Title: OGSR/Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission/Safe-School Officers

Summary: Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public meeting requirements for certain meetings of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission & exemption from public record requirements for information held by certain entities that would identify individuals who have been appointed as safe-school officers.

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An act relating to a review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act; amending s. 943.687, F.S., which provides an exemption from public meeting requirements for certain meetings of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption; amending s. 1006.12, F.S., which provides an exemption from public record requirements for any information held by certain entities that would identify individuals who have been appointed as safe-school officers; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subs ection (8) of section 943.687, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 943.687 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission.-(8) Any portion of a meeting of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission at which exem pt or confidential and exempt information is discussed is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. This subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act HB 7029 2023 in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on Oc tober 2, 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 1006.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school.-For the protection an dsafety of school personnel, property, students, and visitors, each district school board and school district superintendent shall partner with law enforcement agencies or security agencies to establish or assign one or more safe-school officers at each school facility within the district, including charter schools. A district school board must collaborate with charter school governing boards to facilitate charter school access to all safe-school officer options available under this section. The school dis trict may implement any combination of the options in subsections (1)-(4) to best meet the needs of the school district and charter schools. (8) EXEMPTION.-Any information that would identify whether a particular individual has been appointed as a safe-school officer pursuant to this section held by a law enforcement agency, school district, or charter school is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October HB 7029 2023 2, 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. If a district school board, through its adopted policies, procedures, or actions, denies a charter school a ccess to any safe-school officer options pursuant to this section, the school district must assign a school resource officer or school safety officer to the charter school. Under such circumstances, the charter school's share of the costs of the school res ource officer or school safety officer may not exceed the safe school allocation funds provided to the charter school pursuant to s. 1011.62(12) and shall be retained by the school district. Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023.