Florida HB 1091: Early Learning

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to dental screenings for K-12 2
students; amending s. 381.0056, F.S.; defining the 3
term "dental screening"; authorizing dental screenings 4
provided under the school health services program to 5
be conducted after written notice and an opportunity 6
for a parent or guardian to opt out; amending s. 7
1001.42, F.S.; clarifying district school board parent 8
notification requirements for dental screenings; 9
amending s. 1014.06, F.S.; providing that specified 10
parental consent requirements do not apply to certain 11
dental screenings; providing an effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Present paragraphs (a) through (f) of 16
subsection (2) of section 381.0056, Florida Statutes, are 17
redesignated as paragraphs (b) through (g), respectively, a new 18
paragraph (a) is added to that subsection, and paragraph (g) of 19
subsection (5) and paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of that 20
section are amended, to read: 21
381.0056 School health services program.— 22
(2) As used in this section, the term: 23
(a) "Dental screening" means a limited, noninvasive visual 24
inspection of the mouth and oral cavity for the purpose of 25

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identifying obvious signs of dental disease or abnormality. The 26
term does not include the diagnosis or treatment of a dental 27
disease or abnormality or the use of instruments that penetrate 28
tissue, and may not be construed as a comprehensive dental 29
examination. A dental screening is not an invasive screening as 30
defined in paragraph (d). 31
(5) A nonpublic school may request to participate in the 32
school health services program. A nonpublic school voluntarily 33
participating in the school health services program shall: 34
(g) At the beginning of each school year, inform parents 35
or guardians in writing that their children who are students in 36
the school will receive specified health services as provided 37
for in the district health services plan. A student will be 38
exempt from any of these services if his or her parent or 39
guardian requests such exemption in writing. A dental screening 40
that is part of the preventive dental program required under 41
subparagraph (4)(a)5. may be provided to a student after the 42
written notice required by this paragraph and a reasonable 43
opportunity for the parent or guardian to request such exemption 44
in writing. This paragraph may shall not be construed to 45
authorize invasive screening; if there is a need for such 46
procedure, the consent of the student's parent or guardian must 47
shall be obtained in writing before prior to performing the 48
screening. However, the laws and rules relating to contagious or 49
communicable diseases and sanitary matters may shall not be 50

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violated. 51
(6) The district school board shall: 52
(e) At the beginning of each school year, inform parents 53
or guardians in writing that their children who are students in 54
the district schools will receive specified health services as 55
provided for in the district health services plan. A student 56
will be exempt from any of these services if his or her parent 57
or guardian requests such exemption in writing. A dental 58
screening that is part of the preventive dental program required 59
under subparagraph (4)(a)5. may be provided to a student after 60
the written notice required by this paragraph and a reasonable 61
opportunity for the parent or guardian to request such exemption 62
in writing. This paragraph may shall not be construed to 63
authorize invasive screening; if there is a need for such 64
procedure, the consent of the student's parent or guardian must 65
shall be obtained in writing before prior to performing the 66
screening. However, the laws and rules relating to contagious or 67
communicable diseases and sanitary matters may shall not be 68
violated. 69
Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section 70
1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 71
1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The 72
district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 73
powers and perform all duties listed below: 74
(8) STUDENT WELFARE.— 75

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(c)1. In accordance with the rights of parents enumerated 76
in ss. 1002.20 and 1014.04, adopt procedures for n