Florida HB 1025: Notification of Sexual Violence Policies and Supportive Measure in K-20 Education

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HB 1025 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the notification of sexual violence 2
policies and supportive measure in K-20 education; 3
creating s. 1000.09, F.S.; providing definitions; 4
requiring public and private K-20 educational 5
institutions to have specified sexual violence 6
policies; authorizing such educational institutions to 7
have specified supportive measures; providing 8
requirements for such policies and measures; requiring 9
schools to notify students, parents, school staff, and 10
school volunteers of such policies and measures; 11
providing requirements for such notifications; 12
providing an effective date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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Section 1. Section 1000.09, Florida Statutes, is created 17
to read: 18
1000.09 Notification of sexual violence policies and 19
supportive measure in K-20 education.— 20
(1) For purposes of this section, the term: 21
(a) "Child advocacy center" means a center that 22
coordinates the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of 23
child abuse cases by using multidisciplinary teams of 24
professionals involved in child protective and victim advocacy 25

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services, law enforcement and prosecution, and physical and 26
mental health services. 27
(b) "Frequently encountered language" means a language 28
that is the primary language spoken by: 29
1. At least 5 percent of the overall student population or 30
employee population of the school; 31
2. At least 5 percent of the population of 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, a public 36
postsecondary educational institution, a private K-12 school, or 37
a private postsecondary educational institution. 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, 42
procedure, protocol, guideline, or rule regarding sexual 43
assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, dating violence, and 44
stalking that occurs on school premises, on school 45
transportation, or at a school-sponsored, off-campus event and 46
where a student, school staff member, or school volunteer is the 47
purported victim or offender of such offense. 48
(f) "Supportive measures" means individualized measures 49
related to sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, 50

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dating violence, or stalking that are nondisciplinary or 51
nonpunitive measures that are offered to a student, school staff 52
member, or school volunteer to protect the safety of all 53
parties, provide reasonable accommodations, and support 54
educational success. 55
(2)(a) Each school must have sexual violence policies. 56
Such policies must: 57
1. Be written in clear, plain language in a color, size, 58
and font that enhances readability. 59
2. Be available in frequently encountered languages to 60
ensure timely and meaningful access for students, parents, 61
school staff, and school volunteers with limited English 62
proficiency. Processes should be in place for access to the 63
material in less frequently encountered languages. 64
3. Include, but are not limited to, all of the following: 65
a. Options for a student to report an incident of sexual 66
assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, dating violence, or 67
stalking to the school or law enforcement. 68
b. The rights of victims and offenders during any 69
investigation or disciplinary proceeding conducted by the 70
school. 71
c. The process the school will use for an investigation or 72
disciplinary proceeding, including any rights to an appeal. 73
d. Whether the school has an affirmative duty to report to 74
law enforcement when a report of sexual assault, sexual abuse, 75

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domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking is made to the 76
school. 77
(b) Each school may have supportive measures. Such 78
measures may include, but are not limited to, all of the 79
following: 80
1. Where available, the name, title, e-mail, address, and 81
telephone number of the person designated by the school to 82
receive reports of violations of the sexual violence policies 83
and provide information regarding such policies and supportive 84
measures. 85
2. Where available, the name