Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H859: Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public Schools
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Removes references to Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; requires district school board to establish specified policy relating to video cameras in self-contained classrooms; prohibits concealment of certain employee identities in video recording; & provides that video recording made available after request must include accompanying audio.
What the bill says
An act relating to exceptional students and video cameras in public schools; amending s. 1003.574, F.S.; deleting references to the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; deleting an obsolete definition; requiring a district school board to establish a policy to provide video cameras in selfcontained classrooms upon the request of a parent; prohibiting a school or school district from concealing the identity of an employee in a video recording; providing that a video recording made available after a request must include accompanying audio…
From the introduced text, January 30, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to exceptional students and video cameras in public schools; amending s. 1003.574, F.S.; deleting references to the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; deleting an obsolete definition; requiring a district school board to establish a policy to provide video cameras in selfcontained classrooms upon the request of a parent; prohibiting a school or school district from concealing the identity of an employee in a video recording; providing that a video recording made available after a request must include accompanying audio; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 1003.574, Florida Statutes, is amended to pilot program.--Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program is created for a period of 3 school years. (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Incident" means an event, a circumstance, an act, or an omission that results in the abuse or neglect of a student words underlined are additions. hb859-01-c1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 859 2026 or 2. Another student. (b) "School district" means the Broward County Public Schools. (b)(c) "Self-contained classroom" means a classroom at a public school in which a majority of the students in regular attendance are provided special education services and are assigned to …