Each school safety 530
specialist, through the district school superintendent, shall 531
report such findings and school board action to the Office of 532
Safe Schools within 30 days after the district school board 533
meeting. 534
5. Conduct annual unannounced inspections, using the form 535
adopted by the Office of Safe Schools pursuant to s. 536
1001.212(13), of all public schools, including charter schools, 537
while school is in session and investigate reports of 538
noncompliance with school safety requirements. 539
6. Report violations of paragraph (f) by administrative 540
personnel and instructional personnel to the district school 541

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superintendent or charter school administrator, as applicable. 542
(7) THREAT MANAGEMENT TEAMS.—Each district school board 543
and charter school governing board shall establish a threat 544
management team at each school whose duties include the 545
coordination of resources and assessment and intervention with 546
students whose behavior may pose a threat to the safety of the 547
school, school staff, or students. 548
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all state 549
and local agencies and programs that provide services to 550
students experiencing or at risk of an emotional disturbance or 551
a mental illness, including the school districts, charter 552
schools, school personnel, state universities, Florida College 553
System institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, 554
the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Children 555
and Families, the Department of Health, the Agency for Health 556
Care Administration, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 557
the Department of Education, the Statewide Guardian ad Litem 558
Office, and any service or support provider contracting with 559
such agencies, may share with each other records or information 560
that are confidential or exempt from disclosure under chapter 561
119 if the records or information are reasonably necessary to 562
ensure access to appropriate services for the student or to 563
ensure the safety of the student or others. All such state and 564
local agencies and programs shall communicate, collaborate, and 565
coordinate efforts to serve such students. 566

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Section 7. Section 1006.601, Florida Statutes, is created 567
to read: 568
1006.601 Active Response and Mitigation of On-Campus Risks 569
(ARMOR) Act.— 570
(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Active 571
Response and Mitigation of On-Campus Risks (ARMOR) Act." 572
(2) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term "public 573
postsecondary educational institution" has the same meaning as 574
in s. 1000.04(3). 575
(3) SCHOOL GUARDIANS.— 576
(a) Public postsecondary educational institutions are 577
authorized to participate in the Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron Feis, 578
and Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program and may appoint 579
certified school guardians pursuant to s. 30.15(1)(k). 580
(b) An employee or faculty member, who is not a student, 581
of a public postsecondary educational institution may serve as a 582
school guardian, in support of school-sanctioned activities for 583
purposes of s. 790.115, upon satisfactory completion of the 584
requirements under s. 30.15(1)(k) and certification by a 585
sheriff. 586
(4) SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.— 587
(a) Response plans.—Each public postsecondary educational 588
institution shall: 589
1. Adopt an active assailant response plan, which shall 590
include methods for issuing emergency notifications pursuant to 591

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20 U.S.C. s. 1092(f), and annually certify that all faculty, 592
staff, and students have completed active assailant preparedness 593
training. The plan must clearly identify all personnel who may 594
issue such emergency notifications. 595
2. Adopt, in cooperation with local law enforcement 596
agencies and local government, a family reunification plan to 597
reunite students and employees with their families in the event 598
that an institution is closed or unexpectedly evacuated due to a 599
natural or manmade disaster. This reunification plan must be 600
reviewed annually and updated as necessary. 601
(b) Student mental health.—Each public postsecondary 602
educational institution shall: 603
1. Train faculty to detect and respond to mental health 604
issues as well as connect students who may experience behavioral 605
health issues with appropriate services, both on campus and in 606
the community, including crisis intervention. 607
2. Post on its website and in conspicuous locations at 608
each institution a mental health awareness and suicide 609
prevention sign that identifies ways a person can access help 610
and services. Physical signs must be at least 11 inches by 15 611
inches in size and must be printed in an easily legible font and 612
in at least 32-point type. 613
3. Establish threat management teams whose duties include 614
the coordination of resources and assessment and intervention 615
with students whose behavior may pose a threat to the safety of 616

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the institution, institution staff, or students. The threat 617
management team must use the statewide behavioral threat 618
management operational process and Florida-specific behavioral 619
threat assessment instrument developed by the Office of Safe 620
Schools pursuant to s. 1001.212(11) or another comparable tool 621
deemed appropriate for postsecondary institutions by the State 622
Board of Education and Board of Governors. 623
624
The Commissioner of Education and the Chancellor of the State 625
University System shall provide guidance on when and how 626
administrators, mental health providers, and other appropriate 627
personnel are legally entitled to share and receive information 628
about individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others, 629
including, but not limited to, the transmission of education 630
records pursuant to s. 1003.25(4). 631
(c) Security risk assessment.—Each public postsecondary 632
educational institution, in collaboration with appropriate 633
public safety agencies, as defined in s. 365.171(3)(d), shall 634
annually conduct a security risk assessment at each campus using 635
the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool developed by the Office 636
of Safe Schools pursuant to s. 1006.1493 or another comparable 637
tool deemed appropriate for postsecondary institutions by the 638
State Board of Education and Board of Governors. Subject to an 639
appropriation, the institution may apply for grant funds for 640
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security risk assessment. 642
(d) Student, faculty, and staff supports.—Each public 643
postsecondary educational institution must adopt policies and 644
procedures to support students, faculty, and staff who are the 645
victims of an incident constituting an act of violence or an 646
attempted act of violence or who are subjected to a credible 647
threat as defined in s. 784.048(1)(c). The policies shall: 648
1. Outline the supports available to affected persons, 649
which may include work or class relocation, security escorts, 650
and restricting access to certain areas by individuals who 651
created the incident. 652
2. Provide for timely updates to an affected person 653
regarding any action taken by the institution in response to the 654
incident. 655
(5) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The State Board of Education 656
and the Board of Governors may adopt rules and regulations, 657
respectively, to implement this section. 658
Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 659
made by this act to section 30.15, Florida Statutes, in a 660
reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (19) of section 661
402.305, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 662
402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities.— 663
(19) SAFE-SCHOOL OFFICERS.— 664
(a) A child care facility may partner with a law 665
enforcement agency or a security agency to establish or assign 666

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one or more safe-school officers established in s. 1006.12(1)-667
(4). The child care facility is responsible for the full cost of 668
implementing any such option, which includes all training costs 669
under the Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron Feis, and Coach Scott Beigel 670
Guardian Program under s. 30.15(1)(k). 671
Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 672
made by this act to section 30.15, Florida Statutes, in a 673
reference thereto, section 843.08, Florida Statutes, is 674
reenacted to read: 675
843.08 False personation.—A person who falsely assumes or 676
pretends to be a firefighter, a sheriff, an officer of the 677
Florida Highway Patrol, an officer of the Fish and Wildlife 678
Conservation Commission, an officer of the Department of 679
Environmental Protection, an officer of the Department of 680
Financial Services, any personnel or representative of the 681
Division of Criminal Investigations, an officer of the 682
Department of Corrections, a correctional probation officer, a 683
deputy sheriff, a state attorney or an assistant state attorney, 684
a statewide prosecutor or an assistant statewide prosecutor, a 685
state attorney investigator, a coroner, a police officer, a 686
lottery special agent or lottery investigator, a beverage 687
enforcement agent, a school guardian as described in s. 688
30.15(1)(k), a security officer licensed under chapter 493, any 689
member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review or any 690
administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission, 691

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any personnel or representative of the Department of Law 692
Enforcement, or a federal law enforcement officer as defined in 693
s. 901.1505, and takes upon himself or herself to act as such, 694
or to require any other person to aid or assist him or her in a 695
matter pertaining to the duty of any such officer, commits a 696
felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 697
775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. However, a person who 698
falsely personates any such officer during the course of the 699
commission of a felony commits a felony of the second degree, 700
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 701
If the commission of the felony results in the death or personal 702
injury of another human being, the person commits a felony of 703
the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 704
775.083, or s. 775.084. In determining whether a defendant has 705
violated this section, the court or jury may consider any 706
relevant evidence, including, but not limited to, whether the 707
defendant used lights in violation of s. 316.2397 or s. 843.081. 708
Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 709
made by this act to section 30.15, Florida Statutes, in a 710
reference thereto, subsection (16) of section 943.03, Florida 711
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 712
943.03 Department of Law Enforcement.— 713
(16) Upon request, the department shall consult with 714
sheriffs to provide input regarding programmatic guiding 715
principles, practices, and resources in order to assist in the 716

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development and implementation of the Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron 717
Feis, and Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program established 718
pursuant to s. 30.15. Such input and guidance may include, but 719
need not be limited to, standards, curriculum, instructional 720
strategies, evaluation, certification, records retention, 721
equipment, and other resource needs. 722
Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the 723
amendments made by this act to sections 943.082 and 1006.07, 724
Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsections (1), (4), 725
and (10) of section 1001.212, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to 726
read: 727
1001.212 Office of Safe Schools.—There is created in the 728
Department of Education the Office of Safe Schools. The office 729
is fully accountable to the Commissioner of Education. The 730
office shall serve as a central repository for best practices, 731
training standards, and compliance oversight in all matters 732
regarding school safety and security, including prevention 733
efforts, intervention efforts, and emergency preparedness 734
planning. The office shall: 735
(1) Establish and update as necessary a school security 736
risk assessment tool for use by school districts pursuant to s. 737
1006.07(6). The office shall make the security risk assessment 738
tool available for use by charter schools. The office shall 739
provide annual training to appropriate school district and 740
charter school personnel on the proper assessment of physical 741

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site security and completion of the school security risk 742
assessment tool. 743
(4) Develop and implement a School Safety Specialist 744
Training Program for school safety specialists appointed 745
pursuant to s. 1006.07(6). The office shall develop the training 746
program which shall be based on national and state best 747
practices on school safety and security and must include active 748
shooter training. The office shall develop training modules in 749
traditional or online formats. A school safety specialist 750
certificate of completion shall be awarded to a school safety 751
specialist who satisfactorily completes the training required by 752
rules of the office. 753
(10) Disseminate, in consultation with the Department of 754
Law Enforcement, to participating schools awareness and 755
education materials on the proper use of the School Safety 756
Awareness Program developed pursuant to s. 943.082, including 757
the consequences of knowingly submitting false information. 758
Section 12. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 759
made by this act to section 30.15, Florida Statutes, in a 760
reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (3), paragraph 761
(a) of subsection (4), and subsection (7) of section 1006.12, 762
Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: 763
1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school.—For 764
the protection and safety of school personnel, property, 765
students, and visitors, each district school board and school 766

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district superintendent shall partner with law enforcement 767
agencies or security agencies to establish or assign one or more 768
safe-school officers at each school facility within the 769
district, including charter schools. A district school board 770
must collaborate with charter school governing boards to 771
facilitate charter school access to all safe-school officer 772
options available under this section. The school district may 773
implement any combination of the options in subsections (1)-(4) 774
to best meet the needs of the school district and charter 775
schools. 776
(3) SCHOOL GUARDIAN.— 777
(a) At the school district's or the charter school 778
governing board's discretion, as applicable, pursuant to s. 779
30.15, a school district or charter school governing board may 780
participate in the Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron Feis, and Coach 781
Scott Beigel Guardian Program to meet the requirement of 782
establishing a safe-school officer. The following individuals 783
may serve as a school guardian, in support of school-sanctioned 784
activities for purposes of s. 790.115, upon satisfactory 785
completion of the requirements under s. 30.15(1)(k) and 786
certification by a sheriff: 787
1. A school district employee or personnel, as defined 788
under s. 1012.01, or a charter school employee, as provided 789
under s. 1002.33(12)(a), who volunteers to serve as a school 790
guardian in addition to his or her official job duties; or 791

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2. An employee of a school district or a charter school 792
who is hired for the specific purpose of serving as a school 793
guardian. 794
(4) SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD.—A school district or charter 795
school governing board may contract with a security agency as 796
defined in s. 493.6101(18) to employ as a school security guard 797
an individual who holds a Class "D" and Class "G" license 798
pursuant to chapter 493, provided the following training and 799
contractual conditions are met: 800
(a) An individual who serves as a school security guard, 801
for purposes of satisfying the requirements of this section, 802
must: 803
1. Demonstrate completion of 144 hours of required 804
training conducted by a sheriff pursuant to s. 30.15(1)(k)2. 805
2. Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a 806
psychologist licensed under chapter 490 and designated by the 807
Department of Law Enforcement and submit the results of the 808
evaluation to the sheriff's office and school district, charter 809
school governing board, or employing security agency, as 810
applicable. The Department of Law Enforcement is authorized to 811
provide the sheriff's office, school district, charter school 812
governing board, or employing security agency with mental health 813
and substance abuse data for compliance with this paragraph. 814
3. Submit to and pass an initial drug test and subsequent 815
random drug tests in accordance with the requirements of s. 816

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112.0455 and the sheriff's office, school district, charter 817
school governing board, or employing security agency, as 818
applicable. 819
4. Be approved to work as a school security guard by the 820
sheriff of each county in which the school security guard will 821
be assigned to a school before commencing work at any school in 822
that county. The sheriff's approval authorizes the security 823
agency to assign the school security guard to any school in the 824
county, and the sheriff's approval is not limited to any 825
particular school. 826
5. Successfully complete ongoing training, weapon 827
inspection, and firearm qualification conducted by a sheriff 828
pursuant to s. 30.15(1)(k)2.e. on at least an annual basis and 829
provide documentation to the sheriff's office, school district, 830
charter school governing board, or employing security agency, as 831
applicable. 832
(7) LIMITATIONS.—An individual must satisfy the background 833
screening, psychological evaluation, and drug test requirements 834
and be approved by the sheriff before participating in any 835
training required by s. 30.15(1)(k), which may be conducted only 836
by a sheriff. 837
838
If a district school board, through its adopted policies, 839
procedures, or actions, denies a charter school access to any 840
safe-school officer options pursuant to this section, the school 841

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district must assign a school resource officer or school safety 842
officer to the charter school. Under such circumstances, the 843
charter school's share of the costs of the school resource 844
officer or school safety officer may not exceed the safe school 845
allocation funds provided to the charter school pursuant to s. 846
1011.62(12) and shall be retained by the school district. 847
Section 13. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 848
act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 849