Florida HB 1159: Education

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An act relating to sexual offenses; amending ss. 2
39.0138, 92.56, 92.561, 435.07, 456.074, 836.13, 3
836.14, 847.001, 847.002, 847.01357, 847.0139, 4
903.011, 948.06, 960.03, and 960.197, F.S.; replacing 5
the term "child pornography" with the term "child 6
sexual abuse material"; amending s. 775.0847, F.S.; 7
replacing the term "child pornography" with the term 8
"child sexual abuse material"; revising critera 9
related to the reclassification of specified offenses; 10
amending s. 794.0116, F.S.; revising mandatory minimum 11
sentences for certain sexual offenses by persons 12
previously convicted of sexual offenses; amending s. 13
827.071, F.S.; replacing the term "child pornography" 14
with the term "child sexual abuse material"; 15
increasing the penalty for employing, authorizing, or 16
inducing a child of a specified age to engage in a 17
sexual performance; prohibiting a person from 18
employing, authorizing, or inducing a child younger 19
than 12 years of age to engage in a sexual 20
performance; providing penalties; requiring mandatory 21
minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed 22
by specified offenders; increasing the penalty for 23
knowingly soliciting, possessing, controlling, or 24
intentionally viewing certain materials that include 25

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child sexual abuse material; providing applicability 26
of specified mandatory minimum sentences; amending s. 27
827.072, F.S.; replacing the term "child pornography" 28
with the term "child sexual abuse material"; providing 29
definitions; increasing the penalty for intentionally 30
creating generated child sexual abuse material; 31
prohibiting a person from transmitting child sexual 32
abuse material to another person; providing penalties; 33
amending s. 828.126, F.S.; revising punishments for 34
certain sexual activities involving animals; requiring 35
a certain court order to be effective for a certain 36
number of years; amending s. 847.011, F.S.; increasing 37
criminal penalties for possessing a child-like sex 38
doll; providing that a prosecution for certain acts in 39
connection with obscene, lewd, etc., materials does 40
not prohibit a person from being prosecuted for other 41
specified offenses; amending s. 847.0137, F.S.; 42
replacing the terms "pornography" and "child 43
pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse 44
material"; providing definitions; requiring mandatory 45
minimum sentences for certain offenses when committed 46
by specified offenders; specifying applicability; 47
amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; replacing the terms 48
"pornography" and "child pornography" with the term 49
"child sexual abuse material"; ranking offenses on the 50

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offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal 51
Punishment Code; providing an effective date. 52
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 54
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 56
39.0138, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 57
39.0138 Criminal history and other records checks; limit 58
on placement of a child.— 59
(3) The department may not place a child with a person 60
other than a parent if the criminal history records check 61
reveals that the person has been convicted of any felony that 62
falls within any of the following categories: 63
(c) Child sexual abuse material pornography or other 64
felony in which a child was a victim of the offense; or 65
Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 92.56, Florida 66
Statutes, is amended to read: 67
92.56 Judicial proceedings and court records involving 68
sexual offenses and human trafficking.— 69
(3) The state may use a pseudonym instead of the victim's 70
name to designate the victim of a crime described in s. 71
787.06(3)(a)1., (c)1., or (e)1., in s. 787.06(3)(b), (d), (f), 72
or (g), or in chapter 794 or chapter 800, or of child abuse, 73
aggravated child abuse, or sexual performance by a child as 74
described in chapter 827, or any crime involving the production, 75

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possession, or promotion of child sexual abuse material 76
pornography as described in chapter 847, in all court records 77
and records of court proceedings, both civil and criminal. 78
Section 3. Section 92.561, Florida Statutes, is amended to 79
read: 80
92.561