Florida HB 1391: Student Safety

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HB 1391 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to family court report cards; creating 2
s. 25.396, F.S.; requiring the Office of the State 3
Courts Administrator to establish a pilot program 4
beginning on a specified date; providing the purpose 5
of the pilot program; providing a reporting 6
requirement; providing an appropriation; requiring the 7
office to prepare and publish on its website an annual 8
family court report card of each judge who presides 9
over family law proceedings in each judicial circuit 10
beginning on a specified date; providing a purpose for 11
the report card; requiring that the report card 12
include specified information; requiring the office to 13
maintain a publicly accessible online database of the 14
report cards and certain statewide summaries; 15
prohibiting the report cards from containing certain 16
personal identifying information; requesting the 17
Supreme Court to adopt rules; providing an effective 18
date. 19
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21
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Section 1. Section 25.396, Florida Statutes, is created to 23
read: 24
25.396 Family court report cards pilot program.— 25

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(1)(a)1. Beginning on July 1, 2026, the Office of the 26
State Courts Administrator shall establish a pilot program in 27
three judicial circuits to implement the provisions of this 28
section. 29
2. The purpose of the pilot program is to refine data 30
definitions, reporting standards, publication tools, and methods 31
before the family court report cards are implemented statewide 32
pursuant to this section. 33
3. No later than March 1, 2027, the Office of the State 34
Courts Administrator shall submit to the Governor, the President 35
of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a 36
report on the findings of the pilot program. 37
(b) The Legislature shall provide funding necessary for 38
the Office of the State Courts Administrator to implement the 39
pilot program, including personnel and information technology 40
resources dedicated to data collection, verification, and 41
publication. 42
(2)(a) Beginning July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, 43
the Office of the State Courts Administrator shall prepare and 44
publish on its website a family court report card of each judge 45
who presides over family law proceedings in each judicial 46
circuit. 47
(b) The report card is intended to promote transparency, 48
accountability, and public confidence in the family law system 49
by providing standardized performance metrics regarding case 50

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management, timeliness, and outcomes. 51
(c) At a minimum, each report card must include all of the 52
following: 53
1. The average time to final judgment in dissolution and 54
time-sharing cases. 55
2. The percentage of cases resolved through mediation or 56
settlement. 57
3. The number and percentage of cases requiring court-58
ordered psychological evaluations. 59
4. The average cost to parties for court-appointed 60
professionals, if such data is available. 61
5. The rate of postjudgment modifications within 3 years 62
after entry of final judgment. 63
6. The compliance rate with statutory time requirements 64
for rulings on motions and reports. 65
7. The aggregate rate of reversal on appeal in family law 66
cases. 67
(d) To ensure accurate interpretation of the metrics under 68
this subsection, each report card must also include all of the 69
following: 70
1. Circuit caseload volume and yearly changes. 71
2. Available judicial and administrative resources for 72
family court operations. 73
3. Indicators of case complexity, when quantifiable. 74
4. Optional narrative statements not to exceed 500 words 75

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by a presiding judge to provide context for the metrics. 76
(3) The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall 77
maintain a publicly accessible, searchable, online database of 78
report cards and annual statewide summaries. Such summaries must 79
identify trends and resource disparities across all of the 80
judicial circuits of this state. 81
(4) Report cards may not contain personal identifying 82
information about litigants or minor children. 83
(5) The Supreme Court is requested to adopt rules to 84
implement this section, including standardized data definitions, 85
reporting procedures, and quality assurance requirements. 86
Section 2. This act shall take effect Jul