Florida SB 1136: Cyberharassment

Bill Text

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Dental Screenings for K-12 Students 
2026-01-22T03:20:37Z 
Defining the term “dental screening”; authorizing dental screenings provided under the school health services program to be conducted after written notice and an opportunity for a parent or guardian to opt out; clarifying district school board parent notification requirements for dental screenings; providing that the parental consent requirement does not apply to dental screenings, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1136 

 By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12; and Senator Calatayud 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to dental screenings for K-12 
 3 students; amending s. 381.0056, F.S.; defining the 
 4 term “dental screening”; authorizing dental screenings 
 5 provided under the school health services program to 
 6 be conducted after written notice and an opportunity 
 7 for a parent or guardian to opt out; amending s. 
 8 1001.42, F.S.; clarifying district school board parent 
 9 notification requirements for dental screenings; 
 10 amending s. 1014.06, F.S.; providing that the parental 
 11 consent requirement does not apply to dental 
 12 screenings; providing an effective date. 
 13 
 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 15 
 16 Section 1. Present paragraphs (a) through (f) of subsection 
 17 (2) of section 381.0056, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 
 18 paragraphs (b) through (g), respectively, a new paragraph (a) is 
 19 added to that subsection, and paragraph (g) of subsection (5) 
 20 and paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of that section are amended, 
 21 to read: 
 22 381.0056 School health services program.— 
 23 (2) As used in this section, the term: 
 24 (a) “Dental screening” means a limited, noninvasive visual 
 25 inspection of the mouth and oral cavity for the purpose of 
 26 identifying obvious signs of dental disease or abnormality. The 
 27 term does not include the diagnosis or treatment of a dental 
 28 disease or abnormality or the use of instruments that penetrate 
 29 tissue, and may not be construed as a comprehensive dental 
 30 examination. A dental screening is not an invasive screening as 
 31 defined in paragraph (d). 
 32 (5) A nonpublic school may request to participate in the 
 33 school health services program. A nonpublic school voluntarily 
 34 participating in the school health services program shall: 
 35 (g) At the beginning of each school year, inform parents or 
 36 guardians in writing that their children who are students in the 
 37 school will receive specified health services as provided for in 
 38 the district health services plan. A student will be exempt from 
 39 any of these services if his or her parent or guardian requests 
 40 such exemption in writing. A dental screening that is part of 
 41 the preventive dental program required under subparagraph 
 42 (4)(a)5. may be provided to a student after the written notice 
 43 required by this paragraph and a reasonable opportunity for the 
 44 parent or guardian to request such exemption in writing. This 
 45 paragraph may shall not be construed to authorize invasive 
 46 screening; if there is a need for such procedure, the consent of 
 47 the student’s parent or guardian must shall be obtained in 
 48 writing before prior to performing the screening. However, the 
 49 laws and rules relating to contagious or communicable diseases 
 50 and sanitary matters may shall not be violated. 
 51 (6) The district school board shall: 
 52 (e) At the beginning of each school year, inform parents or 
 53 guardians in writing that their children who are students in the 
 54 district schools will receive specified health services as 
 55 provided for in the district health services plan. A student 
 56 will be exempt from any of these services if his or her parent 
 57 or guardian requests such exemption in writing. A dental 
 58 screening that is part of the preventive dental program required 
 59 under subparagraph (4)(a)5. may be provided to a student after 
 60 the written notice required by this paragraph and a reasonable 
 61 opportunity for the parent or guardian to request such exemption 
 62 in writing. This paragraph may shall not be construed to 
 63 authorize invasive screening; if there is a need for such 
 64 procedure, the consent of the student’s parent or guardian must 
 65 shall be obtained in writing before prior to performing the 
 66 screening. However, the laws and rules relating to contagious or 
 67 communicable diseases and sanitary matters may shall not be 
 68 violated. 
 69 Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section 
 70 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 71 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The 
 72 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 
 73 powers and perform all duties listed below: 
 74 (8) STUDENT WELFARE.—