Florida SB 1008: Required Instruction in the History of the Holocaust and the History of African Americans

Bill Text

1008 
Student Support Services for K-12 Schools 
2025-12-23T05:35:22Z 
Authorizing district school boards to refer students to organizations that provide specified student support services; providing requirements for such organizations; providing requirements relating to level 2 background screenings for specified persons; requiring certain public schools to post and maintain specified information on their websites, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1008 

 By Senator Truenow 

 13-01030B-26 20261008__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to student support services for K-12 
 3 schools; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; authorizing 
 4 district school boards to refer students to 
 5 organizations that provide specified student support 
 6 services; providing requirements for such 
 7 organizations; providing requirements relating to 
 8 level 2 background screenings for specified persons; 
 9 requiring certain public schools to post and maintain 
 10 specified information on their websites; requiring 
 11 district school boards to ensure compliance with 
 12 specified provisions and maintain specified 
 13 documentation; requiring district school 
 14 superintendents to provide a report to the Department 
 15 of Education upon the request of the department; 
 16 requiring that specified information be included in 
 17 the report; providing an effective date. 
 18 
 19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 20 
 21 Section 1. Present subsection (29) of section 1001.42, 
 22 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (30), and a new 
 23 subsection (29) is added to that section, to read: 
 24 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The 
 25 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 
 26 powers and perform all duties listed below: 
 27 (29) NONDISCRIMINATORY AND SAFE STUDENT PROGRAMS AND 
 28 SERVICES.— 
 29 (a) A district school board may refer students to 
 30 organizations that provide student support services, including 
 31 student support programs that incorporate mentoring, counseling, 
 32 tutoring, and extracurricular programs. 
 33 (b) To be eligible to be recommended, endorsed, referred, 
 34 or otherwise promoted by a school district: 
 35 1. An organization may not restrict participation on the 
 36 basis of race, color, or ethnicity. 
 37 2. A mentoring organization that represents through its 
 38 website, publications, or promotional materials that it serves 
 39 students of a single race or ethnic group must provide written 
 40 verification to the district school board demonstrating that the 
 41 organization employs or engages mentors, staff, or volunteers 
 42 from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds sufficient to serve 
 43 the district’s student population before the district may 
 44 recommend or refer students to the organization. 
 45 3.a. An organization must ensure that each person who comes 
 46 into contact with students, or is present in the same building 
 47 while services are being provided to students, has successfully 
 48 completed a level 2 background screening pursuant to s. 435.04. 
 49 Each organization is responsible for initiating and maintaining 
 50 its own level 2 background screenings and providing such 
 51 documentation to the district school board. The district school 
 52 board may impose a fee to review the documentation and comply 
 53 with the requirements of this subsection. A person may not 
 54 provide or assist in providing student support services on 
 55 behalf of such organization without the level 2 background 
 56 screening. 
 57 b. This subparagraph applies to services provided on campus 
 58 or off campus. 
 59 c. This subparagraph does not apply to off-campus, school 
 60 sponsored activities where students are under the direct 
 61 supervision of school personnel, school volunteers, or athletic 
 62 coaches employed or contracted by the school district if such 
 63 personnel, volunteers, or coaches remain present for the 
 64 duration of the activity and maintain responsibility for student 
 65 safety and supervision. 
 66 (c) Each public school that provides or hosts mentoring or 
 67 student support services shall post and maintain information 
 68 regarding the available programs on the school website. The 
 69 information must include all of the following: 
 70 1. The name and description of each program available to 
 71 students. 
 72 2. The eligibility requirements for participation in each 
 73 program. 
 74 3. The contact information for the program coordinator or 
 75 designated school personnel for the program. 
 76 4. The application process or participation requirements 
 77 for each program. 
 78 (d) The district school board shall ensure compliance with 
 79 this subsection and maintain documentation demonstrating that an 
 80 organization meets the requirements of paragraph (b). 
 81 (e) Each d