Florida SB 730: Housing Finance Authorities

Bill Text

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Sexual Violence Policies 
2025-12-03T07:11:21Z 
Requiring schools to establish sexual violence policies and supportive measures; specifying requirements for the policies and measures; requiring schools to notify specified persons of the policies and measures; specifying requirements for such notifications; requiring the policies and measures to be published in specified places and on certain websites, 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 730 

 By Senator Arrington 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to sexual violence policies; creating 
 3 1006.149, F.S.; defining terms; requiring schools to 
 4 establish sexual violence policies and supportive 
 5 measures; specifying requirements for the policies and 
 6 measures; requiring schools to notify specified 
 7 persons of the policies and measures; specifying 
 8 requirements for such notifications; requiring the 
 9 policies and measures to be published in specified 
 10 places and on certain websites; specifying 
 11 requirements for the notification of students under 
 12 the age of 18; providing an effective date. 
 13 
 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 15 
 16 Section 1. Section 1006.149, Florida Statutes, is created 
 17 to read: 
 18 1006.149 Notification of sexual violence policies and 
 19 supportive measures.— 
 20 (1) For purposes of this section, the term: 
 21 (a) “Child advocacy center” means a center that coordinates 
 22 the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse 
 23 cases by using multidisciplinary teams of professionals involved 
 24 in child protective and victim advocacy services, law 
 25 enforcement and prosecution, and physical and mental health 
 26 services. 
 27 (b) “Frequently encountered language” means a language that 
 28 is the primary language spoken by: 
 29 1. At least 5 percent of the overall student and employee 
 30 population of the school; 
 31 2. At least 5 percent of the population in the county in 
 32 which the school is located; or 
 33 3. At least 1,000 people in the county in which the school 
 34 is located. 
 35 (c) “School” means a public K-12 school, public 
 36 postsecondary educational institution, or a private K-12 school, 
 37 college, or university. 
 38 (d) “Sexual assault service provider” means an agency that 
 39 provides victim advocacy and support services to survivors of 
 40 sexual violence. 
 41 (e) “Sexual violence policies” means any policy, procedure, 
 42 protocol, guideline, or rule regarding sexual assault, sexual 
 43 abuse, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that 
 44 occurs on school premises, on school transportation, or at a 
 45 school-sponsored off-campus event, or where a student, school 
 46 staff, or school volunteer is the purported victim or offender. 
 47 (f) “Supportive measures” means nondisciplinary or 
 48 nonpunitive individualized measures related to sexual assault, 
 49 sexual abuse, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking 
 50 which are offered to a student, the school staff, or a school 
 51 volunteer to protect the safety of all parties, provide 
 52 reasonable accommodations, and support educational success. 
 53 (2)(a) A school’s sexual violence policies must meet all of 
 54 the following requirements: 
 55 1. Include options for a student to report an incident of 
 56 sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, dating 
 57 violence, or stalking to the school or law enforcement. 
 58 2. Include the rights of victims and offenders during any 
 59 investigation or disciplinary proceedings conducted by the 
 60 school. 
 61 3. Include the process the school will use for the 
 62 investigation and disciplinary proceedings, including any right 
 63 to an appeal. 
 64 4. Include whether or not the school has an affirmative 
 65 duty to report to law enforcement when a report is made to the 
 66 school. 
 67 5. Be written in clear, plain language in a color, size, 
 68 and font that enhances readability. 
 69 6. Be available in frequently encountered languages to 
 70 ensure timely and meaningful access for students, parents, 
 71 school staff, and school volunteers with limited English 
 72 proficiency. Processes should be in place for access to the 
 73 material in less frequently encountered languages through oral 
 74 interpretation upon request. 
 75 (b) A school’s supportive measures must include, if 
 76 available, the current: 
 77 1. Name, title, e-mail address, mailing address, and 
 78 telephone number of the person designated by the school to 
 79 receive reports of violations of the sexual violence policies 
 80 and to provide information regarding sexual violence policies 
 81 and supportive measures. 
 82 2. Name, telephone number, and website address for a local, 
 83 state, or national hotline providing information to victims of 
 84 sexual assault or sexual abuse. 
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