Florida HB 45: Private School Eligibility Requirements

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to sexual offenders and sexual 2
predators; amending s. 775.215, F.S.; defining the 3
term "public swimming pool"; revising residency 4
restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual 5
offenses occurring on or after a specified date; 6
providing penalties; providing applicability; defining 7
the term "permanent residence"; amending s. 856.022, 8
F.S.; revising the distance required for a specified 9
offender to commit a specified offense of loitering or 10
prowling; prohibiting such offender from knowingly 11
contacting, communicating with, or approaching with 12
the intent to contact or communicate with certain 13
children at certain locations; providing an exception; 14
requiring such offender to provide notice to a school 15
or child care facility under certain circumstances; 16
providing definitions; amending s. 901.15, F.S.; 17
authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person if a 18
law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe 19
that such person has committed specified offenses; 20
amending s. 943.04351, F.S.; revising requirements for 21
the search of sexual predator or sexual offender 22
registration information by a state agency or 23
governmental subdivision before appointing or 24
employing a person to work at specified locations; 25

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amending s. 947.1405, F.S.; revising special 26
conditions for certain sexual offenders subject to 27
conditional release supervision for offenses committed 28
on or after a specified date; amending s. 948.30, 29
F.S.; revising conditions of probation or community 30
control for certain sexual offenders for offenses 31
committed on or after a specified date; providing an 32
effective date. 33
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 35
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 37
775.215, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (e), 38
paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and paragraph (c) of subsection 39
(3) of that section are amended, a new paragraph (d) is added to 40
subsection (1), and subsection (4) is added to that section, to 41
read: 42
775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of 43
certain sex offenses.— 44
(1) As used in this section, the term: 45
(d) "Public swimming pool" means a structure which is 46
located either indoors or outdoors and used for recreational 47
bathing or swimming by humans. The term includes a conventional 48
pool, spa-type pool, wading pool, special purpose pool, spray 49
pool, splash pad, or other water recreation attraction, to which 50

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admission may be gained with or without payment of a fee, 51
regardless of whether entry to the swimming pool is limited by a 52
gate or other method of controlling access. The term includes 53
swimming pools operated by or serving subdivisions, apartments, 54
condominiums, mobile home parks, or townhouses, or any pool 55
operated by a governmental entity which is held open to the 56
public. The term does not include a swimming pool at a private 57
single-family residence, hotel, motel, or recreational vehicle 58
park or a swimming pool where the operator prohibits the use of 59
such pool by persons younger than 18 years of age. 60
(2) 61
(c) This subsection applies to any person convicted of a 62
violation of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.0135(5), 63
or s. 847.0145 for offenses that occurred occur on or after 64
October 1, 2004, and before July 1, 2026, excluding persons who 65
have been removed from the requirement to register as a sexual 66
offender or sexual predator pursuant to s. 943.04354. 67
(3) 68
(c) This subsection applies to any person convicted of an 69
offense in another jurisdiction that is similar to a violation 70
of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.0135(5), or s. 71
847.0145 if such offense occurred on or after May 26, 2010, and 72
before July 1, 2026, excluding persons who have been removed 73
from the requirement to register as a sexual offender or sexual 74
predator pursuant to s. 943.04354. 75

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(4)(a) A person who has been convicted of a violation of 76
s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.0135(5), or s. 77
847.0145, regardless of whether adjudication has been withheld, 78
in which the victim was less than 16 years of age at the time of 79
the offense, or who has been convicte