Florida SB 1206: Applied Behavior Analysis Services

Bill Text

1206 
School Personnel Screening Standards 
2026-01-06T07:57:58Z 
Requiring an applicant for certain positions to submit specified information; requiring a district school system, charter school, or private school to review specified information, 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 1206 

 By Senator Osgood 

 32-01184-26 20261206__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to school personnel screening 
 3 standards; amending s. 1012.315, F.S.; requiring an 
 4 applicant for certain positions to submit specified 
 5 information; requiring a district school system, 
 6 charter school, or private school to review specified 
 7 information; providing an effective date. 
 8 
 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 10 
 11 Section 1. Present subsection (2) of section 1012.315, 
 12 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), and a new 
 13 subsection (2) and subsection (3) are added to that section, to 
 14 read: 
 15 1012.315 Screening standards.— 
 16 (2) An applicant seeking employment in a position that 
 17 requires educator certification, or employment in any position 
 18 that requires direct contact with students in a district school 
 19 system, a charter school, or a private school that participates 
 20 in a state scholarship program under chapter 1002, which 
 21 includes being an owner or operator of a private school that 
 22 participates in a scholarship program under chapter 1002, must 
 23 provide all of the following: 
 24 (a) The name, address, telephone number, and other relevant 
 25 contact information of the applicant’s: 
 26 1. Current employer. 
 27 2. Former employers that were school entities. 
 28 3. Former employers for positions in which the applicant 
 29 had direct contact with children. 
 30 (b) A written authorization that consents to and authorizes 
 31 disclosures pursuant to paragraph (a) to be given to the school 
 32 district, charter school, or private school at which the 
 33 applicant seeks employment. 
 34 (c) A written statement disclosing whether the applicant: 
 35 1. Has been the subject of an abuse or sexual misconduct 
 36 investigation conducted by any employer, professional licensing 
 37 agency, law enforcement agency, or child protective services 
 38 agency, unless the investigation resulted in a finding that the 
 39 allegations were false. 
 40 2. Has ever been disciplined, discharged, nonrenewed, asked 
 41 to resign from employment, or resigned from or otherwise 
 42 separated from any employment while allegations of abuse or 
 43 sexual misconduct as described in subparagraph 1. were pending 
 44 or under investigation or due to an adjudication or findings of 
 45 abuse. 
 46 3. Has ever had a license, professional license, or 
 47 certificate suspended, surrendered, or revoked while allegations 
 48 of abuse or sexual misconduct as described in subparagraph 1. 
 49 were pending or under investigation or due to an adjudication or 
 50 findings of abuse or sexual misconduct as described in 
 51 subparagraph 1. 
 52 (3) The district school system, charter school, or private 
 53 school at which the applicant seeks employment must conduct a 
 54 review of the applicant which includes the information provided 
 55 pursuant to subsection (2). 
 56 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.