Title: Individual Education Plan Meetings

Summary: Authorizing a parent of a public school student to audio or video record any meeting with his or her child's individual education plan (IEP) team; requiring the parent to notify the school district in writing a specified time in advance of his or her intent to record the meeting; prohibiting a parent or any other individual in possession of such audio or video recording from publicly sharing its contents without the consent of all recorded parties; providing that parents have the right to audio or video record meetings with their child's IEP team, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to individual education plan meetings; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; authorizing a parent of a public school student to audio or video record any meeting with his or her child s individual education plan (IEP) team; requiring the parent to notify the school district in writing a specified time in advance of his or her intent to record the meeting; prohibiting a parent or any other individual in possession of such audio or video recording from publicly sharing its contents without the consent of all recorded parties; providing an exception; amending s. 1014.04, F.S.; providing that parents have the right to audio or video record meetings with their child s IEP team; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (21) of section 1002.20, Florida Statutes, to read: 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Parents of public school students must receive accurate and timely information regarding their child s academic progress and must be informed of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory rights including, but not limited to, the following: (21) PARENTAL INPUT AND MEETINGS.  (c) 1.   IEP meetings.  Notwithstanding s. 934.03 and subject to the protections provided in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, U.S.C. s. 1232g, and ss. 1002.22 and 1002.225,a parent of a public school student may audio or video record any meeting with his or her child s IEP team, provided that the parent notifies the school district in writing of his or her intent to record the meeting at least hours before the meeting. 2.   A parent or any other individual in possession of an audio or video recording authorized by this paragraph or s. 1014.04 (1) (k) may not publicly share its contents without the consent of all recorded parties. This paragraph does not prohibit a part yfrom using an audio or video recording as evidence during a legal proceeding, a mediation, an administrative proceeding, or other grievance process authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Section 2. Paragraph (k) is added to subsection (1) of section 1014.04, Florida Statutes, to read: 1014.04 Parental rights.  (1) All parental rights are reserved to the parent of a minor child in this state without obstruction or interference from the state, any of its political subdivisions, any other governmental entity, or any other institution, including, but not limited to, all of the following rights of a parent of a minor child in this state: (k)  The right, pursuant to s. 1002.20(21)(c), to audio or video record meetings with his or her child s individual education plan (IEP) team. Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.