Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H857: Student Support Services for K-12 Schools
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizes district school boards to recommend, endorse, or refer students to organizations providing specified student support services; provides requirements for district school boards, district school superintendent, schools, & organizations providing such services; provides requirements relating to Level 2 background screenings for specified persons.
What the bill says
An act relating to student support services for K-12 schools; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; authorizing district school boards to recommend, endorse, or refer students to organizations providing specified student support services; providing requirements for such organizations; providing requirements relating to Level 2 background screenings for specified persons; requiring certain public schools to post and maintain specified information on its websites; requiring district school boards to ensure compliance with specified provisions and maintain specified documentation…
From the introduced text, December 19, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to student support services for K-12 schools; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; authorizing district school boards to recommend, endorse, or refer students to organizations providing specified student support services; providing requirements for such organizations; providing requirements relating to Level 2 background screenings for specified persons; requiring certain public schools to post and maintain specified information on its websites; requiring district school boards to ensure compliance with specified provisions and maintain specified documentation; requiring district school superintendents to provide a report to the Department of Education upon the request of the department; requiring specified information to be included in the report; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (29) of section 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (30), and a new subsection (29) is added to that section, to read: 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.--The district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all words underlined are additions. hb857-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 857 2026 powers and perform all duties listed below: (29) NONDISCRIMINATORY AND SAFE STUDENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.-- (a) A district school board may refer students to organizations that provide student support services, including student support programs that incorporate mentoring, counseling, tutoring, and extracurricular programs. (b) To be …