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HB 1287 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

School District Personnel and Volunteers

Summary
School District Personnel and Volunteers; Authorizies certain volunteers to undergo a specified background screening at the discretion of specified entities; requires district school boards to adopt policy to temporarily remove instructional personnel from classroom; revises offenses committed by certain educational employees that law enforcement must report to specified educational entities; requires instructional personnel & administrative personnel to self-report certain arrests & final judgements within specified time period.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill revises law enforcement reporting requirements for offenses by educational employees, mandates background screenings, and requires self-reporting of arrests and judgments, strengthening the application of criminal justice mechanisms for accou...90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill strengthens school safety & accountability by implementing background screenings, personnel removal policies, and reporting requirements for educational staff and volunteers.85% confidence ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentThe bill imposes new reporting requirements and grounds for temporary removal for instructional and administrative personnel, potentially restricting their employment conditions.80% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025
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What changed between versions

H 1287 c1 → H 1287 c2 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill version was updated from Committee Substitute (CS) to Committee Substitute on Committee Substitute (CS/CS), indicating additional legislative review. The most substantive change involves correcting grammatical errors in the notification requirements for school employees arrested for felonies or specific misdemeanors, changing 'shall include' to 'must shall include' and adjusting punctuation for clarity.
REQUIREMENT

Corrected grammatical error in notification language by changing 'shall include' to 'must shall include' and adjusting punctuation around the list of offenses.

TECHNICAL

Updated document identifiers from hb1287-01-c1 to hb1287-02-c2 and changed title from CS/HB 1287 to CS/CS/HB 1287 to reflect additional committee review.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Will Robinson
Will Robinson
RRepublican
FL
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