Florida SB 430: Cardiac Emergencies

Bill Text

430 
Oaths of School Personnel 
2025-11-07T10:02:47Z 
Requiring specified persons employed as members of school personnel to take a specified oath before entering upon the duties of a member of the school personnel; requiring persons employed in an administrative or instructional capacity at a Florida College System institution or state university to take a specified oath before entering upon the duties of a person employed in an administrative or instructional capacity, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 430 

 By Senator Yarborough 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to oaths of school personnel; creating 
 3 s. 1012.591, F.S.; requiring specified persons 
 4 employed as members of school personnel to take a 
 5 specified oath before entering upon the duties of a 
 6 member of the school personnel; creating s. 1012.802, 
 7 F.S.; requiring persons employed in an administrative 
 8 or instructional capacity at a Florida College System 
 9 institution or state university to take a specified 
 10 oath before entering upon the duties of a person 
 11 employed in an administrative or instructional 
 12 capacity; providing an effective date. 
 13 
 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 15 
 16 Section 1. Section 1012.591, Florida Statutes, is created 
 17 to read: 
 18 1012.591 Oath of school personnel.—Before entering upon the 
 19 duties of a member of the instructional or administrative 
 20 personnel as defined in s. 1012.01(2) and (3), respectively, or 
 21 of a prekindergarten instructor as defined in s. 1002.51(6), a 
 22 person must subscribe to the following oath: 
 23 
 24 I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, 
 25 protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of 
 26 the United States and the Constitution and Government 
 27 of the State of Florida; that I am duly qualified for 
 28 employment as a member of the school personnel in this 
 29 state; that I will well and faithfully perform the 
 30 duties of a member of the school personnel in a 
 31 professional, independent, objective, and nonpartisan 
 32 manner; that I will uphold the highest standards of 
 33 academic integrity and professional ethics; that I 
 34 will foster a respectful learning environment for all 
 35 students which promotes critical thinking, civic 
 36 responsibility, and lifelong learning; and that I will 
 37 serve as a positive role model in both conduct and 
 38 character, so help me God. 
 39 Section 2. Section 1012.802, Florida Statutes, is created 
 40 to read: 
 41 1012.802 Oath of administrative and instructional 
 42 employees.—Before entering upon the duties of a person employed 
 43 in an administrative or instructional capacity of a Florida 
 44 College System institution or state university, a person 
 45 employed in such capacity must subscribe to the following oath: 
 46 
 47 I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, 
 48 protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of 
 49 the United States and the Constitution and Government 
 50 of the State of Florida; that I am duly qualified as a 
 51 person employed in an administrative or instructional 
 52 capacity in this state; that I will well and 
 53 faithfully perform the duties of a person employed in 
 54 an administrative or instructional capacity in a 
 55 professional, independent, objective, and nonpartisan 
 56 manner; that I will uphold the highest standards of 
 57 academic integrity and professional ethics; that I 
 58 will foster a respectful learning environment for all 
 59 students which promotes critical thinking, civic 
 60 responsibility, and lifelong learning; and that I will 
 61 serve as a positive role model in both conduct and 
 62 character, so help me God. 
 63 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.