Florida SB 1170: Flooding and Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Studies

Bill Text

1170 
Education 
2026-02-05T04:09:25Z 
Deleting references to the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; deleting an obsolete definition; authorizing certain parents to submit a written request to the school principal for installation and operation of a video camera in a self-contained classroom; requiring that a video camera be operational within a specified timeframe after approval of a request under the policy; prohibiting a school or school district from concealing the identity of an employee in a video recording, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
2026 
S 
2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
GB 
General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1170 

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

 581-02475-26 20261170c1 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to education; amending s. 1003.574, 
 3 F.S.; deleting references to the Video Cameras in 
 4 Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; deleting an 
 5 obsolete definition; authorizing certain parents to 
 6 submit a written request to the school principal for 
 7 installation and operation of a video camera in a 
 8 self-contained classroom; requiring a district school 
 9 board, within a specified timeframe, to adopt a policy 
 10 establishing a process for school personnel to 
 11 consider and respond to such requests; providing 
 12 minimum requirements for such policy; limiting the 
 13 number of requests a parent may submit per student per 
 14 school year, subject to an exception; requiring that a 
 15 video camera be operational within a specified 
 16 timeframe after approval of a request under the 
 17 policy; prohibiting a school or school district from 
 18 concealing the identity of an employee in a video 
 19 recording; providing that a video recording made 
 20 available after a request must include accompanying 
 21 audio; providing an effective date. 
 22 
 23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 24 
 25 Section 1. Section 1003.574, Florida Statutes, is amended 
 26 to read: 
 27 1003.574 Video cameras in public school classrooms; pilot 
 28 program.—Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the Video 
 29 Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program is created for 
 30 a period of 3 school years. 
 31 (1) As used in this section, the term: 
 32 (a) “Incident” means an event, a circumstance, an act, or 
 33 an omission that results in the abuse or neglect of a student 
 34 by: 
 35 1. An employee of a public school or school district; or 
 36 2. Another student. 
 37 (b) “School district” means the Broward County Public 
 38 Schools. 
 39 (b)(c) “Self-contained classroom” means a classroom at a 
 40 public school in which a majority of the students in regular 
 41 attendance are provided special education services and are 
 42 assigned to one or more such classrooms for at least 50 percent 
 43 of the instructional day. 
 44 (2)(a) A parent of a student who is in regular attendance 
 45 in a self-contained classroom may submit a written request to 
 46 the school principal or the principal’s designee for the 
 47 installation and operation of a video camera in that self 
 48 contained school district shall provide a video camera to any 
 49 school with a self-contained classroom upon the written request 
 50 of a parent of a student in the classroom. 
 51 (b) The district school board shall adopt a policy 
 52 establishing a process for school personnel to consider and 
 53 respond to requests submitted under paragraph (a). If the 
 54 district school board has not adopted a policy under this 
 55 paragraph, it shall do so at the next regularly scheduled 
 56 meeting, but no later than 60 days after receipt by the school 
 57 district of the first request submitted under paragraph (a) 
 58 Within 30 days after receipt of the request from a parent, a 
 59 video camera shall be operational in each self-contained 
 60 classroom in which the parent’s student is in regular attendance 
 61 for the remainder of the school year, unless the parent 
 62 withdraws his or her request in writing. 
 63 (c) The policy required under paragraph (b) must, at a 
 64 minimum, do all of the following: 
 65 1. Establish a reasonable submission window for requests to 
 66 be consolidated for consideration and response. 
 67 2. Establish criteria for the approval or denial of a 
 68 request. 
 69 3. Designate the school or district personnel responsible 
 70 for receiving, reviewing, and responding to requests. 
 71 4. Require written notice to the parent acknowledging 
 72 receipt of the request. 
 73 5. Allow the parent to submit supporting information and 
 74 documentation in support of the request. 
 75 6. Require a written determination approving or denying the 
 76 request and providing the basis for the determination. 
 77 7. Establish a timeframe for issuing the written 
 78 determination after the close of the submission window required 
 79 under subparagraph 1. 
 80 8. Provide a process f